The following is a list of the final ballot nominees for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards. The books marked with asterisks (and placed first in the list) were the winners. List of the final ballot nominees for the Mythopoeic Scholarship Awards

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1971

• The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart *
• The Marvellous Misadventures of Sebastian by Lloyd Alexander
• Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz
• Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny

1972

• Red Moon and Black Mountain by Joy Chant *
• Grendel by John Gardner
• The Tsaddik of the Seven Wonders by Isidore Haiblum
• The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin
• The Corum Trilogy by Michael Moorcock
• The Light Maze by Joan North
• The Forest of Forever by Thomas Burnett Swann
• The Children of Llyr by Evangeline Walton

1973

• The Song of Rhiannon by Evangeline Walton *
• Dancer from Atlantis by Poul Anderson
• Deryni Checkmate by Katherine Kurtz
• The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Green Phoenix by Thomas Burnett Swann
• The Guns of Avalon by Roger Zelazny

1974

• The Hollow Hills by Mary Stewart *
• Hrolf Kraki's Saga by Poul Anderson
• The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
• Excalibur by Sanders Anne Laubenthal
• High Deryni by Katherine Kurtz

1975

• A Midsummer Tempest by Poul Anderson *
• Watership Down by Richard Adams
• The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip
• Merlin's Ring by H. Warner Munn
• How Are the Mighty Fallen by Thomas Burnett Swann
• Prince of Annwn by Evangeline Walton

1981

• Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien *
• The Grey Mane of Morning by Joy Chant
• The Wounded Land by Stephen R. Donaldson
• The Beginning Place by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Lion of Ireland by Morgan Llywelyn

1982

• Little, Big by John Crowley *
• Delusion's Master by Tanith Lee
• The Woman Who Loved the Moon by Elizabeth A. Lynn
• The Many-colored Land by Julian May
• The Sable Moon by Nancy Springer
• Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe

1983

• The Firelings by Carol Kendall *
• The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
• The One Tree by Stephen R. Donaldson
• Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings
• God Stalk by P.C. Hodgell
• The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
• The Door in the Hedge by Robin McKinley
• Lady of Light by Diana L. Paxson
• The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce

1984

• When Voiha Wakes by Joy Chant *
• other nominees not available

1985

• Cards of Grief by Jane Yolen *
• Moonheart by Charles de Lint
• The Damiano Trilogy by R.A. McAvoy
• The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
• The Book of Lost Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien

1986

• Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart *
• Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly
• Dark of the Moon by P.C. Hodgell
• Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones
• Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin
• The Wandering Unicorn by Manuel Mujica Lainez

1987

• The Folk of the Air by Peter S. Beagle *
• The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay
• Tales from the Flat Earth by Tanith Lee
• Merlin's Booke by Jane Yolen

1988

• Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card *
• War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
• The Falling Woman by Pat Murphy
• Lincoln's Dreams by Connie Willis

1989

• Unicorn Mountain by Michael Bishop *
• The Last Coin by James P. Blaylock
• Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card
• The Nightingale by Kara Dalkey
• The White Raven by Diana L. Paxson
• Walkabout Woman by Michaela Roessner

1990

• The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers *
• Prentice Alvin by Orson Scott Card
• The Changeling Sea by Patricia A. McKillip
• The City, Not Long After by Pat Murphy
• Fool on the Hill by Matt Ruff

1991

• Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner *
• Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
• Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Only Begotten Daughter by James Morrow
• The Books of Great Alta by Jane Yolen

1992

• Adult
  • A Woman of the Iron People by Eleanor Arnason *
  • Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
  • Moonwise by Greer Ilene Gilman
  • The Sorceress and the Cygnet by Patricia A. McKillip
  • Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper
• Children's
  • Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie *
  • Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville
  • Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
  • Elsewhere by Will Shetterly
  • Song of the Gargoyle by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

1993

• Adult
  • Briar Rose by Jane Yolen *
  • The Paper Grail by James P. Blaylock
  • Last Call by Tim Powers
  • The Grail of Hearts by Susan Shwartz
  • Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
• Children's
  • Knight's Wyrd by Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald *
  • The Ancient One by T.A. Barron
  • Jennifer Murdley's Toad by Bruce Coville
  • Hobkin by Peni R. Griffin
  • Fish Soup by Ursula K. Le Guin

