John Wiswell is an American science fiction and fantasy author. His fiction is known for making outlandish and unsettling concepts feel familiar, often overlapping with metaphors for disability.[1] He has written fiction for numerous venues including Nature Magazine, the NoSleep Podcast, and Uncanny Magazine.
In 2021, Wiswell won the Nebula Award for Best Short Story[2] for his work "Open House on Haunted Hill" published in Diabolical Plots.[3] This work was also a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story,[4] Locus Award for Best Short Story,[5] and World Fantasy Award for Short Fiction.[6]
His short story "8-Bit Free Will" originally published in PodCastle[7] was shortlisted for the 2021 British Fantasy Award for Short Fiction.[8]
His novelette "That Story Isn't The Story" published in Uncanny Magazine won the 2022 Locus Award for Best Novelette, as well as being a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novelette and the Hugo Award for Best Novelette.
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