{{Short description|American comic creator and writer (born 1977)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox comics creator | image = T. Kingfisher at Rose City Comic Con 02.jpg | caption = Vernon in 2025 | birth_name = Ursula Vernon | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|5|28}} | alias = T. Kingfisher | birth_place = Japan<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 12, 2021|title=Ursula Vernon: Shiny New Idea|url=https://locusmag.com/2021/04/ursula-vernon-shiny-new-idea/|access-date=April 14, 2021|website=Locus Online|language=en-US}}</ref> | area = Writer, artist, [[webcomics]] creator | notable works = ''[[Digger (webcomic)|Digger]]'', ''Dragonbreath'' series, ''[[Nettle & Bone]]'' | awards = Ursa Major Award, Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Mythopoeic Award, WSFA Small Press Award, Locus Award }} [[File:Ursula Vernon Worldcon 75 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Ursula Vernon at Worldcon 75, Helsinki, 2017]] '''Ursula Vernon''' (born May 28, 1977) is an American writer, artist, and illustrator. She has won numerous awards for her work in various mediums, including [[Hugo Award]]s for her graphic novel ''[[Digger (webcomic)|Digger]]'', fantasy novel ''[[Nettle & Bone]]'', and fantasy novella ''[[Thornhedge]]''; the [[Nebula Award]] for her short story "[[Jackalope Wives]]"; and [[Mythopoeic Awards]] for adult and children's literature. Vernon's books for children include ''Hamster Princess'' and ''Dragonbreath''. Under the name '''T. Kingfisher''', she is also the author of books for older audiences. She writes short fiction under both names.
== Life and career == Ursula Vernon was born in [[Japan]] to a military family and grew up in [[Oregon]] and [[Arizona]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Keith |first=Patrick |date=September 2004 |title=Featured Artist Interview |url=http://www.epilogue.net/art/interviews/sept2004.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040810001051/http://www.epilogue.net/art/interviews/sept2004.html |archive-date=2004-08-10 |website=Epilogue.net}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2021-04-12 |title=Ursula Vernon: Shiny New Idea |url=https://locusmag.com/feature/ursula-vernon-shiny-new-idea/ |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=Locus Online |language=en-US}}</ref> She studied [[anthropology]] at [[Macalester College]] in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]], where she first took art classes.<ref name=":0" />
She first became known for her [[Webcomic|webcomics]] and as a freelance artist, particularly for her works containing [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] animals. She then moved into writing and illustrating children's books, her first being published in 2008, and then books for adults under the pseudonym T. Kingfisher.<ref name=":1" /> She started using the pseudonym in order to avoid confusion for parents who were only familiar with her as a children's book author.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Interview with Ursula Vernon|url=https://apex-magazine.com/interview-with-ursula-vernon/|access-date=February 28, 2021|website=[[Apex Magazine]] |date=January 6, 2015|last=Johnson|first=Andrea}}</ref> She chose it both because she loves [[kingfisher]]s and as an homage to [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], who once joked that the initials "U.K." could stand for "Ulysses Kingfisher".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Q&A: T. Kingfisher, Author of 'The Hollow Places'|url=https://thenerddaily.com/t-kingfisher-author-interview/|website=The Nerd Daily|date=October 1, 2020|last=Deo|first=Annie}}</ref> Vernon has published short fiction under both names, and has won a number of awards for them including the [[Hugo Award]] and [[Nebula Award]].<ref name=":1" />
She regularly attends [[Convention (meeting)|conventions]] to exhibit and sell her work. She was a guest of honor at [[Midwest FurFest]] 2004 and 2009,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hauschild |first=Dan R. |date=2004-04-22 |title=Midwest FurFest Announces Third Guest of Honor |url=https://www.flayrah.com/1854/midwest-furfest-announces-third-guest-honor |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=Flayrah |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Midwest FurFest 2009 Information |url=https://fancons.com/events/info/6655/midwest-furfest-2009 |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=FanCons.com}}</ref> and the Artist Guest of Honor at [[Further Confusion]] 2010.