JP McLean

Writing Addictive Fiction

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Awards

Fast Facts

Notable Dates in JP McLean’s Writing Life

  • 2026 The Never Witch wins silver in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards for adult fiction
  • 2026 Blood Mark wins silver in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards for audiobooks
  • 2026 The Never Witch is a finalist for the Wishing Shelf Book Awards
  • 2026 Blood Mark’s audiobook is a finalist for the Wishing Shelf Book Awards
  • 2025 December, The Never Witch earns a Gold Literary Titan Gold Book Award
  • 2023 Chanticleer Paranormal Award for Supernatural Fiction (a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs)) Long listed (Ghost Mark)
  • 2023 Gold Literary Titan Award (Scorch Mark)
  • 2023 B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree (Ghost Mark)
  • 2022 Wishing Shelf Book Award Finalist Adult Fiction (Ghost Mark)
  • 2022 RONE Award Nominee (Ghost Mark)
  • 2022 Independent Author Network (IAN) Finalist Paranormal/Supernatural (Blood Mark)
  • 2022 Page Turner Award Finalist (Cover for Blood Mark)
  • 2022 Gold Literary Titan Award (Ghost Mark)
  • 2022 Page Turner Awards Finalist (Blood Mark)
  • 2022 The Reader’s House Editor’s Choice Award of Excellence (Blood Mark)
  • 2022 Global Book Award – Occult & Supernatural (Blood Mark)
  • 2022 Eric Hoffer Award Winner Honorable Mention (Blood Mark)
  • 2022 Chanticleer Paranormal Award for Supernatural Fiction (a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (the CIBAs)) Finalist (Blood Mark)
  • 2022 Wishing Shelf Book Award Finalist Adult Fiction (Blood Mark)
  • 2022 National Indie Excellence Award (NIEA) Finalist (Blood Mark)
  • 2022 Readers’ Favorite Award (Blood Mark)
  • 2022 RONE Award Nominee (Blood Mark)
  • 2021 Gold Literary Titan Award (Blood Mark)
  • 2020 Victoria Writers’ Society Honourable Mention (Boone Park)
  • 2018 Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Cover Kobo Writing Life (Secret Sky)
  • 2012 Whistler Independent Book Award Honourable Mention (Secret Sky)

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