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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. Roger Zelazny Roger Zelazny 79 13 16 3
2. Jane Yolen Jane Yolen 62 7 11 3
3. Gene Wolfe Gene Wolfe 88 23 51 9
4. Elizabeth Bear Elizabeth Bear 63 10 11 1
5. F. Paul Wilson F. Paul Wilson 46 12 12 2
6. Robert Charles Wilson Robert Charles Wilson 29 14 31 5
7. Connie Willis Connie Willis 52 7 23 10
8. Sean Williams Sean Williams 41 18 19 4
9. Scott Westerfeld Scott Westerfeld 25 9 12 1
10. Peter Watts Peter Watts 19 5 11 0
11. Sara Douglass Sara Douglass 20 11 11 3
12. Jo Walton Jo Walton 25 11 22 8
13. Vernor Vinge Vernor Vinge 23 6 20 7
14. John Varley John Varley 38 9 17 2
15. Jeff VanderMeer Jeff VanderMeer 41 9 18 2
16. Catherynne M. Valente Catherynne M. Valente 47 8 16 5
17. Paul Tremblay Paul Tremblay 9 4 10 4
18. Lavie Tidhar Lavie Tidhar 45 6 13 2
19. Tade Thompson Tade Thompson 10 6 13 3
20. Sheri S. Tepper Sheri S. Tepper 40 11 17 1
21. Michael Swanwick Michael Swanwick 89 8 18 1
22. Tricia Sullivan Tricia Sullivan 10 5 10 1
23. Charles Stross Charles Stross 50 17 32 3
24. Peter Straub Peter Straub 30 12 19 7
25. Sean Stewart Sean Stewart 9 6 12 3
26. Bruce Sterling Bruce Sterling 52 7 18 2
27. Neal Stephenson Neal Stephenson 19 8 28 8
28. L. Neil Smith L. Neil Smith 21 12 12 3
29. Dan Simmons Dan Simmons 31 15 31 13
30. Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg 217 12 27 2
31. Juliet Marillier Juliet Marillier 23 12 13 4
32. John Scalzi John Scalzi 32 8 14 3
33. Robert J. Sawyer Robert J. Sawyer 30 22 41 11
34. Brandon Sanderson Brandon Sanderson 42 10 11 2
35. Geoff Ryman Geoff Ryman 26 9 17 6
36. Justina Robson Justina Robson 16 5 11 0
37. Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson 59 19 53 10
38. Adam Roberts Adam Roberts 43 10 16 2
39. Alastair Reynolds Alastair Reynolds 60 15 19 2
40. Christopher Priest Christopher Priest 24 9 18 7
41. Terry Pratchett Terry Pratchett 67 21 27 8
42. Tim Powers Tim Powers 34 10 28 8
43. Jerry Pournelle Jerry Pournelle 43 6 10 1
44. Frederik Pohl Frederik Pohl 119 7 18 6
45. Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov 152 7 12 5
46. Nnedi Okorafor Nnedi Okorafor 24 7 16 2
47. Naomi Novik Naomi Novik 20 4 13 7
48. Glenda Larke Glenda Larke 12 10 10 0
49. Garth Nix Garth Nix 31 12 17 4
50. Larry Niven Larry Niven 94 13 23 5
51. James Morrow James Morrow 28 7 19 2
52. Silvia Moreno-Garcia Silvia Moreno-Garcia 16 4 15 3
53. Michael Moorcock Michael Moorcock 108 9 12 6
54. China Miéville China Miéville 16 9 42 16
55. Patricia A. McKillip Patricia A. McKillip 30 18 26 7
56. Maureen F. McHugh Maureen F. McHugh 28 6 10 2
57. Ian McDonald Ian McDonald 54 18 35 6
58. Jack McDevitt Jack McDevitt 40 15 20 3
59. Paul J. McAuley Paul J. McAuley 54 14 20 3
60. George R. R. Martin George R. R. Martin 101 9 22 4
61. Ken MacLeod Ken MacLeod 31 15 38 5
62. R. A. MacAvoy R. A. MacAvoy 13 7 11 1