{{Citation needed|date=March 2026}} In August 2014, Vernon was the Author Guest of Honor for [[Mythcon]] 45<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mythcon 45 |url=https://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mythcon-45.htm |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=The Mythopoeic Society}}</ref> and a Guest of Honor at [[Eurofurence]] 20.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guests of Honor |url=https://archive.eurofurence.org/EF20/goh#UrsulaVernon |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=archive.eurofurence.org}}</ref> She was the Author Guest of Honor at [[Arisia]] 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GoH Bios |url=https://2017.arisia.org/GoHBios |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=Arisia 2017}}</ref>
The game ''Black Sheep'' designed by [[Reiner Knizia]] and published by [[Fantasy Flight Games]] uses art by Vernon on its playing cards.<ref name="BS"> {{Cite web |date=5 October 2009 |title=Sheep Thrills |url=https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2009/10/5/sheep-thrills/ |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=Fantasy Flight Games}}</ref> Her artwork titled ''The Biting Pear of Salamanca'' became an [[internet meme]] in the form of the "LOL WUT pear".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-12-30 |title=LOLWUT |url=https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lolwut |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=Know Your Meme |language=en}}</ref>
In June 2023, Vernon announced she had been diagnosed with [[breast cancer]];<ref>{{cite web | url=https://file770.com/pixel-scroll-6-17-23-whoever-lives-in-glass-pixels-should-not-throw-scrolls/ | title=Pixel Scroll 6/17/23 Whoever Lives in Glass Pixels Should Not Throw Scrolls | date=June 18, 2023 |website=File 770|last=Glyer|first=Mike}}</ref> by December of that year, she announced that her treatment had been successful and she was cancer-free.<ref name="Cancer-Free">{{cite web | url=https://file770.com/pixel-scroll-12-30-23-always-cool-to-see-a-reference-to-big-pixel-and-the-scrolling-company// | title=Pixel Scroll 12/30/23 Always Cool To See A Reference To Big Pixel And The Scrolling Company| date=December 29, 2023|website=File 770|last=Glyer|first=Mike}}</ref>
== Works ==
=== Books for younger audiences ===
==== Dragonbreath series ====
* {{cite book |title=Dragonbreath |date=June 11, 2009 |publisher=[[Dial Books]] |isbn=978-0-8037-3363-3}} * {{cite book |title=Dragonbreath: Attack of the Ninja Frogs |date=January 1, 2010 |publisher=[[Dial Books]] |isbn=978-0-8037-3365-7}} * {{cite book |title=Dragonbreath: Curse of the Were-Weiner |date=September 16, 2010 |publisher=[[Dial Books]] |isbn=978-0-8037-3469-2}} * {{cite book |title=Dragonbreath: Lair of the Bat Monster |date=March 17, 2011 |publisher=[[Dial Books]] |isbn=978-0-8037-3525-5}} * {{cite book |title=Dragonbreath: No Such Thing as Ghosts |date=July 11, 2011 |publisher=[[Dial Books]] |isbn=978-0-8037-3527-9}} * {{cite book |title=Dragonbreath: Revenge of the Horned Bunnies |date=January 10, 2012 |publisher=[[Dial Books]] |isbn=978-0-8037-3677-1}} * {{cite book |title=Dragonbreath: When Fairies Go Bad |date=September 13, 2012 |publisher=[[Dial Books]] |isbn=978-0-8037-3678-8}} * {{cite book |title=Dragonbreath: Nightmare of the Iguana |date=January 29, 2013 |publisher=[[Dial Books]] |isbn=978-0-8037-3846-1}} * {{cite book |title=Dragonbreath: The Case of the Toxic Mutants |date=August 29, 2013 |publisher=[[Dial Books]] |isbn=978-0-8037-3847-8}} * {{cite book |title=Dragonbreath: Knight-napped! |date=January 6, 2015 |publisher=[[Dial Books]] |isbn=978-0-8037-3849-2}} * {{cite book |title=Dragonbreath: The Frozen Menace |date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=[[Dial Books]] |isbn=978-0-8037-3986-4}}
==== Hamster Princess series ====
* {{cite book |title=Hamster Princess: Harriet the Invincible |date=August 18, 2015 |publisher=[[Dial Books]] |isbn=978-0-8037-3983-3}} * {{cite book |title=Hamster Princess: Of Mice and Magic |date=March 15, 2016 |publisher=[[Dial Books]] |isbn=978-0-8037-3984-0}} * {{cite book |title=Hamster Princess: Ratpunzel |date=October 18, 2016 |publisher=[[Dial Books]] |isbn=978-0-8037-3985-7}} * {{cite book |title=Hamster Princess: Giant Trouble |date=May 9, 2017 |publisher=[[Dial Books]] |isbn=978-0-399-18652-3}} * {{cite book |title=Hamster Princess: Whiskerella |date=January 23, 2018 |publisher=[[Dial Books]] |isbn=978-0-399-18655-4}} * {{cite book |title=Hamster Princess: Little Red Rodent Hood |date=September 25, 2018 |publisher=[[Dial Books]] |isbn=978-0-399-18658-5}}
