# Ursula Vernon

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American comic creator and writer (born 1977)

Ursula Vernon Vernon in 2025 Born Ursula Vernon (1977-05-28) May 28, 1977 (age 49) Japan[1] Area(s) Writer, artist, webcomics creator Pseudonym T. Kingfisher Notable works Digger, Dragonbreath series, Nettle & Bone Awards Ursa Major Award, Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Mythopoeic Award, WSFA Small Press Award, Locus Award

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 Awards](/source/Hugo_Award) for her graphic novel *[Digger](/source/Digger_(webcomic))*, fantasy novel *[Nettle & Bone](/source/Nettle_%26_Bone)*, and fantasy novella *[Thornhedge](/source/Thornhedge)*; the [Nebula Award](/source/Nebula_Award) for her short story "[Jackalope Wives](/source/Jackalope_Wives)"; and [Mythopoeic Awards](/source/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](/source/Japan) to a military family and grew up in [Oregon](/source/Oregon) and [Arizona](/source/Arizona).[2][3] She studied [anthropology](/source/Anthropology) at [Macalester College](/source/Macalester_College) in [Saint Paul, Minnesota](/source/Saint_Paul%2C_Minnesota), where she first took art classes.[2]

She first became known for her [webcomics](/source/Webcomic) and as a freelance artist, particularly for her works containing [anthropomorphic](/source/Anthropomorphism) 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.[3] She started using the pseudonym in order to avoid confusion for parents who were only familiar with her as a children's book author.[4] She chose it both because she loves [kingfishers](/source/Kingfisher) and as an homage to [Ursula K. Le Guin](/source/Ursula_K._Le_Guin), who once joked that the initials "U.K." could stand for "Ulysses Kingfisher".[5] Vernon has published short fiction under both names, and has won a number of awards for them including the [Hugo Award](/source/Hugo_Award) and [Nebula Award](/source/Nebula_Award).[3]

She regularly attends [conventions](/source/Convention_(meeting)) to exhibit and sell her work. She was a guest of honor at [Midwest FurFest](/source/Midwest_FurFest) 2004 and 2009,[6][7] and the Artist Guest of Honor at [Further Confusion](/source/Further_Confusion) 2010.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] In August 2014, Vernon was the Author Guest of Honor for [Mythcon](/source/Mythcon) 45[8] and a Guest of Honor at [Eurofurence](/source/Eurofurence) 20.[9] She was the Author Guest of Honor at [Arisia](/source/Arisia) 2017.[10]

The game *Black Sheep* designed by [Reiner Knizia](/source/Reiner_Knizia) and published by [Fantasy Flight Games](/source/Fantasy_Flight_Games) uses art by Vernon on its playing cards.[11] Her artwork titled *The Biting Pear of Salamanca* became an [internet meme](/source/Internet_meme) in the form of the "LOL WUT pear".[12]

In June 2023, Vernon announced she had been diagnosed with [breast cancer](/source/Breast_cancer);[13] by December of that year, she announced that her treatment had been successful and she was cancer-free.[14]

## Works

### Books for younger audiences

#### Dragonbreath series

- *Dragonbreath*. [Dial Books](/source/Dial_Books). June 11, 2009. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8037-3363-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8037-3363-3).

- *Dragonbreath: Attack of the Ninja Frogs*. [Dial Books](/source/Dial_Books). January 1, 2010. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8037-3365-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8037-3365-7).

- *Dragonbreath: Curse of the Were-Weiner*. [Dial Books](/source/Dial_Books). September 16, 2010. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8037-3469-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8037-3469-2).

- *Dragonbreath: Lair of the Bat Monster*. [Dial Books](/source/Dial_Books). March 17, 2011. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8037-3525-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8037-3525-5).

- *Dragonbreath: No Such Thing as Ghosts*. [Dial Books](/source/Dial_Books). July 11, 2011. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8037-3527-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8037-3527-9).

- *Dragonbreath: Revenge of the Horned Bunnies*. [Dial Books](/source/Dial_Books). January 10, 2012. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8037-3677-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8037-3677-1).

- *Dragonbreath: When Fairies Go Bad*. [Dial Books](/source/Dial_Books). September 13, 2012. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8037-3678-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8037-3678-8).