63. Yoon Ha Lee Yoon Ha Lee 32 4 12 2
64. Fonda Lee Fonda Lee 9 6 11 4
65. Ann Leckie Ann Leckie 14 5 21 9
66. Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula K. Le Guin 95 21 36 14
67. Jay Kristoff Jay Kristoff 16 11 14 6
68. Nancy Kress Nancy Kress 86 7 14 1
69. Mary Robinette Kowal Mary Robinette Kowal 29 5 12 3
70. Stephen King Stephen King 97 36 52 12
71. Caitlín R. Kiernan Caitlín R. Kiernan 37 3 11 2
72. Guy Gavriel Kay Guy Gavriel Kay 15 13 30 3
73. Amie Kaufman Amie Kaufman 15 9 10 3
74. Graham Joyce Graham Joyce 16 14 22 7
75. Gwyneth Jones Gwyneth Jones 35 12 19 3
76. Stephen Graham Jones Stephen Graham Jones 15 3 12 5
77. N. K. Jemisin N. K. Jemisin 27 7 28 8
78. Kameron Hurley Kameron Hurley 21 5 14 1
79. Nalo Hopkinson Nalo Hopkinson 19 6 15 3
80. Robert A. Heinlein Robert A. Heinlein 54 10 19 5
81. M. John Harrison M. John Harrison 20 7 17 3
82. Elizabeth Hand Elizabeth Hand 32 10 15 3
83. Joe Haldeman Joe Haldeman 51 7 15 8
84. Jon Courtenay Grimwood Jon Courtenay Grimwood 14 7 11 2
85. Daryl Gregory Daryl Gregory 19 6 11 0
86. William Gibson William Gibson 28 10 34 5
87. Mary Gentle Mary Gentle 19 5 11 1
88. Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman 57 8 26 12
89. Michael Flynn Michael Flynn 25 9 10 3
90. Stephen R. Donaldson Stephen R. Donaldson 24 6 11 1
91. Cory Doctorow Cory Doctorow 40 11 19 5
92. Philip K. Dick Philip K. Dick 64 9 14 3
93. Samuel R. Delany Samuel R. Delany 45 7 12 2
94. Charles de Lint Charles de Lint 64 11 19 1
95. Julie E. Czerneda Julie E. Czerneda 29 12 13 4
96. Adrian Tchaikovsky Adrian Tchaikovsky 45 10 12 4
97. John Crowley John Crowley 22 6 15 3
98. Arthur C. Clarke Arthur C. Clarke 56 4 12 7
99. Susanna Clarke Susanna Clarke 4 3 15 5
100. C. J. Cherryh C. J. Cherryh 93 20 27 4
101. Becky Chambers Becky Chambers 7 4 11 1
102. Jonathan Carroll Jonathan Carroll 28 8 14 1
103. Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card 76 14 29 10
104. Ramsey Campbell Ramsey Campbell 45 18 19 7
105. Emma Bull Emma Bull 14 4 10 1
106. Lois McMaster Bujold Lois McMaster Bujold 44 15 34 10
107. David Brin David Brin 32 10 24 7
108. Michael Bishop Michael Bishop 56 8 15 3
109. Robert Jackson Bennett Robert Jackson Bennett 13 7 10 2
110. Gregory Benford Gregory Benford 83 8 12 3
111. Greg Bear Greg Bear 59 14 31 2
112. Peter S. Beagle Peter S. Beagle 36 6 10 3
113. Stephen Baxter Stephen Baxter 88 13 22 4
114. John Barnes John Barnes 40 6 11 0
115. Clive Barker Clive Barker 36 11 14 0
116. Iain M. Banks Iain M. Banks 18 9 14 2
117. Paolo Bacigalupi Paolo Bacigalupi 21 7 13 5
118. Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood 15 7 12 2
119. Eleanor Arnason Eleanor Arnason 30 7 10 2
120. Poul Anderson Poul Anderson 166 19 26 4
121. Brian W. Aldiss Brian W. Aldiss 83 5 10 4
122. Joe Abercrombie Joe Abercrombie 17 8 14 1

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