Worlds Without End has an author page for every author in our database where you'll find their books, a brief biography, links to web sites and blogs, images and videos etc. That's over 3,200 authors to choose from!
Check out the Author Awards and the Top SF/F/H Authors list below or use the search at the top of the page to find your favorite authors. We even have a special page where you can find all our women authors in one place. Don't forget to check out our Featured Author and the Author Videos page where we have hundreds of interviews, readings and lectures for you to enjoy.
Author Awards
Top SF/F/H Authors
Below is a list of the top SF/F/H authors in the WWEnd database who have received at least 10 nominations across all the awards we cover.
1.
Stephen King
Stephen King
102
37
53
12
2.
Gene Wolfe
Gene Wolfe
91
23
51
9
3.
Robert J. Sawyer
Robert J. Sawyer
31
22
41
11
4.
C. J. Cherryh
C. J. Cherryh
95
21
28
4
5.
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin
97
21
36
14
6.
Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett
67
21
27
8
7.
Poul Anderson
Poul Anderson
167
19
26
4
8.
Ian McDonald
Ian McDonald
55
19
36
6
9.
Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson
59
19
53
10
10.
Ramsey Campbell
Ramsey Campbell
46
18
19
7
11.
Patricia A. McKillip
Patricia A. McKillip
30
18
26
7
12.
Sean Williams
Sean Williams
41
18
19
4
13.
Charles Stross
Charles Stross
51
17
32
3
14.
Alastair Reynolds
Alastair Reynolds
64
16
20
2
15.
Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold
48
15
34
10
16.
Ken MacLeod
Ken MacLeod
34
15
38
5
17.
Paul J. McAuley
Paul J. McAuley
56
15
21
3
18.
Jack McDevitt
Jack McDevitt
41
15
20
3
19.
Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons
33
15
31
13
21.
Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card
80
14
29
10
22.
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Adrian Tchaikovsky
58
14
21
5
23.
Graham Joyce
Graham Joyce
16
14
22
7
24.
Guy Gavriel Kay
Guy Gavriel Kay
16
14
31
3
25.
Robert Charles Wilson
Robert Charles Wilson
29
14
31
5
26.
Stephen Baxter
Stephen Baxter
91
13
22
4
27.
Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow
47
13
21
5
28.
Larry Niven
Larry Niven
94
13
23
5
30.
Roger Zelazny
Roger Zelazny
80
13
16
3
31.
Julie E. Czerneda
Julie E. Czerneda
31
12
13
4
32.
Gwyneth Jones
Gwyneth Jones
35
12
19
3
33.
Juliet Marillier
Juliet Marillier
23
12
13
4
34.
Robert Silverberg
Robert Silverberg
219
12
27
2
35.
L. Neil Smith
L. Neil Smith
22
12
12
3
36.
Peter Straub
Peter Straub
30
12
19
7
37.
F. Paul Wilson
F. Paul Wilson
49
12
12
2
38.
Clive Barker
Clive Barker
37
11
14
0
39.
Charles de Lint
Charles de Lint
64
11
19
1
40.
Elizabeth Hand
Elizabeth Hand
33
11
16
3
41.
Jay Kristoff
Jay Kristoff
19
11
14
6
42.
Tim Powers
Tim Powers
37
11
29
8
43.
Sheri S. Tepper
Sheri S. Tepper
40
11
17
1
45.
Sara Douglass
Sara Douglass
20
11
11
3
46.
David Brin
David Brin
32
10
24
7
47.
Michael Flynn
Michael Flynn
26
10
11
4
48.
William Gibson
William Gibson
28
10
34
5
49.
Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein
59
10
19
5
50.
Glenda Larke
Glenda Larke
12
10
10
0
51.
Christopher Priest
Christopher Priest
26
10
19
7
52.
Adam Roberts
Adam Roberts
50
10
16
2
53.
Geoff Ryman
Geoff Ryman
28
10
18
6
54.
Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson
49
10
11
2
55.
John Scalzi
John Scalzi
38
10
18
4
56.
Jeff VanderMeer
Jeff VanderMeer
45
10
19
2
57.
T. Kingfisher
T. Kingfisher
35
10
18
6
58.
Elizabeth Bear
Elizabeth Bear
69
10
11
1
59.
Iain M. Banks
Iain M. Banks
18
9
14
2
60.
Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick
67
9
14
3
61.
Amie Kaufman
Amie Kaufman
15
9
10
3
62.
George R. R. Martin
George R. R. Martin
101
9
22
4
63.
