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John Wiswell



John Wiswell is a disabled author who lives where New York keeps all its trees. His fiction has been translated into ten languages. He won the 2021 Nebula Award for Best Short Story for "Open House on Haunted Hill," and the 2022 Locus Award for Best Novelette for "That Story Isn't The Story." He has also been a finalist for the Hugo, World Fantasy, and British Fantasy Awards. His debut novel is SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN,.Books in 2024. He dreams of hugging a kaiju.
 

Awards: Nebula (2024)  see all

Genres: Fantasy
 
New and upcoming books
October 2025

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Phantom View
(Tor.Com Original)
Series contributed to
Tor.Com Original
   D.I.Y (2022)
   The Three O'Clock Dragon (2023)
   I'll Miss Myself (2024)
   Phantom View (2025)
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Books containing stories by John Wiswell
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We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2024 (2025)
(Best Queer Speculative Fiction)
edited by
Ryka Aoki and Charles Payseur
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Nebula Awards Showcase 58 (2025)
(Nebula Award Stories, book 58)
edited by
Stephen Kotowych
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Nebula Awards Showcase 59 (2025)
(Nebula Award Stories, book 59)
edited by
Stephen Kotowych

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Awards
2025 Locus Award for Best First Novel : Someone You Can Build a Nest In
2024 Nebula Award for Best Novel : Someone You Can Build a Nest In
2022 Locus Award for Best Novelette : That Story Isn't the Story
2020 Nebula Award for Best Short Story : Open House on Haunted Hill

Award nominations
2025 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Someone You Can Build a Nest In
2023 Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Bad Doors
2023 Locus Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : D.I.Y
2023 Locus Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Coward Who Stole Gold's Name
2023 Hugo Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : D.I.Y.
2022 Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : D.I.Y.
2022 Locus Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : For Lack of a Bed
2022 Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : That Story Isn't the Story
2021 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Open House on Haunted Hill
2021 Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : For Lack of a Bed
2021 Nebula Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : That Story Isn't the Story
2021 Locus Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Open House on Haunted Hill
2021 Hugo Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Open House on Haunted Hill
2021 British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : 8-Bit Free Will


John Wiswell recommends
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The Keeper of Magical Things (2025)
Julie Leong
"A refreshing fantasy adventure written for anyone with a heart. Full of delightful twists and turns, fights with sentient objects, and scheming mages."
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The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association (2025)
Caitlin Rozakis
"This book knows that our kids deserve better, even if our kids are werewolves. An adorable and hilarious journey through the anxieties of parenting a magical kid enrolled in a questionable schooling system. A little apocalyptic humor reminds us that a fight at school isn't the end of the world - unless it literally is."
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No One Will Come Back For Us (2023)
Premee Mohamed
"A catalog of turmoils, each achingly human."

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