Robert Jackson Bennett

Robert Jackson Bennett (born 1984) is an American writer of speculative fiction.^[1][2]

Robert Jackson Bennett
Bennett at the 2017 Texas Book Festival
Born	1984 (age 39–40) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupation	author
Education	University of Texas at Austin
Genre	speculative fiction fantasy horror
Notable works	The Divine Cities The Founders Mr. Shivers
Website
robertjacksonbennett.com

Early life and education

Robert Jackson Bennett was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.^[3] He graduated from the University of Texas with special honors in English in 2005,^[4] and settled down in Austin, Texas.^[5]

Career

Bennett's debut as an author was the novel Mr. Shivers (2010). He went on to write The Company Man (2011), The Troupe (2012), and American Elsewhere (2013).^[6][7]

Bennett's fifth novel, City of Stairs (2014), was the first of a fantasy trilogy, The Divine Cities, followed by City of Blades (2016) and City of Miracles (2017). The Divine Cities trilogy was nominated for Best Series by the Hugo Awards in 2018, but lost to World of the Five Gods by Lois McMaster Bujold.^[8]

In August 2018, Bennett published Foundryside, the first installment of his new series, The Founders Trilogy.^[9] That book was followed by Shorefall in 2020 and Locklands in 2022.

Awards and nominations

Awards for Robert Jackson Bennett

Year	Work	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2010	Mr. Shivers	Shirley Jackson Award	Best Novel	Won	[10][11]
2011		British Fantasy Award	The Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer	Won	[12]
2012	The Company Man	Philip K. Dick Award	Special Citation	Won	[13][14]
		Edgar Award	Best Paperback Original	Won	[15]
2013	American Elsewhere	Shirley Jackson Award	Best Novel	Won	[16][17]
2015	City of Stairs	Locus Award	Best Fantasy Novel	Nominated	[18]
		World Fantasy Award	Best Novel	Nominated	[19]
		British Fantasy Award	Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)	Nominated	[20][21]
2017	City of Blades	Locus Award	Best Fantasy Novel	Nominated	[22]
2018	City of Miracles	Locus Award	Best Fantasy Novel	Nominated	[23]
	The Divine Cities	Hugo Award	Best Series	Nominated	[24][25]
2019	Foundryside	Locus Award	Best Fantasy Novel	Nominated	[26]
		British Fantasy Award	Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)	Nominated	[27][28]
		Dragon Award	Best Fantasy Novel	Nominated	[29]
2023	The Founders Trilogy	Hugo Award	Best Series	Nominated	[30]

Bibliography

Standalone novels

• Mr. Shivers (2010; Orbit).
• The Company Man (2011; Orbit).
• The Troupe (2012; Orbit).
• American Elsewhere (2013; Orbit).

The Divine Cities trilogy

1. City of Stairs (2014; Broadway Books)^[31]
2. City of Blades (2016)
3. City of Miracles (2017)

The Founders trilogy

1. Foundryside (2018)
2. Shorefall (2020)
3. Locklands (2022)^[32]

The Shadow of the Leviathan series

1. The Tainted Cup (2024)
2. A Drop of Corruption (2025)

References

1. "Exclusive Interview: Robert Jackson Bennett Says 'The Troupe' is About How You Perceive Yourself and the World". SF Signal. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
2. "Robert Jackson Bennett". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
3. Phantastik-couch (German)
4. University of Texas at Austin: Degrees and Dates of Attendance
5. "America, With Tentacles: Speculative fiction writer Robert Jackson Bennett travels back to the future". Austin Chronicle. 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
6. "Marion chats with Robert Jackson Bennett | Fantasy Literature: Fantasy and Science Fiction Book and Audiobook Reviews". Fantasy Literature. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
7. "Robert Jackson Bennett: Blending Genres and Building Conflict". www.campfirewriting.com. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
8. "2018 Hugo Award Winners". 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
9. "Robert Jackson Bennett - Foundryside". Retrieved 2018-09-12.
10. "2010 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
11. Locus (2011-07-18). "2010 Shirley Jackson Award Winners". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
12. "Winners | The British Fantasy Society". www.britishfantasysociety.org. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
13. "2012 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced". The Official Philip K. Dick Awards Home Page. 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
14. Locus (2012-04-07). "2012 Philip K. Dick Award Announced". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
15. Locus (2012-04-27). "2012 Edgar Winners". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
16. "2013 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
17. Locus (2014-07-13). "2013 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
18. Locus. (2015-06-27). "2015 Locus Awards Winners". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
19. Locus. (2015-11-08). "World Fantasy Awards Winners 2015". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
20. The British Fantasy Society (2015-07-21). "British Fantasy Awards 2015: the nominees". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
21. Locus. (2015-07-21). "2015 British Fantasy Awards Nominees". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
22. Locus. (2017-06-24). "2017 Locus Awards Winners". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
23. Locus. (2018-06-23). "2018 Locus Awards Winners". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
24. World Science Fiction Society (15 March 2018). "2018 Hugo Awards". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
25. Tor.com (2018-08-20). "Announcing the 2018 Hugo Award Winners". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
26. Locus. (2019-05-07). "2019 Locus Awards Finalists". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
27. The British Fantasy Society (2019-07-23). "British Fantasy Awards 2019". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
28. Locus. (2019-07-23). "2019 British Fantasy Awards Shortlist". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
29. Locus. (2019-09-03). "2019 Dragon Awards Winners". Retrieved 2022-06-21.
30. World Science Fiction Society. (2023-10-21). "2023 Hugo Awards". Retrieved 2024-03-18.
31. Briefly reviewed in the May 2015 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction, pp.107–111
32. "Robert Jackson Bennett - Locklands - Hardcover".

External links

• Official website
• Robert Jackson Bennett at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database