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Brian Evenson: Awards and Best-of Lists

Brian Evenson has won 2 awards, including the Shirley Jackson Awards (2019) for Song for the Unraveling of the World, with 6 shortlist or finalist places, 4 longlist or nominee places, and 3 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025Good Night, Sleep TightWorld Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Collection
2021The Glassy, Burning Floor of HellThe Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2020Song for the Unraveling of the WorldWorld Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Collection
2019Song for the Unraveling of the WorldShirley Jackson Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Single-Author Collection
2019Song for the Unraveling of the WorldLos Angeles Times Book Prizes source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction
2019Song for the Unraveling of the WorldGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Horror
2019Song For The Unraveling Of The WorldNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2016The WarrenShirley Jackson Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Novella
2016A Collapse Of Horses: A Collection Of StoriesNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2012ImmobilityShirley Jackson Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Novel
2012WindeyeShirley Jackson Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Single-Author Collection
2010Fugue StateWorld Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Collection
2009Last DaysShirley Jackson Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Novel
2009Fugue StateShirley Jackson Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Single-Author Collection
2007The Open CurtainEdgar Allan Poe Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Best Paperback Original

Books

  1. Song for the Unraveling of the World5 sources · 2019 to 2020
  2. Fugue State2 sources · 2009 to 2010
  3. A Collapse Of Horses: A Collection Of Stories1 source · 2016
  4. Good Night, Sleep Tight1 source · 2025
  5. Immobility1 source · 2012
  6. Last Days1 source · 2009
  7. The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell1 source · 2021
  8. The Open Curtain1 source · 2007
  9. The Warren1 source · 2016
  10. Windeye1 source · 2012