==== Other children's books ==== * {{cite book |title=Nurk: The Strange Surprising Adventures Of A (Somewhat) Brave Shrew |date=June 1, 2008 |publisher=[[Clarion Books]] |isbn=978-0-15-206375-7}} * {{cite book |title=Castle Hangnail |date=April 21, 2015 |publisher=[[Dial Books]] |isbn=978-0-8037-4129-4}})
=== Adult books ===
==== World of the White Rat ====
* {{cite book |title=Clockwork Boys |title-link=Clocktaur Wars |date=November 21, 2017 |publisher=Red Wombat Tea Company |isbn=978-1-61450-406-1 |series=Clocktaur War #1}} * {{cite book |title=The Wonder Engine |title-link=Clocktaur Wars |date=February 27, 2018 |publisher=Red Wombat Tea Company |isbn=978-1-61450-417-7 |series=''Clocktaur War'' #2}} * {{cite book |title=[[Swordheart]] |series=Swordheart #1. |date=November 27, 2018 |publisher=Argyll Productions |isbn=978-1-61450-463-4}} * {{cite book |title=Daggerbound |series=Swordheart #2. |date=August 25, 2026 |publisher=Tor Bramble |isbn=978-1-250-40008-6}} * {{cite book |title=Paladin's Grace |series=The Saint of Steel #1 |date=February 11, 2020 |publisher=Red Wombat Studio |isbn=978-1-61450-521-1}} * {{cite book |title=Paladin's Strength |series=The Saint of Steel #2 |date=February 28, 2021 |publisher=Red Wombat Studio |isbn=978-1-61450-530-3}} * {{cite book |title=Paladin's Hope |series=The Saint of Steel #3 |date=October 9, 2021 |publisher=Red Wombat Studio |isbn=978-1-61450-551-8}} * {{cite book |title=Paladin's Faith |series=The Saint of Steel #4 |date=December 5, 2023 |publisher=Red Wombat Studio |isbn=978-1-61450-609-6}}
==== The Sworn Soldier series ====
* {{cite book |title=[[What Moves The Dead]] |date=July 12, 2022 |publisher=[[Tor Nightfire]] |isbn=978-1-250-83075-3}} * {{cite book |title=[[What Feasts at Night]] |date=February 13, 2024 |publisher=[[Tor Nightfire]] |isbn=978-1-250-83085-2}} * {{cite book |title=[[What Stalks the Deep]] |date=September 30, 2025 |publisher=[[Tor Nightfire]] |isbn=978-1-250-35492-1}}
==== Collections ====
* {{cite book |title=Jackalope Wives and Other Stories |publisher=Argyll Productions |date=September 12, 2017 |isbn=978-1-61450-403-0}}
==== Other books for older audiences ==== ;As Ursula Vernon: * {{cite book |title=It Made Sense at the Time: Selected Sketches |date=November 18, 2004 |publisher=Sofawolf Press |isbn=978-0-9712670-6-0}} * {{cite book |title=Black Dogs Part 1: The House of Diamond |date=March 1, 2007 |publisher=Sofawolf Press |isbn=978-0-9769212-4-0}} * {{cite book |title=Black Dogs Part 2: The Mountain of Iron |date=January 1, 2011 |publisher=Sofawolf Press |isbn=978-1-936689-03-3}}
;As T. Kingfisher: * {{cite book |title=[[Nine Goblins]] |date=October 27, 2013 |publisher=Red Wombat Tea Company |isbn=978-1-310-50576-8}} * {{cite book |title=The Seventh Bride |date=November 11, 2014 |publisher=Red Wombat Tea Company |isbn=978-1-5039-4975-1}} * {{cite book |title=Bryony & Roses |date=May 18, 2015 |publisher=Red Wombat Tea Company |isbn=978-1-61450-399-6}} * {{cite book |title=The Raven & The Reindeer |date=February 7, 2016 |publisher=Red Wombat Tea Company |isbn=978-1-61450-389-7}} * {{cite book |title=Summer in Orcus |date=September 2016 |publisher=Red Wombat Tea Company |isbn=978-1-936689-60-6}} * {{cite book |title=The Halcyon Fairy Book |date=January 19, 2017 |publisher=[[NESFA Press]] |isbn=978-1-61037-326-5}} * {{cite book |title=Minor Mage |date=July 29, 2019 |publisher=Argyll Productions |isbn=978-1-61450-500-6}} * {{cite book |title=[[The Twisted Ones]] |date=October 1, 2019 |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |isbn=978-1-5344-2957-4}} * {{cite book |title=[[A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking]] |date=July 21, 2020 |publisher=Argyll Productions |isbn=978-1-61450-524-2}} * {{cite book |title=The Hollow Places |date=October 6, 2020 |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |isbn=978-1-5344-5112-4}} * {{cite book |title=[[Nettle & Bone]] |date=April 26, 2022 |publisher=[[Tor Books]] |isbn=978-1-250-24404-8}} * {{cite book |title=Illuminations |date=November 25, 2022 |publisher=Argyll Productions |isbn=978-1-61450-577-8}} * {{cite book |title=[[A House with Good Bones]] |date=March 28, 2023 |publisher=[[Tor Nightfire]] |isbn=978-1-250-82979-5}} * {{cite book |title=[[Thornhedge]] |date=August 15, 2023 |publisher=[[Tor Books]] |isbn=978-1-250-24409-3}} * {{cite book |title=[[A Sorceress Comes to Call]] |date=August 6, 2024 |publisher=[[Tor Books]] |isbn=978-1-250-24407-9}} * {{cite book |title=[[Hemlock & Silver]] |date=August 19, 2025 |publisher=[[Tor Books]] |isbn=978-1-250-34203-4}} * {{cite book |title=Snake-Eater |date=December 1, 2025 |publisher=47North |isbn=978-1-6625-2509-4}} * {{cite book |title=Wolf Worm |date=March 24, 2026 |publisher=[[Tor Books|Tor Nightfire]] |isbn=978-1-250-82982-5}}
