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Shirley Jackson Awards 2011

The 2011 Shirley Jackson Awards went to Ghosts by Gaslight by Jack Dann and Nick Gevers (Edited Anthology), Witches on the Road Tonight by Sheri Holman (Novel) and After the Apocalypse: Stories by Maureen F. McHugh (Single-Author Collection). 19 books were finalists across 4 categories.

Winners

Edited Anthology

  1. Ghosts by Gaslight by Jack Dann and Nick Geverssource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Witches on the Road Tonight by Sheri Holmansource (opens in a new tab)

Single-Author Collection

  1. After the Apocalypse: Stories by Maureen F. McHughsource (opens in a new tab)

Finalists

Edited Anthology

  1. A Book of Horrors by Stephen Jonessource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Blood and Other Cravings by Ellen Datlowsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Supernatural Noir by Ellen Datlowsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Teeth: Vampire Tales by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windlingsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities by Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeersource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Knock Knock by S. P. Miskowskisource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollocksource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Dracula Papers by Reggie Oliversource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Great Lover by Michael Ciscosource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncansource (opens in a new tab)

Novella

  1. The Men Upstairs by Tim Waggonersource (opens in a new tab)

Single-Author Collection

  1. Engines of Desire: Tales of Love & Other Horrors by Livia Llewellynsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Red Gloves: The London Horrors by Christopher Fowlersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares by Joyce Carol Oatessource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Janus Tree and Other Stories by Glen Hirshbergsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. What Wolves Know by Kit Reedsource (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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