The Hugo Awards
The Hugo Award, also known as the Science Fiction Achievement Award, is given annually by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) to authors of distinguished works of science fiction.  The following list is of literary works only.  The awards for dramatic presentation, artist, editor, magazines, fan categories, and special awards have been omitted.

2005

Novel:
Winner:  Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
Nominees:
  • River of Gods by Ian McDonald
  • The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks
  • Iron Sunrise by Charles Stross
  • Iron Council by China Miéville
Novella:
Winner:  "The Concrete Jungle" by Charles Stross.  In : The Atrocity Archives
Nominees:
  • “Sergeant Chip” by Bradley Denton.  In:  Fantasy & Science Fiction 09/04
  • “Winterfair Gifts” by Lois McMaster Bujold.  In:  Irrestible Forces
  • “Elector” by Charles Stross.  In:  Asimov's 09/04
  • “Time Ablaze” by Michael A. Burstein.  In:  Analog 06/04
Novelette:
Winner:  "The Faery Handbag" by Kelly Link.  In: The Faery Reel
Nominees:
  • “The Clapping Hands of God” by Michael F. Flynn.  In: Analog 07-08/04
  • “Biographical Notes to 'A Discourse on the Nature of Causality, with Air-Planes', by Benjamin Rosenbaum” by Benjamin Rosenbaum.  In: All-Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories
  • “The Voluntary State” by Christopher Rowe.  In:  Sci Fiction, scifi.com 5/5/04
  • “The People of Sand and Slag” by Paolo Bacigalupi.  In:  Fantasy & Science Fiction 02/04
Short Story:
Winner:  "Travels with My Cats" by Mike Resnick.  In:  Asimov’s 02/04
Nominees::
  • “The Best Christmas Ever” by James Patrick Kelly.  In: Sci Fiction, scifi.com 5/26/04
  • “Shed Skin” by Robert J. Sawyer.  In:  Analog 01-02/04
  • “A Princess of Earth” by Mike Resnick.  In:  Asimov’s 12/04
  • “Decisions” by Michael A. Burstein.  In: Analog 01-02/04
Related Book:
Winner:  The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
Nominees:
  • With Stars in My Eyes: My Adventures in British Fandom by Peter Weston
  • Futures: 50 Years in Space: The Challenge of the Stars by David A. Hardy and Patrick Moore
  • Dancing Naked: The Unexpurgated William Tenn, Volume 3 by William Tenn
  • The Best of Xero by Pat and Dick Lupoff

2004

Novel
Winner:  Paladin of Souls, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Nominees:
  • Blind Lake, by Robert Charles Wilson
  • Humans, by Robert J. Sawyer
  • Ilium, by Dan Simmons
  • Singularity Sky, by Charles Stross
Novella
Winner:  "The Cookie Monster", Vernor Vinge (Analog Oct 2003)
Nominees:
  • "The Empress of Mars", Kage Baker (Asimov's Jul 2003)
  • "The Green Leopard Plague", Walter Jon Williams (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2003)
  • "Just Like the Ones We Used to Know", Connie Willis (Asimov's Dec 2003)
  • "Walk in Silence", Catherine Asaro (Analog Apr 2003)
Novelette
Winner:  "Legions in Time", Michael Swanwick (Asimov's Apr 2003)
Nominees:
  • "Bernardo's House", James Patrick Kelly (Asimov's Jun 2003)
  • "The Empire of Ice Cream", Jeffrey Ford (Sci Fiction 02.26.03)
  • "Hexagons", Robert Reed (Asimov's Jul 2003)
  • "Into the Gardens of Sweet Night", Jay Lake (Writers of the Future XIX)
  • "Nightfall", Charles Stross (Asimov's Apr 2003)
Short Story
Winner:  "A Study in Emerald", Neil Gaiman (Shadows Over Baker Street)
Nominees:
  • "Four Short Novels", Joe Haldeman (F&SF Oct/Nov 2003)
  • "Paying it Forward", Michael A. Burstein (Analog Sep 2003)
  • "Robots Don't Cry", Mike Resnick (Asimov's Jul 2003)
  • "The Tale of the Golden Eagle", David D. Levine (F&SF Jun 2003)
Related Book
Winner:  The Chesley Awards for Science Fiction & Fantasy Art: A Retrospective, John Grant & Elizabeth L. Humphrey with Pamela D. Scoville
Nominees:
  • Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert
  • Master Storyteller: An Illustrated Tour of the Fiction of L. Ron Hubbard, William J. Widder
  • Scores: Reviews 1993–2003, John Clute
  • Spectrum 10: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner, eds.
  • The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases, Jeff VanderMeer & Mark Roberts, eds.

2003

Novel

Winner:  Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer
Nominees:
  • Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick
  • Kiln People by David Brin
  • The Scar by China Miéville
  • The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson
Novella
Winner:  Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Nominees:
  • A Year in the Linear City by Paul Di Filippo
  • "Breathmoss" by Ian R. MacLeod (Asimov’s 5/02) 
  • "Bronte’s Egg" by Richard Chwedyk (F&SF 8/02) 
  • "In Spirit" by Pat Forde (Analog 9/02) 
  • "The Political Officer" by Charles Coleman Finlay (F&SF 4/02) 
Novelette
Winner:  "Slow Life" by Michael Swanwick (Analog 12/02)
Nominees:
  • "Halo" by Charles Stross (Asimov’s 6/02) 
  • "Madonna of the Maquiladora" by Gregory Frost (Asimov's 5/02) 
  • "Presence" by Maureen F. McHugh (F&SF 3/02)
  • "The Wild Girls" by Ursula K. Le Guin (Asimov’s 3/02) 
Short Story
Winner:  "Falling Onto Mars" by Geoffrey A. Landis (Analog 7-8/02)
Nominees:
  • "A Gift of Verse" by John L. Flynn (Nexxus Fall 2002) 
  • "Creation" by Jeffrey Ford (F&SF 5/02)
  • "‘Hello,’ Said the Stick" by Michael Swanwick (Analog 3/02) 
  • "Lambing Season" by Molly Gloss (Asimov's 7/02) 
  • "The Little Cat Laughed to See Such Sport" by Michael Swanwick (Asimov’s 10-11/02) 
Related Book
Winner:  Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril, by Judith Merril and Emily Pohl-Weary
Nominees:
  • The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction, by Justine Larbalestier
  • Dragonhenge, by Bob Eggleton and John Grant 
  • Bradbury: An Illustrated Life, by Jerry Weist
  • Spectrum 9: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Cathy Fenner and Arnie Fenner, eds.

2002

Novel
Winner: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Nominees:

  • The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Perdido Street Station by China Miéville 
  • Cosmonaut Keep by Ken MacLeod
  • Passage by Connie Willis 
  • The Chronoliths by Robert Charles Wilson 
Novella
Winner:  "Fast Times at Fairmont High" by Vernor Vinge (in The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge)
Nominees:
  • "May Be Some Time" by Brenda W. Clough (Analog Apr 2001)
  • "The Diamond Pit" by Jack Dann (in Jubilee; and F&SF Jun 2001) 
  • "The Chief Designer" by Andy Duncan  (Asimov's Jun 2001)
  • "Stealing Alabama" by Allen Steele (Asimov's Jan 2001)
Novelette
Winner:  "Hell is the Absence of God" by Ted Chiant (in Starlight 3)
Nominees:
  • "Undone" by James Patrick Kelly (Asimov's Jun 2001)
  • "The Days Between" by Allen Steele (Asimov's Mar 2001)
  • "Lobsters" by Charles Stross  (Asimov's Jun 2001)
  • "The Return of Spring" by Shane Tourtellotte  (Analog Nov 2001)
Short Story
Winner:  "The Dog Said Bow-Wow" by Michael Swanwick (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2001)
Nominees:
  • "The Ghost Pit" by Stephen Baxter (Asimov's Jul 2001)
  • "Spaceships" by Michael A. Burstein (Analog Jun 2001)
  • "The Bones of the Earth" by Ursula K. Le Guin (in Tales from Earthsea)
  • "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" by Mike Resnick (Asimov's Sep 2001)
Related Book
Winner:  The Art of Chesley Bonestell by Ron Miller and Frederick C. Durant III with Melvin H. Schuetz
Nominees:
  • The Art of Richard Powers by Jane Frank
  • Meditations on Middle-Earth by Karen Haber, ed.
  • I Have This Nifty Idea...Now What Do I Do With It? by Mike Resnick
  • J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century by Tom Shippey 
  • Being Gardner Dozois by Michael Swanwick 


 
2001

Novel
Winner:  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
Nominees:

  • A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
  • Calculating God by Robert J. Sawyer
  • Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson
  • The Sky Road by Ken MacLeod
Novella:
Winner:  "The Ultimate Earth" by Jack Williamson (Analog Dec. 2000)
Nominees:
  • "A Roll of the Dice" by Catherine Asaro (Analog Jul/Aug 2000)
  • "Oracle" by Greg Egan (Asimov's Jul 2000)
  • "Radiant Green Star" by Lucius Shepard (Asimov's Aug 2000)
  • "Seventy-Two Letters" by Ted Chiang (in Vanishing Acts: A Science Fiction Anthology)
  • "The Retrieval Artist" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Analog Jun 2000)
Novelette:
Winner:  "Millennium Babies" by Krsitine Kathryn Rusch  (Asimov's Jan 2000)
Nominees:
  • "Agape Among the Robots" by Allen Steele (Analog May 2000 and Imagination Fully Dilated, Vol. 2)
  • "Generation Gap" by Stanley Schmidt (Artemis Spring 2000)
  • "On the Orion Line" by Stephen Baxter (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2000)
  • "Redchapel" by Mike Resnick (Asimov's Dec 2000) 
Short Story
Winner:  "Different Kinds of Darkness" by David Langford (F&SF Jan 2000)
Nominees:
  • "Kaddish for the Last Survivor" by Michael A. Burstein (Analog Nov 2000)
  • "Moon Dogs" by Michael Swanwick (in Moon Dogs, NESFA Press; and Asimov's Mar 2000)
  • "The Elephants on Neptune" by Mike Resnick (Asimov's May 2000)
  • "The Gravity Mine" by Stephen Baxter (Asimov's Apr 2000) 
Related Book
Winner:  Greetings from Earth: The Art of Bob Eggleston by Bob Eggleston and Nigel Suckling
Nominees:
  • Concordance to Cordwainer Smith, Third Edition by Anthony R. Lewis
  • Putting It Together: Turning Sow's Ear Drafts Into Silk Purse Stories by Mike Resnick
  • Robert A. Heinlein: A Reader's Companion by James Gifford
  • Terry Pratchett: Guilty of Literature ed. by Andrew M. Butler, Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn


 
2000

Novel
Winner:  A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
Nominees:

