John Joseph Adams
John Joseph Adams was born on July 31st, 1976 and is currently 48 years old. John Joseph Adams was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA.
John Joseph Adams is the author of the Wastelands series which currently consists of 3 novels. The Wastelands series started in 2007 with the novel Wastelands. The most recently released novel in the Wastelands series was Wastelands: The New Apocalypse which was released in 2019. There are no upcoming novels for the Wastelands series.
John Joseph Adams has also written one book in the Harbinger series called, Harbinger of Destruction.
In 2011, John Joseph Adams was nominated for the "Professional" award, a World Fantasy Special Award for Editing and Anthologies. In 2012 and 2014, John was nominated for the "Professional" award, a World Fantasy Special Award for Magazine and Anthology Editing. In 2015 John was again nominated for Editing anthologies,
Nightmare and Fantasy magazines.
John Joseph Adams: Awards & Accolades
John Joseph Adams was nominated for multiple awards including: The Hugo Award, Best Editor, Short Form, in 2011, , Hugo Award, Best Editor, Short Form, in 2013, , Hugo Award, Best Editor, Short Form, in 2014, , Hugo Award, Best Editor, Short Form, in 2016, and the Hugo Award, Best Editor, Short Form, in 2017. Adams' books have won multiple awards, People of Color Destroy Science Fiction! won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2017. The Eight People Who Murdered Me won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Short Fiction, in 2019. Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2023.
The following novels by John Joseph Adams were nominated for these awards:
- Evidence of Love in a Case of Abandonmen: Shirley Jackson Award, Best Short Fiction (2008).
- The Living Dead: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2009).
- The Way of the Wizard: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2011).
- Epic: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2013).
- The Bad Hour: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Short Fiction (2016).
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2017).
- Dead Lovers on Each Blade, Hung: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Long Fiction (2018).
- Introduction to the Horror Story, Day 1: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Short Fiction (2020).
- Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror: RUSA Awards, Horror Award (2024).
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John Joseph Adams: F.A.Q
When was John Joseph Adams Born? How old is John Joseph Adams?
John Joseph Adams was born on July 31st, 1976. John Joseph Adams is currently 48 years old.
Where was John Joseph Adams Born?
John Joseph Adams was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA and is American.
What book awards has John Joseph Adams won?
What was the first book John Joseph Adams wrote?
The first book written by John Joseph Adams was Wastelands, published in 2007.
What was the most recent book John Joseph Adams wrote?
His most recently released work was Harbinger of Destruction on July 29th, 2022.
Will there be any more books by John Joseph Adams?
John Joseph Adams does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
How many books has John Joseph Adams written?
John Joseph Adams has written 4 books across 15 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
- 3 books in the Wastelands Series
- 1 book in the Harbinger Series