John Wiswell
John Wiswell is an American science fiction and fantasy author. Since 2020, he has won the Nebula Award and the Locus Award, each twice. He has also been a finalist for the Hugo, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy Awards. His debut fantasy novel, Someone You Can Build a Nest In, was released in April 2024 by DAW Books and Quercus.
Fiction
Wiswell's short fiction has been characterized as making outlandish and unsettling concepts feel familiar, often overlapping with metaphors for disability, while also frequently having a "lighthearted and clever" tone. He has written fiction for numerous venues including Nature, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Lightspeed, Tor.com, the NoSleep Podcast, and Uncanny Magazine.In 2022, DAW Books acquired the rights to publish Wiswell's first two fantasy novels. The debut novel, Someone You Can Build a Nest In, is described as a "creepy, charming monster-slaying sapphic romance — from the perspective of the monster" and was released in spring 2024.
Awards
| Year | Work | Award | Result | |
| 2020 | Open House on Haunted Hill | Nebula Award for Best Short Story | Won | |
| 2021 | Open House on Haunted Hill | Hugo Award for Best Short Story | ||
| 2021 | Open House on Haunted Hill | Locus Award for Best Short Story | ||
| 2021 | Open House on Haunted Hill | World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction | ||
| 2021 | 8-Bit Free Will | British Fantasy Award for Short Fiction | ||
| 2021 | For Lack of a Bed | Nebula Award for Best Short Story | ||
| 2021 | That Story Isn't the Story | Nebula Award for Best Novelette | ||
| 2022 | For Lack of a Bed | Locus Award for Best Short Story | ||
| 2022 | That Story Isn't the Story | Hugo Award for Best Novelette | ||
| 2022 | That Story Isn't the Story | Locus Award for Best Novelette | Won | |
| 2022 | D.I.Y. | Nebula Award for Best Short Story | ||
| 2023 | D.I.Y. | Hugo Award for Best Short Story | ||
| 2023 | D.I.Y. | Locus Award for Best Short Story | ||
| 2023 | The Coward Who Stole God's Name | Locus Award for Best Short Story | ||
| 2023 | Bad Doors | Nebula Award for Best Short Story | ||
| 2024 | Someone You Can Build a Nest In | Nebula Award for Best Novel | Won | |
| 2025 | Someone You Can Build a Nest In | Hugo Award for Best Novel | ||
| 2025 | Someone You Can Build a Nest In | Locus Award for Best First Novel | Won |