- *Dragonbreath: Nightmare of the Iguana*. [Dial Books](/source/Dial_Books). January 29, 2013. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8037-3846-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8037-3846-1).

- *Dragonbreath: The Case of the Toxic Mutants*. [Dial Books](/source/Dial_Books). August 29, 2013. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8037-3847-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8037-3847-8).

- *Dragonbreath: Knight-napped!*. [Dial Books](/source/Dial_Books). January 6, 2015. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8037-3849-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8037-3849-2).

- *Dragonbreath: The Frozen Menace*. [Dial Books](/source/Dial_Books). January 12, 2016. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8037-3986-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8037-3986-4).

#### Hamster Princess series

- *Hamster Princess: Harriet the Invincible*. [Dial Books](/source/Dial_Books). August 18, 2015. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8037-3983-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8037-3983-3).

- *Hamster Princess: Of Mice and Magic*. [Dial Books](/source/Dial_Books). March 15, 2016. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8037-3984-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8037-3984-0).

- *Hamster Princess: Ratpunzel*. [Dial Books](/source/Dial_Books). October 18, 2016. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8037-3985-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8037-3985-7).

- *Hamster Princess: Giant Trouble*. [Dial Books](/source/Dial_Books). May 9, 2017. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-399-18652-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-399-18652-3).

- *Hamster Princess: Whiskerella*. [Dial Books](/source/Dial_Books). January 23, 2018. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-399-18655-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-399-18655-4).

- *Hamster Princess: Little Red Rodent Hood*. [Dial Books](/source/Dial_Books). September 25, 2018. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-399-18658-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-399-18658-5).

#### Other children's books

- *Nurk: The Strange Surprising Adventures Of A (Somewhat) Brave Shrew*. [Clarion Books](/source/Clarion_Books). June 1, 2008. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-15-206375-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-15-206375-7).

- *Castle Hangnail*. [Dial Books](/source/Dial_Books). April 21, 2015. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8037-4129-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8037-4129-4).)

### Adult books

#### World of the White Rat

- [*Clockwork Boys*](/source/Clocktaur_Wars). Clocktaur War #1. Red Wombat Tea Company. November 21, 2017. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-61450-406-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-61450-406-1).

- [*The Wonder Engine*](/source/Clocktaur_Wars). *Clocktaur War* #2. Red Wombat Tea Company. February 27, 2018. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-61450-417-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-61450-417-7).

- *[Swordheart](/source/Swordheart)*. Swordheart #1. Argyll Productions. November 27, 2018. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-61450-463-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-61450-463-4).

- *Daggerbound*. Swordheart #2. Tor Bramble. August 25, 2026. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-250-40008-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-250-40008-6).

- *Paladin's Grace*. The Saint of Steel #1. Red Wombat Studio. February 11, 2020. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-61450-521-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-61450-521-1).

- *Paladin's Strength*. The Saint of Steel #2. Red Wombat Studio. February 28, 2021. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-61450-530-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-61450-530-3).

- *Paladin's Hope*. The Saint of Steel #3. Red Wombat Studio. October 9, 2021. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-61450-551-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-61450-551-8).

- *Paladin's Faith*. The Saint of Steel #4. Red Wombat Studio. December 5, 2023. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-61450-609-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-61450-609-6).

#### The Sworn Soldier series

- *[What Moves The Dead](/source/What_Moves_The_Dead)*. [Tor Nightfire](/source/Tor_Nightfire). July 12, 2022. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-250-83075-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-250-83075-3).

- *[What Feasts at Night](/source/What_Feasts_at_Night)*. [Tor Nightfire](/source/Tor_Nightfire). February 13, 2024. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-250-83085-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-250-83085-2).

- *[What Stalks the Deep](/source/What_Stalks_the_Deep)*. [Tor Nightfire](/source/Tor_Nightfire). September 30, 2025. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-250-35492-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-250-35492-1).

#### Collections

- *Jackalope Wives and Other Stories*. Argyll Productions. September 12, 2017. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-61450-403-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-61450-403-0).

