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Kij Johnson

Johnson, Kij

January 20, 1960 (age 66)

Birth place: Harlan, Iowa, USA

78 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
1988 52 Short Fiction Roadkill Tales of the Unanticipated, Winter/Spring 1988
1988 36 Interior Art The Notorious Sitting Judge of Bullfrog County Tales of the Unanticipated, Fall/Winter 1988
October 1988 69 Short Fiction Ferata Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine, Fall 1988
1989 bc Interior Art Limited Aggression Tales of the Unanticipated, Spring/Summer 1989
April 1989 58 Short Fiction Wolf Trapping Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, April 1989
1990 43 Interior Art Cartoon: "Mom's coming—You better hide in the closet." Tales of the Unanticipated, Spring/Summer/Fall 1990
1990 50 Short Fiction Hera's Madness Weird Tales, Fall 1990
September 1990 59 Short Fiction Solving the Homeless Problem Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine, Summer 1990
1991 40 Short Fiction I [heart] My [dog] Tales of the Unanticipated, Winter-Spring-Summer 1991
March 1991 89 Short Fiction Ursula Redux Amazing Stories, March 1991
September 1991 55 Short Fiction Canine Intervention Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 11: Spring 1991
1992 54 Short Fiction Questing Tales of the Unanticipated, Spring/Summer/Fall 1992
April 1992 61 Essay Letter (Locus #375) Locus, #375 April 1992
1993 40 Short Fiction Last Dance at Dante's Tales of the Unanticipated, Winter/Spring/Summer 1993
March 1993 21 Short Fiction Schrödinger's Cathouse The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 1993
December 1993 60 Short Fiction Fox Magic Asimov's Science Fiction, December 1993
September 1994 1 Short Fiction The Renaissance Fair Sirius*Visions, Alban Elved/September 23, 1994
May 1996 64 Review Dragon's Honor Dragon Magazine, May 1996
October 1999 35 Short Fiction Chenting, in the Land of the Dead Realms of Fantasy, October 1999
January 2000 57 Review The Fox Woman Locus, #468 January 2000
January 2000 36 Review The Fox Woman The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 2000
January 2000 24 Review The Fox Woman Vector 209
April 2000 16|16.1 Review The Fox Woman Realms of Fantasy, April 2000
May 2000 72 Short Fiction The Horse Raiders Analog Science Fiction and Fact, May 2000
July 2000 16 Review The Fox Woman The New York Review of Science Fiction, July 2000
2001 37 Review The Fox Woman Nova Express, Spring/Summer 2001
October 2003 13 Short Fiction At the Mouth of the River of Bees Sci Fiction, October 7, 2003
October 2003 23 Review Fudoki Locus, #513 October 2003
January 2004 12 Review Fudoki The New York Review of Science Fiction, January 2004
February 2004 Review Fudoki Realms of Fantasy, February 2004
August 2004 68 Short Fiction Elfrithe's Ghost Realms of Fantasy, August 2004
August 2005 92 Short Fiction The Knife Birds Aeon Four
June 2007 189 Short Fiction Dia Chjermen's Tale: the Delmoni Atrocity Aeon Ten
2008 24 Essay On "The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change" The SFWA Bulletin, Spring 2008
July 2008 20 Short Fiction 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2008
July 2009 Short Fiction The Cat Who Walked a Thousand Miles Tor.com, July 14, 2009
July 2009 Short Fiction The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change PodCastle, PC060
October 2009 Short Fiction Spar Clarkesworld Magazine, October 2009
March 2010 Interview A Terrifying Mix of Honesty and Rigor: A Conversation with Kij Johnson Clarkesworld Magazine, March 2010
March 2010 Review Spar Strange Horizons, 8 March 2010
October 2010 51 Short Fiction Names for Water Asimov's Science Fiction, October-November 2010
November 2010 16 Short Fiction Ponies Tor.com, November 17, 2010
December 2010 9 Essay The Care and Feeding of Authors The New York Review of Science Fiction, December 2010
July 2011 36 Review The Magician King Bull Spec, Autumn 2011
October 2011 140 Short Fiction The Man Who Bridged the Mist Asimov's Science Fiction, October-November 2011
July 2012 Interview An Interview with Kij Johnson Apex Magazine, July 2012
August 2012 18 Review At the Mouth of the River of Bees Locus, #619 August 2012
August 2012 Short Fiction Mantis Wives Clarkesworld Magazine, August 2012
October 2012 Review At the Mouth of the River of Bees Strange Horizons, 1 October 2012
October 2012 8 Interview Kij Johnson: Inversions Locus, #621 October 2012
February 2013 59 Review At the Mouth of the River of Bees Locus, #625 February 2013
April 2013 Short Fiction Spar (The Bacon Remix) Clarkesworld Magazine, April 2013
May 2013 Review Spar (The Bacon Remix) StarShipSofa, No 288
July 2013 36 Review At the Mouth of the River of Bees The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July-August 2013
January 2014 86 Review At the Mouth of the River of Bees Galaxy's Edge, Issue 6: January 2014
September 2014 93 Review Nebula Awards Showcase 2014 Galaxy's Edge, Issue 10: September 2014
January 2015 Short Fiction The Apartment Dweller's Bestiary Clarkesworld Magazine, January 2015
March 2016 36 Short Fiction Coyote Invents the Land of the Dead Clarkesworld, March 2016
April 2016 |2 Interview Kij Johnson Interview Mithila Review, April 2016
August 2016 15 Review The Dream Quest of Vellitt Boe Locus, #667 August 2016
October 2016 59 Review The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe Locus, #669 October 2016
January 2017 |14 Interview Interview: Kij Johnson Lightspeed, January 2017
May 2017 76 Interview The Galaxy's Edge Interview (Galaxy's Edge, Issue 26: May 2017) Galaxy's Edge, Issue 26: May 2017
June 2017 |4 Review The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe Strange Horizons, 5 June 2017
August 2017 |12.2 Review The River Bank Lightspeed, August 2017
August 2017 44 Review The River Bank Locus, #679 August 2017
January 2018 28 Short Fiction The Bitey Cat Galaxy's Edge, Issue 30: January 2018
March 2018 |1 Short Fiction Tool-Using Mimics Clarkesworld, March 2018
May 2018 71|71.2 Review The River Bank The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May-June 2018
August 2018 58 Short Fiction The Privilege of the Happy Ending Clarkesworld, August 2018
January 2020 |4 Short Fiction Story Kit Lightspeed, January 2020
February 2020 |14 Interview Author Spotlight: Kij Johnson Lightspeed, February 2020
February 2020 |4 Short Fiction Noah's Raven Lightspeed, February 2020
September 2021 68 Essay Breakfast with Jim Asimov's Science Fiction, September-October 2021
October 2023 127 Interview Hearbreak and Happy Endings: A Conversation with Kij Johnson Clarkesworld, October 2023
October 2023 127 Interview Heartbreak and Happy Endings: A Conversation with Kij Johnson Clarkesworld, October 2023
February 2024 Short Fiction Country Birds The Sunday Morning Transport, February 11, 2024
March 2024 |6 Review The Privilege of the Happy Ending Strange Horizons, 25 March 2024