===Webcomics===
* ''[[Digger (webcomic)|Digger]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://webcomicoverlook.com/2010/07/16/the-webcomic-overlook-127-digger/ |title=The Webcomic Overlook #127: Digger |last=Cruz |first=Larry |date=July 16, 2010 |archive-date=February 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218043450/http://webcomicoverlook.com/2010/07/16/the-webcomic-overlook-127-digger/ }}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Boxer |first=Sarah |date=2005-08-17 |title=Comics Escape a Paper Box, and Electronic Questions Pop Out |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/17/books/comics-escape-a-paper-box-and-electronic-questions-pop-out.html |access-date=2026-03-13 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ** Vol. 1 ({{ISBN|978-0-9769212-2-6}}) ** Vol. 2 ({{ISBN|978-0-9769212-6-4}}) ** Vol. 3 ({{ISBN|978-0-9791496-3-4}}) ** Vol. 4 ({{ISBN|978-0-9819883-3-7}}) ** Vol. 5 ({{ISBN|978-0-9819883-9-9}}) ** Vol. 6 ({{ISBN|978-1-936689-06-4}}) ** ''Digger: The Complete Omnibus Edition'' ({{ISBN|978-1-936689-32-3}})
* ''Irrational Fears'' * "Little Creature" ** "Little Creature and the Redcap"
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ |- ! Year !! Work !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Ref. |- ! rowspan=2 |2005 | rowspan=6 |''[[Digger (webcomic)|Digger]]'' | rowspan=2 |[[Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards|Web Cartoonists' Choice Award]] | Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name="WCCA1">{{cite web |url= http://www.ccawards.com/2005.htm |title=2005 Results |work= Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175132/http://www.ccawards.com/2005.htm |archive-date = March 3, 2016}}</ref> |- | Outstanding Black and White Art | {{won}} | <ref name="WCCA1" /> |- ! 2006 | [[Eisner Awards|Eisner Award]] | Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name="EA"> {{cite web |url = http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners06nom.shtml |title = Master Nominee List 2006 Eisner Awards |work = [[San Diego Comic-Con International]] |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060614205557/http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners06nom.shtml |archive-date = June 14, 2006 }}</ref> |- ! 2007 | [[Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards|Web Cartoonists' Choice Award]] | Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name="WCCA2">{{cite web |url= http://www.ccawards.com/2007.htm |title= 2007 Results |work= Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204090116/http://ccawards.com/2007.htm |archive-date = February 4, 2010 }}</ref> |- ! 2012 | [[Hugo Award]] | [[Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic|Graphic Story]] | {{won}} | <ref name="hugo2012">{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2012/09/2012-hugo-and-campbell-awards-winners/ |title=2012 Hugo and Campbell Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=2 Sep 2012 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- ! 2013 | [[Mythopoeic Award]] | Adult Literature | {{won}} | <ref name=mythopoeic2013>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2013/07/2013-mythopoeic-award-winners/ |title=2013 Mythopoeic Award Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=15 Jul 2013 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- ! 2014 | rowspan=3 | {{sort|Jackalope Wives|"[[Jackalope Wives]]"}} | [[Nebula Award]] | [[Nebula Award for Best Short Story|Short Story]] | {{won}} | <ref name=nebula2014>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2015/06/2014-nebula-awards-winners/ |title=2014 Nebula Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=6 Jun 2015 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2 | 2015 | [[World Fantasy Award]] | [[World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction|Short Fiction]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=wfa2015>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2015/11/world-fantasy-awards-winners-2015/ |title=World Fantasy Awards Winners 2015 |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=8 Nov 2015 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | [[WSFA Small Press Award]] | — | {{won}} | <ref name=wsfa2015>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2015/10/wsfa-small-press-award-winner-2/ |title=2015 WSFA Small Press Award Winner |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=12 Oct 2015 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2 | 2016 | ''Castle Hangnail'' | [[Mythopoeic Award]] | Children's Literature | {{won}} | <ref name=mythopoeic2016>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2016/08/2016-mythopoeic-awards-winners/ |title=2016 Mythopoeic Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=10 Aug 2016 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | {{sort|Pocosin|"Pocosin"}} | [[Eugie Award]] | — | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=eugie2016>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2016/09/valente-wins-eugie-award/ |title=Valente Wins Eugie Award |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=6 Sep 2016 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2 | 2017 | rowspan=2 | {{sort|Tomato Thief|"[[The Tomato Thief]]"}} | [[Hugo Award]] | [[Hugo Award for Best Novelette|Novelette]] | {{won}} | <ref name=hugo2017>{{cite web |url=https://reactormag.com/2017-hugo-award-winners/ |title=Announcing the 2017 Hugo Award Winners! |publisher=[[Reactor (magazine)|Reactor]] |date=11 Aug 2017 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | [[WSFA Small Press Award]] | — | {{won}} | <ref name="wsfa2017">{{cite web |url=https://file770.com/2017-wsfa-small-press-award/#:~:text="The%20Tomato%20Thief%2C"%20by,at%20Capclave%20on%20October%207. |title=2017 WSFA Small Press Award |author=Glyer |publisher=[[File 770]] |date=10 Oct 2017 |access-date=13 Jul 2025|first=Mike}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2 | 2018 | ''[[Summer in Orcus]]'' | [[Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book]] | — | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=hugo2018/> |- | {{sort|Sun, Moon, Dust|"[[Sun, Moon, Dust]]"}} | [[Hugo Award]] | [[Hugo Award for Best Short Story|Short Story]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=hugo2018>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2018/08/2018-hugo-and-campbell-awards-winners/ |title=2018 Hugo and Campbell Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=19 Aug 2018 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- ! 2019 | {{sort|Rose MacGregor|"The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society"}} | [[Hugo Award]] | [[Hugo Award for Best Short Story|Short Story]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=hugo2019>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2019/08/2019-hugo-and-campbell-awards-winners/ |title=2019 Hugo and Campbell Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=18 Aug 2019 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=7 | 2020 | {{sort|Fisher-Bird|"Fisher-Bird"}} | [[Locus Award]] | [[Locus Award for Best Short Story|Short Story]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=locus2020/> |- | ''Minor Mage'' | [[Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book]] | — | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=hugo2020>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2020/07/2020-hugo-lodestar-and-astounding-awards-winners/ |title=2020 Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=31 Aug 2020 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | rowspan=4 | {{sort|Twisted Ones|''[[The Twisted Ones]]''}} | [[British Fantasy Award]] | [[British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel|Horror Novel]] | {{sho}} | <ref name=bfa2020>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2021/02/2020-british-fantasy-awards-winners/ |title=2020 British Fantasy Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=22 Feb 2021 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | [[Dragon Awards|Dragon Award]] | Horror Novel | {{won}} | <ref name=dragon2020>{{cite web |url=https://reactormag.com/2020-dragon-con-award-winners-john-scalzi-erin-morgenstern/ |title=Announcing the 2020 Dragon Awards Winners! |publisher=[[Reactor (magazine)|Reactor]] |date=6 Sep 2020 |access-date=13 Jul 2025 |author=Andrew Liptak}}</ref> |- | [[Locus Award]] | [[Locus Award for Best Horror Novel|Horror Novel]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=locus2020>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2020/06/locus-awards-winners-2020/ |title=2020 Locus Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=27 Jun 2020 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | [[RUSA awards|RUSA Reading List]] | Horror | {{won}} | <ref name=rusa_allyears/> |- | {{sort|Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking|''[[A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking]]''}} | [[Andre Norton Award]] | — | {{won}} | <ref name=nebula2020>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2021/06/2020-nebula-awards-winners/ |title=2020 