#### Other books for older audiences

**As Ursula Vernon**

- *It Made Sense at the Time: Selected Sketches*. Sofawolf Press. November 18, 2004. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-9712670-6-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9712670-6-0).

- *Black Dogs Part 1: The House of Diamond*. Sofawolf Press. March 1, 2007. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-9769212-4-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9769212-4-0).

- *Black Dogs Part 2: The Mountain of Iron*. Sofawolf Press. January 1, 2011. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-936689-03-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-936689-03-3).

**As T. Kingfisher**

- *[Nine Goblins](/source/Nine_Goblins)*. Red Wombat Tea Company. October 27, 2013. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-310-50576-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-310-50576-8).

- *The Seventh Bride*. Red Wombat Tea Company. November 11, 2014. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-5039-4975-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-5039-4975-1).

- *Bryony & Roses*. Red Wombat Tea Company. May 18, 2015. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-61450-399-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-61450-399-6).

- *The Raven & The Reindeer*. Red Wombat Tea Company. February 7, 2016. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-61450-389-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-61450-389-7).

- *Summer in Orcus*. Red Wombat Tea Company. September 2016. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-936689-60-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-936689-60-6).

- *The Halcyon Fairy Book*. [NESFA Press](/source/NESFA_Press). January 19, 2017. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-61037-326-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-61037-326-5).

- *Minor Mage*. Argyll Productions. July 29, 2019. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-61450-500-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-61450-500-6).

- *[The Twisted Ones](/source/The_Twisted_Ones)*. [Simon & Schuster](/source/Simon_%26_Schuster). October 1, 2019. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-5344-2957-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-5344-2957-4).

- *[A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking](/source/A_Wizard's_Guide_to_Defensive_Baking)*. Argyll Productions. July 21, 2020. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-61450-524-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-61450-524-2).

- *The Hollow Places*. [Simon & Schuster](/source/Simon_%26_Schuster). October 6, 2020. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-5344-5112-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-5344-5112-4).

- *[Nettle & Bone](/source/Nettle_%26_Bone)*. [Tor Books](/source/Tor_Books). April 26, 2022. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-250-24404-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-250-24404-8).

- *Illuminations*. Argyll Productions. November 25, 2022. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-61450-577-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-61450-577-8).

- *[A House with Good Bones](/source/A_House_with_Good_Bones)*. [Tor Nightfire](/source/Tor_Nightfire). March 28, 2023. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-250-82979-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-250-82979-5).

- *[Thornhedge](/source/Thornhedge)*. [Tor Books](/source/Tor_Books). August 15, 2023. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-250-24409-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-250-24409-3).

- *[A Sorceress Comes to Call](/source/A_Sorceress_Comes_to_Call)*. [Tor Books](/source/Tor_Books). August 6, 2024. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-250-24407-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-250-24407-9).

- *[Hemlock & Silver](/source/Hemlock_%26_Silver)*. [Tor Books](/source/Tor_Books). August 19, 2025. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-250-34203-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-250-34203-4).

- *Snake-Eater*. 47North. December 1, 2025. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-6625-2509-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-6625-2509-4).

- *Wolf Worm*. [Tor Nightfire](/source/Tor_Books). March 24, 2026. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-250-82982-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-250-82982-5).

### Webcomics

- *[Digger](/source/Digger_(webcomic))*[15][2][16] - Vol. 1 ([ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-9769212-2-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9769212-2-6)) - Vol. 2 ([ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-9769212-6-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9769212-6-4)) - Vol. 3 ([ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-9791496-3-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9791496-3-4)) - Vol. 4 ([ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-9819883-3-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9819883-3-7)) - Vol. 5 ([ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-9819883-9-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9819883-9-9)) - Vol. 6 ([ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-936689-06-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-936689-06-4)) - *Digger: The Complete Omnibus Edition* ([ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-936689-32-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-936689-32-3))

- *Irrational Fears*

- "Little Creature" - "Little Creature and the Redcap"

