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Most Awarded Authors

These authors have received the most recognition from major literary awards.

1
Stephen King
20 wins20 nominations
You Like It DarkerHollyThe Institute
2
Louise Penny
14 wins17 nominations
The Grey WolfA World of CuriositiesAll the Devils Are Here
3
Philip Roth
14 wins14 nominations
Body of Work (Lifetime Achievement)EverymanThe Plot Against America
4
Neil Gaiman
12 wins13 nominations
The Ocean at the End of the LaneThe Graveyard BookAnansi Boys
5
Ursula K. Le Guin
12 wins12 nominations
The Left Hand of DarknessLaviniaPowers
6
Colson Whitehead
11 wins23 nominations
Crook ManifestoHarlem ShuffleThe Nickel Boys
7
Percival Everett
10 wins20 nominations
JamesThe TreesDr. No
8
Lois McMaster Bujold
10 wins10 nominations
Paladin of SoulsThe Curse of ChalionMirror Dance
9
Orson Scott Card
10 wins10 nominations
Alvin JourneymanPrentice AlvinRed Prophet
10
Connie Willis
9 wins9 nominations
Blackout/All ClearBlackoutPassage
11
John Updike
9 wins9 nominations
The Early Stories: 1953-1975Rabbit, RunRabbit at Rest
12
Louise Erdrich
8 wins10 nominations
The Mighty RedThe SentenceThe Night Watchman
13
Alice Munro
8 wins8 nominations
Dear LifeBody of Work (Lifetime Achievement)Runaway
14
E. L. Doctorow
8 wins8 nominations
The MarchBilly BathgateWorld's Fair
15
Dan Simmons
8 wins8 nominations
IliumThe Rise of EndymionThe Fall of Hyperion
16
Margaret Maron
7 wins7 nominations
Long Upon the LandThree-Day TownStorm Track
17
Kim Stanley Robinson
7 wins7 nominations
2312The Years of Rice and SaltBlue Mars
18
Peter Straub
7 wins7 nominations
A Dark MatterIn the Night RoomLost Boy, Lost Girl
19
Ramsey Campbell
7 wins7 nominations
The Grin of the DarkThe Long LostMidnight Sun
20
Gene Wolfe
7 wins7 nominations
Soldier of SidonSoldier of the MistThe Sword of the Lictor
21
Seamus Heaney
7 wins7 nominations
District and CircleBeowulf: A New Verse TranslationThe Spirit Level
22
Toni Morrison
7 wins7 nominations
Remember: The Journey to School Integration (Author)LoveBeloved
23
Tim Powers
7 wins7 nominations
DeclareEarthquake WeatherLast Call
24
Hisham Matar
6 wins13 nominations
My FriendsThe Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in BetweenThe Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
25
Sebastian Barry
6 wins10 nominations
Old God's TimeDays Without EndOn Canaan's Side
26
John Scalzi
6 wins9 nominations
Starter VillainThe Kaiju Preservation SocietyThe Last Emperox
27
Walter Mosley
6 wins9 nominations
The Awkward Black ManDevil in a Blue DressDown the River Unto the Sea
28
N. K. Jemisin
6 wins8 nominations
The City We BecameThe Stone SkyThe Obelisk Gate
29
Hilary Mantel
6 wins8 nominations
The Mirror & the LightBring Up the BodiesWolf Hall
30
Margaret Atwood
6 wins8 nominations
The TestamentsThe Blind AssassinAlias Grace
31
Naomi Novik
6 wins8 nominations
Spinning SilverUprooted
32
Geraldine McCaughrean
6 wins7 nominations
Where the World EndsThe White DarknessNot the End of the World
33
Graham Joyce
6 wins6 nominations
Some Kind of Fairy TaleThe Facts of LifeIndigo
34
China Miéville
6 wins6 nominations
EmbassytownKrakenThe City & the City
35
Jerry Pinkney
6 wins6 nominations
The Lion & the MouseGoin' Someplace Special (Illustrator)Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman (Illustrator)
36
Neal Stephenson
6 wins6 nominations
AnathemThe Baroque CycleQuicksilver
37
Patricia A. McKillip
6 wins6 nominations
Solstice WoodOmbria in ShadowSomething Rich and Strange
38
Katherine Paterson
6 wins6 nominations
Bridge to TerabithiaJacob Have I LovedThe Great Gilly Hopkins
39
China Miéville
6 wins6 nominations
Iron CouncilThe ScarPerdido Street Station
40
Walter Dean Myers
6 wins6 nominations
MonsterSlam (Author)Now is Your Time: The African American Struggle for Freedom (Author)
41
Michael Cunningham
6 wins6 nominations
The HoursFlesh and BloodThe Hours
42
Virginia Hamilton
6 wins6 nominations
Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales (Author)M.C. Higgins, the GreatThe People Could Fly: American Black Folktales (Author)
43
Peter Dickinson
6 wins6 nominations
AKCity of Gold and other stories from the Old TestamentTulku
44
Saul Bellow
6 wins6 nominations
The Adventures of Augie MarchHumboldt's GiftMr. Sammler's Planet
45
David Brin
6 wins6 nominations
The Uplift WarThe PostmanStartide Rising
46
Martha Wells
5 wins12 nominations
System CollapseWitch KingNetwork Effect
47
Susanna Clarke
5 wins11 nominations
PiranesiJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
48
Ann Leckie
5 wins9 nominations
Translation StateAncillary MercyAncillary Sword
49
James McBride
5 wins8 nominations
The Heaven & Earth Grocery StoreDeacon King KongDeacon King Kong
50
Zadie Smith
5 wins8 nominations
The FraudSwing TimeOn Beauty