Who won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature in 2026?

“Snake-Eater” by T. Kingfisher won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature in 2026.

Who are the most recent Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature winners?

2026: “Snake-Eater” by T. Kingfisher; 2025: “The Melancholy of Untold History” by Minsoo Kang; 2024: “Ink, Blood, Sister, Scribe” by Emma Törzs; 2023: “When the Angels Left the Old Country” by Sacha Lamb; 2022: “Or What You Will” by Jo Walton.

Has anyone won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature more than once?

Yes - 4 authors have: Patricia A. McKillip (1995, 2003, 2007, 2017); Neil Gaiman (1999, 2006); Jo Walton (2010, 2022); Naomi Novik (2016, 2019).

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature

The Mythopoeic Society

An annual award presented by the Mythopoeic Society to the fantasy novel for adults published the previous year that best exemplifies the spirit of the Inklings (J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and their circle), honoring imaginative fiction rooted in myth, legend, and fairy tale.

Latest winner · 2026

Snake-Eater · T. Kingfisher

Next · expected June 2027

Shortlist announced Full award calendar

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2026

Snake-Eater
T. Kingfisher
Won
Audition for the Fox
Martin Cahill
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
The Bright Sword
Lev Grossman
Nominated for 3 more awards
Shortlisted
The Charlatan Duology
Holly Black
Shortlisted
The Incandescent
Emily Tesh
Nominated for 3 more awards
Shortlisted
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
Katherine Arden
Shortlisted
The West Passage
Jared Pechaček
Shortlisted
Water Moon
Samantha Sotto Yambao
Shortlisted

2025

The Melancholy of Untold History
Minsoo Kang
Won
The City in Glass
Nghi Vo
Nominated for 2 more awards
Shortlisted
The Fox Wife
Yangsze Choo
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
The Society of Guenevere
Deborah K. Vleck
Shortlisted
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
Katherine Arden
Shortlisted

2024

Ink, Blood, Sister, Scribe
Emma Törzs
Won
A Market of Dreams and Destiny
Trip Galey
Shortlisted
Adam Binder series
David R. Slayton
Shortlisted
Bookshops & Bonedust
Travis Baldree
Shortlisted
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Heather Fawcett
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
Monk & Robot series
Becky Chambers
Shortlisted

2023

When the Angels Left the Old Country
Sacha Lamb
Nominated for 1 more award
Won
The Ballad of Perilous Graves
Alex Jennings
Nominated for 2 more awards
Shortlisted
The Cartographers
Peng Shepherd
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
Thistlefoot
GennaRose Nethercott
Shortlisted
When Women Were Dragons
Kelly Barnhill
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted

2022

Or What You Will
Jo Walton
Won
A Master of Djinn
P. Djèlí Clark
Won 2 more awards · Nominated for 2 more awards
Shortlisted
Light from Uncommon Stars
Ryka Aoki
Nominated for 5 more awards
Shortlisted
Piranesi
Susanna Clarke
Won 1 more award · Nominated for 7 more awards
Shortlisted
Terciel and Elinor
Garth Nix
Shortlisted
The Witness for the Dead
Katherine Addison
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted

2021

The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune
Won
Magic Lessons
Alice Hoffman
Shortlisted
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Won 2 more awards · Nominated for 4 more awards
Shortlisted
Raybearer
Jordan Ifueko
Nominated for 3 more awards
Shortlisted
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
Garth Nix
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted

2020

Snow White Learns Witchcraft
Theodora Goss
Won
Lent
Jo Walton
Shortlisted
The Bird King
G. Willow Wilson
Shortlisted
The Haunting of Tram Car 015
P. Djèlí Clark
Shortlisted
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Alix E. Harrow
Nominated for 5 more awards
Shortlisted

2019

Spinning Silver
Naomi Novik
Won 1 more award · Nominated for 3 more awards
Won
Borderline; Phantom Pains; Impostor Syndrome
Mishell Baker
Shortlisted
Circe
Madeline Miller
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
In Other Lands
Sarah Rees Brennan
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
The Litany of Earth; Winter Tide; Deep Roots
Ruthanna Emrys
Shortlisted