## Awards and nominations

Year Work Award Category Result Ref. 2005 Digger Web Cartoonists' Choice Award Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic Finalist [17] Outstanding Black and White Art Won [17] 2006 Eisner Award Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition Finalist [18] 2007 Web Cartoonists' Choice Award Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic Finalist [19] 2012 Hugo Award Graphic Story Won [20] 2013 Mythopoeic Award Adult Literature Won [21] 2014 "Jackalope Wives" Nebula Award Short Story Won [22] 2015 World Fantasy Award Short Fiction Finalist [23] WSFA Small Press Award — Won [24] 2016 Castle Hangnail Mythopoeic Award Children's Literature Won [25] "Pocosin" Eugie Award — Finalist [26] 2017 "The Tomato Thief" Hugo Award Novelette Won [27] WSFA Small Press Award — Won [28] 2018 Summer in Orcus Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book — Finalist [29] "Sun, Moon, Dust" Hugo Award Short Story Finalist [29] 2019 "The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society" Hugo Award Short Story Finalist [30] 2020 "Fisher-Bird" Locus Award Short Story Finalist [31] Minor Mage Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book — Finalist [32] The Twisted Ones British Fantasy Award Horror Novel Shortlisted [33] Dragon Award Horror Novel Won [34] Locus Award Horror Novel Finalist [31] RUSA Reading List Horror Won [35] A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking Andre Norton Award — Won [36] 2021 The Hollow Places British Fantasy Award Horror Novel Shortlisted [37] Dragon Award Horror Novel Won [38] Locus Award Horror Novel Finalist [39] RUSA Reading List Horror Shortlisted [35] "Metal Like Blood in the Dark" Hugo Award Short Story Won [40] WSFA Small Press Award — Won [41] A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking Dragon Award Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel Won [38] Locus Award Young Adult Book Won [39] Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book — Won [40] Mythopoeic Award Children's Literature Won [42] 2022 Illuminations BSFA Award Book for Younger Readers Shortlisted [43] Nettle & Bone Dragon Award Fantasy Novel Finalist [44] Nebula Award Novel Finalist [45] Paladin's Strength Locus Award Fantasy Novel Finalist [46] What Moves the Dead Goodreads Choice Awards Horror Finalist [47] The World of the White Rat Hugo Award Series Finalist [48] 2023 A House with Good Bones Dragon Award Horror Novel Won [49] Nettle & Bone Hugo Award Novel Won [50] Locus Award Fantasy Novel Finalist [51] RUSA Reading List Fantasy Won [35] Thornhedge Nebula Award Novella Finalist [52] What Moves the Dead Hugo Award Novella Finalist [50] Locus Award Horror Novel Won [51] RUSA Reading List Horror Shortlisted [35] 2024 A House with Good Bones British Fantasy Award Horror Novel Shortlisted [53] Locus Award Horror Novel Won [54] Paladin's Faith Locus Award Fantasy Novel Finalist [54] A Sorceress Comes to Call Nebula Award Novel Finalist [55] Thornhedge British Fantasy Award Best Novella Shortlisted [53] Hugo Award Novella Won [56] Locus Award Novella Won [54] RUSA Reading List Fantasy Shortlisted [35] World Fantasy Award Novella Finalist [57] What Feasts at Night Goodreads Choice Awards Horror Finalist [58] 2025 A Sorceress Comes to Call Hugo Award Novel Finalist [59] Locus Award Fantasy Novel Won [60] RUSA Reading List Fantasy Shortlisted [35] What Feasts at Night British Fantasy Award Best Novella Shortlisted [61] Hugo Award Novella Finalist [59] Locus Award Novella Won [60] 2026 Hemlock & Silver Locus Award Fantasy Novel Finalist [62] What Stalks the Deep Hugo Award Novella Pending [63] Locus Award Novella Finalist [62]

## See also

[Portals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals):
- [Children's literature](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Children%27s_literature)
- [Comics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Comics)
- [Speculative fiction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Speculative_fiction)

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:1_3-2) ["Ursula Vernon: Shiny New Idea"](https://locusmag.com/feature/ursula-vernon-shiny-new-idea/). *Locus Online*. April 12, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2026.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Deo, Annie (October 1, 2020). ["Q&A: T. Kingfisher, Author of 'The Hollow Places'"](https://thenerddaily.com/t-kingfisher-author-interview/). *The Nerd Daily*.

