Author · 1939–2026
Jane Yolen
Jane Yolen (1939–2026) was an author, editor, narrator of audiobook. Born in New York City.
Our catalogue lists 24 books by Jane Yolen, mostly mythic fiction, fae fiction and horror. They span 1967 to 2020. The most-read is The Devil's Arithmetic (1988).
Books by Jane Yolen
The Devil's Arithmetic
Jane Yolen
Briar Rose
Jane Yolen
Dragon's Blood
Jane Yolen
The Emperor and the Kite
Jane Yolen
After the King
Martin H. Greenberg, Jane Yolen
Sleeping Ugly
Jane Yolen
Vampires
Jane Yolen, Martin H. Greenberg
A Sending of Dragons
Jane Yolen
Wizard's Hall
Jane Yolen
Hippolyta and the curse of the Amazons
Jane Yolen, Robert J. Harris
Werewolves
Martin H. Greenberg, Jane Yolen
The Salem Witch Trials
Jane Yolen, Heidi E. Y. Stemple
The Haunted House
Jane Yolen, Martin H. Greenberg
Merlin's Booke
Jane Yolen
The Ballad of the Pirate Queens
Jane Yolen
How to Fracture a Fairy Tale
Jane Yolen
Hobby
Jane Yolen
Young Merlin Trilogy
Jane Yolen, Michael Ashley
Midnight Circus
Jane Yolen, Theodora Goss
Rainbow Rider
Jane Yolen
Neptune Rising
Jane Yolen
The Mermaid's Three Wisdoms
Jane Yolen
The Faery Flag
Jane Yolen
The Last Changeling
Jane Yolen
Awards
- 🏆Nebula Awards 1999 — Best Novelette, Lost Girls (winner)
- ✦Nebula Awards 1998 — Best Short Story, Sister Emily's Lightship (nominee)
- ✦Nebula Awards 1993 — Best Novel, Briar Rose (nominee)
- ✦Nebula Awards 1991 — Best Novel, White Jenna (nominee)
- ✦Nebula Awards 1990 — Best Novel, Sister Light, Sister Dark (nominee)
- ✦Nebula Awards 1989 — Best Novella, The Devil's Arithmetic (nominee)
- 🏆Nebula Awards — Overall (winner)
- 🏆World Fantasy Awards 2018 — Best Collection, The Emerald Circus (winner)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 1993 — Best Novel, Briar Rose (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 1989 — Best Novella, The Devil's Arithmetic (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 1987 — Best Collection, Merlin's Booke (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 1986 — Best Collection, Dragonfield and Other Stories (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 1984 — Best Collection, Tales of Wonder (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2021 — Best Collection, The Midnight Circus (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2019 — Best Collection, How to Fracture a Fairy Tale (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2019 — Best Young Adult Book, Mapping the Bones (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2018 — Best Collection, The Emerald Circus (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2006 — Best Novelette, A Knot of Toads (nominee)
- 🏆Locus Awards 2006 — Best Young Adult Book, Pay the Piper (winner)
- ✦Locus Awards 2001 — Best Collection, Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2001 — Best Short Story, Snow in Summer (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2001 — Best Short Story, Under the Hill (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1999 — Best Fantasy Novel, The One-Armed Queen (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1999 — Best Novelette, Lost Girls (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1996 — Best Anthology, Xanadu 3 (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1995 — Best Anthology, Xanadu 2 (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1993 — Best Fantasy Novel, Briar Rose (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1990 — Best Fantasy Novel, White Jenna (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1989 — Best Fantasy Novel, Sister Light, Sister Dark (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1989 — Best Short Story, The Quiet Monk (nominee)
Biography
"**Jane Hyatt Yolen** (born February 11, 1939) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and children's books. She is the author or editor of more than 280 books. Her short story Sister Emily's Lightship won the Nebula Award." — Wikipedia