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Shirley Jackson Awards 2019

The 2019 Shirley Jackson Awards went to The Twisted Book of Shadows by Christopher Golden and James A. Moore (Edited Anthology), The Book of X by Sarah Rose Etter (Novel) and Ormeshadow by Priya Sharma (Novella), with winners in 1 more category. 21 books were nominated across 4 categories.

Winners

Edited Anthology

  1. The Twisted Book of Shadows by Christopher Golden and James A. Mooresource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. The Book of X by Sarah Rose Ettersource (opens in a new tab)

Novella

  1. Ormeshadow by Priya Sharmasource (opens in a new tab)

Single-Author Collection

  1. Song for the Unraveling of the World by Brian Evensonsource (opens in a new tab)

Nominees

Edited Anthology

  1. Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories by Ellen Datlowsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Mythic Dream by Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfesource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Unquiet Dreamer: A Tribute to Harlan Ellison by Preston Grassmannsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Wonderland: An Anthology of Works Inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Marie O'Regan and Paul Kanesource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Curious Toys by Elizabeth Handsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Goodnight Stranger by Miciah Bay Gaultsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugosource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Tinfoil Butterfly by Rachel Eve Moultonsource (opens in a new tab)

Novella

  1. Into Bones Like Oil by Kaaron Warrensource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrechtsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstonesource (opens in a new tab)

Single-Author Collection

  1. Collision by J. S. Breukelaarsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Every Human Love: Stories by Joanna Pearsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Homesick by Nino Ciprisource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblinsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell by Nathan Ballingrudsource (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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