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Most Awarded Authors

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

1
Stephen King
23 wins24 nominations
You Like It DarkerHollyFairy Tale
2
Louise Penny
14 wins17 nominations
The Grey WolfA World of CuriositiesAll the Devils Are Here
3
Neil Gaiman
14 wins15 nominations
The Sleeper and the SpindleTrigger WarningThe Ocean at the End of the Lane
4
Philip Roth
14 wins14 nominations
Body of Work (Lifetime Achievement)EverymanThe Plot Against America
5
Ursula K. Le Guin
12 wins12 nominations
The Left Hand of DarknessLaviniaPowers
6
China Miéville
12 wins12 nominations
EmbassytownKrakenThe City & the City
7
Colson Whitehead
11 wins24 nominations
Cool MachineCrook ManifestoHarlem Shuffle
8
Percival Everett
10 wins20 nominations
JamesThe TreesDr. No
9
Lois McMaster Bujold
10 wins10 nominations
Paladin of SoulsThe Curse of ChalionMirror Dance
10
Orson Scott Card
10 wins10 nominations
Alvin JourneymanPrentice AlvinRed Prophet
11
E. L. Doctorow
9 wins9 nominations
RagtimeThe MarchBilly Bathgate
12
Connie Willis
9 wins9 nominations
Blackout/All ClearBlackoutPassage
13
John Updike
9 wins9 nominations
The Early Stories: 1953-1975Rabbit, RunRabbit at Rest
14
Louise Erdrich
8 wins11 nominations
Python's KissThe Mighty RedThe Sentence
15
Alice Munro
8 wins8 nominations
Dear LifeBody of Work (Lifetime Achievement)Runaway
16
Dan Simmons
8 wins8 nominations
IliumThe Rise of EndymionThe Fall of Hyperion
17
Kim Stanley Robinson
7 wins9 nominations
The Ministry for the FutureAurora2312
18
Patricia A. McKillip
7 wins8 nominations
KingfisherThe Bards of Bone PlainSolstice Wood
19
Tim Powers
7 wins8 nominations
Hide Me Among the GravesDeclareEarthquake Weather
20
Seamus Heaney
7 wins8 nominations
Human ChainDistrict and CircleBeowulf: A New Verse Translation
21
Robert A. Caro
7 wins7 nominations
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New YorkThe Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Vol. IVMaster of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson
22
Margaret Maron
7 wins7 nominations
Long Upon the LandThree-Day TownStorm Track
23
Peter Straub
7 wins7 nominations
A Dark MatterIn the Night RoomLost Boy, Lost Girl
24
Ramsey Campbell
7 wins7 nominations
The Grin of the DarkThe Long LostMidnight Sun
25
Gene Wolfe
7 wins7 nominations
Soldier of SidonSoldier of the MistThe Sword of the Lictor
26
Toni Morrison
7 wins7 nominations
Remember: The Journey to School Integration (Author)LoveBeloved
27
Hisham Matar
6 wins13 nominations
My FriendsThe Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in BetweenThe Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
28
Colm Tóibín
6 wins11 nominations
Long IslandThe MagicianNora Webster
29
Jacqueline Woodson
6 wins11 nominations
Before the Ever AfterHCA writing — 2020 Jacqueline WoodsonRed At the Bone
30
Sebastian Barry
6 wins10 nominations
Old God's TimeDays Without EndOn Canaan's Side
31
John Scalzi
6 wins9 nominations
Starter VillainThe Kaiju Preservation SocietyThe Last Emperox
32
Jo Walton
6 wins9 nominations
Or What You WillLentAmong Others
33
Walter Mosley
6 wins9 nominations
The Awkward Black ManDevil in a Blue DressDown the River Unto the Sea
34
N. K. Jemisin
6 wins8 nominations
The City We BecameThe Stone SkyThe Obelisk Gate
35
Hilary Mantel
6 wins8 nominations
The Mirror & the LightBring Up the BodiesWolf Hall
36
Margaret Atwood
6 wins8 nominations
The TestamentsThe Blind AssassinAlias Grace
37
Naomi Novik
6 wins8 nominations
Spinning SilverUprooted
38
Emily Henry
6 wins7 nominations
Great Big Beautiful LifeFunny StoryHappy Place
39
Stephen Graham Jones
6 wins7 nominations
The Buffalo Hunter HunterDon't Fear the ReaperMy Heart Is a Chainsaw
40
Kadir Nelson
6 wins7 nominations
The UndefeatedThe UndefeatedHeart and Soul the Story of America and African Americans
41
Geraldine McCaughrean
6 wins7 nominations
Where the World EndsThe White DarknessNot the End of the World
42
J. K. Rowling
6 wins6 nominations
Fantastic BeastsHarry Potter and the Cursed ChildThe Casual Vacancy
43
Graham Joyce
6 wins6 nominations
Some Kind of Fairy TaleThe Facts of LifeIndigo
44
Jerry Pinkney
6 wins6 nominations
The Lion & the MouseGoin' Someplace Special (Illustrator)Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman (Illustrator)
45
Neal Stephenson
6 wins6 nominations
AnathemThe Baroque CycleQuicksilver
46
Katherine Paterson
6 wins6 nominations
Bridge to TerabithiaJacob Have I LovedThe Great Gilly Hopkins
47
Walter Dean Myers
6 wins6 nominations
MonsterSlam (Author)Now is Your Time: The African American Struggle for Freedom (Author)
48
Michael Cunningham
6 wins6 nominations
The HoursFlesh and BloodThe Hours
49
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)
50
Peter Dickinson
6 wins6 nominations
AKCity of Gold and other stories from the Old TestamentTulku