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Shirley Jackson Awards 2017

The 2017 Shirley Jackson Awards went to Shadows and Tall Trees Volume 7 by Michael Kelly (Edited Anthology), The Hole by Hye-young Pyun, translated by Sora Kim-Russell (Novel) and Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell and The Lost Daughter Collective by Lindsey Drager (Novella), with winners in 1 more category. 21 books were nominated across 4 categories.

Winners

Edited Anthology

  1. Shadows and Tall Trees Volume 7 by Michael Kellysource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. The Hole by Hye-young Pyun, translated by Sora Kim-Russellsource (opens in a new tab)

Novella

  1. Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowellsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Lost Daughter Collective by Lindsey Dragersource (opens in a new tab)

Single-Author Collection

  1. Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machadosource (opens in a new tab)

Nominees

Edited Anthology

  1. Black Feathers: Dark Avian Tales by Ellen Datlowsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Looming Low Volume 1 by Justin Steele and Sam Cowansource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Tales From a Talking Board by Ross E. Lockhartsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurinsource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Ill Will by Dan Chaonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Bone Mother by David Demchuksource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Changeling by Victor LaVallesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Night Ocean by Paul La Fargesource (opens in a new tab)

Novella

  1. Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jonessource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Asylum of Dr. Caligari by James Morrowsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoysource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompsonsource (opens in a new tab)

Single-Author Collection

  1. She Said Destroy by Nadia Bulkinsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Dark Dark by Samantha Huntsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Doll's Alphabet by Camilla Grudovasource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Things to Do When You're Goth in the Country by Chavisa Woodssource (opens in a new tab)

About the Shirley Jackson Awards

Book categories only: Novel, Novella, Single-Author Collection and Edited Anthology (the 2007-2008 Collection and Anthology categories are filed under the later names). Year is the award year the body uses (the "2007 Shirley Jackson Awards" honor 2007 books and were presented in July 2008). Winners and nominees come from the award's own winners pages (2007-2022) and nominee announcements (2023-2025). Nominees are Finalist through 2016 and Nominee from 2017, matching the page wording. The 2017 and 2019 winners pages list winners only, so those years' nominees come from the Science Fiction Awards Database (sfadb.com). Novellas that were not published as standalone books (stories inside collections, anthologies, magazines, or online only on Tor.com) are excluded, so Novella counts can be lower than the page lists.

Organization: The Shirley Jackson Awards, Inc.. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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