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Shirley Jackson Awards 2008

The 2008 Shirley Jackson Awards went to The New Uncanny by Sarah Eyre and Ra Page (Edited Anthology), The Shadow Year by Jeffrey Ford (Novel) and Disquiet by Julia Leigh (Novella), with winners in 1 more category. 20 books were finalists across 4 categories.

Winners

Edited Anthology

  1. The New Uncanny by Sarah Eyre and Ra Pagesource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. The Shadow Year by Jeffrey Fordsource (opens in a new tab)

Novella

  1. Disquiet by Julia Leighsource (opens in a new tab)

Single-Author Collection

  1. The Diving Pool by Yoko Ogawasource (opens in a new tab)

Finalists

Edited Anthology

  1. Bound for Evil by Tom Englishsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Exotic Gothic 2: New Tales of Taboo by Danel Olsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Fast Ships, Black Sails by Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeersource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Shades of Darkness by Barbara Roden and Christopher Rodensource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Alive in Necropolis by Doug Dorstsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Pandemonium by Daryl Gregorysource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagansource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Man on the Ceiling by Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Temsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Resurrectionist by Jack O'Connellsource (opens in a new tab)

Novella

  1. Living with the Dead by Darrell Schweitzersource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Long Trial of Nolan Dugatti by Stephen Graham Jonessource (opens in a new tab)

Single-Author Collection

  1. A Better Angel by Chris Adriansource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Dangerous Laughter by Steven Millhausersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Just After Sunset by Stephen Kingsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Girl on the Fridge by Etgar Keretsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Wild Nights! by Joyce Carol Oatessource (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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