John Wiswell

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John Wiswell is an American science fiction and fantasy author. In 2021, he won the Nebula Award for Best Short Story[1] for his work 'Open House on Haunted Hill' published in Diabolical Plots.[2] He was also a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story,[3] Locus Award for Best Short Story,[4] and World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story.[5] His short story '8-Bit Free Will' originally published in PodCastle[6] was shortlisted for the 2021 British Fantasy Award for Short Fiction.[7] He has written fiction for numerous venues including Nature Magazine, the NoSleep Podcast, and Uncanny Magazine. His fiction is known for making outlandish and unsettling concepts feel familiar, often overlapping with metaphors for disability.[8]

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  1. ^ "SFWA Announces the 56th Annual Nebula Award® Finalists". The Nebula Awards®. 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  2. ^ "DP FICTION #64A: Open House on Haunted Hill by John Wiswell". Diabolical Plots. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  3. ^ "2021 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  4. ^ locusmag (2021-06-26). "2021 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  5. ^ Asher-Perrin, Emmet (2021-07-21). "Announcing the 2021 World Fantasy Award Finalists". Tor.com. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  6. ^ "PodCastle 654: 8-Bit Free Will". Podcastle.org. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  7. ^ "British Fantasy Awards 2021: Shortlists announced". The British Fantasy Society®. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  8. ^ Duckett, Katharine (2019-03-13). ""The Tentacle and You" and the Fundamental Weirdness of a Physical World Not Built For Your Form". Tor.com. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
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