1994

• Adult
  • The Porcelain Dove by Delia Sherman *
  • The Innkeeper's Song by Peter S. Beagle
  • The Cygnet and the Firebird by Patricia A. McKillip
  • Deerskin by Robin McKinley
• Children's
  • The Kingdom of Kevin Malone by Suzy McKee Charnas *
  • The Mystery of the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
  • The Giver by Lois Lowry
  • Nevernever by Will Shetterly
  • Calling on Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede

1995

• Adult
  • Something Rich and Strange by Patricia A. McKillip *
  • The Dubious Hills by Pamela Dean
  • The Hollowing by Robert Holdstock
  • Temporary Agency by Rachel Pollack
• Children's
  • Owl in Love by Patrice Kindl *
  • The Princess and the Lord of Night by Emma Bull
  • Switching Well by Peni R. Griffin
  • A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories by Robin McKinley
  • Good Griselle by Jane Yolen

1996

• Adult
  • Waking the Moon by Elizabeth Hand *
  • Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop
  • All the Bells on Earth by James P. Blaylock
  • The Book of Atrix Wolfe by Patricia A. McKillip
  • The Dragon Path by Kenneth Morris
• Children's
  • The Crown of Dalemark by Diana Wynne Jones *
  • The Boggart by Susan Cooper
  • Falcon's Egg by Luli Gray
  • Wren's War by Sherwood Smith
  • The Mennyms by Sylvia Waugh

1997 (Adult and Children's Awards combined)

• The Wood Wife by Terri Windling *
• One for the Morning Glory by John Barnes
• Winter Rose by Patricia A. McKillip
• Fair Peril by Nancy Springer
• The Book of the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe

1998

• Adult
  • The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye by A.S. Byatt *
  • Giant Bones by Peter S. Beagle
  • Trader by Charles de Lint
  • Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
  • The Gift by Patrick O'Leary
• Children's
  • Young Merlin trilogy by Jane Yolen (consisting of Passager, Hobby and Merlin) *
  • The Boggart and the Monster by Susan Cooper
  • A Dark Horn Blowing by Dahlov Ipcar
  • Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley

1999

• Adult
  • Stardust by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess *
  • Someplace to be Flying by Charles de Lint
  • The History of our World Beyond the Wave by R.E. Klein
  • Song for the Basilisk by Patricia A. McKillip
  • The High House by James Stoddard
• Children's
  • Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diane Wynne Jones *
  • Heavenward Path by Kara Dalkey
  • Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
  • The Squire's Tale by Gerald Morris
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling

2000

• Adult
  • Tamsin by Peter S. Beagle *
  • Elementals by A.S. Byatt
  • Dark Cities Underground by Lisa Goldstein
  • The Wild Swans by Peg Kerr
  • The Book of Knights by Yves Meynard
• Children's
  • The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley *
  • Skellig by David Almond
  • The Circle of Magic series by Tamora Pierce
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
  • Kingdom series by Cynthia Voigt

2001

• Adult
  • The Innamorati by Midori Snyder *
  • ravenShadow by Win Blevins
  • Forests of the Heart by Charles de Lint
  • The Sarantine Mosaic (Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors) by Guy Gavriel Kay
• Children's
  • Aria of the Sea by Dia Calhoun *
  • Night Flying by Rita Murphy
  • Beast by Donna Jo Napoli
  • Growing Wings by Laurel Winter
  • Boots and the Seven Leaguers by Jane Yolen

2002

• Adult
  • The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold *
  • American Gods by Neil Gaiman
  • Ill Met by Moonlight by Sarah A. Hoyt
  • The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Declare by Tim Powers
• Children's
  • The Ropemaker by Peter Dickinson *
  • The Wizard's Dilemma by Diane Duane
  • Island of the Aunts by Eva Ibbotson
  • The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine

2003

• Adult
  • Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A. McKillip *
  • A Fistful of Sky by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
  • The Fall of the Kings by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman
• Children's
  • Summerland by Michael Chabon *
  • Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black
  • House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
  • Coraline by Neil Gaiman
  • Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde

2004

• Adult
  • Sunshine by Robin McKinley *
  • Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Fudoki by Kij Johnson
  • Changing Planes by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • In the Forests of Serre by Patricia A. McKillip
• Children's
  • The Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle *
  • The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
  • Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
  • The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
  • The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

