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Shirley Jackson Awards 2020

The 2020 Shirley Jackson Awards went to Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women by Lee Murray and Geneve Flynn (Edited Anthology), The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (Novel) and Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones (Novella), with winners in 1 more category. 25 books were nominated across 4 categories.

Winners

Edited Anthology

  1. Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women by Lee Murray and Geneve Flynnsource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jonessource (opens in a new tab)

Novella

  1. Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jonessource (opens in a new tab)

Single-Author Collection

  1. Velocities by Kathe Kojasource (opens in a new tab)

Nominees

Edited Anthology

  1. After Sundown by Mark Morrissource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Lullabies for Suffering: Tales of Addiction Horror by Mark Matthewssource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Miscreations: Gods, Monstrosities & Other Horrors by Doug Murano and Michael Baileysource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Shadows & Tall Trees, Vol. 8 by Michael Kellysource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Night Bazaar Venice: Thirteen Tales of Forbidden Wishes and Dangerous Desires by Lenore Hartsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Tiny Nightmares by Lincoln Michel and Nadxieli Nietosource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfeghsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garciasource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforthsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Sisters by Daisy Johnsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. True Story by Kate Reed Pettysource (opens in a new tab)

Novella

  1. Agatha's Barn: A Carpenter's Farm Story by Michael Baileysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Her Mad Song by CJ Halbardsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. History of an Executioner by Clancy McGilligansource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clarksource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Best of Both Worlds by S. P. Miskowskisource (opens in a new tab)

Single-Author Collection

  1. Aftermath of an Industrial Accident by Mike Allensource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Mannequin and Wife by Jen Fawkessource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Moonflower, Nightshade, All the Hours of the Day by JD Scottsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Settling the World by M. John Harrisonsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Thin Places by Kay Chronistersource (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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