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26-558: In 2010, she was awarded the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer by the World Science Fiction Convention . Her 2016 novella Every Heart a Doorway received a Nebula Award , Hugo Award , Locus Award , and Alex Award . In 2013, McGuire received a record five Hugo nominations in total, two for works as Grant and three under her own name. She writes numerous queer characters into her work. McGuire

52-536: A Doorway. Though Jack, who apprenticed with a mad scientist in the Moors, was able to bring Jill back to life, Jill would no longer be eligible to become a vampire as she had dreamed. However, because Jack's body had never died, her body could still become vampiric. As such, Jill concocted and carried out a plan to switch her body with Jack's. This distresses Jack not only because she doesn't want her body defiled by vampirism but also because her obsessive–compulsive disorder

78-467: A professional publication are roughly similar to those of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA). As of 2023, qualifying publications must meet at least one of the following criteria: be accepted by SFWA; have at least 10,000 readers; pay the writer at least 8 cents a word and a total of at least US$ 80; or be self-published or published through a small press, with earnings for

104-464: A selection of works that the writer in question published in the eligibility period are listed. This list includes novels and short stories, and is not intended to be comprehensive. Entries with a yellow background and an asterisk (*) next to the writer's name have won the award; those with a gray background are the other nominees on the shortlist.   *    Winners and joint winners Come Tumbling Down Come Tumbling Down

130-754: Is a 2020 fantasy novella by American author Seanan McGuire . It is the fifth book in the Wayward Children series and focuses on the Wolcott twins, who were centered in the first book in the series ( Every Heart a Doorway ) and the second ( Down Among the Sticks and Bones ). This time, the children from the School for Wayward Children must venture into the Moors to save Jack Wolcott and the Moors themselves. Come Tumbling Down begins at Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children as sparks of lightning strike in

156-403: Is in overdrive living in her sister's body. In hopes of returning to the girls to their rightful bodies and saving the Moors, the children venture into the Moors. Come Tumbling Down explores various themes. Both Booklist and Library Journal discussed the novel's exploration regarding the themes of "dysphoria and gender", in large part because two of the book's characters spend much of

182-553: Is performed roughly in April through July, subject to change depending on when that year's Worldcon is held. Works by winners and nominees of the award were collected in the New Voices series of anthologies, edited by George R. R. Martin , which had five volumes covering the awards from 1973 through 1977 and which were published between 1977 and 1984. Michael A. Burstein , who was nominated in 1996 and won in 1997, commented that

208-644: The American Library Association 's Alex Awards for two consecutive years. She has been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Series every year since its inception in 2017. In 2010, Feed was recognized as #74 out of the 100 top thriller novels of all time by NPR . It was also recognized as a Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2010. In 2012, McGuire (as Mira Grant) was inducted in to the Darrell Awards Hall of Fame for

234-420: The Moors to the worlds and fantasies concocted by Bram Stoker ( Dracula ), Mary Shelley ( Frankenstein ), and H. P. Lovecraft . They also noted that the characters feel like "real people dumped into fantastical situations" with a "thin line separating heroes from monsters". AudioFile reviewed the audiobook, referring to the author's reading as "serviceable". They highlighted McGuire's strength narrating

260-463: The Velveteen series to LiveJournal with the support of fan sponsorships. Tie-ins to her October Daye and InCryptid series are available for free on her website. In 2016, she launched a Patreon account to post monthly short stories for her subscribers. McGuire holds the record for most Hugo Award nominations in a single year, with five nominations in 2013. McGuire was the first author to win

286-548: The World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), represented by the current Worldcon committee, and the award is presented at the Hugo Award ceremony at the Worldcon, although it is not itself a Hugo Award. All nominees receive a pin, while the winner receives a plaque. Beginning in 2005, the award has also included a tiara ; created at the behest of 2004 winner Jay Lake and 2005 winner Elizabeth Bear ,

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312-540: The author of at least US$ 3,000 in one year. Members of the current and previous Worldcon are eligible to nominate new writers under the same procedures as the Hugo Awards. Initial nominations are made by members in January through March, at which point a shortlist is made of the six most-nominated writers—five prior to 2017—with additional nominees possible in the case of ties. Voting on the ballot of six nominations

338-402: The award in their second nomination. In the following table, the years correspond to the date of the ceremony, rather than the year when the writer's eligible work was first published. Each year links to the corresponding "year in literature". Although the award is not given explicitly for any particular work, and such works are not recorded by the World Science Fiction Society or Dell Magazines,

364-524: The basement, bringing to life a door through which a teenaged girl steps, another girl in her arms. Soon, the children learn that the injured girl is Jack Wolcott, a former schoolmate, and the girl carrying her is her beloved Alexis from the Moors, a world filled with vampires, werewolves, mad scientists, and other monsters. The children soon learn that Jill sought out revenge after Jack had previously killed her to end Jill's murderous rampage in Every Heart

