Wayward Children

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Wayward Children
AuthorSeanan McGuire
Cover artistRovina Cai
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
PublisherTor.com
Published2016-Present
No. of books9
Websiteseananmcguire.com

Wayward Children is a series of fantasy novellas by American author Seanan McGuire. It takes place at a boarding school for children who have journeyed to magical lands and been forcibly returned to the real world. The volumes alternate between being set at the school versus showing the lives of the children while they were in their alternate worlds.

In 2022, the series won the Hugo Award for Best Series.

Books[edit]

  1. Every Heart a Doorway (2016)
  2. Down Among the Sticks and Bones (2017)
  3. Beneath the Sugar Sky (2018)
  4. In an Absent Dream (2019)
  5. Come Tumbling Down (2020)
  6. Across the Green Grass Fields (2021)
  7. Where the Drowned Girls Go (2022)
  8. Lost in the Moment and Found (2023)
  9. Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (2024)

Short stories[edit]

  • "Juice Like Wounds" Tor.com (July 13, 2020)
  • "In Mercy, Rain" Tor.com (July 18, 2022)
  • "Skeleton Song" Tor.com (October 26, 2022)

Awards and recognition[edit]

Locus has regularly included the Wayward Children books in their year-end list of the best novellas of the year, including Every Heart a Doorway (2016),[1] Down Among the Sticks and Bones (2017),[2] Come Tumbling Down (2020),[3] and Lost in the Moment and Found (2023).[4]

Awards for McGuire's writing
Year Work Award Result Ref
2016 Every Heart a Doorway Nebula Award for Best Novella Won [5][6]
Tiptree Award Honor [7]
2017 Alex Awards Won [8]
British Fantasy Award for Best Novella Nominated [9]
Hugo Award for Best Novella Won [10][11]
Locus Award for Best Novella Won [12]
World Fantasy Award for Novella Nominated [13]
2018 Down Among the Sticks and Bones Alex Awards Won [14][15]
Hugo Award for Best Novella Nominated [16][17]
Locus Award for Best Novella Nominated [18]
RUSA Award for Fantasy Won [19]
Every Heart a Doorway Geffen Award for Best Translated Fantasy Book Nominated [20]
2019 Beneath the Sugar Sky BooktubeSFF Award for Short Work Nominated [21]
Hugo Award for Best Novella Nominated [22][23]
World Fantasy Award for Novella Nominated [24][25]
2020 In an Absent Dream Hugo Award for Best Novella Nominated [26][27]
World Fantasy Award for Novella Nominated [28]
2021 Come Tumbling Down Hugo Award for Best Novella Nominated [29][30]
Locus Award for Best Novella Nominated [31]
2022 Across the Green Grass Fields Hugo Award for Best Novella Nominated [32][33][34]
Wayward Children Hugo Award for Best Series Won [32][33]
2023 “In Mercy, Rain" Locus Award for Best Novelette Nominated [35]
Where the Drowned Girls Go Hugo Award for Best Novella Won [36][37]

Film adaptation[edit]

In July 2021, Paramount Pictures acquired the film rights to the Wayward Children series.[38]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2016 Locus Recommended Reading List". Locus Online. 2017-01-31. Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  2. ^ "2017 Locus Recommended Reading List". Locus Online. 2018-02-01. Archived from the original on 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  3. ^ "2020 Locus Recommended Reading List". Locus Online. 2021-02-01. Archived from the original on 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  4. ^ "2023 Recommended Reading List". Locus Online. 2024-02-01. Archived from the original on 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  5. ^ "Nebula Award Recipients Announced". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. 2017-05-20. Archived from the original on 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  6. ^ "Awards: Nebulas; Chautauqua; Anthonys". Shelf Awareness. 2017-05-24. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  7. ^ "McLemore Wins 2016 Tiptree Award". Locus Online. 2017-03-14. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  8. ^ "Alex Awards 2017". American Library Association. 2018-02-13. Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. ^ "2017 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2017-10-02. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  10. ^ "2017 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 2016-12-31. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  11. ^ "Awards: Hugo Winners; Ned Kelly Shortlists". Shelf Awareness. 2017-08-14. Archived from the original on 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  12. ^ "2017 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2017-06-24. Archived from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
  13. ^ "2017 World Fantasy Award Finalists". Locus Online. 2017-07-26. Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  14. ^ "Alex Awards 2018". American Library Association. 2018-02-12. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  15. ^ "2018 ALA Awards". Locus Online. 2018-02-12. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  16. ^ "2018 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  17. ^ "2018 Hugo and Campbell Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2018-08-20. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  18. ^ "2018 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2018-06-23. Archived from the original on 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  19. ^ "RUSA 2018 Selections". Locus Online. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  20. ^ "2018 Geffen Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2018-10-01. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  21. ^ "BooktubeSFF Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2019-07-17. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  22. ^ "2019 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 28 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  23. ^ "2019 Hugo and Campbell Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2019-08-19. Archived from the original on 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  24. ^ "World Fantasy Awards 2019 | World Fantasy Convention". Archived from the original on 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  25. ^ "2019 World Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2019-11-03. Archived from the original on 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  26. ^ "2020 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 2020-04-07. Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  27. ^ "2020 Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2020-08-01. Archived from the original on 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  28. ^ "World Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2020-11-02. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  29. ^ "2021 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 2021-01-01. Archived from the original on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  30. ^ "2021 Hugo, Astounding, and Lodestar Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2021-12-19. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  31. ^ "2021 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2021-06-26. Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  32. ^ a b "2022 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  33. ^ a b "2022 Hugo, Astounding, and Lodestar Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2022-09-05. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  34. ^ Schaub, Michael (2022-04-07). "Finalists for 2022 Hugo Awards Are Revealed". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  35. ^ "2023 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2023-06-25. Archived from the original on 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  36. ^ "Hugo, Lodestone, Astounding Award Winners Announced". Book Riot. 2023-10-23. Archived from the original on 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  37. ^ "2023 Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Voting". Locus Online. 2024-02-11. Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  38. ^ Kroll, Justin (July 29, 2021). "Paramount Pictures Lands Rights To Bestselling Book Series "Wayward Children"". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 21, 2023. Retrieved April 22, 2022.

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