  • A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
  • Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Novella
Winner:  "The Winds of Marble Arch" by Connie Willis (Asimov's 10-11/99)
Nominees:
  • "The Astronaut From Wyoming" by Adam-Troy Castro and Jerry Oltion (Analog 7-8/99) 
  • "Forty, Counting Down" by Harry Turtledove (Asimov's 12/99)
  • "Hunting the Snark" by Mike Resnick (Asimov's 12/99) 
  • "Son Observe the Time" by Kage Baker (Asimov's 5/99)
Novelette
Winner:  "10 16 to 1" by James Patrick Kelly (Asimov's 6/99)
Nominees:
  • "Border Guards" by Greg Egan (Interzone 10/99)
  • "The Chop Girl"by Ian R. MacLeod (Asimov's 12/99) 
  • "Fossil Games" by Tom Purdom (Asimov's 2/99) 
  • "The Secret History of the Ornithopter" by Jan Lars Jensen (F&SF 6/99)
  • "Stellar Harvest" by Eleanor Arnason (Asimov's 4/99)
Short Story
Winner:  "Scherzo with Tyrannosaur" by Michael Swanwick (Asimov's 7/99)
Nominees:
  • "Ancient Engines" by Michael Swanwick (Asimov's 2/99)
  • "Hothouse Flowers" by Mike Resnick (Asimov's 10-11/99) 
  • "macs" by Terry Bisson (F&SF 10-11/99) 
  • "Sarajevo" by Nick DiChario (F&SF 3/99)
Related Book
Winner:  Science Fiction of the 20th Century by Fank M. Robinson
Nominees:
  • Minicon 34 Restaurant Guide by Karen Cooper and Bruce Schneier
  • The Sandman: The Dream Hunters by Neil Gaiman and Yoshitaka Amano
  • The Science of Discworld by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, and Jack Cohen
  • Spectrum 6: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art edited by Cathy and Arnie Fenner


 
1999

Novel
Winner:  To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Nominees:

  • Children of God, by Mary Doria Russell
  • Darwinia, by Robert Charles Wilson
  • Distraction, by Bruce Sterling
  • Factoring Humanity, by Robert J. Sawyer
Novella
Winner:  "Oceanic" by Greg Egan (Asimov's Aug 1998)
Nominees:
  • "Aurora in Four Voices", by Catherine Asaro (Analog Dec 1998) 
  • "Get Me to the Church on Time", by Terry Bisson (Asimov's May 1998)
  • "Story of Your Life", by Ted Chiang (in Starlight 2
  • "The Summer Isles", by Ian R. MacLeod (Asimov's Oct/Nov 1998) 
Novelette
Winner:  "Taklamakan" by Bruce Sterling (Asimov's Oct/Nov 1998)
Nominees:
  • "Divided by Infinity", by Robert Charles Wilson (in Starlight 2)
  • "Echea", by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Asimov's Jul 1998)
  • "The Planck Dive", by Greg Egan (Asimov's Feb 1998)
  • "Steamship Soldier on the Information Front", by Nancy Kress (in future histories;and  Asimov's Apr 1998) 
  • "Time Gypsy", by Ellen Klages (in Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction)
  • "Zwarte Piet's Tale", by Allen Steele (Analog Dec 1998)
Short Story
Winner:  "The Very Pulse of the Machine" by Michael Swanwick (Asimov's Feb 1998) 
Nominees:
  • "Cosmic Corkscrew", by Michael A. Burstein (Analog Jun 1998)
  • "Maneki Neko", by Bruce Sterling (F&SF May 1998) 
  • "Radiant Doors", by Michael Swanwick (Asimov's Sep 1998) 
  • "Whiptail", by Robert Reed (Asimov's Oct/Nov 1998) 
  • "Wild Minds", by Michael Swanwick (Asimov's May 1998)
Related Book
Winner:  The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World by Thomas M. Disch
Nominees:
  • The Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy Awards, Howard DeVore
  • Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years, Everett F. Bleiler
  • Spectrum 5: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner, eds.
  • The Work of Jack Williamson: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide, Richard A. Hauptmann


 
1998

Novel
Winner:  Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman
Nominees:

  • City on Fire, Walter Jon Williams
  • Frameshift, Robert J. Sawyer
  • Jack Faust, Michael Swanwick
  • The Rise of Endymion, Dan Simmons
Novella
Winner:  "...Where Angels Fear To Tread" by Allen Steele (Asimov's Oct/Nov 1997)
Nominees:
  • "Ecopoiesis", Geoffrey A. Landis (Science Fiction Age May 1997) 
  • "The Funeral March of the Marionettes", Adam-Troy Castro (F&SF Jul 1997)
  • "Loose Ends", Paul Levinson (Analog May 1997) 
  • "Marrow", Robert Reed (Science Fiction Age Jul 1997) 
Novelette
Winner:  "We Will Drink A Fish Together" by Bill Johnson (Asimov's May 1997) 
Nominees:
  • "Broken Symmetry", Michael A. Burstein (Analog Feb 1997) 
  • "Moon Six", Stephen Baxter (Science Fiction Age Mar 1997)
  • "Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human Bloodstream", James Alan Gardner (Asimov's Feb 1997)
  • "The Undiscovered", William Sanders (Asimov's Mar 1997)
Short Story
Winner:  "The 43 Antarean Dynasties" by Mike Resnick (Asimov's Dec 1997) 
Nominees:
  • "Beluthahatchie", Andy Duncan (Asimov's Mar 1997)
  • "The Hand You're Dealt", Robert J. Sawyer (in Free Space
  • "Itsy Bitsy Spider", James Patrick Kelly (Asimov's Jun 1997) 
  • "No Planets Strike", Gene Wolfe (F&SF Jan 1997)
  • "Standing Room Only", Karen Joy Fowler (Asimov's Aug 1997) 
Non-Fiction Book
Winner:  The Encyclopedia of Fantasy edited by John Clute & John Grant
Nominees:
  • Infinite Worlds: The Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction Art, Vincent Di Fate
  • Reflections and Refractions: Thoughts on Science-Fiction, Science and Other Matters, Robert Silverberg
  • Space Travel, Ben Bova with Anthony R. Lewis
  • Spectrum 4: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner eds., with Jim Loehr


 
1997

Novel
Winner:  Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Nominees:

  • Holy Fire, Bruce Sterling
  • Memory, Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Remnant Population, Elizabeth Moon
  • Starplex, Robert J. Sawyer (also in Analog Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 1996) 
Novella
Winner:  "Blood of The Dragon" by George R. R. Martin (Asimov's Jul 1996)
Nominees:
  • "Abandon in Place", Jerry Oltion (F&SF Dec 1996)
  • "The Cost to Be Wise", Maureen F. McHugh (Starlight 1)
  • "Gas Fish", Mary Rosenblum (Asimov's Feb 1996)
  • "Immersion", Gregory Benford (Science Fiction Age Mar 1996)
  • "Time Travelers Never Die", Jack McDevitt (Asimov's May 1996) 
Novelette
Winner:  "Bicycle Repairman" by Bruce Sterling (in Intersections: The Sycamore Hill Anthology and Asimov's Oct/Nov 1996) 
Nominees:
  • "Age of Aquarius", William Barton (Asimov's May 1996)
  • "Beauty and the Opéra or The Phantom Beast", Suzy McKee Charnas (Asimov's Mar 1996)
  • "The Land of Nod", Mike Resnick (Asimov's Jun 1996) 
  • "Mountain Ways", Ursula K. Le Guin (Asimov's Aug 1996) 
Short Story
Winner:  "The Soul Selects Her Own Society: Invasion and Repulsion: A Chronological Reinterpretation of Two of Emily Dickinson's Poems: A Wellsian Perspective", by Connie Willis (in Asimov's Apr 1996; and War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches
Nominees:
  • "The Dead", Michael Swanwick (in Starlight 1
  • "Decency", Robert Reed (Asimov's Jun 1996)
  • "Gone", John Crowley (F&SF Sep 1996)
  • "Un-Birthday Boy", James White (Analog Feb 1996)
Non-Fiction Book
Winner:  Time & Chance: An Autobiography by L. Sprague de Camp
Nominees:
  • The Faces of Fantasy, Patti Perret
  • Look at the Evidence, John Clute
  • The Silence of the Langford, David Langford
  • The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, Diana Wynne Jones


 
1996

Novel
Winner:  The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Nominees:

  • Brightness Reef, by David Brin
  • Remake, by Connie Willis
  • The Terminal Experiment by Robert J.Sawyer (Also in Analog mid-Dec 1994,Jan,Feb,Mar 1995 as "Hobson's Choice")
  • The Time Ships, by Stephen Baxter
Novella
Winner:  "The Death of Captain Future" by Allen Steele (Asimov's Oct 1995)
Nominees:
  • "Bibi", Mike Resnick & Susan Shwartz (Asimov's mid-Dec 1995) 
  • "Fault Lines", Nancy Kress (Asimov's Aug 1995) 
  • "A Man of the People", Ursula K. Le Guin (Asimov's Apr 1995)
  • "A Woman's Liberation", Ursula K. Le Guin (Asimov's Jul 1995) 
Novelette
Winner:  "Think Like a Dinosaur" by James Patrick Kelly (Asimov's Jun 1995)
Nominees:
  • "The Good Rat", Allen Steele (Analog mid-Dec 1995) 
  • "Luminous", Greg Egan (Asimov's Sep 1995) 
  • "Must and Shall", Harry Turtledove (Asimov's Nov 1995)
  • "TAP", Greg Egan (Asimov's Nov 1995) 
  • "When the Old Gods Die", Mike Resnick (Asimov's Apr 1995)
Short Story
Winner:  "The Lincoln Train" by Maureen F. McHugh (F&SF Apr 1995)
Nominees:
  • "A Birthday", Esther M. Friesner (F&SF Aug 1995) 
  • "Life on the Moon", Tony Daniel (Asimov's Apr 1995) 
  • "TeleAbsence", Michael A. Burstein (Analog Jul 1995) 
  • "Walking Out", Michael Swanwick (Asimov's Feb 1995) 
Non-Fiction Book
Winner:  Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia by John Clute
Nominees:
  • Alien Horizons: The Fantastic Art of Bob Eggleton, by Bob Eggleton
  • Spectrum 2: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Cathy Burnett & Arnie Fenner, eds.
  • To Write Like a Woman: Essays in Feminism and Science Fiction, by Joanna Russ
  • Yours, Isaac Asimov, by Isaac Asimov, edited by Stanley Asimov


 
1995

Novel
Winner:  Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold
Nominees:

  • Beggars and Choosers, Nancy Kress
  • Brittle Innings, Michael Bishop
  • Mother of Storms, John Barnes
  • Towing Jehovah, James Morrow
Novella
Winner:  "Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge" by Mike Resnick (F&SF Oct/Nov 1994)
Nominees:
  • "Cri de Coeur", Michael Bishop (Asimov's Sep 1994) 
  • "Les Fleurs du Mal", Brian Stableford (Asimov's Oct 1994)
  • "Forgiveness Day", Ursula K. Le Guin (Asimov's Nov 1994) 
  • "Melodies of the Heart", Michael F. Flynn (Analog Jan 1994) 
Novelette
Winner:  "The Martian Child" by David Gerrold (F&SF Sep 1994)
Nominees:
  • "Cocoon", Greg Egan (Asimov's May 1994)
  • "A Little Knowledge", Mike Resnick (Asimov's Apr 1994)
  • "The Matter of Seggri", Ursula K. Le Guin (Crank! #3 Spring 1994) 
  • "The Singular Habits of Wasps", Geoffrey A. Landis (Analog Apr 1994)
  • "Solitude", Ursula K. Le Guin (F&SF Dec 1994)
Short Story
Winner:  "None So Blind" by Joe Haldeman (Asimov's Nov 1994)
Nominees:
  • "Barnaby in Exile", Mike Resnick (Asimov's Feb 1994) 
  • "Dead Man's Curve", Terry Bisson (Asimov's Jun 1994) 
  • "I Know What You're Thinking", Kate Wilhelm (Asimov's Nov 1994) 
  • "Mrs. Lincoln's China", M. Shayne Bell (Asimov's Jul 1994) 
  • "Understanding Entropy", Barry N. Malzberg (Science Fiction Age Jul 1994) 
Non-Fiction Book
Winner:  I. Asimov: A Memoir by Isaac Asimov
Nominees:
  • The Book On The Edge Of Forever, Christopher Priest
  • Making Book, Teresa Nielsen Hayden
  • Silent Interviews: On Language, Race, Sex, Science Fiction, and Some Comics, Samuel R. Delany
  • Spectrum: The Best In Contemporary Fantastic Art, Cathy Burnett & Arnie Fenner, eds.


 
1994

Novel
Winner:  Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Nominees:

  • Beggars In Spain, Nancy Kress
  • Glory Season, David Brin
  • Moving Mars, Greg Bear
  • Virtual Light, William Gibson
Novella
Winner:  "Down in the Bottomlands" by Harry Turtledove (Analog Jan 1993)
Nominees:
  • "An American Childhood", by Pat Murphy (Asimov's Apr 1993)
  • "Into the Miranda Rift", by G. David Nordley (Analog Jul 1993)
  • Mefisto In Onyx, by Harlan Ellison (Also in Omni Oct 1993) 
  • "The Night We Buried Road Dog", by Jack Cady (F&SF Jan 1993) 
  • Wall, Stone, Craft, by Walter Jon Williams (Also in F&SF Oct/Nov 1993)
Novelette
Winner:  "Georgia on My Mind" by Charles Sheffield (Analog Jan 1993)
Nominees:
  • "Dancing on Air", Nancy Kress (Asimov's Jul 1993)
  • "Deep Eddy", Bruce Sterling (Asimov's Aug 1993) 
  • "The Franchise", John Kessel (Asimov's Aug 1993)
  • "The Shadow Knows", Terry Bisson (Asimov's Sep 1993)
Short Story
Winner:  "Death on the Nile" by Connie Willis (Asimov's Mar 1993)
Nominees:
  • "England Underway", Terry Bisson (Omni Jul 1993)
  • "The Good Pup", Bridget McKenna (F&SF Mar 1993) 
  • "Mwalimu in the Squared Circle", Mike Resnick (Asimov's Mar 1993)
  • "The Story So Far", Martha Soukup (in Full Spectrum 4
Non-Fiction Book
Winner:  The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction by John Clute and Peter Nichols
Nominees:
  • The Art of Michael Whelan: Scenes/Visions, Michael Whelan
  • Once Around the Bloch: An Unauthorized Autobiography, by Robert Bloch
  • PITFCS: Proceedings of the Institute for Twenty-First Century Studies, Theodore R. Cogswell, ed. 
  • Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art, Scott McCloud




 
1993

Novel
Winners:  A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernon Vinge and Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (tie)
Nominees:

  • China Mountain Zhang, by Maureen F. McHugh
  • Red Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson
  • Steel Beach, by John Varley
Novella
Winner:  "Barnacle Bill the Spacer" by Lucius Shepard (Asimov's Jul 1992)
Nominees:
  • "Protection", Maureen F. McHugh (Asimov's Apr 1992)
  • Stopping at Slowyear, Frederik Pohl 
  • "The Territory", Bradley Denton (F&SF Jul 1992)
  • "Uh-Oh City", Jonathan Carroll (F&SF Jun 1992) 
Novelette
Winner:  "The Nutcracker Coup" by Janet Kagan (Asimov's Dec 1992) 
Nominees:
  • "Danny Goes to Mars", Pamela Sargent (Asimov's Oct 1992) 
  • "In the Stone House", Barry N. Malzberg (in Alternate Kennedys)
  • "Suppose They Gave a Peace...", Susan Shwartz (in Alternate Presidents)
  • "True Faces", Pat Cadigan (F&SF Apr 1992) 
Short Story
Winner:  "Even the Queen" by Connie Willis (Asimov's Apr 1992)
Nominees:
  • "The Arbitrary Placement of Walls", Martha Soukup (Asimov's Apr 1992) 
  • "The Lotus and the Spear", Mike Resnick (Asimov's Aug 1992) 
  • "The Mountain to Mohammed", Nancy Kress (Asimov's Apr 1992) 
  • "The Winterberry", Nicholas A. DiChario (in Alternate Kennedys
Non-Fiction Book
Winner:  A Wealth of Fable: An informal history of science fiction in the 1950's by Harry Warner, Jr.
Nominees:
  • The Costumemaker's Art, Thom Boswell, ed.
  • Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation of Popular Myth, Camille Bacon-Smith
  • Let's Hear It for the Deaf Man, Dave Langford
  • Monad Number Two, Damon Knight, ed.
  • Virgil Finlay's Women of the Ages, Virgil Finlay




 
1992

Novel
Winner:  Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold (Also in Analog Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 1991)
Nominees:

  • All the Weyrs of Pern, Anne McCaffrey
  • Bone Dance, Emma Bull
  • Stations of the Tide, Michael Swanwick (Also in Asimov's mid-Dec 1990, Jan 1991)
  • The Summer Queen, Joan D. Vinge
  • Xenocide, Orson Scott Card
Novella
Winner:  "Beggars in Spain" by Nancy Kress (Asimov's Apr 1991) 
Nominees:
  • "And Wild for to Hold", Nancy Kress (Asimov's Jul 1991; and What Might Have Been? Vol. 3: Alternate Wars
  • The Gallery of His Dreams, Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Also in Asimov's Sep 1991)
  • Griffin's Egg, Michael Swanwick
  • "Jack", Connie Willis (Asimov's Oct 1991) 
Novelette
Winner:  "Gold" by Isaac Asimov (Analog Sep 1991)
Nominees:
  • "Dispatches from the Revolution", Pat Cadigan (Asimov's Jul 1991)
  • "Fin de Cyclé", Howard Waldrop (in Night of the Cooters: More Neat Stories; and Asimov's mid-Dec 1991) 
  • "Miracle", Connie Willis (Asimov's Dec 1991) 
  • "Understand", Ted Chiang (Asimov's Aug 1991)
Short Story
Winner:  "A Walk in the Sun" by Geoffrey A. Landis (Asimov's Oct 1991)
Nominees:
  • "Buffalo", John Kessel (in Fires of the Past; and F&SF Jan 1991)
  • "Dog's Life", Martha Soukup (Amazing Stories Mar 1991)
  • "In the Late Cretaceous", Connie Willis (Asimov's mid-Dec 1991)
  • "One Perfect Morning, With Jackals", Mike Resnick (Asimov's Mar 1991)
  • "Press Ann", Terry Bisson (Asimov's Aug 1991) 
  • "Winter Solstice", Mike Resnick (F&SF Oct/Nov 1991) 
Non-Fiction Book
  • Winner:  The World of Charles Addams by Charles Addams
  • Nominees:
  • The Bakery Men Don't See Cookbook, Jeanne Gomoll, et al, eds
  • Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden, Stephen Jones, ed.
  • The Science Fantasy Publishers: A Critical and Bibliographic History: Third Edition, by Jack L. Chalker & Mark Owings
  • Science-Fiction: The Early Years, by Everett F. Bleiler


 
1991

Novel
Winner:  The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold
Nominees:

  • Earth, by David Brin
  • The Fall of Hyperion, by Dan Simmons
  • Queen of Angels, by Greg Bear
  • The Quiet Pools, by Michael P. Kube-McDowell
Novella
Winner:  "The Hemingway Hoax" by Joe Haldeman (Asimov's Apr 1990)
Nominees:
  • "Bones", by Pat Murphy (Asimov's May 1990)
  • Bully!, by Mike Resnick
  • "Fool to Believe", by Pat Cadigan (Asimov's Feb 1990)
  • A Short, Sharp Shock, by Kim Stanley Robinson (Also in Asimov's Nov 1990) 
Novelette
Winner:  "The Manamouki" by Mike Resnick (Asimov's Jul 1990)
Nominees:
  • "A Braver Thing", Charles Sheffield (Asimov's Feb 1990) 
  • "The Coon Rolled Down and Ruptured His Larinks, A Squeezed Novel by Mr. Skunk", Dafydd ab Hugh (Asimov's Aug 1990) 
  • "Over the Long Haul", Martha Soukup (Amazing Stories Mar 1990)
  • "Tower of Babylon", Ted Chiang (Omni Nov 1990) 
Short Story
Winner:  "Bears Discover Fire" by Terry Bisson (Asimov's Aug 1990) 
Nominees:
  • "Cibola", Connie Willis (Asimov's Dec 1990) 
  • "Godspeed", Charles Sheffield (Analog Jul 1990) 
  • "The Utility Man", Robert Reed (Asimov's Nov 1990)
  • "VRM-547", W.R. Thompson (Analog Feb 1990) 
Non-Fiction Book
Winner:  How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy by Orson Scott Card
Nominees:
  • Bury My Heart at W.H. Smith's, Brian W. Aldiss
  • Hollywood Gothic, David J. Skal
  • Science Fiction in the Real World, Norman Spinrad
  • Science Fiction Writers of America Handbook, Kristine Kathryn Rusch & Dean Wesley Smith, eds.