390-545: The best American Mid-South regional speculative fiction. Locus has regularly included the Wayward Children books in their year-end list of the best novellas of the year, including Every Heart a Doorway (2016), Down Among the Sticks and Bones (2017), Come Tumbling Down (2020), and Lost in the Moment and Found (2023). Pegasus Award presented by the Ohio Valley Filk Festival . McGuire

416-609: The book living in the other's body, causing distress. Further, Kirkus Reviews highlighted an ongoing theme in the Wayward Children series regarding how "one’s real or perceived flaws can prove to be a source of strength despite, or even because of, the pain they cause to oneself and others." According to Publishers Weekly , the novels also explores the themes of "sacrifice, love, and hope". Come Tumbling Down received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Library Journal . Publishers Weekly referred to

442-413: The early history of science fiction. In the aftermath of 2019 winner Jeannette Ng 's acceptance speech, in which she described Campbell as a fascist , the science fiction fandom community discussed whether it was appropriate to continue honoring Campbell in this way; the editor of Analog subsequently announced that the award had been renamed. The nomination and selection process is administered by

468-567: The largest effect of winning or being nominated is not on sales but instead that it gives credibility with established authors and publishers. Criticism has been raised about the award that due to the eligibility requirements it honors writers who become well-known quickly, rather than necessarily the best or most influential authors from a historical perspective. Over the 52 years the award has been active, 218 writers have been nominated. Of these, 53 authors have won, including one tie. There have been 60 writers who were nominated twice, 21 of whom won

494-443: The novel as a "grim yet achingly tender tale". Multiple reviewers discussed McGuire's skill as a writer. Library Journal 's Kristi Chadwick generally spotlighted "McGuire’s rich prose", while Booklist 's Regina Schroeder highlighted the novel's "magnificent worlds" and "wonderful variety of characters". Kirkus Reviews praised McGuire's ability to "lending equal richness to her worldbuilding and her characterizations", comparing

520-699: The pseudonym Mira Grant. This established Seanan McGuire as an urban fantasy writer and her pseudonym Mira Grant as a horror/science fiction writer. In 2018, McGuire began writing for Marvel Comics . She wrote two Spider-Gwen/Ghost Spider series from 2018-2020 and has contributed to several other franchises. McGuire's short fiction has been published in Apex Magazine , Nightmare Magazine , Lightspeed Magazine , and others. Her works appear in anthologies edited by Charlaine Harris , Jim Butcher , and John Joseph Adams . She has self-published hundreds of short stories. From 2008 to 2017, she posted installments of

546-556: The tiara is passed from each year's winner to the next. Writers are eligible for the Astounding Award for two years, and become eligible once they have a work of science fiction or fantasy published in a professional publication. Final decisions on eligibility are decided by the Hugo Administrators while qualification criteria are set by the sponsor, Dell Magazine. The eligibility criteria for what counts as

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572-521: Was a contribution to the June 2002 poetry anthology Speculon. She produced the musical album Pretty Little Dead Girl in 2006 and published her first short story in The Edge of Propinquity in 2008. In 2009, she published her first novel, Rosemary and Rue , which has resulted in her longest-running series, with the 18th book, The Innocent Sleep , published in 2023. In 2010, she published Feed under

598-526: Was born on January 5, 1978, in Martinez, California . McGuire has stated that her mother, Micki McGuire, had "primary custody, two other children, no money, and an abusive husband who targeted [Seanan]". During the summer, McGuire traveled with her father, a carnival worker of Romani origin, an experience she described as "Bradbury-esque running wild and unfettered through farmers' fields, building Ferris wheels and living on funnel cake." At age nine, McGuire

624-510: Was diagnosed as autistic in 2020 and has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder . She identifies as pansexual , bisexual , and demisexual . McGuire lives in Washington state. John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer The Astounding Award for Best New Writer (formerly the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer ) is given annually to the best new writer whose first professional work of science fiction or fantasy

650-431: Was diagnosed with obsessive–compulsive disorder . McGuire attended University of California, Berkeley , where she studied folklore and herpetology . Before becoming a full-time writer, McGuire worked at a reptile rescue organization. McGuire has published filk music , poetry, short fiction, essays, and novels. Most follow speculative fiction themes of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Her earliest publication

676-422: Was published within the two previous calendar years. It is named after Astounding Science Fiction (now Analog Science Fiction and Fact ), a foundational science fiction magazine. The award is sponsored by Dell Magazines , which publishes Analog . Between its founding in 1973 and 2019, the award was named after Astounding ' s long-time editor John W. Campbell , one of the most influential figures in

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