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
1993 James Tiptree, Jr. Award / Otherwise Award Gender-bending SF Schrödinger's Cathouse Nominee
1994 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction Fox Magic Winner
1995 Nebula Award Novelette Fox Magic Nominee
2000 Bram Stoker Award Superior Achievement in a First Novel The Fox Woman Nominee
2001 Endeavour Award Distinguished Novel or Collection The Fox Woman Nominee
2003 James Tiptree, Jr. Award / Otherwise Award Gender-bending SF Fudoki Nominee
2004 Mythopoeic Award Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Fudoki Nominee
2004 World Fantasy Award Best Novel Fudoki Nominee
2008 British Science Fiction Award Best Short Fiction 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss Nominee
2008 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change Nominee
2008 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss Nominee
2008 Nebula Award Novelette The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change Nominee
2008 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change Nominee
2008 World Fantasy Award Best Short Fiction The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change Nominee
2009 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Short Story 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss Winner
2009 Hugo Award Best Short Story 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss Runner-up
2009 Nebula Award Short Story 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss Nominee
2009 World Fantasy Award Best Short Fiction 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss Winner
2010 Hugo Award Best Short Story Spar Finalist
2010 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Cat Who Walked a Thousand Miles Nominee
2010 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Spar Runner-up
2010 Nebula Award Short Story Spar Winner
2010 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction Spar Nominee
2011 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Short Story Names for Water Finalist
2011 Hugo Award Best Short Story Ponies Finalist
2011 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Names for Water Finalist
2011 Nebula Award Short Story Ponies Winner
2011 World Fantasy Award Best Short Fiction Ponies Nominee
2012 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Novella The Man Who Bridged the Mist Winner
2012 Hugo Award Best Novella The Man Who Bridged the Mist Winner
2012 Locus Online 21st Century Short Story Spar Nominee
2012 Locus Online 21st Century Short Story Ponies Nominee
2012 Locus Online 21st Century Short Story 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss Nominee
2012 Locus Poll Award Best Novella The Man Who Bridged the Mist Runner-up
2012 Nebula Award Novella The Man Who Bridged the Mist Winner
2012 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction The Man Who Bridged the Mist Nominee
2013 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Nouvelle étrangère Poneys Nominee
2013 Hugo Award Best Short Story Mantis Wives Finalist
2013 Locus Poll Award Best Collection At the Mouth of the River of Bees Finalist
2013 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Mantis Wives Finalist
2013 World Fantasy Award Best Collection At the Mouth of the River of Bees Nominee
2014 Premio Ignotus Mejor cuento extranjero - Best Foreign Story 26 monos, además del abismo Finalist
2016 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story The Apartment Dweller's Bestiary Nominee
2017 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Nouvelle étrangère Un pont sur la brume Winner
2017 Hugo Award Best Novella The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe Runner-up
2017 John W. Campbell Memorial Award Best Science Fiction Novel The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe Nominee
2017 Locus Poll Award Best Novella The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe Runner-up
2017 Nebula Award Novella The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe Nominee
2017 Shirley Jackson Award Best Novella The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe Nominee
2017 World Fantasy Award Best Long Fiction The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe Winner
2018 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel The River Bank Nominee
2019 Hugo Award Best Novelette The Privilege of the Happy Ending Nominee
2019 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Privilege of the Happy Ending Nominee
2019 World Fantasy Award Best Novella The Privilege of the Happy Ending Winner
2024 Locus Poll Award Best Collection The Privilege of the Happy Ending Nominee
2025 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Country Birds Nominee
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