Sam J.
Award Winning Author
Fantasy, Science Fiction and Short Story Writer
Travels from: New York, NY

“Miller’s sprawling novel encapsulates the complex web of feelings brought on by witnessing the destruction of a town that made adolescence hell for a gay or trans teen…. Raw and volatile…. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a queer-themed, sea salt–laced dark fantasy.” — Booklist, starred review

Sam J. Miller’s books have been called “must reads” and “bests of the year” by USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, and O: The Oprah Magazine, among others. They’ve also been banned in Florida, and stolen by AI.  His work has been nominated for a dozen awards, has won the Nebula, Locus, Shirley Jackson, and Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards, as well as the hopefully-soon-to-be-renamed John W. Campbell Memorial Award.

When Sam isn’t trying to smash the system via somewhat-subversive stories, he’s traveling the globe or watching old movies or trying to smash the system via grassroots activism. He spent fifteen years as a community organizer at Picture the Homeless, where he played a part in organizing hundreds of protests and events, and helped win over 120 policy and legislative victories. Sam also coordinated the writing of a major policy report that was required reading in urban planning courses at Columbia University—and was banned in New York State prisons.

Sam’s fiction has been translated into eleven different languages and his books include The Art of Starving, Blackfish City, Destroy All Monsters, The Blade Between, and Boys, Beasts & Men.

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Sam’s Stories Page

Sam’s Interviews

Sam’s Blog

Honors, Awards & Recognition

National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Choice
Nebula Award Winner
Locus Award Winner
Shirley Jackson Award Winner
John W. Campbell Memorial Award Winner
“Must Reads” and “Best of the Year” by
USA Today,
Entertainment Weekly
NPR
O: The Oprah Magazine
and more
Nominated for the World Fantasy Award
Nominated for the Crawford Award
Nominated for the Theodore Sturgeon Award
Nominated for the Bram Stoker Award
Nominated for the Premio Italia Award
Nominated for the Grand Prix de I’Imaginaire Award
Nominated for the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
Longlisted for the Hugo Award
Longlisted for the James Tiptree Award
Longlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Award
NPR Best Book of the Year

Media Kit

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