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## External links

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**Personal websites**

- [RedWombatStudio.com](https://www.redwombatstudio.com/)

- [Bark Like a Fish, Damnit!](http://ursulav.livejournal.com), public [Livejournal](/source/Livejournal) blog (last updated 2017)

- [*Digger* webcomic](https://diggercomic.com/)

**Socials**

- [Interview and profile](https://armedwithabook.com/t-kingfisher/) at Armed With A Book, 2025

- [Ursula Vernon](https://bsky.app/profile/tkingfisher.com) on [Bluesky](/source/Bluesky)

- [Ursula Vernon](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/36276.Ursula_Vernon) on [Goodreads](/source/Goodreads)

- [Ursula Vernon](https://www.deviantart.com/ursulav) on [DeviantArt](/source/DeviantArt) (last updated 2017)

**Catalogs**

- [Ursula Vernon](https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?83177) at the [Internet Speculative Fiction Database](/source/Internet_Speculative_Fiction_Database)

- [Ursula Vernon](https://www.fantasticfiction.com/v/ursula-vernon/) at Fantastic Fiction

- [Free Speculative Fiction Online](https://www.freesfonline.net/authors/Ursula_Vernon.html), accessed March 4, 2022,

**Publishers**

- [Ursula Vernon](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/246185/ursula-vernon/) at [Penguin Random](/source/Penguin_Random_House)

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- [Ursula Vernon](https://www.uncannymagazine.com/authors/ursula-vernon/) on *[Uncanny Mag](/source/Uncanny_Magazine)*

