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

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