2018

Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr
John Crowley
Nominated for 2 more awards
Won
Passing Strange
Ellen Klages
Shortlisted
Snow City
G. A. Kathryns
Shortlisted
The Changeling
Victor LaValle
Won 2 more awards · Nominated for 3 more awards
Shortlisted
The Rules of Magic
Alice Hoffman
Shortlisted

2017

Kingfisher
Patricia A. McKillip
Won
Ghost Talkers
Mary Robinette Kowal
Shortlisted
The Raven Cycle
Maggie Stiefvater
Shortlisted
Thessaly trilogy
Jo Walton
Shortlisted
Will Do Magic For Small Change
Andrea Hairston
Shortlisted

2016

Uprooted
Naomi Novik
Won 3 more awards · Nominated for 2 more awards
Won
A Thousand Nights
E. K. Johnston
Shortlisted
Shadowshaper
Daniel José Older
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
The Buried Giant
Kazuo Ishiguro
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
The Darkest Part of the Forest
Holly Black
Shortlisted

2015

Tales from Rugosa Coven
Sarah Avery
Won
Locke & Key
Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
Shortlisted
Songs for Ophelia
Theodora Goss
Shortlisted
The Angel of Losses
Stephanie Feldman
Shortlisted
The Gospel of Loki
Joanne M. Harris
Shortlisted

2014

The Golem and the Jinni
Helene Wecker
Nominated for 2 more awards
Won
Sleepless Knights
Mark H. Williams
Shortlisted
The Ghost Bride
Yangsze Choo
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman
Won 1 more award · Nominated for 3 more awards
Shortlisted
Three Parts Dead
Max Gladstone
Shortlisted

2013

Digger
Ursula Vernon
Won
Death and Resurrection
R. A. MacAvoy
Shortlisted
Hide Me Among the Graves
Tim Powers
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
The Drowning Girl
Caitlin R. Kiernan
Won 1 more award · Nominated for 5 more awards
Shortlisted
Weirdstone trilogy
Alan Garner
Shortlisted

2012

The Uncertain Places
Lisa Goldstein
Nominated for 1 more award
Won
Among Others
Jo Walton
Won 3 more awards · Nominated for 2 more awards
Shortlisted
Deathless
Catherynne M. Valente
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
The Heavenly Fox
Richard Parks
Shortlisted
The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern
Shortlisted

2011

Redemption in Indigo
Karen Lord
Nominated for 1 more award
Won
A Cup of Normal
Devon Monk
Shortlisted
The Bards of Bone Plain
Patricia A. McKillip
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
Troubled Waters
Sharon Shinn
Shortlisted
Under Heaven
Guy Gavriel Kay
Nominated for 2 more awards
Shortlisted

2010

Lifelode
Jo Walton
Nominated for 1 more award
Won
Avilion
Robert Holdstock
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
Cloud & Ashes: Three Winter's Tales
Greer Gilman
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
Palimpsest
Catherynne M. Valente
Nominated for 2 more awards
Shortlisted
Trickster's Game trilogy
Barbara Campbell
Shortlisted

2009

Flesh and Spirit and Breath and Bone
Carol Berg
Won
An Evil Guest
Gene Wolfe
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
Lavinia
Ursula K. Le Guin
Won 1 more award · Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
Pandemonium
Daryl Gregory
Nominated for 2 more awards
Shortlisted
The Bell at Sealey Head
Patricia A. McKillip
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted

2005

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Susanna Clarke
Won 2 more awards · Nominated for 5 more awards
Won
Alphabet of Thorn
Patricia A. McKillip
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
Mortal Love
Elizabeth Hand
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
The Anvil of the World
Kage Baker
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
The Wizard Knight
Gene Wolfe
Nominated for 2 more awards
Shortlisted

2004

Sunshine
Robin McKinley
Nominated for 1 more award
Won
Changing Planes
Ursula K. Le Guin
Shortlisted
Fudoki
Kij Johnson
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
In the Forests of Serre
Patricia A. McKillip
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
Paladin of Souls
Lois McMaster Bujold
Won 3 more awards
Shortlisted

2003

Ombria in Shadow
Patricia A. McKillip
Won 1 more award · Nominated for 1 more award
Won
A Fistful of Sky
Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
The Fall of the Kings
Ellen Kushner, Delia Sherman
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted

2002

The Curse of Chalion
Lois McMaster Bujold
Nominated for 3 more awards
Won
American Gods
Neil Gaiman
Won 4 more awards · Nominated for 3 more awards
Shortlisted
Declare
Tim Powers
Won 1 more award · Nominated for 3 more awards
Shortlisted
Ill Met by Moonlight
Sarah A. Hoyt
Shortlisted
The Other Wind
Ursula K. Le Guin
Won 1 more award · Nominated for 2 more awards
Shortlisted

2001

The Innamorati
Midori Snyder
Nominated for 1 more award
Won
Forests of the Heart
Charles de Lint
Nominated for 2 more awards
Shortlisted
RavenShadow
Win Blevins
Shortlisted
The Sarantine Mosaic
Guy Gavriel Kay
Shortlisted

2000

Tamsin
Peter S. Beagle
Nominated for 2 more awards
Won
Dark Cities Underground
Lisa Goldstein
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
Elementals
A. S. Byatt
Shortlisted
The Book of Knights
Yves Meynard
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
The Wild Swans
Peg Kerr
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted

1999

Stardust
Neil Gaiman
Nominated for 1 more award
Won
Someplace to be Flying
Charles de Lint
Nominated for 3 more awards
Shortlisted
Song for the Basilisk
Patricia A. McKillip
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
The High House
James Stoddard
Shortlisted
The History of our World Beyond the Wave
R. E. Klein
Shortlisted

1998

The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye
A. S. Byatt
Won
Giant Bones
Peter S. Beagle
Shortlisted
Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman
Shortlisted
The Gift
Patrick O'Leary
Nominated for 2 more awards
Shortlisted
Trader
Charles de Lint
Nominated for 2 more awards
Shortlisted

1997

The Wood Wife
Terri Windling
Nominated for 1 more award
Won
Fair Peril
Nancy Springer
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
One for the Morning Glory
John Barnes
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
The Book of the Long Sun
Gene Wolfe
Shortlisted
Winter Rose
Patricia A. McKillip
Nominated for 2 more awards
Shortlisted

1996

Waking the Moon
Elizabeth Hand
Nominated for 2 more awards
Won
All the Bells on Earth
James P. Blaylock
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
Brittle Innings
Michael Bishop
Won 1 more award · Nominated for 2 more awards
Shortlisted
The Book of Atrix Wolfe
Patricia A. McKillip
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
The Dragon Path
Kenneth Morris
Shortlisted

1995

Something Rich and Strange
Patricia A. McKillip
Won
Temporary Agency
Rachel Pollack
Nominated for 2 more awards
Shortlisted
The Dubious Hills
Pamela Dean
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
The Hollowing
Robert Holdstock
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted

1994

The Porcelain Dove
Delia Sherman
Nominated for 1 more award
Won
Deerskin
Robin McKinley
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
The Cygnet and the Firebird
Patricia A. McKillip
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted
The Innkeeper's Song
Peter S. Beagle
Won 1 more award · Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted

1993

Briar Rose
Jane Yolen
Nominated for 3 more awards
Won
Doomsday Book
Connie Willis
Won 3 more awards · Nominated for 2 more awards
Shortlisted
Last Call
Tim Powers
Won 2 more awards
Shortlisted
The Grail of Hearts
Susan Shwartz
Shortlisted
The Paper Grail
James P. Blaylock
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted

1992

A Woman of the Iron People
Eleanor Arnason
Nominated for 1 more award
Won
Beauty
Sheri S. Tepper
Won 1 more award
Shortlisted
Moonwise
Greer Ilene Gilman
Shortlisted
Tam Lin
Pamela Dean
Shortlisted
The Sorceress and the Cygnet
Patricia A. McKillip
Nominated for 1 more award
Shortlisted

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature in 2026?: “Snake-Eater” by T. Kingfisher won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature in 2026.
Who are the most recent Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature winners?: 2026: “Snake-Eater” by T. Kingfisher; 2025: “The Melancholy of Untold History” by Minsoo Kang; 2024: “Ink, Blood, Sister, Scribe” by Emma Törzs; 2023: “When the Angels Left the Old Country” by Sacha Lamb; 2022: “Or What You Will” by Jo Walton.
Has anyone won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature more than once?: Yes - 4 authors have: Patricia A. McKillip (1995, 2003, 2007, 2017); Neil Gaiman (1999, 2006); Jo Walton (2010, 2022); Naomi Novik (2016, 2019).