2005

• Adult
  • Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke *
  • The Anvil of the World by Kage Baker
  • Mortal Love by Elizabeth Hand
  • Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip
  • The Wizard Knight by Gene Wolfe consisting of (The Knight and The Wizard)
• Children's
  • A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett *
  • Arthur Trilogy by Kevin Crossley-Holland (consisting of The Seeing Stone, At the Crossing Places, and King of the Middle March)
  • Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer
  • Trilogy consisting of Wise Child, Juniper, and Colman by Monica Furlong
  • The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix (consisting of Sabriel, Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr, and Abhorsen)

2006

• Adult
  • Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman *
  • The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
  • The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Metallic Love by Tanith Lee
  • The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl by Tim Pratt
• Children's
  • The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud * (consisting of The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem's Eye, and Ptolemy's Gate)
  • Valiant by Holly Black
  • Wizards at War by Diane Duane
  • By These Ten Bones by Clare B. Dunkle

2007

• Adult
  • Patricia A. McKillip, Solstice Wood (Ace Books) *
  • Peter S. Beagle, The Line Between (Tachyon Publications)
  • Susanna Clarke, The Ladies of Grace Adieu (Bloomsbury USA)
  • Keith Donohue, The Stolen Child (Nan A. Talese)
  • Susan Palwick, The Necessary Beggar (Tor)
  • Tim Powers, Three Days to Never (William Morrow)
• Children's
  • Catherine Fisher, Corbenic (Greenwillow) *
  • Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Spirits That Walk in Shadow (Viking)
  • Diana Wynne Jones, The Pinhoe Egg (Greenwillow)
  • Martine Leavitt, Keturah and Lord Death (Front Street)
  • Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith (HarperTeen)

2008

• Adult
  • Catherynne M. Valente, Orphan’s Tales * (consisting of In the Night Garden and In the Cities of Coin and Spice) (Spectra)
  • Theodora Goss, In the Forest of Forgetting (Prime Books)
  • Nalo Hopkinson, The New Moon’s Arms (Grand Central Publishing)
  • Guy Gavriel Kay, Ysabel (Roc)
  • John C. Wright, Chronicles of Chaos (consisting of Orphans of Chaos, Fugitives of Chaos, and Titans of Chaos) (Tor)
• Children's
  • J.K. Rowling, The Harry Potter series * (consisting of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s [Sorcerer’s] Stone; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) (Bloomsbury)
  • Holly Black, Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale (Simon & Schuster); Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie (Simon & Schuster); Ironside: A Modern Faery’s Tale (Margaret K. McElderry)
  • Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant (HarperCollins)
  • Nancy Springer, Dusssie (Walker Books for Young Readers)
  • Kate Thompson, The New Policeman (HarperTeen)

2009

• Adult
  • Carol Berg, Flesh and Spirit and Breath and Bone * (Roc)
  • Daryl Gregory, Pandemonium (Del Rey)
  • Ursula K. Le Guin, Lavinia (Harcourt)
  • Patricia A. McKillip, The Bell at Sealey Head (Ace)
  • Gene Wolfe, An Evil Guest (Tor)
• Children's
  • Kristin Cashore, Graceling * (Harcourt Children’s Books)
  • Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins)
  • Diana Wynne Jones, House of Many Ways (HarperCollins)
  • Ingrid Law, Savvy (Dial)
  • Terry Pratchett, Nation (HarperCollins)

2010

• Adult
  • Jo Walton, Lifelode (NESFA Press) *
  • Barbara Campbell, Trickster's Game trilogy consisting of Heartwood, Bloodstone, and Foxfire (DAW)
  • Greer Gilman, Cloud & Ashes: Three Winter's Tales (Small Beer Press)
  • Robert Holdstock, Avilion (Gollancz)
  • Catherynne M. Valente, Palimpsest (Spectra)
• Children's
  • Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Little, Brown) *
  • Kage Baker, The Hotel Under the Sand (Tachyon)
  • Shannon Hale, Books of Bayern consisting of The Goose Girl, Enna Burning, River Secrets, and Forest Born (Bloomsbury)
  • Malinda Lo, Ash (Little, Brown)
  • Lisa Mantchev, Eyes Like Stars (Feiwel & Friends)

