Shirley Jackson Awards
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Edition 14 (2020) Winner
Kathe Koja
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Kathe Koja
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1960-01-01 （Detroit, Michigan）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Near Detroit, Michigan
Career
- Occupations
- Author
- Active Years
- 1987-2025
- Affiliations
- nerve (founding director)
- Influenced By
- Shirley Jackson, Flannery O'Connor, Carter Scholz, Sylvia Plath
- Nominations
- Philip K. Dick Award nomination (The Cipher), World Fantasy Award Best Collection finalist (Velocities)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Bram Stoker Award | The Cipher | — | Horror Writers Association | Winner |
| 1992 | Locus Award | The Cipher | — | — | Winner |
| 1994 | Deathrealm Award | Strange Angels | — | — | Winner |
| 2002 | Henry Bergh Award | Straydog | — | American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Winner |
| 2004 | Children’s Book Award | Buddha Boy | — | International Reading Association | Winner |
Bram Stoker Award
1992
Work:
The Cipher
Organization:
Horror Writers Association
Result:
Winner
Locus Award
1992
Work:
The Cipher
Result:
Winner
Deathrealm Award
1994
Work:
Strange Angels
Result:
Winner
Henry Bergh Award
2002
Work:
Straydog
Organization:
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Result:
Winner
Children’s Book Award
2004
Work:
Buddha Boy
Organization:
International Reading Association
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Cipher
1991 Speculative fictionA novel exploring transcendence and disintegration from social isolation, featuring a mysterious 'funhole'.
TranscendenceSocial marginalizationTransformation
Strange Angels
1994 Speculative fictionExplores themes of transformative transcendence.
TransformationAngels
Straydog
2002 Young adult literatureA story of a high school misfit and her bond with animals.
IsolationArtAnimals
Bibliography
- The Cipher (1991)
- Bad Brains (1992)
- Skin (1993)
- Strange Angels (1994)
- Kink (1996)
- Extremities (1997, 1998)
- Under the Poppy (2010)
- Straydog (2002)
- Buddha Boy (2003)
- The Blue Mirror (2004)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Stunning proseIntense psychological immersion
- Recurring Motifs
- TranscendenceSocial marginalizationArt as mirror
Legacy
Recognized in Michigan State University's Michigan Writers Series; pioneer in intense speculative fiction.
Quotes
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“When we will to be more than we are, what do we do? How do we choose what then to become, and how accomplish that becoming? And after transformation -- what?”
Source: Dark Echo Interview (1998)
Trivia
- Second of two sisters born in Detroit.
- Married to illustrator Rick Lieder, one son.
- Animal rights supporter, Democrat.