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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 5 3 15 5
2. Catriona Ward Catriona Ward 5 5 11 4
3. Becky Chambers Becky Chambers 7 5 12 1
4. Sean Stewart Sean Stewart 9 6 12 3
5. Tricia Sullivan Tricia Sullivan 10 5 10 1
6. Tade Thompson Tade Thompson 10 6 13 3
7. Alix E. Harrow Alix E. Harrow 11 3 11 1
8. Fonda Lee Fonda Lee 11 6 11 4
9. Rebecca Roanhorse Rebecca Roanhorse 11 5 10 1
10. Glenda Larke Glenda Larke 12 10 10 0
11. Nicola Griffith Nicola Griffith 13 4 11 2
12. R. A. MacAvoy R. A. MacAvoy 13 7 11 1
13. Emma Bull Emma Bull 14 4 10 1
14. Jon Courtenay Grimwood Jon Courtenay Grimwood 14 7 11 2
15. Paul Tremblay Paul Tremblay 14 6 12 4
16. Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood 15 7 12 2
17. Robert Jackson Bennett Robert Jackson Bennett 15 8 11 2
18. Amie Kaufman Amie Kaufman 15 9 10 3
19. Graham Joyce Graham Joyce 16 14 22 7
20. Guy Gavriel Kay Guy Gavriel Kay 16 14 31 3
21. Justina Robson Justina Robson 16 5 11 0
22. Ann Leckie Ann Leckie 17 6 24 9
23. China Miéville China Miéville 17 9 42 16
24. Joe Abercrombie Joe Abercrombie 18 8 14 1
25. Iain M. Banks Iain M. Banks 18 9 14 2
26. Jay Kristoff Jay Kristoff 18 11 14 6
27. Silvia Moreno-Garcia Silvia Moreno-Garcia 18 6 20 3
28. Mary Gentle Mary Gentle 19 5 11 1
29. Peter Watts Peter Watts 19 5 11 0
30. Neal Stephenson Neal Stephenson 20 8 28 8
31. Sara Douglass Sara Douglass 20 11 11 3
32. Daryl Gregory Daryl Gregory 21 6 11 0
33. M. John Harrison M. John Harrison 21 7 17 3
34. Kameron Hurley Kameron Hurley 21 5 14 1
35. Naomi Novik Naomi Novik 21 5 14 7
36. Paolo Bacigalupi Paolo Bacigalupi 22 7 13 5
37. John Crowley John Crowley 22 6 15 3
38. Nalo Hopkinson Nalo Hopkinson 22 7 16 3
39. Stephen Graham Jones Stephen Graham Jones 22 5 17 6
40. L. Neil Smith L. Neil Smith 22 12 12 3
41. Juliet Marillier Juliet Marillier 23 12 13 4
42. Vernor Vinge Vernor Vinge 23 6 20 7
43. Jo Walton Jo Walton 24 11 22 8
44. Stephen R. Donaldson Stephen R. Donaldson 25 6 11 1
45. Scott Westerfeld Scott Westerfeld 25 9 12 1
46. Michael Flynn Michael Flynn 26 10 11 3
47. Christopher Priest Christopher Priest 26 10 19 7
48. N. K. Jemisin N. K. Jemisin 27 8 29 8
49. William Gibson William Gibson 28 10 34 5
50. Geoff Ryman Geoff Ryman 28 10 18 6
51. James Morrow James Morrow 29 7 19 2
52. Robert Charles Wilson Robert Charles Wilson 29 14 31 5
53. Eleanor Arnason Eleanor Arnason 30 7 10 2
54. Jonathan Carroll Jonathan Carroll 30 8 14 1
55. Julie E. Czerneda Julie E. Czerneda 30 12 13 4
56. Maureen F. McHugh Maureen F. McHugh 30 6 10 2
57. Patricia A. McKillip Patricia A. McKillip 30 18 26 7
58. Peter Straub Peter Straub 30 12 19 7
59. Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders 31 6 11 6
60. Mary Robinette Kowal Mary Robinette Kowal 31 6 14 3
61. Nnedi Okorafor Nnedi Okorafor 31 7 16 2
62. Robert J. Sawyer Robert J. Sawyer 31 22 41 11
63. Martha Wells Martha Wells 31 5 11 5
64. David Brin David Brin 32 10 24 7
65. Elizabeth Hand Elizabeth Hand 33 11 16 3
66. Dan Simmons Dan Simmons 33 15 31 13