2011

• Adult
  • Karen Lord, Redemption in Indigo (Small Beer Press) *
  • Guy Gavriel Kay, Under Heaven (Roc)
  • Patricia A. McKillip, The Bards of Bone Plain (Ace)
  • Devon Monk, A Cup of Normal (Fairwood Press)
  • Sharon Shinn, Troubled Waters (Ace)
• Children's
  • Megan Whalen Turner, The Queen’s Thief series, consisting of The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, and A Conspiracy of Kings (Greenwillow Books) *
  • Catherine Fisher, Incarceron and Sapphique (Dial)
  • Terry Pratchett, I Shall Wear Midnight (HarperCollins)
  • Polly Shulman, The Grimm Legacy (Putnam Juvenile)
  • Heather Tomlinson, Toads and Diamonds (Henry Holt)

2012

• Adult
  • Lisa Goldstein, The Uncertain Places (Tachyon) *
  • Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus (Doubleday)
  • Richard Parks, The Heavenly Fox (PS Publishing)
  • Catherynne M. Valente, Deathless (Tor)
  • Jo Walton, Among Others (Tor)
• Children's
  • Delia Sherman, The Freedom Maze (Big Mouth House) *
  • Lisa Mantchev, Théâtre Illuminata series, consisting of Eyes Like Stars, Perchance to Dream, and So Silver Bright (Feiwel and Friends)
  • Tamora Pierce, Beka Cooper series, consisting of Terrier, Bloodhound, and Mastiff (Random House)
  • Maggie Stiefvater, The Scorpio Races (Scholastic)
  • Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Feiwel and Friends)

2013

• Adult
  • Ursula Vernon, Digger, vols. 1-6 (Sofawolf Press)*
  • Alan Garner, Weirdstone trilogy, consisting of The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (Collins), The Moon of Gomrath (Collins), and Boneland (Fourth Estate)
  • Caitlin R. Kiernan, The Drowning Girl (Roc)
  • R.A. MacAvoy, Death and Resurrection (Prime Books)
  • Tim Powers, Hide Me Among the Graves (William Morrow)
• Children's
  • Sarah Beth Durst, Vessel (Margaret K. McElderry)*
  • Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado, Giants Beware! (First Second)
  • Merrie Haskell, The Princess Curse (HarperCollins)
  • Christopher Healy, The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom (Walden Pond Press)
  • Sherwood Smith, The Spy Princess (Viking Juvenile)

2014

• Adult
  • Helene Wecker, The Golem and the Jinni (Harper) *
  • Yangsze Choo, The Ghost Bride (William Morrow)
  • Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane (William Morrow)
  • Max Gladstone, Three Parts Dead (Tor)
  • Mark H. Williams, Sleepless Knights (Atomic Fez Publishing)
• Children's
  • Holly Black, Doll Bones (Margaret K. McElderry) *
  • William Alexander, Ghoulish Song (Margaret K. McElderry)
  • Joseph Bruchac, Killer of Enemies (Tu Books)
  • Sara Beth Durst, Conjured (Walker Children’s)
  • Robin McKinley, Shadows (Nancy Paulsen Books)

2015

• Adult
  • Sarah Avery, Tales from Rugosa Coven (Dark Quest) *
  • Stephanie Feldman, The Angel of Losses (Ecco)
  • Theodora Goss, Songs for Ophelia (Papaveria Press)
  • Joanne M. Harris, The Gospel of Loki (Gollancz)
  • Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez, Locke & Key series, consisting of Welcome to Lovecraft; Head Games; Crown of Shadow; Keys to the Kingdom; Clockworks; and Alpha & Omega (IDW Publishing)
• Children's
  • Natalie Lloyd, A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic) *
  • Jonathan Auxier, The Night Gardener (Harry N. Abrams)
  • Merrie Haskell, The Castle Behind Thorns (Katherine Tegan Books)
  • Diana Wynne Jones and Ursula Jones, The Islands of Chaldea (Greenwillow)
  • Robin LaFevers, His Fair Assassin series, consisting of Grave Mercy; Dark Triumph; and Mortal Heart (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