Nebula Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=5 Jun 2021 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=10 | 2021 | rowspan=4 | {{sort|Hollow Places|''The Hollow Places''}} | [[British Fantasy Award]] | [[British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel|Horror Novel]] | {{sho}} | <ref name="bfa2021">{{cite web |url=https://reactormag.com/british-fantasy-award-2021-winners-ring-shout-flyaway/ |title=Here Are the Winners of the 2021 British Fantasy Awards! |author=Liptak |publisher=[[Reactor (magazine)|Reactor]] |date=27 Sep 2021 |access-date=13 Jul 2025|first=Andrew}}</ref> |- | [[Dragon Awards|Dragon Award]] | Horror Novel | {{won}} | <ref name=dragon2021/> |- | [[Locus Award]] | [[Locus Award for Best Horror Novel|Horror Novel]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=locus2021>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2021/06/2021-locus-awards-winners/ |title=2021 Locus Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=26 Jun 2021 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | [[RUSA awards|RUSA Reading List]] | Horror | {{Sho}} | <ref name=rusa_allyears/> |- | rowspan=2 | {{sort|Metal like Blood|"Metal Like Blood in the Dark"}} | [[Hugo Award]] | [[Hugo Award for Best Short Story|Short Story]] | {{won}} | <ref name=hugo2021>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2021/12/2021-hugo-astounding-and-lodestar-awards-winners/ |title=2021 Hugo, Astounding, and Lodestar Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=18 Dec 2021 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | [[WSFA Small Press Award]] | — | {{won}} | <ref name=wsfa2021>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2021/10/kingfisher-wins-2021-wsfa-small-press-award/ |title=Kingfisher Wins 2021 WSFA Small Press Award |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=4 Oct 2021 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | rowspan=4 | {{sort|Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking|''[[A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking]]''}} | [[Dragon Awards|Dragon Award]] | Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel | {{won}} | <ref name=dragon2021>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2021/09/2021-dragon-awards-winners/ |title=2021 Dragon Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=7 Sep 2021 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | [[Locus Award]] | [[Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book|Young Adult Book]] | {{won}} | <ref name=locus2021/> |- | [[Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book]] | — | {{won}} | <ref name=hugo2021/> |- | [[Mythopoeic Award]] | Children's Literature | {{won}} | <ref name=mythopoeic2021>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2021/10/2021-mythopoeic-awards-winners/ |title=2021 Mythopoeic Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=19 Oct 2021 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=6 | 2022 | ''Illuminations'' | [[BSFA Award]] | Book for Younger Readers | {{sho}} | <ref name=bsfa2022>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2023/04/2022-bsfa-awards-winners/ |title=2022 BSFA Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=10 Apr 2023 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2 | ''[[Nettle & Bone]]'' | [[Dragon Awards|Dragon Award]] | Fantasy Novel | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=dragon2022>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2022/09/2022-dragon-awards-winners/ |title=2022 Dragon Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=7 Sep 2022 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | [[Nebula Award]] | [[Nebula Award for Best Novel|Novel]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=nebula2022>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2023/05/2022-nebula-awards-winners/ |title=2022 Nebula Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=14 May 2023 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | ''Paladin's Strength'' | [[Locus Award]] | [[Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel|Fantasy Novel]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=locus2022>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2022/06/2022-locus-awards-winners/ |title=2022 Locus Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=25 Jun 2022 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | ''[[What Moves the Dead]]'' | [[Goodreads Choice Awards]] | Horror | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=goodreads2022>{{Cite web |title=Readers' Favorite Horror 2022 |url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-horror-books-2022 |access-date=6 Aug 2025 |website=[[Goodreads]]}}</ref> |- | ''The World of the White Rat'' | [[Hugo Award]] | [[Hugo Award for Best Series|Series]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=hugo2022>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2022/09/2022-hugo-astounding-and-lodestar-awards-winners/ |title=2022 Hugo, Astounding, and Lodestar Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=4 Sep 2022 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=8 | 2023 | {{sort|House with Good Bones|''[[A House with Good Bones]]''}} | [[Dragon Awards|Dragon Award]] | Horror Novel | {{won}} | <ref name=dragon2023>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2023/09/2023-dragon-awards-julie-award-and-mike-resnick-memorial-award-winners/ |title=2023 Dragon Awards, Julie Award, and Mike Resnick Memorial Award Winners |date=6 Sep 2023 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | rowspan=3 | ''[[Nettle & Bone]]'' | [[Hugo Award]] | [[Hugo Award for Best Novel|Novel]] | {{won}} | <ref name=hugo2023>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2023/10/2023/ |title=2023 Hugo, Astounding, and Lodestar Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=21 Oct 2023 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | [[Locus Award]] | [[Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel|Fantasy Novel]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=locus2023>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2023/06/2023-locus-awards-winners/ |title=2023 Locus Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=24 Jun 2023 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | [[RUSA awards|RUSA Reading List]] | Fantasy | {{won}} | <ref name=rusa_allyears/> |- | ''[[Thornhedge]]'' | [[Nebula Award]] | [[Nebula Award for Best Novella|Novella]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=nebula2023>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2024/06/2023-nebula-awards-winners/ |title=2023 Nebula Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=8 Jun 2024 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | rowspan=3 | ''[[What Moves the Dead]]'' | [[Hugo Award]] | [[Hugo Award for Best Novella|Novella]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=hugo2023/> |- | [[Locus Award]] | [[Locus Award for Best Horror Novel|Horror Novel]] | {{won}} | <ref name=locus2023/> |- | [[RUSA awards|RUSA Reading List]] | Horror | {{Sho}} | <ref name=rusa_allyears>{{Cite web |title=The Reading List |url=https://rusaupdate.org/awards/the-reading-list/ |access-date=6 Aug 2025 |website=RUSA Update |date=March 19, 2019 }}</ref> |- ! rowspan=10 | 2024 | rowspan=2 | {{sort|House with Good Bones|''A House with Good Bones''}} | [[British Fantasy Award]] | [[British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel|Horror Novel]] | {{sho}} | <ref name=bfa2024>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2024/10/2024-british-fantasy-awards-winners/ |title=2024 British Fantasy Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=14 Oct 2024 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | [[Locus Award]] | [[Locus Award for Best Horror Novel|Horror Novel]] | {{won}} | <ref name=locus2024/> |- | ''Paladin's Faith'' | [[Locus Award]] | [[Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel|Fantasy Novel]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=locus2024>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2024/06/2024-locus-awards-winners/ |title=2024 Locus Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=22 Jun 2024 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | {{sort|Sorceress Comes to Call|''[[A Sorceress Comes to Call]]''}} | [[Nebula Award]] | [[Nebula Award for Best Novel|Novel]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=nebula2024>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2025/06/2024-nebula-awards-winners/ |title=2024 Nebula Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=7 Jun 2025 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | rowspan=5 | ''[[Thornhedge]]'' | [[British Fantasy Award]] | [[British Fantasy Award for Best Novella|Best Novella]] | {{sho}} | <ref name=bfa2024/> |- | [[Hugo Award]] | [[Hugo Award for Best Novella|Novella]] | {{won}} | <ref name=hugo2024>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2024/08/hugo-lodestar-and-astounding-awards-winners/ |title=2024 Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=11 Aug 2024 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | [[Locus Award]] | [[Locus Award for Best Novella|Novella]] | {{won}} | <ref name=locus2024/> |- | [[RUSA