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Sana Takeda: Awards and Best-of Lists

Sana Takeda has won 3 awards, including the Hugo Award (book categories) (2017) for Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening, with 5 shortlist or finalist places and 2 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with Marjorie Liu

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025Monstress, Vol. 9: The PossessedHugo Award (book categories) source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Graphic Story
2023Monstress Vol. 7: DevourerHugo Award (book categories) source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Graphic Story
2022Monstress, Volume 6: The VowHugo Award (book categories) source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Graphic Story
2022The Night Eaters: She Eats the NightNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2021Monstress, Volume 5: WarchildHugo Award (book categories) source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Graphic Story
2020Monstress, Volume 4: The ChosenHugo Award (book categories) source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Graphic Story
2019Monstress Volume 3: HavenHugo Award (book categories) source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Graphic Story
2018Monstress, Volume 2: The BloodHugo Award (book categories) source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Graphic Story
2017Monstress, Volume 1: AwakeningHugo Award (book categories) source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Graphic Story
2016Monstress Volume 1: AwakeningNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love

Books

  1. Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening2 sources · 2016 to 2017
  2. Monstress Vol. 7: Devourer1 source · 2023
  3. Monstress Volume 3: Haven1 source · 2019
  4. Monstress, Vol. 9: The Possessed1 source · 2025
  5. Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood1 source · 2018
  6. Monstress, Volume 4: The Chosen1 source · 2020
  7. Monstress, Volume 5: Warchild1 source · 2021
  8. Monstress, Volume 6: The Vow1 source · 2022
  9. The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night1 source · 2022