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Shirley Jackson Awards 2013

The 2013 Shirley Jackson Awards went to Grimscribe's Puppets by Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. (Edited Anthology), American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennett (Novel) and Before and Afterlives by Christopher Barzak and North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud (Single-Author Collection). 21 books were finalists across 4 categories.

Winners

Edited Anthology

  1. Grimscribe's Puppets by Joseph S. Pulversource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennettsource (opens in a new tab)

Single-Author Collection

  1. Before and Afterlives by Christopher Barzaksource (opens in a new tab)
  2. North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrudsource (opens in a new tab)

Finalists

Edited Anthology

  1. End of the Road by Jonathan Oliversource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Queen Victoria's Book of Spells by Ellen Datlowsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Book of the Dead by Jared Shurinsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Where thy Dark Eye Glances: Queering Edgar Allan Poe by Steve Bermansource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Night Film by Marisha Pesslsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Accursed by Joyce Carol Oatessource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Demonologist by Andrew Pypersource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choosource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Wild Fell by Michael Rowesource (opens in a new tab)

Novella

  1. Children of No One by Nicole Cushingsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Helen's Story by Rosanne Rabinowitzsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. It Sustains by Mark Morrissource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Last Revelation of Gla'aki by Ramsey Campbellsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Whom the Gods Would Destroy by Brian Hodgesource (opens in a new tab)

Single-Author Collection

  1. Everything You Need by Michael Marshall Smithsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. In Search of and Others by Will Ludwigsensource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Story Until Now 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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