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Awards for Ursula Vernon v t e Hugo Award for Best Novel Retro The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White (1939) Slan by A. E. van Vogt (1941) Beyond This Horizon by Anson MacDonald (Robert A. Heinlein) (1943) Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber (1944) Shadow Over Mars by Leigh Brackett (1945) The Mule by Isaac Asimov (1946) Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein (1951) Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (1954) 1950s The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester (1953) They'd Rather Be Right (aka: The Forever Machine) by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley (1955) Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein (1956) The Big Time by Fritz Leiber (1958) A Case of Conscience by James Blish (1959) 1960s Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (1960) A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. (1961) Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein (1962) The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (1963) Here Gather the Stars (aka: Way Station) by Clifford D. Simak (1964) The Wanderer by Fritz Leiber (1965) Dune by Frank Herbert / ...And Call Me Conrad (aka: This Immortal) by Roger Zelazny (1966) The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (1967) Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny (1968) Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner (1969) 1970s The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970) Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971) To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer (1972) The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov (1973) Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (1974) The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (1975) The Forever War by Joe Haldeman (1976) Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm (1977) Gateway by Frederik Pohl (1978) Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre (1979) 1980s The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke (1980) The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge (1981) Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh (1982) Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov (1983) Startide Rising by David Brin (1984) Neuromancer by William Gibson (1985) Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (1986) Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card (1987) The Uplift War by David Brin (1988) Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh (1989) 1990s Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1990) The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold (1991) Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold (1992) A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge / Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (1993) Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1994) Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold (1995) The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson (1996) Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1997) Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman (1998) To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis (1999) 2000s A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge (2000) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling (2001) American Gods by Neil Gaiman (2002) Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer (2003) Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold (2004) Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (2005) Spin by Robert Charles Wilson (2006) Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge (2007) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2008) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (2009) 2010s The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi / The City & the City by China Miéville (2010) Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis (2011) Among Others by Jo Walton (2012) Redshirts by John Scalzi (2013) Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (2014) The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu (2015) The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin (2016) The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin (2017) The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin (2018) The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (2019) 2020s A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine (2020) Network Effect by Martha Wells (2021) A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine (2022) Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (2023) Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh (2024) The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (2025) v t e Hugo Award for Best Novella Retro Hugos Who Goes There? by Don A. Stuart (1939) "If This Goes On—" by Robert A. Heinlein (1941) Waldo by Robert A. Heinlein (1943) The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1944) "Killdozer!" by Theodore Sturgeon (1945) Animal Farm by George Orwell (1946) The Man Who Sold the Moon by Robert A. Heinlein (1951) A Case of Conscience by James Blish (1954) 1968–1980 Riders of the Purple Wage by Philip José Farmer / Weyr Search by Anne McCaffrey (1968) Nightwings by Robert Silverberg (1969) Ship of Shadows by Fritz Leiber (1970) Ill Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber (1971) The Queen of Air and Darkness by Poul Anderson (1972) The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin (1973) The Girl Who Was Plugged In by James Tiptree Jr. (1974) "A Song for Lya" by George R. R. Martin (1975) Home Is the Hangman by Roger Zelazny (1976) By Any Other Name by Spider Robinson / Houston, Houston, Do You Read? by James Tiptree Jr. (1977) Stardance by Spider Robinson and Jeanne Robinson (1978) The Persistence of Vision by John Varley (1979) Enemy Mine by Barry B. Longyear (1980) 1981-1990 Lost Dorsai by Gordon R. Dickson (1981) The Saturn Game by Poul Anderson (1982) "Souls" by Joanna Russ (1983) Cascade Point by Timothy Zahn (1984) Press Enter by John Varley (1985) 24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai by Roger Zelazny (1986) Gilgamesh in the Outback by Robert Silverberg (1987) Eye for Eye by Orson Scott Card (1988) The Last of the Winnebagos by Connie Willis (1989) The Mountains of Mourning by Lois McMaster Bujold (1990) 1991–2000 The Hemingway Hoax by Joe Haldeman (1991) Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress (1992) Barnacle Bill the Spacer by Lucius Shepard (1993) Down in the Bottomlands by Harry Turtledove (1994) Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge by Mike Resnick (1995) The Death of Captain Future by Allen Steele (1996) Blood of the Dragon by George R. R. Martin (1997) ...Where Angels Fear to Tread by Allen Steele (1998) Oceanic by Greg Egan (1999) The Winds of Marble Arch by Connie Willis (2000) 2001-2010 The Ultimate Earth by Jack Williamson (2001) Fast Times at Fairmont High by Vernor Vinge (2002) Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2003) The Cookie Monster by Vernor Vinge (2004) The Concrete Jungle by Charles Stross (2005) Inside Job by Connie Willis (2006) A Billion Eves by Robert Reed (2007) All Seated on the Ground by Connie Willis (2008) The Erdmann Nexus by Nancy Kress (2009) Palimpsest by Charles Stross (2010) 2011-2020 The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang (2011) The Man Who Bridged the Mist by Kij Johnson (2012) The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson (2013) Equoid by Charles Stross (2014) (No award given) (2015) Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (2016) Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (2017) All Systems Red by Martha Wells (2018) Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (2019) This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (2020) 2021-present The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo (2021) A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (2022) Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire (2023) Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (2024) The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler (2025) v t e Hugo Award for Best Novelette Retro Hugos "Rule 18" by Clifford D. Simak (1939) "The Roads Must Roll" by Robert A. Heinlein (1941) "Foundation" by Isaac Asimov (1943) "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" by Lewis Padgett (1944) "First Contact" by Murray Leinster (1946) "The Little Black Bag" by Cyril M. Kornbluth (1951) "Earthman, Come Home" by James Blish (1954) 1955–1960 "The Darfsteller" by Walter M. Miller Jr. (1955) "Exploration Team" by Murray Leinster (1956) "The Big Time" by Fritz Leiber (1958) "The Big Front Yard" by Clifford D. 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Aldiss (1962) "The Dragon Masters" by Jack Vance (1963) "No Truce with Kings" by Poul Anderson (1964) "Soldier, Ask Not" by Gordon R. Dickson (1965) ""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman" by Harlan Ellison (1966) "Neutron Star" by Larry Niven (1967) "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison (1968) "The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World" by Harlan Ellison (1969) "Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" by Samuel R. Delany (1970) 1971-1980 "Slow Sculpture" by Theodore Sturgeon (1971) "Inconstant Moon" by Larry Niven (1972) "Eurema's Dam" by R. A. Lafferty / "The Meeting" by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth (1973) "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin (1974) "The Hole Man" by Larry Niven (1975) "Catch That Zeppelin!" by Fritz Leiber (1976) "Tricentennial" by Joe Haldeman (1977) "Jeffty Is Five" by Harlan Ellison (1978) "Cassandra" by C. J. Cherryh (1979) "The Way of Cross and Dragon" by George R. R. Martin (1980) 1981-1990 "Grotto of the Dancing Deer" by Clifford D. Simak (1981) "The Pusher" by John Varley (1982) "Melancholy Elephants" by Spider Robinson (1983) "Speech Sounds" by Octavia E. Butler (1984) "The Crystal Spheres" by David Brin (1985) "Fermi and Frost" by Frederik Pohl (1986) "Tangents" by Greg Bear (1987) "Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers" by Lawrence Watt-Evans (1988) "Kirinyaga" by Mike Resnick (1989) "Boobs" by Suzy McKee Charnas (1990) 1991-2000 "Bears Discover Fire" by Terry Bisson (1991) "A Walk in the Sun" by Geoffrey A. Landis (1992) "Even the Queen" by Connie Willis (1993) "Death on the Nile" by Connie Willis (1994) "None So Blind" by Joe Haldeman (1995) "The Lincoln Train" by Maureen F. McHugh (1996) "The Soul Selects Her Own Society" by Connie Willis (1997) "The 43 Antarean Dynasties" by Mike Resnick (1998) "The Very Pulse of the Machine" by Michael Swanwick (1999) "Scherzo with Tyrannosaur" by Michael Swanwick (2000) 2001-2010 "Different Kinds of Darkness" by David Langford (2001) "The Dog Said Bow-Wow" by Michael Swanwick (2002) "Falling onto Mars" by Geoffrey A. Landis (2003) "A Study in Emerald" by Neil Gaiman (2004) "Travels with My Cats" by Mike Resnick (2005) "Tk'tk'tk" by David D. Levine (2006) "Impossible Dreams" by Tim Pratt (2007) "Tideline" by Elizabeth Bear (2008) "Exhalation" by Ted Chiang (2009) "Bridesicle" by Will McIntosh (2010) 2011-2020 "For Want of a Nail" by Mary Robinette Kowal (2011) "The Paper Menagerie" by Ken Liu (2012) "Mono no aware" by Ken Liu (2013) "The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere" by John Chu (2014) No award (2015) "Cat Pictures Please" by Naomi Kritzer (2016) "Seasons of Glass and Iron" by Amal El-Mohtar (2017) "Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™" by Rebecca Roanhorse (2018) "A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies" by Alix E. Harrow (2019) "As the Last I May Know" by S. L. Huang (2020) 2020-present "Metal Like Blood in the Dark" by T. 