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Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature

Fantasy · 1971–2026

2026

All 2026 awards
Snake-EaterT. Kingfisher
Winner
The Bright SwordLev Grossman
Finalist
The IncandescentEmily Tesh
Finalist
The West PassageJared Pechacek
Finalist
Water MoonSamantha Sotto Yambao
Finalist

2025

All 2025 awards
The Melancholy of Untold HistoryMinsoo Kang
Winner
The City in GlassNghi Vo
Finalist
The Fox WifeYangsze Choo
Finalist
The Society of Guenevere: A Dark Academia NovelDeborah K. Vleck
Finalist
The Warm Hands of GhostsKatherine Arden
Finalist

2024

All 2024 awards
Ink Blood Sister ScribeEmma Törzs
Winner
A Market of Dreams and DestinyTrip Galey
Finalist
A Psalm for the Wild-BuiltBecky Chambers
Finalist
Bookshops & BonedustTravis Baldree
Finalist
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of FaeriesHeather Fawcett
Finalist
White Trash WarlockDavid R. Slayton
Finalist

2023

All 2023 awards
When the Angels Left the Old CountrySacha Lamb
Winner
The Ballad of Perilous GravesAlex Jennings
Finalist
Thistlefoot: A NovelGennaRose Nethercott
Finalist
When Women Were DragonsKelly Barnhill
Finalist

2022

All 2022 awards
Or What You WillJo Walton
Winner
A Master of DjinnP. Djèlí Clark
Finalist
Light From Uncommon StarsRyka Aoki
Finalist
PiranesiSusanna Clarke
Finalist
Terciel & ElinorGarth Nix
Finalist
The Witness for the DeadKatherine Addison
Finalist

2021

All 2021 awards
The house in the Cerulean SeaT. J. Klune
Winner
Magic LessonsAlice Hoffman
Finalist
Mexican GothicSilvia Moreno-Garcia
Finalist
RaybearerJordan Ifueko
Finalist
The Left-Handed Booksellers of LondonGarth Nix
Finalist

2020

All 2020 awards
Snow White Learns WitchcraftSnow White Learns WitchcraftTheodora Goss
Winner
LentJo Walton
Finalist
The Bird KingG. Willow Wilson
Finalist
The Haunting of Tram Car 015P. Djèlí Clark
Finalist
The Ten Thousand Doors of JanuaryAlix E. Harrow
Finalist

2019

All 2019 awards
Spinning SilverNaomi Novik
Winner
BorderlineMishell Baker
Finalist
CirceMadeline Miller
Finalist
Deep rootsRuthanna Emrys
Finalist
Impostor SyndromeMishell Baker
Finalist
In Other LandsSarah Rees Brennan
Finalist
Phantom PainsMishell Baker
Finalist
Winter tideRuthanna Emrys
Finalist

2018

All 2018 awards
Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of YmrJohn Crowley
Winner
Passing StrangeEllen Klages
Finalist
Snow CityG. A. Kathryns
Finalist
The ChangelingVictor LaValle
Finalist
The Rules of MagicAlice Hoffman
Finalist

2017

All 2017 awards
KingfisherPatricia A. McKillip
Winner
Ghost TalkersMary Robinette Kowal
Finalist
NecessityJo Walton
Finalist
The Dream ThievesMaggie Stiefvater
Finalist
The Just CityJo Walton
Finalist
The Philosopher KingsJo Walton
Finalist
The Raven BoysMaggie Stiefvater
Finalist
The Raven KingMaggie Stiefvater
Finalist
Will do magic for small changeAndrea Hairston
Finalist

2016

All 2016 awards
UprootedNaomi Novik
Winner
A Thousand NightsE. K. Johnston
Finalist
ShadowshaperDaniel José Older
Finalist
The Buried GiantKazuo Ishiguro
Finalist

2015

All 2015 awards
Tales from Rugosa CovenTales from Rugosa CovenSarah Avery
Winner
The angel of lossesStephanie Feldman
Finalist
The Gospel of LokiJoanne M. Harris
Finalist

2014

All 2014 awards
The Golem and the JinniHelene Wecker
Winner
Sleepless knightsMark H. Williams
Finalist
The ghost brideYangsze Choo
Finalist
The Ocean at the End of the LaneNeil Gaiman
Finalist
Three Parts DeadMax Gladstone
Finalist

2013

All 2013 awards
Death and ResurrectionR. A. MacAvoy
Finalist
Hide Me Among the GravesTim Powers
Finalist
The Drowning GirlCaitlín R. Kiernan
Finalist
The Weirdstone of BrisingamenAlan Garner
Finalist

2012

All 2012 awards
The Uncertain PlacesLisa Goldstein
Winner
Among OthersJo Walton
Finalist
DeathlessCatherynne M. Valente
Finalist
The Heavenly FoxRichard Parks
Finalist
The Night CircusErin Morgenstern
Finalist

2011

All 2011 awards
Redemption in IndigoKaren Lord
Winner
The bards of Bone PlainPatricia A. McKillip
Finalist
Troubled WatersSharon Shinn
Finalist
Under HeavenGuy Gavriel Kay
Finalist

2010

All 2010 awards
LifelodeJo Walton
Winner
AvilionRobert Holdstock
Finalist
BloodstoneBarbara Campbell
Finalist
FoxfireBarbara Campbell
Finalist
HeartwoodBarbara Campbell
Finalist
PalimpsestCatherynne M. Valente
Finalist

2009

All 2009 awards
Flesh and SpiritCarol Berg
Winner
An evil guestGene Wolfe
Finalist
LaviniaUrsula K. Le Guin
Finalist
PandemoniumDaryl Gregory
Finalist
The bell at Sealey HeadPatricia A. McKillip
Finalist

2008

All 2008 awards
In the Night GardenCatherynne M. Valente
Winner
Fugitives of ChaosJohn C. Wright
Finalist
Orphans of ChaosJohn C. Wright
Finalist
The New Moon's ArmsNalo Hopkinson
Finalist
Titans of ChaosJohn C. Wright
Finalist
YsabelGuy Gavriel Kay
Finalist

2007

All 2007 awards
Solstice woodPatricia A. McKillip
Winner
The Necessary BeggarSusan Palwick
Finalist
The Stolen ChildKeith Donohue
Finalist
Three Days to NeverTim Powers
Finalist

2006

All 2006 awards
Anansi BoysNeil Gaiman
Winner
Metallic LoveTanith Lee
Finalist
The Hallowed HuntLois McMaster Bujold
Finalist
The PenelopiadMargaret Atwood
Finalist
The Strange Adventures of RangergirlTim Pratt
Finalist

2005

All 2005 awards
Jonathan Strange & Mr. NorrellSusanna Clarke
Winner
Alphabet of ThornPatricia A. McKillip
Finalist
Mortal LoveElizabeth Hand
Finalist
The Anvil of the WorldKage Baker
Finalist

2004

All 2004 awards
SunshineRobin McKinley
Winner
FudokiKij Johnson
Finalist
In the Forests of SerrePatricia A. McKillip
Finalist
Paladin of SoulsLois McMaster Bujold
Finalist

2003

All 2003 awards
Ombria in ShadowPatricia A. McKillip
Winner
A Fistful of SkyNina Kiriki Hoffman
Finalist
The Fall of the KingsDelia Sherman
Finalist