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Shirley Jackson Awards 2007

The 2007 Shirley Jackson Awards went to Inferno by Ellen Datlow (Edited Anthology), Generation Loss by Elizabeth Hand (Novel) and The Imago Sequence and Other Stories by Laird Barron (Single-Author Collection). 19 books were finalists across 4 categories.

Winners

Edited Anthology

  1. Inferno by Ellen Datlowsource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Generation Loss by Elizabeth Handsource (opens in a new tab)

Single-Author Collection

  1. The Imago Sequence and Other Stories by Laird Barronsource (opens in a new tab)

Finalists

Edited Anthology

  1. At Ease with the Dead by Barbara Roden and Christopher Rodensource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Dark Delicacies 2: Fear by Del Howison and Jeff Gelbsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Logorrhea by John Klimasource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Wizards by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozoissource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Baltimore, or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire by Mike Mignola and Christopher Goldensource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlowsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Terror by Dan Simmonssource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Tokyo Year Zero by David Peacesource (opens in a new tab)

Novella

  1. Illyria by Elizabeth Handsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Mermaids by Robert Edricsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Scalding Rooms by Conrad Williamssource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Twelve Collections and the Teashop by Zoran Zivkovicsource (opens in a new tab)

Single-Author Collection

  1. Like You'd Understand, Anyway by Jim Shepardsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Old Devil Moon by Christopher Fowlersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Bone Key by Sarah Monettesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Entire Predicament by Lucy Corinsource (opens in a new tab)

About the Shirley Jackson Awards

Book categories only: Novel, Novella, Single-Author Collection and Edited Anthology (the 2007-2008 Collection and Anthology categories are filed under the later names). Year is the award year the body uses (the "2007 Shirley Jackson Awards" honor 2007 books and were presented in July 2008). Winners and nominees come from the award's own winners pages (2007-2022) and nominee announcements (2023-2025). Nominees are Finalist through 2016 and Nominee from 2017, matching the page wording. The 2017 and 2019 winners pages list winners only, so those years' nominees come from the Science Fiction Awards Database (sfadb.com). Novellas that were not published as standalone books (stories inside collections, anthologies, magazines, or online only on Tor.com) are excluded, so Novella counts can be lower than the page lists.

Organization: The Shirley Jackson Awards, Inc.. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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