 
1990

Novel
Winner:  Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Nominees:

  • The Boat of a Million Years, Poul Anderson
  • A Fire in the Sun, George Alec Effinger
  • Grass, Sheri S. Tepper
  • Prentice Alvin, Orson Scott Card
Novella
Winner:  "The Mountains of Mourning" by Lois McMaster Bujold (Analog May 1989)
Nominees:
  • The Father of Stones, Lucius Shepard (Also in Asimov's Sep 1989)
  • "Time-Out", Connie Willis (Asimov's Jul 1989) 
  • "Tiny Tango", Judith Moffett (Asimov's Feb 1989) 
  • "A Touch of Lavender", Megan Lindholm (Asimov's Nov 1989) 
Novelette
Winner:  "Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another" by Robert Silverberg (Asimov's Jun 1989; and Time Gate
Nominees:
  • "At the Rialto", Connie Willis (in The Microverse; and Omni Oct 1989) 
  • "Dogwalker", Orson Scott Card (Asimov's Nov 1989)
  • "Everything But Honor", George Alec Effinger (Asimov's Feb 1989; and What Might Have Been? Vol. 1: Alternate Empires
  • "For I Have Touched the Sky", Mike Resnick (F&SF Dec 1989) 
  • "The Price of Oranges", Nancy Kress (Asimov's Apr 1989)
Short Story
Winner:  "Boobs" by Suzy McKee Charnas (Asimov's Jul 1989)
Nominees:
  • "Computer Friendly", Eileen Gunn (Asimov's Jun 1989)
  • "Dori Bangs", Bruce Sterling (Asimov's Sep 1989) 
  • "The Edge of the World", Michael Swanwick (in Full Spectrum 2
  • "Lost Boys", Orson Scott Card (F&SF Oct 1989) 
  • "The Return of William Proxmire", Larry Niven (in What Might Have Been? Vol. 1: Alternate Empires)
Non-Fiction Book
Winner:  The World Beyond the Hill by Alexei & Cory Panshin
Nominees:
  • Astounding Days, Arthur C. Clarke
  • Dancing at the Edge of the World, Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Grumbles from the Grave, Robert A. Heinlein
  • Harlan Ellison's Watching, Harlan Ellison
  • Noreascon Three Souvenir Book


 
1989

Novel
Winner:  Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh
Nominees:

  • Falling Free, Lois McMaster Bujold (Also in Analog Dec,mid-Dec 1987,Jan,Feb 1988)
  • The Guardsman, P.J. Beese & Todd Cameron Hamilton (nomination deleted) 
  • Islands in the Net, Bruce Sterling
  • Mona Lisa Overdrive, William Gibson
  • Red Prophet, Orson Scott Card
Novella
Winner:  "The Last of the Winnebagos" by Connie Willis (Asimov's Jul 1988) 
Nominees:
  • "The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians", Bradley Denton (F&SF Jun 1988)
  • "Journals of the Plague Years", Norman Spinrad (in Full Spectrum
  • The Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter, Lucius Shepard (Also in Asimov's Sep 1988)
  • "Surfacing", Walter Jon Williams (Asimov's Apr 1988) 
Novelette
Winner:  "Schrödinger's Kitten" by George Alec Effinger (Omni Sep 1988)
Nominees:
  • "Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance?", Howard Waldrop (Asimov's Aug 1988)
  • "The Function of Dream Sleep", Harlan Ellison (Midnight Graffiti Jun 1988; and Asimov's mid-Dec 1988)
  • "Ginny Sweethips' Flying Circus", Neal Barrett Jr (Asimov's Feb 1988) 
  • "Peaches for Mad Molly", Steven Gould (Analog Feb 1988) 
Short Story
Winner:  "Kirinyaga" by Mike Resnick (F&SF Nov 1988)
Nominees:
  • "The Fort Moxie Branch", Jack McDevitt (in Full Spectrum
  • "The Giving Plague", David Brin (Interzone #23 Spring 1988; and Full Spectrum 2)
  • "Our Neural Chernobyl", Bruce Sterling (F&SF Jun 1988)
  • "Ripples in the Dirac Sea", Geoffrey A. Landis (Asimov's Oct 1988)
  • "Stable Strategies for Middle Management", Eileen Gunn (Asimov's Oct 1988) 
Non-Fiction Book
Winner:  The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village 1957-1965, by Samuel R. Delany
Nominees:
  • A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists, Robert Weinberg
  • First Maitz, Don Maitz
  • The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, James Gunn, ed.
  • Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror: 1987, Charles N. Brown & William G. Contento 


 
1988

Novel
Winner:  The Uplift War by David Brin
Nominees:

  • The Forge of God, Greg Bear
  • Seventh Son, Orson Scott Card
  • The Urth of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
  • When Gravity Fails, George Alec Effinger
Novella
Winner:  "Eye for Eye" by Orson Scott Card (Asimov's Mar 1987)
Nominees:
  • "The Blind Geometer", Kim Stanley Robinson (Asimov's Aug 1987) 
  • "The Forest of Time", Michael F. Flynn (Analog Jun 1987) 
  • "Mother Goddess of the World", Kim Stanley Robinson (Asimov's Oct 1987) 
  • "The Secret Sharer", Robert Silverberg (Asimov's Sep 1987)
Novelette
Winner:  "Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight" by Ursula K. Le Guin (in Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences; and F&SF Nov 1987) 
Nominees:
  • "Dinosaurs", Walter Jon Williams (Asimov's Jun 1987)
  • "Dream Baby", Bruce McAllister (In the Field of Fire; and Asimov's Oct 1987)
  • "Flowers of Edo", Bruce Sterling (Asimov's May 1987)
  • "Rachel in Love", Pat Murphy (Asimov's Apr 1987) 
Short Story
Winner:  "Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers" by Lawrence Watt-Evans (Asimov's Jul 1987)
Nominees:
  • "Angel", Pat Cadigan (Asimov's May 1987) 
  • "Cassandra's Photographs", Lisa Goldstein (Asimov's Aug 1987)
  • "The Faithful Companion at Forty", Karen Joy Fowler (Asimov's Jul 1987)
  • "Forever Yours, Anna", Kate Wilhelm (Omni Jul 1987)
  • "Night of the Cooters", Howard Waldrop (Omni Apr 1987) 
Non-Fiction Book
Winner:  Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder by Michael Whelan
Nominees:
  • Anatomy of Wonder, 3rd Edition, Neil Barron, ed.
  • The Battle of Brazil, Jack Matthews
  • Imagination: The Art & Technique of David A. Cherry, David A. Cherry
  • Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror: 1986, Charles N. Brown & William G. Contento


 
1987

Novel
Winner:  Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Nominees:

  • Black Genesis, L. Ron Hubbard
  • Count Zero, William Gibson (also in Asimov's Jan, Feb, Mar 1986)
  • Marooned in Realtime, Vernor Vinge (also in Analog May, Jun, Jul, Aug 1986)
  • The Ragged Astronauts, Bob Shaw
Novella
Winner:  "Gilgamesh in the Outback" by Robert Silverberg (in Asimov's Jul 1986; and Rebels in Hell
Nominees:
  • "Eifelheim", Michael F. Flynn (Analog Nov 1986)
  • "Escape from Kathmandu", Kim Stanley Robinson (Asimov's Sep 1986) 
  • "R&R", Lucius Shepard (Asimov's Apr 1986) 
  • "Spice Pogrom", Connie Willis (Asimov's Oct 1986)
Novelette
Winner:  "Permafrost" by Roger Zelazny (Omni Apr 1986)
Nominees:
  • "The Barbarian Princess", Vernor Vinge (Analog Sep 1986) 
  • "Hatrack River", Orson Scott Card (Asimov's Aug 1986)
  • "Thor Meets Captain America", David Brin (F&SF Jul 1986)
  • "The Winter Market", William Gibson (Stardate Mar/Apr 1986; and Interzone #15 Spring 1986) 
Short Story
Winner:  "Tangents" by Greg Bear (Omni Jan 1986)
Nominees:
  • "The Boy Who Plaited Manes", Nancy Springer (F&SF Oct 1986)
  • "Rat", James Patrick Kelly (F&SF Jun 1986) 
  • "Robot Dreams", Isaac Asimov (in Robot Dreams; and Asimov's mid-Dec 1986) 
  • "Still Life", David S. Garnett (F&SF Mar 1986) 
Non-Fiction Book
Winner:  Trillion Year Spree by Brian Aldiss with David Wingrove
Nominees:
  • The Dark Knight Returns, Frank Miller with Klaus Janson & Lynn Varley
  • Industrial Light and Magic: The Art of Special Effects, Thomas G. Smith
  • Only Apparently Real: The World of Philip K. Dick, Paul Williams
  • Science Fiction In Print: 1985, Charles N. Brown & William G. Contento


 
1986

Novel
Winner:  Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Nominees:

  • Blood Music, Greg Bear
  • Cuckoo's Egg, C.J. Cherryh
  • Footfall, Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
  • The Postman, David Brin
Novella
Winner:  "Twenty-four Views of Mount Fuji, by Hokusai" by Roger Zelazny (Asimov's Jul1985) 
Nominees:
  • "Green Mars", Kim Stanley Robinson (Asimov's Sep 1985) 
  • "The Only Neat Thing to Do", James Tiptree Jr (F&SF Oct 1985)
  • "Sailing to Byzantium", Robert Silverberg (Asimov's Feb 1985)
  • "The Scapegoat", C.J. Cherryh (in Alien Stars
Novelette
Winner:  "Paladin of the Lost Hour" by Harlan Ellison  (in Universe 15; and Twilight Zone Dec 1985) 
Nominees:
  • "Dogfight", Michael Swanwick & William Gibson (Omni Jul 1985)
  • "The Fringe", Orson Scott Card (F&SF Oct 1985) 
  • "A Gift from the GrayLanders", Michael Bishop (Asimov's Sep 1985)
  • "Portraits of His Children", George R.R. Martin (Asimov's Nov 1985) 
Short Story
Winner:  "Fermi and Frost" by Frederik Pohl  (Asimov's Jan 1985)
Nominees:
  • "Dinner in Audoghast", Bruce Sterling (Asimov's May 1985) 
  • "Flying Saucer Rock & Roll", Howard Waldrop (Omni Jan 1985) 
  • "Hong's Bluff", William F. Wu (Omni Mar 1985) 
  • "Snow", John Crowley (Omni Nov 1985) 
Non-Fiction Book
Winner:  Science Made Stupid by Tom Weller
Nominees:
Benchmarks: Galaxy Bookshelf, Algis Budrys
  • An Edge in My Voice, Harlan Ellison
  • Faces of Fear: Encounters with the Creators of Modern Horror, Douglas E. Winter
  • The John W. Campbell Letters, Vol. 1, Perry A. Chapdelaine Sr, Tony Chapdelaine & George Hay, eds.
  • The Pale Shadow of Science, Brian Aldiss


 
1985

Novel
Winner:  Neuromancer by William Gibson
Nominees:

  • Emergence, David R. Palmer
  • The Integral Trees, Larry Niven
  • Job: A Comedy of Justice, Robert A. Heinlein
  • The Peace War, Vernor Vinge
Novella
Winner:  "Press Enter []" by John Varley  (Asimov's May 1984)
Nominees:
  • "Cyclops", David Brin (Asimov's Mar 1984)
  • "Elemental", Geoffrey A. Landis (Analog Dec 1984)
  • "Summer Solstice", Charles L. Harness (Analog Jun 1984) 
  • "Valentina", Joseph H. Delaney & Marc Stiegler (Analog May 1984) 
Novelette
Winner:  "Bloodchild" by Octavia Butler  (Asimov's Jun 1984)
Nominees:
  • "Blued Moon", Connie Willis (Asimov's Jan 1984) 
  • "The Lucky Strike", Kim Stanley Robinson (in Universe 14
  • "The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule", Lucius Shepard (F&SF Dec 1984) 
  • "Return to the Fold", Timothy Zahn (Analog Sep 1984) 
  • "Silicon Muse", Hilbert Schenck (Analog Sep 1984) 
  • "The Weigher", Eric Vinicoff & Marcia Martin (Analog Oct 1984)
Short Story
Winner:  "The Crystal Spheres" by David Brin  (Analog Jan 1984) 
Nominees:
  • "The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything", George Alec Effinger (F&SF Oct 1984) 
  • "Ridge Running", Kim Stanley Robinson (F&SF Jan 1984) 
  • "Rory", Steven Gould (Analog Apr 1984) 
  • "Salvador", Lucius Shepard (F&SF Apr 1984) 
  • "Symphony for a Lost Traveler", Lee Killough (Analog Mar 1984)
Non-Fiction Book
Winner:  Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction by Jack Williamson
Nominees:
  • The Dune Encyclopedia, Dr. Willis E. McNelly, ed.
  • The Faces of Science Fiction, Patti Perret
  • In the Heart or in the Head: An Essay in Time Travel, George Turner
  • Sleepless Nights in the Procrustean Bed, Harlan Ellison


 
1984

Novel
Winner:  Startide Rising by David Brin
Nominees:

  • Millennium, John Varley 
  • Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern, Anne McCaffrey
  • The Robots of Dawn, Isaac Asimov
  • Tea with the Black Dragon, R.A. MacAvoy
Novella
Winner:  "Cascade Point" by Timothy Zahn  (Analog Dec 1983)
Nominees:
  • "Hardfought", Greg Bear (Asimov's Feb 1983)
  • "Hurricane Claude", Hilbert Schenck (F&SF Apr 1983) 
  • "In the Face of My Enemy", Joseph H. Delaney (Analog Apr 1983) 
  • "Seeking", David R. Palmer (Analog Feb 1983)
Novelette
Winner:  "Blood Music" by Greg Bear (Analog Jun 1983)
Nominees:
  • "Black Air", Kim Stanley Robinson (F&SF Mar 1983) 
  • "The Monkey Treatment", George R.R. Martin (F&SF Jul 1983) 
  • "The Sidon in the Mirror", Connie Willis (Asimov's Apr 1983) 
  • "Slow Birds", Ian Watson (F&SF Jun 1983) 
Short Story
Winner:  "Speech Sounds" by Octavia Butler  (Asimov's mid-Dec 1983)
Nominees:
  • "The Geometry of Narrative", Hilbert Schenck (Analog Aug 1983)
  • "The Peacemaker", Gardner Dozois (Asimov's Aug 1983) 
  • "Servant of the People", Frederik Pohl (Analog Feb 1983)
  • "Wong's Lost and Found Emporium", William F. Wu (Amazing Stories May 1983) 
Non-Fiction Book
Winner:  Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, vol. III, by Donald Tuck
Nominees:
  • Dream Makers, Volume II, Charles Platt 
  • The Fantastic Art of Rowena, Rowena Morrill
  • The High Kings, Joy Chant 
  • Staying Alive: A Writer's Guide, Norman Spinrad


 
1983

Novel
Winner:  Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov
Nominees:

  • 2010: Odyssey Two, Arthur C. Clarke
  • Courtship Rite, Donald Kingsbury
  • Friday, Robert A. Heinlein
  • The Pride of Chanur, C.J. Cherryh
  • The Sword of the Lictor, Gene Wolfe
Novella
Winner:  "Souls" by Joanna Russ (F&SF Jan 1982)
Nominees:
  • "Another Orphan", John Kessel (F&SF Sep 1982) 
  • "Brainchild", Joseph H. Delaney (Analog Jun 1982) 
  • "The Postman", David Brin (Asimov's Nov 1982)
  • "To Leave a Mark", Kim Stanley Robinson (F&SF Nov 1982) 
  • "Unsound Variations", George R.R. Martin (Amazing Stories Jan 1982)
Novelette
Winner:  "Fire Watch" by Connie Willis (Asimov's Feb 15 1982)
Nominees:
  • "Aquila", Somtow Sucharitkul (Asimov's Jan 18 1982) 
  • "Nightlife", Phyllis Eisenstein (F&SF Feb 1982) 
  • "Pawn's Gambit", Timothy Zahn (Analog Mar 29 1982) 
  • "Swarm", Bruce Sterling (F&SF Apr 1982) 
Short Story
Winner:  "Melancholy Elephants" by Spider Robinson  (Analog Jun 1982)
Nominees:
  • "The Boy Who Waterskied to Forever", James Tiptree Jr (F&SF Oct 1982) 
  • "Ike at the Mike", Howard Waldrop (Omni Jun 1982) 
  • "Spider Rose", Bruce Sterling (F&SF Aug 1982)
  • "Sur", Ursula K. Le Guin (in The New Yorker Feb 1 1982; and The Compass Rose (revised))
Non-Fiction Book
Winner:  Isaac Asimov: The Foundations of Science Fiction by James E. Gunn
Nominees:
  • The Engines of the Night, Barry N. Malzberg
  • Fear Itself: The Horror Fiction of Stephen King, Tim Underwood & Chuck Miller, eds.
  • A Reader's Guide to Fantasy, Baird Searles, Beth Meacham & Michael Franklin
  • The World of the Dark Crystal, J.J. Llewellyn, text; Brian Froud, illustrator


 
1982

Novel
Winner:  Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh
Nominees:

  • The Claw of the Conciliator, Gene Wolfe
  • Little, Big, John Crowley
  • The Many-Colored Land, Julian May
  • Project Pope, Clifford D. Simak
Novella
Winner:  "The Saturn Game" by Poul Anderson  (Analog Feb 2 1981)
Nominees:
  • "Blue Champagne", John Varley (in New Voices 4
  • "Emergence", David R. Palmer (Analog Jan 5 1981) 
  • "In the Western Tradition", Phyllis Eisenstein (F&SF Mar 1981) 
  • "True Names", Vernor Vinge (in Binary Star #5)
  • "With Thimbles, With Forks and Hope", Kate Wilhelm (Asimov's Nov 23 1981) 
Novelette
Winner:  "Unicorn Variation" by Roger Zelazny (Asimov's Apr 13 1981) 
Nominees:
  • "The Fire When It Comes", Parke Godwin (F&SF May 1981) 
  • "Guardians", George R.R. Martin (Analog Oct 12 1981)
  • "The Quickening", Michael Bishop (in Universe 11
  • "The Thermals of August", Edward Bryant (F&SF May 1981) 
Short Story
Winner:  "The Pusher" by John Varley (F&SF Oct 1981)
Nominees:
  • "Absent Thee from Felicity Awhile", Somtow Sucharitkul (Analog Sep 14 1981) 
  • "The Quiet", George Florance-Guthridge (F&SF Jul 1981) 
  • "The Woman the Unicorn Loved", Gene Wolfe (Asimov's Jun 8 1981) 
Non-Fiction Book
Winner:  Danse Macabre by Stephen King
Nominees:
  • After Man, Dougal Dixon
  • Anatomy of Wonder, 2nd Edition, Neil Barron, ed.
  • The Art of Leo & Diane Dillon, Leo & Diane Dillon, edited by Byron Preiss
  • The Grand Tour, Ron Miller & William K. Hartmann


 
1981

Novel
Winner:  The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge
Nominees:

  • Beyond the Blue Event Horizon, Frederik Pohl
  • Lord Valentine's Castle, Robert Silverberg (also in F&SF Nov,Dec 1979, Jan,Feb 1980)
  • The Ringworld Engineers, Larry Niven (also in Galileo Jul,Sep,Nov 1979, Jan 1980)
  • Wizard, John Varley 
Novella
Winner:  "Lost Dorsai" by Gordon R. Dickson (Destinies v2 #1 Feb/Mar 1980)
Nominees:
  • "All the Lies that Are My Life", Harlan Ellison (F&SF Nov 1980)
  • "The Brave Little Toaster", Thomas M. Disch (F&SF Aug 1980) 
  • "Nightflyers", George R.R. Martin (Analog Apr 1980)
  • "One-Wing", Lisa Tuttle & George R.R. Martin (Analog Jan,Feb 1980) 
Novelette
Winner:  "The Cloak and the Staff" by Gordon R. Dickson  (Analog Aug 1980)
Nominees:
  • "The Autopsy", Michael Shea (F&SF Dec 1980)
  • "Beatnik Bayou", John Varley (in New Voices III: The Campbell Award Nominees
  • "The Lordly Ones", Keith Roberts (F&SF Mar 1980) 
  • "Savage Planet", Barry B. Longyear (Analog Feb 1980) 
  • "The Ugly Chickens", Howard Waldrop (in Universe 10
Short Story
Winner:  "Grotto of the Dancing Deer" by Clifford D. Simak  (Analog Apr 1980)
Nominees:
  • "Cold Hands", Jeff Duntemann (Asimov's Jun 1980) 
  • "Guardian", Jeff Duntemann (Asimov's Sep 1980) 
  • "Our Lady of the Sauropods", Robert Silverberg (Omni Sep 1980)
  • "Spidersong", Susan C. Petrey (F&SF Sep 1980) 
Non-Fiction Book
Winner:  Cosmos by Carl Sagan
Nominees:
  • Di Fate's Catalog of Science Fiction Hardware, Vincent Di Fate & Ian Summers
  • Dream Makers, Charles Platt
  • In Joy Still Felt: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1954-1978, Isaac Asimov
  • Warhoon 28, Walter A. Willis, edited by Richard Bergeron


 
1980

Novel
Winner:  The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke 
Nominees:

  • Harpist in the Wind, Patricia A. McKillip
  • Jem, Frederik Pohl
  • On Wings of Song, Thomas M. Disch (also in F&SF Feb,Mar,Apr 1979)
  • Titan, John Varley (also in Analog Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr 1979)
Novella
Winner:  "Enemy Mine" by Barry B. Longyear  (Asimov's Sep 1979)
Nominees:
  • "The Battle of the Abaco Reefs", Hilbert Schenck (F&SF Jun 1979)
  • "Ker-Plop", Ted Reynolds (Asimov's Jan 1979) 
  • "The Moon Goddess and the Son", Donald Kingsbury (Analog Dec 1979)
  • "Songhouse", Orson Scott Card (Analog Sep 1979)
Novelette
Winner:  "Sandkings" by George R. R. Martin  (Omni Aug 1979)
Nominees:
  • "Fireflood", Vonda N. McIntyre (F&SF Nov 1979) 
  • "Homecoming", Barry B. Longyear (Asimov's Oct 1979)
  • "The Locusts", Larry Niven & Steve Barnes (Analog Jun 1979) 
  • "Options", John Varley (in Universe 9
  • "Palely Loitering", Christopher Priest (F&SF Jan 1979) 
Short Story
Winner:  "The Way of Cross and Dragon" by George R. R. Martin (Omni Jun 1979) 
Nominees:
  • "Can These Bones Live?", Ted Reynolds (Analog Mar 1979) 
  • "Daisy, In the Sun", Connie Willis (Galileo Nov 1979)
  • "giANTS", Edward Bryant (Analog Aug 1979) 
  • "Unaccompanied Sonata", Orson Scott Card (Omni Mar 1979) 
Non-Fiction Book
Winner:  The Science Fiction Encyclopedia (Peter Nicholls, ed.)
Nominees:
  • Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials, Wayne Douglas Barlowe & Ian Summers
  • In Memory Yet Green, Isaac Asimov
  • The Language of the Night, Ursula K. Le Guin, edited by Susan Wood
  • Wonderworks, Michael Whelan


 
1979

Novel
Winner:  Dreamsnake by Vonda McIntyre
Nominees:

  • Blind Voices, Tom Reamy
  • The Faded Sun: Kesrith, C.J. Cherryh (also in Galaxy Feb,Mar,Apr,May 1978)
  • The White Dragon, Anne McCaffrey
  • Up the Walls of the World, James Tiptree Jr [nomination withdrawn]
Novella
Winner:  "The Persistence of Vision" by John Varley (F&SF Mar 1978) 
Nominees:
  • "Enemies of the System", Brian W. Aldiss (F&SF Jun 1978) 
  • "Fireship", Joan D. Vinge (Analog Dec 1978) 
  • "Seven American Nights", Gene Wolfe (in Orbit 20
  • "The Watched", Christopher Priest (F&SF Apr 1978) 
Novelette
Winner:  "Hunter's Moon" by Poul Anderson  (Analog Nov 1978)
Nominees:
  • "The Barbie Murders", John Varley (Asimov's Jan/Feb 1978)
  • "Devil You Don't Know", Dean Ing (Analog Jan 1978) 
  • "The Man Who Had No Idea", Thomas M. Disch (F&SF Oct 1978)
  • "Mikal's Songbird", Orson Scott Card (Analog May 1978)
Short Story
Winner:  "Cassandra" by C. J. Cherryh  (F&SF Oct 1978)
Nominees:
  • "Count the Clock that Tells the Time", Harlan Ellison (Omni Dec 1978) 
  • "Stone", Edward Bryant (F&SF Feb 1978) 
  • "The Very Slow Time Machine", Ian Watson (in Anticipations
  • "View From a Height", Joan D. Vinge (Analog Jun 1978)
Gandalf Award (Book-Length Fantasy): The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey 


 
1978

Novel
Winner:  Gateway by Frederik Pohl (also in Galaxy Nov,Dec 1976, Mar 1977)
Nominees:

  • Dying of the Light, George R.R. Martin (also in Analog Apr,May,Jun,Jul 1977)
  • The Forbidden Tower, Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • Lucifer's Hammer, Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
  • Time Storm, Gordon R. Dickson
Novella
Winner:  "Stardance" by Spider and Jeanne Robinson  (Analog Mar 1977)
Nominees:
  • "Aztecs", Vonda N. McIntyre (in 2076: The American Tricentennial)
  • "In the Hall of the Martian Kings", John Varley (F&SF Feb 1977)
  • "A Snark in the Night", Gregory Benford (F&SF Aug 1977)
  • "The Wonderful Secret", Keith Laumer (Analog Sep,Oct 1977) 
Novelette
Winner:  "Eyes of Amber" by Joan D. Vinge  (Analog Jun 1977)
Nominees:
  • "Ender's Game", Orson Scott Card (Analog Aug 1977)
  • "The Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven and Other Lost Songs", Carter Scholz (in Universe 7
  • "Prismatica", Samuel R. Delany (F&SF Oct 1977) 
  • "The Screwfly Solution", James Tiptree Jr [as by Raccoona Sheldon] (Analog Jun 1977) 
Short Story
Winner:  "Jeffty Is Five" by Harlan Ellison  (F&SF Jul 1977)
Nominees:
  • "Air Raid", John Varley [as by Herb Boehm] (Asimov's Spring 1977)
  • "Dog Day Evening", Spider Robinson (Analog Oct 1977) 
  • "Lauralyn", Randall Garrett (Analog Apr 1977) 
  • "Time-Sharing Angel", James Tiptree Jr (F&SF Oct 1977)
Gandalf Award (Book-Length Fantasy): The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien (ed. by Christopher Tolkien) 


 
1977

Novel
Winner:  Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm
Nominees:

  • Children of Dune, Frank Herbert (also in Analog Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr 1976)
  • Man Plus, Frederik Pohl (also in F&SF Apr,May,Jun 1976)
  • Mindbridge, Joe Haldeman
  • Shadrach in the Furnace, Robert Silverberg (also in Analog Aug,Sep,Oct 1976)
Novella
Winner:  "By Any Other Name" by Spider Robinson (Analog Nov 1976) and "Houston, Houston, Do You Read?" by James Tiptree, Jr. (in Aurora: Beyond Equality) (tie)
Nominees:
  • "Piper at the Gates of Dawn", Richard Cowper (F&SF Mar 1976)
  • "The Samurai and the Willows", Michael Bishop (F&SF Feb 1976) 
Novelette
Winner:  "The Bicentennial Man" by Isaac Asimov (in Stellar #2)
Nominees:
  • "The Diary of the Rose", Ursula K. Le Guin (in Future Power
  • "Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance", John Varley (Galaxy Jul 1976) 
  • "The Phantom of Kansas", John Varley (Galaxy Feb 1976) 
Short Story
Winner:  "Tricentennial" by Joe Haldeman  (Analog Jul 1976) 
Nominees:
  • "A Crowd of Shadows", Charles L. Grant (F&SF Jun 1976)
  • "Custom Fitting", James White (in Stellar #2)
  • "I See You", Damon Knight (F&SF Nov 1976) 


 
1976

Novel
Winner:  The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Nominees:

  • The Computer Connection, Alfred Bester
  • Doorways in the Sand, Roger Zelazny (also in Analog Jun,Jul,Aug 1975)
  • "Inferno", Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (Galaxy Aug,Sep,Oct 1975)
  • The Stochastic Man, Robert Silverberg (also in F&SF Apr,May,Jun 1975)
Novella
Winner:  "Home Is the Hangman" by Roger Zelazny  (Analog Nov 1975)
Nominees:
  • "ARM", Larry Niven (in Epoch
  • "The Custodians", Richard Cowper (F&SF Oct 1975)
  • "The Silent Eyes of Time", Algis Budrys (F&SF Nov 1975)
  • "The Storms of Windhaven", Lisa Tuttle & George R.R. Martin (Analog May 1975) 
Novelette
Winner:  "The Borderland of Sol" by Larry Niven  (Analog Jan 1975)
Nominees:
  • "And Seven Times Never Kill Man", George R.R. Martin (Analog Jul 1975) 
  • "The New Atlantis", Ursula K. Le Guin (in The New Atlantis)
  • "San Diego Lightfoot Sue", Tom Reamy (F&SF Aug 1975)
  • "Tinker", Jerry Pournelle (Galaxy Jul 1975)
Short Story
Winner:  "Catch That Zeppelin!" by Fritz Leiber  (F&SF Mar 1975)
Nominees:
  • "Child of All Ages", P.J. Plauger (Analog Mar 1975) 
  • "Croatoan", Harlan Ellison (F&SF May 1975)
  • "Doing Lennon", Gregory Benford (Analog Apr 1975) 
  • "Rogue Tomato", Michael Bishop (in New Dimensions 5
  • "Sail the Tide of Mourning", Richard Lupoff (in New Dimensions 5)
Special Award: James E. Gunn for Alternate Worlds, The Illustrated History of Science Fiction


 
1975

Novel
Winner:  The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Nominees:

  • Fire Time, Poul Anderson
  • Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said, Philip K. Dick
  • The Inverted World, Christopher Priest (Also in Galaxy Dec 1973, Jan,Feb,Mar 1974)
  • The Mote In God's Eye, Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle
Novella
Winner:  "A Song for Lya" by George R. R. Martin (Analog Jun 1974)
Nominees:
  • "Assault on a City", Jack Vance (in Universe 4)
  • "Born with the Dead", Robert Silverberg (F&SF Apr 1974)
  • "Riding the Torch", Norman Spinrad (in Threads of Time
  • "Strangers", Gardner Dozois (in New Dimensions IV
Novelette
Winner:  "Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans: Latitude 38° 54' N, Longitude 77° 00' 13" W" by Harlan Ellison (F&SF Oct 1974)
Nominees:
  • "After the Dreamtime", Richard Lupoff (in New Dimensions IV)
  • "A Brother to Dragons, a Companion of Owls", Kate Wilhelm (in Orbit 14
  • "Extreme Prejudice", Jerry Pournelle (Analog Jul 1974) 
  • "Midnight by the Morphy Watch", Fritz Leiber (If Aug 1974) 
  • "Nix Olympica", William Walling (Analog Dec 1974) 
  • "—That Thou Art Mindful of Him!", Isaac Asimov (F&SF May 1974)
Short Story
Winner:  "The Hole Man" by Larry Niven (Analog Jan 1974) 
Nominees:
  • "Cathadonian Odyssey", Michael Bishop (F&SF Sep 1974)
  • "The Day Before the Revolution", Ursula K. Le Guin (Galaxy Aug 1974)
  • "The Four-Hour Fugue", Alfred Bester (Analog Jun 1974) 
  • "Schwartz Between the Galaxies", Robert Silverberg (in Stellar #1)


 
1974

Novel
Winner:  Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (Also in Galaxy Sep,Oct 1973)
Nominees:

