What awards has John Kessel won?

John Kessel has received the Nebula Award for his novelette "Pride and Prometheus" and the Shirley Jackson Award for his collection "The Baum Plan for Financial Independence and Other Stories."

What is John Kessel's writing style like?

John Kessel is known for his speculative fiction that often blends science fiction and fantasy with literary depth, frequently exploring themes of identity, reality, and societal structures with a satirical edge.

John Kessel

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About

John Kessel is a science fiction and fantasy writer who has edited several major anthologies, including The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2021 Edition. His short fiction frequently appears in Clarkesworld and is collected in books like American Apocalypse.

Top genres

Science Fiction Fantasy Literary Fiction Cyberpunk Fiction

Featured works

The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 2

Allan Kaster

The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction #2

Clarkesworld Issue 124

Aliette de Bodard

Clarkesworld Magazine #124

The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2021 Edition

Alec Nevala-Lee

The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy #13

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American apocalypse

John Kessel

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Three

Elizabeth Bear

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #3

Series

#11

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror - Eleventh Annual Collection

Real Unreal

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Frequently asked questions

John Kessel has received the Nebula Award for his novelette "Pride and Prometheus" and the Shirley Jackson Award for his collection "The Baum Plan for Financial Independence and Other Stories."
John Kessel is known for his speculative fiction that often blends science fiction and fantasy with literary depth, frequently exploring themes of identity, reality, and societal structures with a satirical edge.

John Kessel

About

Top genres

Featured works

Series

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror

Best American Fantasy

Authors in the same genres

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