awards|RUSA Reading List]] | Fantasy | {{Sho}} | <ref name=rusa_allyears/> |- | [[World Fantasy Award]] | [[World Fantasy Award—Novella|Novella]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=wfa2024>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2024/10/2024-world-fantasy-awards-winners/ |title=2024 World Fantasy Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=20 Oct 2024 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | ''[[What Feasts at Night]]'' | [[Goodreads Choice Awards]] | Horror | {{sho|Finalist}} |<ref name=goodreads2024>{{Cite web |title=Readers' Favorite Horror 2024 |url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-horror-books-2024 |access-date=7 Aug 2025 |website=Goodreads}}</ref> |- ! rowspan=6 | 2025 | rowspan=3 | {{sort|Sorceress Comes to Call|''[[A Sorceress Comes to Call]]''}} | [[Hugo Award]] | [[Hugo Award for Best Novel|Novel]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=hugo2025>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2025/08/hugo-lodestar-and-astounding-awards-winners-2/ |title=2025 Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=16 Aug 2025 |access-date=17 Aug 2025}}</ref> |- | [[Locus Award]] | [[Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel|Fantasy Novel]] | {{won}} | <ref name=locus2025>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2025/06/2025-locus-awards-winners/ |title=2025 Locus Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=21 Jun 2025 |access-date=13 Jul 2025}}</ref> |- | [[RUSA awards|RUSA Reading List]] | Fantasy | {{Sho}} | <ref name=rusa_allyears/> |- | rowspan=3 | ''[[What Feasts at Night]]'' | [[British Fantasy Award]] | [[British Fantasy Award for Best Novella|Best Novella]] | {{sho}} | <ref name=bfa2025>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2025/11/2025-british-fantasy-awards-winners/ |title=2025 British Fantasy Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |date=3 Nov 2025 |access-date=30 Nov 2025}}</ref> |- | [[Hugo Award]] | [[Hugo Award for Best Novella|Novella]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=hugo2025/> |- | [[Locus Award]] | [[Locus Award for Best Novella|Novella]] | {{won}} | <ref name=locus2025/> |- ! rowspan=3 | 2026 | ''[[Hemlock & Silver]]'' | [[Locus Award]] | [[Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel|Fantasy Novel]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=locus2026>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2026/05/2026-locus-awards-winners/ |title=2026 Locus Awards Winners |publisher=[[Locus Online]] |date=May 30, 2026 |access-date=May 31, 2026}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2 |''[[What Stalks the Deep]]'' | [[Hugo Award]] | [[Hugo Award for Best Novella|Novella]] | {{pending}} | <ref name=hugo2026finalists>{{cite web |url=https://locusmag.com/2026/04/2026-hugo-lodestar-astounding-awards-finalists/ |title=2026 Hugo, Lodestar & Astounding Awards Finalists |date=21 Apr 2026 |publisher=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |access-date=22 Apr 2026}}</ref> |- | [[Locus Award]] | [[Locus Award for Best Novella|Novella]] | {{sho|Finalist}} | <ref name=locus2026/> |}
==See also== {{Portal bar |Children's literature|Comics |Speculative fiction}}
==References== {{reflist|1=30em}}
==External links== {{Commonscat}}
; Personal websites
* [https://www.redwombatstudio.com/ RedWombatStudio.com] * [http://ursulav.livejournal.com Bark Like a Fish, Damnit!], public [[Livejournal]] blog (last updated 2017) * [https://diggercomic.com/ ''Digger'' webcomic]
; Socials
* [https://armedwithabook.com/t-kingfisher/ Interview and profile] at Armed With A Book, 2025 * {{Bluesky | tkingfisher.com}} * [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/36276.Ursula_Vernon Ursula Vernon] on [[Goodreads]] * [https://www.deviantart.com/ursulav Ursula Vernon] on [[DeviantArt]] (last updated 2017)
; Catalogs
* {{ISFDB name|83177}} * [https://www.fantasticfiction.com/v/ursula-vernon/ Ursula Vernon] at Fantastic Fiction * [https://www.freesfonline.net/authors/Ursula_Vernon.html Free Speculative Fiction Online], accessed March 4, 2022,
; Publishers
* [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/246185/ursula-vernon/ Ursula Vernon] at [[Penguin Random House|Penguin Random]] * [https://argyllproductions.com/product-cat/books/t-kingfisher/ Ursula Vernon] at [[Argyll productions|Argyll]] * [https://www.uncannymagazine.com/authors/ursula-vernon/ Ursula Vernon] on ''[[Uncanny Magazine|Uncanny Mag]]'' * [https://www.audible.com/author/Ursula-Vernon/B001JRWD2G Ursula Vernon] on [[Audible (service)|Audible]]
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