2016

• Adult
  • Naomi Novik, Uprooted (Del Rey) *
  • Holly Black, The Darkest Part of the Forest (Little, Brown)
  • Kazuo Ishiguro, The Buried Giant (Knopf)
  • E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights (Disney-Hyperion)
  • Daniel José Older, Shadowshaper (Arthur A. Levine Books)
• Children's
  • Ursula Vernon, Castle Hangnail (Dial Books) *
  • Cassie Beasley, Circus Mirandus (Dial)
  • Robert Beatty, Serafina and The Black Cloak (Disney-Hyperion)
  • Sarah Beth Durst, The Girl Who Could Not Dream (Clarion Books)
  • Terry Pratchett, Tiffany Aching Series: Wee Free Men; Hat Full of Sky; Wintersmith; I Shall Wear Midnight; The Shepherd’s Crown (HarperCollins)

2017

• Adult
  • Patricia A. McKillip, Kingfisher (Ace, 2016) *
  • Andrea Hairston, Will Do Magic For Small Change (Aqueduct Press, 2016)
  • Mary Robinette Kowal, Ghost Talkers (Tor, 2016)
  • Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Cycle: The Raven Boys (Scholastic, 2012); The Dream Thieves (Scholastic, 2013); Blue Lily, Lily Blue (Scholastic, 2014); and The Raven King (Scholastic, 2016)
  • Jo Walton, Thessaly Trilogy: The Just City (Tor, 2015); The Philosopher Kings (Tor, 2015); Necessity (Tor, 2016)
• Children’s
  • Adam Gidwitz, The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and their Holy Dog (Dutton, 2016) *
  • S. E. Grove, The Mapmakers Trilogy: The Class Sentence (Viking 2014); The Golden Specific (Viking, 2015); The Crimson Skew (Viking, 2015)
  • Bridget Hodder, The Rat Prince (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2016)
  • Grace Lin, When the Sea Turned to Silver (Little, Brown, 2016)
  • Delia Sherman, The Evil Wizard Smallbone (Candlewick, 2016)

2018

• Adult
  • Crowley, John, Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr (Saga Press, 2017) *
  • Hoffman, Alice, The Rules of Magic (Simon and Schuster, 2017)
  • Kathryns, G.A., Snow City (Sycamore Sky Books, 2017)
  • Klages, Ellen, Passing Strange (Tor.com, 2017)
  • LaValle, Victor, The Changeling (Spiegel and Grau, 2017)
• Children’s
  • Nix, Garth, Frogkisser (Scholastic Press, 2017) *
  • Beasley, Cassie, Tumble and Blue (Dial Books, 2017)
  • Burgis, Stephanie, The Dragon with the Chocolate Heart (Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2017)
  • Chanani, Nidhi, Pashmina (First Second, 2017)
  • Harrold, A.F., The Song from Somewhere Else (Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2017

2019

• Adult
  • Naomi Novik, Spinning Silver (Del Rey, 2018) *
  • Mishell Baker, The Arcadia Project series: Borderline; Phantom Pains; Impostor Syndrome (Saga Press, 2016-2018)
  • Sarah Rees Brennan, In Other Lands: A Novel (Big Mouth House, 2017)
  • Ruthanna Emrys, The Innsmouth Legacy series: “Litany of Earth” in New Cthulhu 2: More Recent Weird (Prime Books, 2015); Winter Tide (Tor.com, 2017) Deep Roots (Tor.com, 2018)
  • Madeline Miller, Circe: A Novel (Little, Brown, 2018)
• Children’s
  • Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead, Bob (Feiwel and Friends, 2018) *
  • Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado, The Chronicles of Claudette series: Giants Beware!; Dragons Beware!; Monsters Beware! (First Second, 2012-2018)
  • Jonathan Auxier, Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster (Harry N. Abrams, 2018)
  • Sarah Beth Durst, The Stone Girl’s Story (Clarion Books, 2018)
  • Emily Tetri, Tiger vs. Nightmare (First Second, 2018)

2020

• Adult
  • Theodora Goss, Snow White Learns Witchcraft (Mythic Delirium Books, 2019) *
  • P. Djèlí Clark, The Haunting of Tram Car 015 (Tor.com, 2019)
  • Alix E. Harrow, The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Redhook, 2019)
  • Jo Walton, Lent: A Novel of Many Returns (Tor Books, 2019)
  • G. Willow Wilson, The Bird King (Grove Press, 2019)
• Children’s
  • Yoon Ha Lee, Dragon Pearl (Rick Riordan Presents, 2019) *
  • Erin Entrada Kelly, Lalani of the Distant Sea (Green Willow Books, 2019)
  • Hilary McKay, The Time of Green Magic (Macmillan, 2019)
  • Suzanne Nelson, A Tale Magnolius (Alfred A. Knopf, 2019)
  • Anne Ursu, The Lost Girl (Walden Pond Press, 2019)

