Awards & Winners

Graham Joyce

Date of Birth 22-October-1954
Place of Birth Keresley
(United Kingdom, Coventry)
Nationality England
Also know as Graham William Joyce, William Heaney, Joyce Graham
Profession Novelist, Writer, Author
Dr Graham Joyce is an English writer of speculative fiction and the recipient of numerous awards, including the O Henry Award, for both his novels and short stories. He grew up in a small mining village just outside of Coventry to a working-class family. After receiving a B.Ed. from Bishop Lonsdale College in 1977 and a M.A. from the University of Leicester in 1980. Joyce worked as a youth officer for the National Association of Youth Clubs until 1988. He subsequently quit his position and moved to the Greek islands of Lesbos and Crete to write his first novel, Dreamside. After selling Dreamside to Pan Books in 1991, Joyce moved back to England to pursue a career as a full-time writer. He has a PhD in English Literature. Presently, Graham Joyce resides in Leicester with his wife, Suzanne Johnsen, and their two children, Ella and Joseph. He teaches Creative Writing to graduate students at Nottingham Trent University. Joyce is regular first-choice goalkeeper for the England Writers football team, appearing in international fixtures against Germany, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Israel, Hungary, Turkey and Austrian Writers teams. He described his footballing experiences in his non-fiction book "Simple Goalkeeping Made Spectacular".

Awards by Graham Joyce

Check all the awards nominated and won by Graham Joyce.

2009


August Derleth Award
Honored for : Ascent of Demons

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August Derleth Award Ascent of Demons

2007


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Carnegie Medal in Literature Do the Creepy Thing
Locus Award for Best Young-Adult Book Do the Creepy Thing

2006


Angus Book Award
Honored for : TWOC

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Award Nominated Nominated Work
Angus Book Award TWOC
World Fantasy Award for Best Novel The Limits of Enchantment
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel The Limits of Enchantment
Locus Award for Best Young-Adult Book TWOC

2005


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Carnegie Medal in Literature TWOC
Locus Award for Best Collection Partial Eclipse and Other Stories

2003


World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
Honored for : The Facts of Life

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World Fantasy Award for Best Novel The Facts of Life
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel The Facts of Life

2002


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Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel Smoking Poppy

2001


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Locus Award for Best Short Story Partial Eclipse

2000


August Derleth Award
Honored for : Indigo

1997


August Derleth Award
Honored for : The Tooth Fairy

1996


August Derleth Award
Honored for : Requiem

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Award Nominated Nominated Work
World Fantasy Award for Best Novel Requiem

1993


August Derleth Award
Honored for : Dark Sister