China Miéville
China Miéville
17
9
42
16
64.
Michael Moorcock
Michael Moorcock
109
9
12
6
65.
Catherynne M. Valente
Catherynne M. Valente
50
9
17
5
66.
John Varley
John Varley
38
9
17
2
67.
Scott Westerfeld
Scott Westerfeld
25
9
12
1
68.
Joe Abercrombie
Joe Abercrombie
18
8
14
1
69.
Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford
84
8
12
3
70.
Robert Jackson Bennett
Robert Jackson Bennett
15
8
13
4
71.
Michael Bishop
Michael Bishop
56
8
15
3
72.
Jonathan Carroll
Jonathan Carroll
30
8
14
1
73.
Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman
58
8
26
12
74.
N. K. Jemisin
N. K. Jemisin
27
8
29
8
75.
Neal Stephenson
Neal Stephenson
20
8
28
8
76.
Michael Swanwick
Michael Swanwick
95
8
18
1
77.
Connie Willis
Connie Willis
52
8
24
10
78.
Eleanor Arnason
Eleanor Arnason
30
7
10
2
79.
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood
15
7
12
2
80.
Paolo Bacigalupi
Paolo Bacigalupi
22
7
13
5
81.
Peter S. Beagle
Peter S. Beagle
40
7
11
3
82.
Samuel R. Delany
Samuel R. Delany
45
7
12
2
83.
Jon Courtenay Grimwood
Jon Courtenay Grimwood
14
7
11
2
84.
Joe Haldeman
Joe Haldeman
51
7
15
8
85.
M. John Harrison
M. John Harrison
21
7
17
3
86.
Nalo Hopkinson
Nalo Hopkinson
22
7
16
3
87.
Nancy Kress
Nancy Kress
87
7
14
1
88.
R. A. MacAvoy
R. A. MacAvoy
13
7
11
1
89.
James Morrow
James Morrow
29
7
19
2
90.
Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okorafor
32
7
16
2
91.
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov
161
7
12
5
92.
Frederik Pohl
Frederik Pohl
121
7
18
6
93.
Bruce Sterling
Bruce Sterling
54
7
18
2
94.
Lavie Tidhar
Lavie Tidhar
58
7
14
2
95.
Jane Yolen
Jane Yolen
62
7
11
3
96.
Charlie Jane Anders
Charlie Jane Anders
31
6
11
6
97.
John Barnes
John Barnes
40
6
11
0
98.
John Crowley
John Crowley
22
6
15
3
99.
Stephen R. Donaldson
Stephen R. Donaldson
25
6
11
1
100.
Daryl Gregory
Daryl Gregory
21
6
11
0
101.
Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Graham Jones
22
6
18
6
102.
Mary Robinette Kowal
Mary Robinette Kowal
31
6
14
3
103.
Ann Leckie
Ann Leckie
17
6
24
9
105.
Maureen F. McHugh
Maureen F. McHugh
30
6
10
2
106.
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
18
6
20
3
107.
Jerry Pournelle
Jerry Pournelle
46
6
10
1
108.
Sean Stewart
Sean Stewart
9
6
12
3
109.
Tade Thompson
Tade Thompson
11
6
13
3
110.
Paul Tremblay
Paul Tremblay
14
6
13
4
111.
Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge
23
6
20
7
112.
Brian W. Aldiss
Brian W. Aldiss
84
5
10
4
113.
Becky Chambers
Becky Chambers
7
5
12
1
114.
Mary Gentle
Mary Gentle
19
5
11
1
115.
Kameron Hurley
Kameron Hurley
21
5
14
1
116.
Yoon Ha Lee
Yoon Ha Lee
36
5
14
3
117.
Naomi Novik
Naomi Novik
22
5
14
7
118.
Rebecca Roanhorse
Rebecca Roanhorse
11
5
10
1
119.
Justina Robson
Justina Robson
16
5
11
0
120.
Tricia Sullivan
Tricia Sullivan
10
5
10
1
121.
Catriona Ward
Catriona Ward
6
5
11
4
122.
Peter Watts
Peter Watts
19
5
11
0
123.
Martha Wells
Martha Wells
32
5
11
5
125.
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
56
4
12
7
126.
Nicola Griffith
Nicola Griffith
13
4
11
2
127.
Susanna Clarke
Susanna Clarke
5
3
15
5
128.
Alix E. Harrow
Alix E. Harrow
12
3
11
1
129.
Caitlín R. Kiernan
Caitlín R. Kiernan
42
3
11
2