2023 Mythopoeic Award Winner
The Mythopoeic Society has announced the 2023 Mythopoeic Award winners. In the Adult Literature category the winner is:
WINNER:
- When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb (Levine Querido)
FINALISTS:
- When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill (Doubleday; Hot Key)
- The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings (Redhook; Orbit UK)
- Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott (Anchor Books)
- The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd (Orion; Morrow)
Our congrats to Sacha Lamb and all the finalists. You can see the complete list of winners in all categories over at Locus.
2023 Mythopoeic Award Finalists
The Mythopoeic Society has announced the finalists for the 2023 Mythopoeic Award. For Adult Literature they are:
- When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill (Doubleday; Hot Key)
- The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings (Redhook; Orbit UK)
- When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb (Levine Querido)
- Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott (Anchor Books)
- The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd (Orion; Morrow)
Our congrats to all the finalists. See Locus online for details on the other categories. Winners will be announced August 5-6, 2023 on Zoom and Discord.
2022 Mythopoeic Award Winner
The Mythopoeic Society has announced the 2022 Mythopoeic Award winners. In the Adult Literature category the winner is:
WINNER:
- Or What You Will by Jo Walton (Tor)
FINALISTS:
- The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison (Tor)
- Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (Tor)
- A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (Tordotcom)
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury)
- Terciel & Elinor by Garth Nix (Katherine Tegen)
Our congrats to Jo Walton and all the finalists. You can see the complete list of winners in all categories over at Locus.
2022 Mythopoeic Award Finalists
The Mythopoeic Society has announced the finalists for the 2022 Mythopoeic Award. For Adult Literature they are:
- The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison (Tor)
- Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (Tor)
- A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (Tordotcom)
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury)
- Terciel & Elinor by Garth Nix (Katherine Tegen)
- Or What You Will by Jo Walton (Tor)
Our congrats to all the finalists. See Locus online for details on the other categories. Winners will be announced at Mythcon 52, July 29th – August 1st 2022, in Albuquerque, NM.
2021 Mythopoeic Award Finalists
The Mythopoeic Society has announced the finalists for the 2021 Mythopoeic Award. For Adult Literature they are:
- Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman (Simon & Schuster)
- Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (Amulet)
- The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (Tor)
- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey)
- The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix (Katherine Tegen)
Our congrats to all the finalists. See Locus online for details on the other categories. Winners will be announced in fall of 2021.
2020 Mythopoeic Award Winner
The Mythopoeic Society has announced the 2020 Mythopoeic Award winners. In the Adult Literature category the winner is:
WINNER:
- Snow White Learns Witchcraft by Theodora Goss (Mythic Delirium)
FINALISTS:
- The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark (Tor.com Publishing)
- The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow (Redhook)
- Lent: A Novel of Many Returns by Jo Walton (Tor)
- The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson (Grove)
Our congrats to Theodora Goss and all the finalists. You can see the complete list of winners in all categories over at Locus.
2020 Mythopoeic Award Finalists
The Mythopoeic Society has announced the finalists for the 2020 Mythopoeic Award. For Adult Literature they are:
- The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark (Tor.com Publishing)
- Snow White Learns Witchcraft by Theodora Goss (Mythic Delirium)
- The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow (Redhook)
- Lent: A Novel of Many Returns by Jo Walton (Tor)
- The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson (Grove)
Our congrats to all the finalists. See Locus online for details on the other categories. Winners will be announced in early 2021.
2019 Mythopoeic Award Winner
The Mythopoeic Society has announced the 2019 Mythopoeic Award winners. In the Adult Literature category the winner is:
WINNER:
- Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (Del Rey)
FINALISTS:
- Borderline; Phantom Pains; Imposter Syndrome by Mishell Baker (Saga) (The Arcadia Project)
- Circe by Madeline Miller (Little, Brown)
- In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan (Big Mouth House)
- The Litany of Earth; Winter Tide; Deep Roots by Ruthanna Emrys (New Cthulhu 2: More Recent Weird; Tor.com) (The Innsmouth Legacy)
Our congrats to Naomi Novik and all the finalists. You can see the complete list of winners in all categories over at Locus.
2018 Mythopoeic Award Winner
The Mythopoeic Society has announced the 2018 Mythopoeic Award winners. In the Adult Literature category the winner is:
WINNER:
- Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr by John Crowley (Saga Press, 2017)
FINALISTS:
- The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman (Simon and Schuster, 2017)
- Snow City by G.A. Kathryns (Sycamore Sky Books, 2017)
- Passing Strange by Ellen Klages (Tor.com, 2017)
- The Changeling by Victor LaValle (Spiegel and Grau, 2017)
Our congrats to John Crowley and all the finalists. You can see the complete list of winners in all categories over at Locus.
2018 Mythopoeic Award Finalists
The Mythopoeic Society has announced the finalists for the 2018 Mythopoeic Award. For Adult Literature they are:
- Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr by John Crowley (Saga Press, 2017)
- The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman (Simon and Schuster, 2017)
- Snow City by G.A. Kathryns (Sycamore Sky Books, 2017)
- Passing Strange by Ellen Klages (Tor.com, 2017)
- The Changeling by Victor LaValle (Spiegel and Grau, 2017)
Our congrats to all the finalists. See the official press release for details on the other categories. The winners of this year’s awards will be announced during Mythcon 49, to be held July 20-23, 2018, in Atlanta, Georgia.