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Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Authors

Worlds Without End has an author page for every author in our database where you'll find their books, a brief biography, links to web sites and blogs, images and videos etc. That's over 3,200 authors to choose from!

Check out the Author Awards and the Top SF/F/H Authors list below or use the search at the top of the page to find your favorite authors. We even have a special page where you can find all our women authors in one place. Don't forget to check out our Featured Author and the Author Videos page where we have hundreds of interviews, readings and lectures for you to enjoy.


Author Awards


Top SF/F/H Authors

Below is a list of the top SF/F/H authors in the WWEnd database who have received at least 10 nominations across all the awards we cover.

# AUTHOR NOVELS IN WWEND AWARD
TOTAL NOMINATED NOMS WINS
1. Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg 218 12 27 2
2. Poul Anderson Poul Anderson 166 19 26 4
3. Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov 152 7 12 5
4. Frederik Pohl Frederik Pohl 119 7 18 6
5. Michael Moorcock Michael Moorcock 108 9 12 6
6. George R. R. Martin George R. R. Martin 101 9 22 4
7. Stephen King Stephen King 97 37 53 12
8. Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula K. Le Guin 95 21 36 14
9. Larry Niven Larry Niven 94 13 23 5
10. C. J. Cherryh C. J. Cherryh 93 20 27 4
11. Michael Swanwick Michael Swanwick 89 8 18 1
12. Stephen Baxter Stephen Baxter 88 13 22 4
13. Gene Wolfe Gene Wolfe 88 23 51 9
14. Nancy Kress Nancy Kress 86 7 14 1
15. Brian W. Aldiss Brian W. Aldiss 84 5 10 4
16. Gregory Benford Gregory Benford 83 8 12 3
17. Roger Zelazny Roger Zelazny 79 13 16 3
18. Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card 76 14 29 10
19. Terry Pratchett Terry Pratchett 67 21 27 8
20. Charles de Lint Charles de Lint 64 11 19 1
21. Philip K. Dick Philip K. Dick 64 9 14 3
22. Elizabeth Bear Elizabeth Bear 63 10 11 1
23. Jane Yolen Jane Yolen 62 7 11 3
24. Alastair Reynolds Alastair Reynolds 61 16 20 2
25. Greg Bear Greg Bear 59 14 31 2
26. Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson 59 19 53 10
27. Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman 57 8 26 12
28. Michael Bishop Michael Bishop 56 8 15 3
29. Arthur C. Clarke Arthur C. Clarke 56 4 12 7
30. Robert A. Heinlein Robert A. Heinlein 54 10 19 5
31. Paul J. McAuley Paul J. McAuley 54 15 21 3
32. Ian McDonald Ian McDonald 54 18 35 6
33. Bruce Sterling Bruce Sterling 52 7 18 2
34. Connie Willis Connie Willis 52 7 23 10
35. Joe Haldeman Joe Haldeman 51 7 15 8
36. Charles Stross Charles Stross 50 17 32 3
37. Catherynne M. Valente Catherynne M. Valente 47 8 16 5
38. F. Paul Wilson F. Paul Wilson 46 12 12 2
39. Ramsey Campbell Ramsey Campbell 45 18 19 7
40. Adrian Tchaikovsky Adrian Tchaikovsky 45 11 13 5
41. Samuel R. Delany Samuel R. Delany 45 7 12 2
42. Lavie Tidhar Lavie Tidhar 45 7 14 2
43. Lois McMaster Bujold Lois McMaster Bujold 44 15 34 10
44. Jerry Pournelle Jerry Pournelle 43 6 10 1
45. Adam Roberts Adam Roberts 43 10 16 2
46. Brandon Sanderson Brandon Sanderson 42 10 11 2
47. Jeff VanderMeer Jeff VanderMeer 41 9 18 2
48. Sean Williams Sean Williams 41 18 19 4
49. John Barnes John Barnes 40 6 11 0
50. Cory Doctorow Cory Doctorow 40 11 19 5
51. Jack McDevitt Jack McDevitt 40 15 20 3
52. Sheri S. Tepper Sheri S. Tepper 40 11 17 1