  • The Man Who Folded Himself, David Gerrold
  • The People of the Wind, Poul Anderson (Also in Analog Feb,Mar,Apr 1973)
  • Protector, Larry Niven
  • Time Enough for Love, Robert A. Heinlein
Novella
Winner:  "The Girl Who Was Plugged In" by James Tiptree, Jr. (in New Dimensions 3
Nominees:
  • "Chains of the Sea", Gardner Dozois (in Chains of the Sea)
  • "Death and Designation Among the Asadi", Michael Bishop (If Feb 1973) 
  • "The Death of Doctor Island", Gene Wolfe (in Universe 3
  • "The White Otters of Childhood", Michael Bishop (F&SF Jul 1973)
Novelette
Winner:  "The Deathbird" by Harlan Ellison (F&SF Mar 1973)
Nominees:
  • "The City on the Sand", Geo. Alec Effinger (F&SF Apr 1973) 
  • "He Fell Into a Dark Hole", Jerry Pournelle (Analog Mar 1973)
  • "Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death", James Tiptree Jr (in The Alien Condition
  • "Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand", Vonda N. McIntyre (Analog Oct 1973) 
Short Story
Winner:  "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin (in New Dimensions 3
Nominees:
  • "Construction Shack", Clifford D. Simak (If Feb 1973)
  • "Wings", Vonda N. McIntyre (in The Alien Condition)
  • "With Morning Comes Mistfall", George R.R. Martin (Analog May 1973) 


 
1973

Novel
Winner:  The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov (also in Galaxy Mar/Apr, May/Jun 1972; and If Mar/Apr 1972) 
Nominees:

  • The Book of Skulls, Robert Silverberg
  • A Choice of Gods, Clifford D. Simak
  • Dying Inside, Robert Silverberg (also in Galaxy Jul/Aug,Sep/Oct 1972)
  • There Will Be Time, Poul Anderson
  • When Harlie Was One, David Gerrold
Novella
Winner:  "The Word for World Is Forest" by Ursula K. Le Guin (in Again, Dangerous Visions
Nominees:
  • "The Fifth Head of Cerberus", Gene Wolfe (in Orbit 10)
  • "The Gold at the Starbow's End", Frederik Pohl (Analog Mar 1972) 
  • "Hero", Joe Haldeman (Analog Jun 1972) 
  • "The Mercenary", Jerry Pournelle (Analog Jul 1972) 
Novelette
Winner:  "Goat Song" by Poul Anderson (F&SF Feb 1972) 
Nominees:
  • "Basilisk", Harlan Ellison (F&SF Aug 1972)
  • "A Kingdom by the Sea", Gardner Dozois (in Orbit 10)
  • "Painwise", James Tiptree Jr (F&SF Feb 1972) 
  • "Patron of the Arts", William Rotsler (in Universe 2
Short Story
Winners:  "Eurema's Dam" by R. A Lafferty (in New Dimensions 2) and "The Meeting" by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth (F&SF Nov 1972) (tie)
Nominees:
  • "And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side", James Tiptree Jr (F&SF Mar 1972) 
  • "When It Changed", Joanna Russ (in Again, Dangerous Visions
  • "When We Went to See the End of the World", Robert Silverberg (in Universe 2


 
1972

Novel
Winner:  To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
Nominees:

  • Dragonquest, Anne McCaffrey
  • Jack of Shadows, Roger Zelazny (also in F&SF Jul,Aug 1971)
  • The Lathe of Heaven, Ursula K. Le Guin (also in Amazing Stories Mar,May 1971)
  • A Time of Changes, Robert Silverberg (also in Galaxy Mar,Apr,May/Jun 1971)
  • The World Inside, Robert Silverberg (nomination withdrawn) 
Novella
Winner:  "The Queen of Air and Darkness" by Poul Anderson (F&SF Apr 1971)
Nominees:
  • "Dread Empire", John Brunner (Fantastic Apr 1971) 
  • "The Fourth Profession", Larry Niven (in Quark/4
  • "A Meeting with Medusa", Arthur C. Clarke (Playboy Dec 1971) 
  • "A Special Kind of Morning", Gardner Dozois (in New Dimensions 1)
Short Story
Winner:  "Inconstant Moon" by Larry Niven (in All the Myriad Ways)
Nominees:
  • "All the Last Wars at Once", Geo. Alec Effinger (in Universe 1
  • "The Autumn Land", Clifford D. Simak (F&SF Oct 1971) 
  • "The Bear with the Knot on His Tail", Stephen Tall (F&SF May 1971) 
  • "Sky", R.A. Lafferty (in New Dimensions 1
  • "Vaster than Empires and More Slow", Ursula K. Le Guin (in New Dimensions 1


 
1971

Novel
Winner:  Ringworld by Larry Niven
Nominees:

  • Star Light, Hal Clement (also in Analog Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep 1970)
  • Tau Zero, Poul Anderson
  • Tower of Glass, Robert Silverberg
  • The Year of the Quiet Sun, Wilson Tucker
Novella
Winner:  "Ill Met in Lankhmar" by Fritz Leiber (F&SF Apr 1970)
Nominees:
  • "Beastchild", Dean R. Koontz (Venture Aug 1970) 
  • "The Region Between", Harlan Ellison (Galaxy Mar 1970) 
  • "The Snow Women", Fritz Leiber (Fantastic Apr 1970 [nomination withdrawn])
  • "The Thing in the Stone", Clifford D. Simak (If Mar 1970) 
  • "The World Outside", Robert Silverberg (Galaxy Oct/Nov 1970) 
Short Story
Winner:  "Slow Sculpture" by Theodore Sturgeon (Galaxy Feb 1970)
Nominees:
  • "Brillo", Ben Bova & Harlan Ellison (Analog Aug 1970)
  • "Continued on Next Rock", R.A. Lafferty (in Orbit 7)
  • "In the Queue", Keith Laumer (in Orbit 7
  • "Jean Duprès", Gordon R. Dickson (in Nova 1


 
1970

Novel
Winners:  The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Nominees:

  • Bug Jack Barron, Norman Spinrad
  • Macroscope, Piers Anthony
  • Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut Jr
  • Up the Line, Robert Silverberg
Novella
Winner:  "Ship of Shadows" by Fritz Leiber (F&SF Jul 1969)
Nominees:
  • "A Boy and His Dog", Harlan Ellison (in The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World)
  • "Dramatic Mission", Anne McCaffrey (Analog Jun 1969)
  • "To Jorslem", Robert Silverberg (Galaxy Feb 1969)
  • "We All Die Naked", James Blish (in Three for Tomorrow)
Short Story
Winner:  "Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" by Samuel R. Delany (in World's Best Science Fiction: 1969; and New Worlds Dec 1968) 
Nominees:
  • "Deeper than the Darkness", Gregory Benford (F&SF Apr 1969) 
  • "Not Long Before the End", Larry Niven (F&SF Apr 1969)
  • "Passengers", Robert Silverberg (in Orbit 4
  • "Winter's King", Ursula K. Le Guin (in Orbit 5


 
1969

Novel
Winner:  Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner
Nominees:

  • The Goblin Reservation, Clifford D. Simak (Also in Galaxy Apr,Jun 1968)
  • Nova, Samuel R. Delany
  • Past Master, R.A. Lafferty
  • Rite of Passage, Alexei Panshin
Novella
Winner:  "Nightwings" by Robert Silverberg (Galaxy Sep 1968)
Nominees:
  • "Dragonrider", Anne McCaffrey (Analog Dec 1967, Jan 1968)
  • "Hawk Among the Sparrows", Dean McLaughlin (Analog Jul 1968) 
  • "Lines of Power", Samuel R. Delany (F&SF May 1968)
Novelette
Winner:  "The Sharing of Flesh" by Poul Anderson (Galaxy Dec 1968)
Nominees:
  • "Getting Through University", Piers Anthony (If Aug 1968)
  • "Mother to the World", Richard Wilson (in Orbit 3
  • "Total Environment", Brian W. Aldiss (Galaxy Feb 1968) 
Short Story
Winner:  "The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World" by Harlan Ellison (Galaxy Jun 1968) 
Nominees:
  • "All the Myriad Ways", Larry Niven (Galaxy Oct 1968) 
  • "The Dance of the Changer and the Three", Terry Carr (in The Farthest Reaches
  • "Masks", Damon Knight (Playboy Jul 1968) 
  • "The Steiger Effect", Betsy Curtis (Analog Oct 1968) 


 
1968

Novel
Winner:  Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
Nominees:

  • The Butterfly Kid, Chester Anderson
  • Chthon, Piers Anthony
  • The Einstein Intersection, Samuel R. Delany
  • Thorns, Robert Silverberg
Novella
Winners:  "Weyr Search" by Anne McCaffrey (in Analog Oct 1967) and "Riders of the Purple Wage" by Philip José Farmer (in Dangerous Visions, Harlan Ellison, ed.) (tie)
Nominees:
  • "Damnation Alley", Roger Zelazny (Galaxy Oct 1967)
  • "Hawksbill Station", Robert Silverberg (Galaxy Aug 1967) 
  • "The Star Pit", Samuel R. Delany (Worlds of Tomorrow Feb 1967) 
Novelette
Winner:  "Gonna Roll The Bones" by Fritz Leiber (in Dangerous Visions, Harlan Ellison, ed.)
Nominees:
  • "Faith of Our Fathers", Philip K. Dick (Dangerous Visions, Harlan Ellison, ed.)
  • "Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes", Harlan Ellison (Knight May 1967) 
  • "Wizard's World", Andre Norton (If Jun 1967)
Short Story
Winner:  "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison (If Mar 1967) 
Nominees:
  • "Aye, and Gomorrah…", Samuel R. Delany (in Dangerous Visions, Harlan Ellison, ed.)
  • "The Jigsaw Man", Larry Niven (Dangerous Visions, Harlan Ellison, ed.) 