67. T. Kingfisher T. Kingfisher 33 10 17 5
68. Ken MacLeod Ken MacLeod 34 15 38 5
69. Gwyneth Jones Gwyneth Jones 35 12 19 3
70. Yoon Ha Lee Yoon Ha Lee 36 4 12 2
71. Tim Powers Tim Powers 36 11 29 8
72. Clive Barker Clive Barker 37 11 14 0
73. John Scalzi John Scalzi 37 10 18 4
74. Garth Nix Garth Nix 38 13 19 4
75. John Varley John Varley 38 9 17 2
76. John Barnes John Barnes 40 6 11 0
77. Peter S. Beagle Peter S. Beagle 40 6 10 3
78. Sheri S. Tepper Sheri S. Tepper 40 11 17 1
79. Caitlín R. Kiernan Caitlín R. Kiernan 41 3 11 2
80. Jack McDevitt Jack McDevitt 41 15 20 3
81. Sean Williams Sean Williams 41 18 19 4
82. Jeff VanderMeer Jeff VanderMeer 44 9 18 2
83. Samuel R. Delany Samuel R. Delany 45 7 12 2
84. Lois McMaster Bujold Lois McMaster Bujold 46 15 34 10
85. Ramsey Campbell Ramsey Campbell 46 18 19 7
86. Jerry Pournelle Jerry Pournelle 46 6 10 1
87. Cory Doctorow Cory Doctorow 47 12 20 5
88. Adam Roberts Adam Roberts 47 10 16 2
89. Brandon Sanderson Brandon Sanderson 47 10 11 2
90. F. Paul Wilson F. Paul Wilson 49 12 12 2
91. Catherynne M. Valente Catherynne M. Valente 50 8 16 5
92. Joe Haldeman Joe Haldeman 51 7 15 8
93. Charles Stross Charles Stross 51 17 32 3
94. Connie Willis Connie Willis 52 8 24 10
95. Adrian Tchaikovsky Adrian Tchaikovsky 54 14 19 5
96. Bruce Sterling Bruce Sterling 54 7 18 2
97. Ian McDonald Ian McDonald 55 18 35 6
98. Michael Bishop Michael Bishop 56 8 15 3
99. Arthur C. Clarke Arthur C. Clarke 56 4 12 7
100. Paul J. McAuley Paul J. McAuley 56 15 21 3
101. Robert A. Heinlein Robert A. Heinlein 57 10 19 5
102. Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman 58 8 26 12
103. Lavie Tidhar Lavie Tidhar 58 7 14 2
104. Greg Bear Greg Bear 59 14 31 2
105. Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson 59 19 53 10
106. Alastair Reynolds Alastair Reynolds 62 16 20 2
107. Jane Yolen Jane Yolen 62 7 11 3
108. Charles de Lint Charles de Lint 64 11 19 1
109. Philip K. Dick Philip K. Dick 67 9 14 3
110. Terry Pratchett Terry Pratchett 67 21 27 8
111. Elizabeth Bear Elizabeth Bear 68 10 11 1
112. Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card 80 14 29 10
113. Roger Zelazny Roger Zelazny 80 13 16 3
114. Brian W. Aldiss Brian W. Aldiss 84 5 10 4
115. Gregory Benford Gregory Benford 84 8 12 3
116. Nancy Kress Nancy Kress 87 7 14 1
117. Stephen Baxter Stephen Baxter 90 13 22 4
118. Gene Wolfe Gene Wolfe 91 23 51 9
119. Larry Niven Larry Niven 94 13 23 5
120. C. J. Cherryh C. J. Cherryh 95 21 28 4
121. Michael Swanwick Michael Swanwick 95 8 18 1
122. Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula K. Le Guin 97 21 36 14
123. George R. R. Martin George R. R. Martin 101 9 22 4
124. Stephen King Stephen King 102 37 53 12
125. Michael Moorcock Michael Moorcock 108 9 12 6
126. Frederik Pohl Frederik Pohl 121 7 18 6
127. Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov 161 7 12 5
128. Poul Anderson Poul Anderson 166 19 26 4
129. Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg 219 12 27 2

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