53. John Varley John Varley 38 9 17 2
54. Peter S. Beagle Peter S. Beagle 37 6 10 3
55. Caitlín R. Kiernan Caitlín R. Kiernan 37 3 11 2
56. Clive Barker Clive Barker 36 11 14 0
57. Gwyneth Jones Gwyneth Jones 35 12 19 3
58. Tim Powers Tim Powers 35 10 28 8
59. David Brin David Brin 32 10 24 7
60. Elizabeth Hand Elizabeth Hand 32 10 15 3
61. Yoon Ha Lee Yoon Ha Lee 32 4 12 2
62. John Scalzi John Scalzi 32 9 15 3
63. Ken MacLeod Ken MacLeod 31 15 38 5
64. Garth Nix Garth Nix 31 12 17 4
65. Dan Simmons Dan Simmons 31 15 31 13
66. Eleanor Arnason Eleanor Arnason 30 7 10 2
67. Patricia A. McKillip Patricia A. McKillip 30 18 26 7
68. Robert J. Sawyer Robert J. Sawyer 30 22 41 11
69. Peter Straub Peter Straub 30 12 19 7
70. Julie E. Czerneda Julie E. Czerneda 29 12 13 4
71. Mary Robinette Kowal Mary Robinette Kowal 29 6 13 3
72. James Morrow James Morrow 29 7 19 2
73. Robert Charles Wilson Robert Charles Wilson 29 14 31 5
74. Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders 28 5 10 4
75. Jonathan Carroll Jonathan Carroll 28 8 14 1
76. William Gibson William Gibson 28 10 34 5
77. Maureen F. McHugh Maureen F. McHugh 28 6 10 2
78. N. K. Jemisin N. K. Jemisin 27 8 29 8
79. Geoff Ryman Geoff Ryman 26 9 17 6
80. Michael Flynn Michael Flynn 25 9 10 3
81. T. Kingfisher T. Kingfisher 25 7 11 2
82. Jo Walton Jo Walton 25 11 22 8
83. Scott Westerfeld Scott Westerfeld 25 9 12 1
84. Stephen R. Donaldson Stephen R. Donaldson 24 6 11 1
85. Nnedi Okorafor Nnedi Okorafor 24 7 16 2
86. Christopher Priest Christopher Priest 24 9 18 7
87. Juliet Marillier Juliet Marillier 23 12 13 4
88. Vernor Vinge Vernor Vinge 23 6 20 7
89. John Crowley John Crowley 22 6 15 3
90. Paolo Bacigalupi Paolo Bacigalupi 21 7 13 5
91. Kameron Hurley Kameron Hurley 21 5 14 1
92. L. Neil Smith L. Neil Smith 21 12 12 3
93. M. John Harrison M. John Harrison 20 7 17 3
94. Naomi Novik Naomi Novik 20 5 14 7
95. Sara Douglass Sara Douglass 20 11 11 3
96. Mary Gentle Mary Gentle 19 5 11 1
97. Daryl Gregory Daryl Gregory 19 6 11 0
98. Nalo Hopkinson Nalo Hopkinson 19 6 15 3
99. Neal Stephenson Neal Stephenson 19 8 28 8
100. Peter Watts Peter Watts 19 5 11 0
101. Iain M. Banks Iain M. Banks 18 9 14 2
102. Joe Abercrombie Joe Abercrombie 17 8 14 1
103. Graham Joyce Graham Joyce 16 14 22 7
104. Jay Kristoff Jay Kristoff 16 11 14 6
105. China Miéville China Miéville 16 9 42 16
106. Silvia Moreno-Garcia Silvia Moreno-Garcia 16 5 17 3
107. Justina Robson Justina Robson 16 5 11 0
108. Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood 15 7 12 2
109. Stephen Graham Jones Stephen Graham Jones 15 3 12 5
110. Amie Kaufman Amie Kaufman 15 9 10 3
111. Guy Gavriel Kay Guy Gavriel Kay 15 14 31 3
112. Ann Leckie Ann Leckie 15 5 21 9
113. Emma Bull Emma Bull 14 4 10 1
114. Jon Courtenay Grimwood Jon Courtenay Grimwood 14 7 11 2
115. Robert Jackson Bennett Robert Jackson Bennett 13 7 10 2
116. R. A. MacAvoy R. A. MacAvoy 13 7 11 1
117. Nicola Griffith Nicola Griffith 12 4 10 2
118. Glenda Larke Glenda Larke 12 10 10 0
119. Tricia Sullivan Tricia Sullivan 10 5 10 1
120. Tade Thompson Tade Thompson 10 6 13 3
121. Fonda Lee Fonda Lee 9 6 11 4
122. Sean Stewart Sean Stewart 9 6 12 3
123. Paul Tremblay Paul Tremblay 9 5 11 4
124. Rebecca Roanhorse Rebecca Roanhorse 8 5 10 1
125. Becky Chambers Becky Chambers 7 4 11 1
126. Susanna Clarke Susanna Clarke 4 3 15 5

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