 
1967

Novel:
Winner:  The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (also in If Dec 1965, Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr 1966)
Nominees:

  • Babel-17, Samuel R. Delany
  • Day of the Minotaur, Thomas Burnett Swann
  • Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes
  • Too Many Magicians, Randall Garrett (Analog Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov 1966) 
  • The Witches of Karres, James H. Schmitz
Novelette
Winner:  "The Last Castle" by Jack Vance (Galaxy Apr 1966) 
Nominees:
  • "The Alchemist", Charles L. Harness (Analog May 1966)
  • "Apology to Inky", Robert M. Green Jr (F&SF Jan 1966)
  • "Call Him Lord", Gordon R. Dickson (Analog May 1966)
  • "The Eskimo Invasion", Hayden Howard (Galaxy Jun 1966)
  • "For a Breath I Tarry", Roger Zelazny (Fantastic Sep 1966) 
  • "The Manor of Roses", Thomas Burnett Swann (F&SF Nov 1966) 
  • "An Ornament to His Profession", Charles L. Harness (Analog Feb 1966)
  • "This Moment of the Storm", Roger Zelazny (F&SF Jun 1966) 
Short Story
Winner:  "Neutron Star" by Larry Niven (If Oct 1966)
Nominees:
  • "Comes Now the Power", Roger Zelazny (Magazine of Horror #14 Winter 1966/67)
  • "Delusions for a Dragon Slayer", Harlan Ellison (Knight Sep 1966) 
  • "Light of Other Days", Bob Shaw (Analog Aug 1966)
  • "Man In His Time", Brian W. Aldiss (in Who Can Replace a Man?
  • "Mr. Jester", Fred Saberhagen (If Jan 1966)
  • "Rat Race", Raymond F. Jones (Analog Apr 1966)
  • "The Secret Place", Richard McKenna (in Orbit 1)


 
1966

Novel
Winners:  "...And Call Me Conrad" (book title (expanded 1966) This Immortal), by Roger Zelazny (in F&SF Oct,Nov 1965)
and
Dune, by Frank Herbert

Nominees:

  • The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Robert A. Heinlein (Also in If Dec 1965, Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr 1966)
  • Skylark DuQuesne, Edward E. Smith (If Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct 1965)
  • The Squares of the City, John Brunner
Short Fiction
Winner:  " 'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman" by Harlan Ellison (Galaxy Dec 1965)
Nominees:
  • "Day of the Great Shout", Philip José Farmer (Worlds of Tomorrow Jan 1965)
  • "The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth", Roger Zelazny (F&SF Mar 1965)
  • "Marque and Reprisal", Poul Anderson (F&SF Feb 1965)
  • "Stardock", Fritz Leiber (Fantastic Sep 1965) 


 
1965

Novel
Winner:  The Wanderer by Fritz Leiber
Nominees:

  • Davy, Edgar Pangborn
  • The Planet Buyer, Cordwainer Smith
  • The Whole Man, John Brunner
Short Story
Winner:  "Soldier, Ask Not" by Gordon R. Dickson (Galaxy Oct 1964)
Nominees:
  • "Little Dog Gone", Robert F. Young (Worlds of Tomorrow Feb 1964)
  • "Once a Cop", Rick Raphael (Analog May 1964) 


 
1964

Novel
Winner:  "Here Gather the Stars" by Clifford D. Simak  (book title Way Station) (Galaxy Jun,Aug 1963)
Nominees:

  • Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr
  • "Dune World", by Frank Herbert (Analog Dec 1963, Jan,Feb 1964)
  • Glory Road, by Robert A. Heinlein (F&SF Jul,Aug,Sep 1963)
  • Witch World, by Andre Norton
Short Fiction
Winner:  "No Truce with Kings" by Poul Anderson (F&SF Jun 1963)
Nominees:
  • "Code Three", Rick Raphael (Analog Feb 1963)
  • "A Rose for Ecclesiastes", Roger Zelazny (F&SF Nov 1963)
  • "Savage Pellucidar", Edgar Rice Burroughs (Amazing Stories Nov 1963) 


 
1963

Novel
Winner:  The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Nominees:

  • A Fall of Moondust, Arthur C. Clarke
  • Little Fuzzy, H. Beam Piper
  • The Sword of Aldones, Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • Sylva, Vercors
Short Fiction:
Winner:  "The Dragon Masters" by Jack Vance (Galaxy Aug 1962)
Nominees:
  • "Myrrha", Gary Jennings (F&SF Sep 1962) 
  • "The Unholy Grail", Fritz Leiber (Fantastic Oct 1962) 
  • "When You Care, When You Love", Theodore Sturgeon (F&SF Sep 1962) 
  • "Where Is the Bird of Fire?", Thomas Burnett Swann (Science Fantasy Apr 1962) 


 
1962

Novel
Winner:  Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Nominees:

  • Dark Universe, Daniel F. Galouye
  • "The Fisherman" (book title Time Is the Simplest Thing), Clifford D. Simak (Analog Apr,May,Jun,Jul 1961) 
  • Second Ending, James White (Fantastic Jun,Jul 1961)
  • "Sense of Obligation" (book title Planet of the Damned), Harry Harrison (Analog Sep,Oct,Nov 1961) 
Short Fiction
Winner:  The "Hothouse" series by Brian W. Aldiss (collected as The Long Afternoon of Earth) (F&SF Feb,Apr,Jul,Sep,Dec 1961) 
Nominees:
  • "Lion Loose", James H. Schmitz (Analog Oct 1961) 
  • "Monument", Lloyd Biggle Jr (Analog Jun 1961) 
  • "Scylla's Daughter", Fritz Leiber (Fantastic May 1961)
  • "Status Quo", Mack Reynolds (Analog Aug 1961) 


 
1961

Novel
Winner:  A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Nominees:

  • Deathworld, Harry Harrison (Astounding Jan,Feb,Mar 1960) 
  • The High Crusade, Poul Anderson (Astounding Jul,Aug,Sep 1960) 
  • Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys (F&SF Dec 1960) 
  • Venus Plus X, Theodore Sturgeon
Short Fiction
Winner:  "The Longest Voyage" by Poul Anderson (Analog Dec 1960) 
Nominees:
  • "The Lost Kafoozalum", Pauline Ashwell (Analog Oct 1960) 
  • "Need", Theodore Sturgeon (in Beyond)
  • "Open to Me, My Sister", Philip José Farmer (F&SF May 1960)


 
1960

Novel
Winner:  Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Nominees:

  • "Dorsai!" (book title The Genetic General), Gordon R. Dickson (Astounding May,Jun,Jul 1959)
  • "The Pirates of Ersatz" (book title The Pirates of Zan), Murray Leinster (Astounding Feb,Mar,Apr 1959)
  • The Sirens of Titan, Kurt Vonnegut Jr
  • "That Sweet Little Old Lady" (book title Brain Twister), Mark Phillips (Astounding Sep,Oct 1959)
Short Fiction
Winner:  "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes (F&SF Apr 1959)
Nominees:
  • "The Alley Man", Philip José Farmer (F&SF Jun 1959) 
  • "Cat and Mouse", Ralph Williams (Astounding Jun 1959)
  • "The Man Who Lost the Sea", Theodore Sturgeon (F&SF Oct 1959)
  • "The Pi Man", Alfred Bester (F&SF Oct 1959) 


 
1959

Novel
Winner:  A Case of Conscience by James Blish
Nominees:

  • Have Space Suit -- Will Travel, Robert A. Heinlein (F&SF Aug,Sep,Oct 1958)
  • "Time Killer" (book title (expanded) Immortality, Inc), Robert Sheckley (Galaxy Oct,Nov,Dec 1958, Feb 1959) 
  • "We Have Fed Our Sea" (book title The Enemy Stars), Poul Anderson (Astounding Aug,Sep 1958) 
  •  Who?, Algis Budrys
Novelette
Winner:  "The Big Front Yard" by Clifford D. Simak (Astounding Oct 1958)
Nominees:
  • "Captivity", Zenna Henderson (F&SF Jun 1958)
  • "A Deskful of Girls", Fritz Leiber (F&SF Apr 1958) 
  • "The Miracle-Workers", Jack Vance (Astounding Jul 1958)
  • "Rat in the Skull", Rog Phillips (If Dec 1958) 
  • "Second Game", Katherine MacLean & Charles V. De Vet (Astounding Mar 1958)
  • "Shark Ship" (aka "Reap the Dark Tide"), C.M. Kornbluth (Vanguard Jun 1958)
  • "Unwillingly to School", Pauline Ashwell (Astounding Jan 1958) 
Short Story
Winner:  "That Hell-Bound Train" by Robert Bloch (F&SF Sep 1958)
Nominees:
  • "The Advent on Channel Twelve", C.M. Kornbluth (in Star Science Fiction Stories No. 4
  • "The Edge of the Sea", Algis Budrys (Venture Mar 1958) 
  • "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed", Alfred Bester (F&SF Oct 1958) 
  • "Nine Yards of Other Cloth", Manly Wade Wellman (F&SF Nov 1958)
  • "Rump-Titty-Titty-Tum-Tah-Tee", Fritz Leiber (F&SF May 1958) 
  • "Space to Swing a Cat", Stanley Mullen (Astounding Jun 1958)
  • "Theory of Rocketry", C.M. Kornbluth (F&SF Jul 1958) 
  • "They've Been Working On...", Anton Lee Baker (Astounding Aug 1958) 
  • "Triggerman", J.F. Bone (Astounding Dec 1958) 


 
1958

Novel or Novelette: The Big Time by Fritz Leiber (Galaxy Mar,Apr 1958)
Short Story: "Or All the Seas With Oysters" by Avram Davidson (Galaxy May 1958)



 
1957

(No Literary Categories Awarded)



 
1956

Novel: Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein (Astounding Feb,Mar,Apr 1956) 
Novelette: "Exploration Team" by Murray Leinster (Astounding Mar 1956)
Short Story: "The Star" by Arthur C. Clarke (Infinity Nov 1955)



 
1955

Novel: They'd Rather Be Right by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley (Astounding Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov 1954)
Novelette: "The Darfsteller" by Walter M. Miller, Jr. (Astounding Jan 1955)
Short Story: "Allamagoosa" by Eric Frank Russell  (Astounding May 1955)



 
1954

(No Awards Given)



 
1953

Novel: The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester (Galaxy Jan,Feb,Mar 1952)



 
1951
(Awarded in 2001)

Novel
Winner:  Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein
Nominees:

  • The Dying Earth by Jack Vance
  • First Lensman by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.
  • Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov
  • The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Novella
Winner:  "The Man Who Sold the Moon" by Robert A. Heinlein (in The Man Who Sold the Moon, Shasta Publishers)
Nominees:
  • "...And Now You Don't" by Isaac Asimov (in "Astounding Science Fiction" Nov 1949 - Jan 1950)
  • "The Dreaming Jewels" by Theodore Sturgeon (in "Fantastic Adventures" Feb 1950)
  • "The Last Enemy" by H Beam Piper (in "Astounding Science Fiction" Aug 1950)
  • "To the Stars" by L. Ron Hubbard (in "Astounding Science Fiction" Feb-Mar 1950) 
Novelette
Winner:  "The Little Black Bag" by C. M. Kornbluth (in "Astounding Science Fiction" Jul 1950)
Nominees:
  • "Dear Devil" by Eric Frank Russell (in "Other Worlds" May 1950)
  • "Okie" by James Blish (Astounding Science Fiction Apr 1950)
  • "Scanners Live in Vain" by Cordwainer Smith (in "Fantasy Book #6")
  • "The Helping Hand" by Poul Anderson (Astounding Science Fiction May 1950)
Short Story
Winner:  "To Serve Man" by Damon Knight (Galaxy Nov 1950) 
Nominees:
  • "A Subway Named Mobius" by A.J. Deutsch (Astounding Science Fiction Dec 1950)
  • "Born of Man and Woman" by Richard Matheson (F&SF Summer 1950)
  • "Coming Attractions" by Fritz Leiber (Galaxy Nov 1950)
  • "The Gnurrs Come from the Voodvork Out" by Reginald Bretnor (F&SF Winter-Spring 1950)


 
1946
(Awarded in 1996)

Novel: The Mule by Isaac Asimov 
Novella: "Animal Farm" by George Orwell 
Novelette: "First Contact" by Murray Leinster 
Short Story: "Uncommon Sense" by Hal Clement 

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