Free Speculative Fiction Online: Kij Johnson

Kij Johnson

Winner of one Hugo (and nominated for 5 more).

Winner of 3 Nebulas (and nominated for 3 more).

Winner of 2 World Fantasy Awards (and nominated for 4 more).

(These numbers refer to awards for best novel, novella, novelette and short story only! Other awards, including the Retro Hugos, are not covered)

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Award-winning fiction:

26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss (Asimov's, July 2008)
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Hugo Nomination for Best Short Story 2009.
Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 2008.
World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story 2009.
Featured in Richard Horton’s ‘The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2009’.
Featured in Strahan’s ‘Best SF & F of the Year’, Volume Three.
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Recommended!

Spar (Clarkesworld #37, October 2009)
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Hugo Nomination for Best Short Story 2010.
Nebula for Best Short Story 2009.
Featured in Strahan’s ‘Best SF & F of the Year’, Volume Four.
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Ponies (Tor.com, November 2010)
Hugo Nomination for Best Short Story 2011.
Nebula for Best Short Story 2010.
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Short Story 2011.
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Tied winner of the Nebula award.

The Man Who Bridged the Mist (Asimov's, October 2011)
Hugo for Best Novella 2012.
Nebula for Best Novella 2011.
Featured in Gardner Dozois’s ‘Year’s Best SF’, Twenty-Ninth Edition.
Featured in Richard Horton’s ‘The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2012’.
Featured in Strahan’s ‘Best SF & F of the Year’, Volume Six.
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On Tilton’s ‘best fiction from 2011’ list.

Not freely available online!

The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe (Tor, 2016)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 2017.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 2016.
World Fantasy Award for Best Novella 2017.
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Not freely available online!

Award-nominated fiction:

This list is limited to the Hugo Awards, the Nebula Awards, and the World Fantasy Awards. See here for further awards.

Fudoki (Tor, 2003)
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Novel 2004.
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Not freely available online!

The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change (Coyote Road, Trickster Tales Anthology, 2007)
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Nebula Nomination for Best Novelette 2007.
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Short Story 2008.
Featured in Datlow et al.’s ‘Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror’, Twenty-First Edition.
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Mantis Wives (Clarkesworld #71, August 2012)
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Hugo Nomination for Best Short Story 2013.
Featured in Strahan’s ‘Best SF & F of the Year’, Volume Seven.
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On Tilton’s ‘best fiction from 2012’ list.

The Privilege of the Happy Ending (Clarkesworld #143, August 2018)
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Novella 2019.
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Other fiction online:

The Snow Wife
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Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Dia Chjermen’s Tale: The Delmoni Atrocity
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Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

The Empress Jingu fishes (Conqueror Fantastic Anthology, 2004)
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Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

The Cat Who Walked a Thousand Miles (Tor.com, July 2009)
Featured in Strahan’s ‘Best SF & F of the Year’, Volume Four.
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Names for Water (Asimov's, October 2010)
Available as part of this magazine.
Featured in Strahan’s ‘Best SF & F of the Year’, Volume Five.
Reviews: Isfdb:

Story Kit (Eclipse Anthology #4, 2011)
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Spar (The Bacon Remix) (Clarkesworld #79, April 2013)
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The Apartment Dweller’s Bestiary (Clarkesworld #100, January 2015)
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Coyote Invents the Land of the Dead (Clarkesworld #114, March 2016)
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Tool-Using Mimics (Clarkesworld #138, March 2018)
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The Apartment Dweller’s Alphabetical Dreambook (Conjunctions Online, November 2019)
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Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Noah’s Raven (Lightspeed, February 2020)
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