2021

• Adult
  • TJ Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea (Tor) *
  • Alice Hoffman, Magic Lessons (Simon Schuster)
  • Jordan Ifuekov, Raybearer (Amulet)
  • Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Mexican Gothic (Del Rey)
  • Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Katherine Tegen Books)
• Children’s
  • T. Kingfisher, A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking (Argyll) *
  • Lev Grossman, The Silver Arrow (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
  • Kat Leyh, Snapdragon (First Second)
  • Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger (Random House Books for Young Readers)
  • Carlos Hernandez, the Sal and Gabi duology: Sal and Gabi Break the Universe and Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe (Rick Riordan Presents)
  • Jenn Reese, A Game of Fox and Squirrels ((Henry Holt)

2022

• Adult
  • Jo Walton, Or What You Will (Tor, 2020) *
  • Katherine Addison, The Witness for the Dead (Tor, 2021)
  • Ryka Aoki, Light from Uncommon Stars (Tor Books, 2021)
  • P. Djèlí Clark, A Master of Djinn (Tor.com, 2021)
  • Susanna Clarke, Piranesi (Bloomsbury, 2020)
  • Garth Nix, Terciel and Elinor (Katherine Tegen Books, 2021)
• Children’s
  • Lori M. Lee, Pahua and the Soul Stealer (Rick Riordan Presents, 2021) *(tie)
  • Eden Royce, Root Magic (Walden Pond Press, 2021) *(tie)
  • Sayantani DasGupta, the Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond trilogy (Scholastic, 2018–2020)
  • Regina M. Hansen, The Coming Storm (Athenium, 2021)
  • Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger (Random House Books for Young Readers)

2023

• Adult
  • Sacha Lamb, When the Angels Left the Old Country (Levine Querido, 2022) *
  • Kelly Barnhill, When Women Were Dragons (Doubleday, 2022)
  • Alex Jennings, The Ballad of Perilous Graves (Redhook, 2022)
  • GennaRose Nethercott, Thistlefoot (Anchor Books, 2022)
  • Peng Shepherd, The Cartographers (William Morrow, 2022)
• Children’s
  • Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans (Algonquin Young Readers, 2022) *
  • Tracy Badua, Freddie vs. the Family Curse (Clarion, 2022)
  • Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy (Candlewick Press, 2021)
  • Brian Farrey, The Counterclockwise Heart (Algonquin Young Readers, 2022)
  • L.D. Lapinski, Strangeworlds Travel Agency trilogy (2021-2022)
  • Sofiya Pasternack, Black Bird, Blue Road (Versify, 2022)
  • Christina Soontornvat, The Last Mapmaker (Candlewick, 2022)

2024

• Adult
  • Emma Törzs, Ink, Blood, Sister, Scribe (William Morrow, 2023) *
  • Travis Baldree, Bookshops & Bonedust (Tor, 2023)
  • Becky Chambers, Monk & Robot series (Tordotcom, 2021-2022)
  • Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Del Rey, 2023)
  • Trip Galey, A Market of Dreams and Destiny (Titan, 2023)
  • David R. Slayton, Adam Binder trilogy (Blackstone Publishing, 2020-2022)
• Young Adult
  • Frances Hardinge, Unraveller (Amulet Books, 2023) *
  • Kiyash Monsef, Once There Was ((‎Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2023)
  • L.C. Rosen, Lion’s Legacy (Union Square & Co., 2023)
  • Tyler Tork, The Goodnight Agency (MadCat/Roan & Wetherford, 2023)
  • Sarah Underwood, Lies We Sing to the Sea (HarperTeen, 2023)
• Children’s
  • K. O’Neill, The Moth Keeper (Random House Graphic, 2023) *
  • Ethan M. Aldridge, Deephaven (Quill Tree Books, 2023)
  • Alechia Dow, Just a Pinch of Magic (Feiwel & Friends, 2023)
  • Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass, The Lost Library (Feiwel & Friends, 2023)
  • Zach Weinersmith, Bea Wolf (First Second, 2023)
  • Patricia C. Wrede, The Dark Lord’s Daughter (Random House, 2023)