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Martin (1981) Blue Champagne by John Varley (1982) Souls by Joanna Russ (1983) Her Habilene Husband by Michael Bishop (1984) Press Enter by John Varley (1985) The Only Neat Thing To Do by James Tiptree Jr. (1986) R&R by Lucius Shepard (1987) The Secret Sharer by Robert Silverberg (1988) The Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter by Lucius Shepard (1989) 1990-1999 The Father of Stones by Lucius Shepard (1990) A Short, Sharp Shock by Kim Stanley Robinson (1991) The Gallery of His Dreams by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (1992) Barnacle Bill the Spacer by Lucius Shepard (1993) Mefisto in Onyx by Harlan Ellison (1994) Forgiveness Day by Ursula K. Le Guin (1995) Remake by Connie Willis (1996) Bellwether by Connie Willis (1997) Where Angels Fear to Tread by Allen Steele (1998) Oceanic by Greg Egan (1999) 2000-2009 Orphans of the Helix by Dan Simmons (2000) Radiant Green Star by Lucius Shepard (2001) The Finder by Ursula K. Le Guin (2002) The Tain by China Miéville (2003) The Cookie Monster by Vernor Vinge (2004) Golden City Far by Gene Wolfe (2005) Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link (2006) Missile Gap by Charles Stross (2007) After the Siege by Cory Doctorow (2008) Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link (2009) 2010-2019 The Women of Neill Gwynne's by Kage Baker (2010) The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang (2011) Silently and Very Fast by Catherynne M. Valente (2012) After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall by Nancy Kress (2013) Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente (2014) Yesterday's Kin by Nancy Kress (2015) Slow Bullets by Alastair Reynolds (2016) Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (2017) All Systems Red by Martha Wells (2018) Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (2019) 2020-present This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar (2020) Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark (2021) Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (2022) A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (2023) Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (2024) What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher (2025) v t e Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book 2003-2009 Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2003) The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett (2004) A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett (2005) Pay the Piper by Jane Yolen & Adam Stemple (2006) Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett (2007) Un Lun Dun by China Miéville (2008) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (2009) 2010-2019 Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld (2010) Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi (2011) The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente (2012) Railsea by China Miéville (2013) The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by Catherynne M. Valente (2014) Half a King by Joe Abercrombie (2015) The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett (2016) Revenger by Alastair Reynolds (2017) Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor (2018) Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (2019) 2020-present Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee (2020) A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher (2021) Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders (2022) Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak by Charlie Jane Anders (2023) Promises Stronger Than Darkness by Charlie Jane Anders (2024) Moonstorm by Yoon Ha Lee (2025) v t e Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor (2018) Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (2019) Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer (2020) A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher (2021) The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (2022) Akata Woman by Nnedi Okorafor (2023) To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (2024) Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger (2025) v t e Nebula Award for Best Short Story 1965–1979 ""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman" by Harlan Ellison (1965) "The Secret Place" by Richard McKenna (1966) "Aye, and Gomorrah" by Samuel R. Delany (1967) "The Planners" by Kate Wilhelm (1968) "Passengers" by Robert Silverberg (1969) "Good News from the Vatican" by Robert Silverberg (1971) "When It Changed" by Joanna Russ (1972) "Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death" by James Tiptree Jr. (1973) "The Day Before the Revolution" by Ursula K. Le Guin (1974) "Catch That Zeppelin!" by Fritz Leiber (1975) "A Crowd of Shadows" by Charles L. Grant (1976) "Jeffty Is Five" by Harlan Ellison (1977) "Stone" by Edward Bryant (1978) "giANTS" by Edward Bryant (1979) 1980–1999 "Grotto of the Dancing Deer" by Clifford D. Simak (1980) "The Bone Flute" by Lisa Tuttle (refused, 1981) "A Letter from the Clearys" by Connie Willis (1982) "The Peacemaker" by Gardner Dozois (1983) "Morning Child" by Gardner Dozois (1984) "Out of All Them Bright Stars" by Nancy Kress (1985) "Tangents" by Greg Bear (1986) "Forever Yours, Anna" by Kate Wilhelm (1987) "Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The Deluge" by James K. Morrow (1988) "Ripples in the Dirac Sea" by Geoffrey A. Landis (1989) "Bears Discover Fire" by Terry Bisson (1990) "Ma Qui" by Alan Brennert (1991) "Even the Queen" by Connie Willis (1992) "Graves" by Joe Haldeman (1993) "A Defense of the Social Contracts" by Martha Soukup (1996) "Death and the Librarian" by Esther Friesner (1995) "A Birthday" by Esther Friesner (1996) "Sister Emily's Lightship" by Jane Yolen (1997) "Thirteen Ways to Water" by Bruce Holland Rogers (1998) "The Cost of Doing Business" by Leslie What (1999) 2000–2019 "macs" by Terry Bisson (2000) "The Cure for Everything" by Severna Park (2001) "Creature" by Carol Emshwiller (2002) "What I Didn't See" by Karen Joy Fowler (2003) "Coming to Terms" by Eileen Gunn (2004) "I Live With You" by Carol Emshwiller (2005) "Echo" by Elizabeth Hand (2006) "Always" by Karen Joy Fowler (2007) "Trophy Wives" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman (2008) "Spar" by Kij Johnson (2009) "How Interesting: A Tiny Man" by Harlan Ellison / "Ponies" by Kij Johnson (2010) "The Paper Menagerie" by Ken Liu (2011) "Immersion" by Aliette de Bodard (2012) "If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love" by Rachel Swirsky (2013) "Jackalope Wives" by Ursula Vernon (2014) "Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers" by Alyssa Wong (2015) "Seasons of Glass and Iron" by Amal El-Mohtar (2016) "Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™" by Rebecca Roanhorse (2017) "The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington" by P. 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