Author · born 1969
Kelly Link
Kelly Link (born 1969) is an American writer. Born in Miami.
Our catalogue lists 4 books by Kelly Link, mostly horror, steampunk and fairy-tale retelling. They span 2008 to 2023. The most-read is The Living Dead (2008).
Books by Kelly Link
The Living Dead
John Joseph Adams, Dan Simmons
Steampunk!
Kelly Link, Gavin J. Grant
White Cat, Black Dog
Kelly Link
The People in the Castle
Joan Aiken, Lizza Aiken
Awards
- 🏆Otherwise Award 1997 — Overall, Travels With The Snow Queen (winner)
- ✦Hugo Awards 2006 — Best Novella, Magic for Beginners (nominee)
- 🏆Hugo Awards 2005 — Best Novelette, The Faery Handbag (winner)
- ✦Nebula Awards 2025 — Best Novel, The Book of Love (nominee)
- 🏆Nebula Awards 2006 — Best Novelette, The Faery Handbag (winner)
- 🏆Nebula Awards 2006 — Best Novella, Magic for Beginners (winner)
- 🏆Nebula Awards 2002 — Best Novelette, Louise's Ghost (winner)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2024 — Best Collection, White Cat, Black Dog (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2024 — Best Novella, Prince Hat Underground (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2017 — Best Anthology, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016 (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2016 — Best Collection, Get in Trouble (nominee)
- 🏆World Fantasy Awards 2015 — Best Anthology, Monstrous Affections (winner)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2015 — Best Short Fiction, I Can See Right Through You (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2009 — Best Anthology, The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror 2008: Twenty-First Annual Collection (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2009 — Best Collection, Pretty Monsters (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2006 — Best Collection, Magic for Beginners (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2006 — Best Novella, Magic for Beginners (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2005 — Best Short Fiction, The Faery Handbag (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2004 — Best Anthology, Trampoline (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2004 — Best Novella, The Hortlak (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2002 — Best Collection, Stranger Things Happen (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2001 — Best Short Fiction, Shoe and Marriage (nominee)
- 🏆World Fantasy Awards 1999 — Best Short Fiction, The Specialist's Hat (winner)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 1999 — Best Short Fiction, Travels With The Snow Queen (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2025 — Best First Novel, The Book of Love (nominee)
- 🏆Locus Awards 2024 — Best Collection, White Cat, Black Dog (winner)
- ✦Locus Awards 2024 — Best Novelette, Prince Hat Underground (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2023 — Best Anthology, The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2022 — Best Novelette, Skinder's Veil (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2020 — Best Short Story, The Girl Who Did Not Know Fear (nominee)
Biography
American writer