2013 Results
science fiction awards database
Hugo Awards
- novel : Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas, John Scalzi
- novella : The Emperor's Soul, Brandon Sanderson
- novelette : “The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi”, Pat Cadigan
- short story : “Mono no Aware”, Ken Liu
- related work : Writing Excuses, Season Seven, Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler & Jordan Sanderson
- dramatic presentation: long form : The Avengers
- dramatic presentation: short form : Game of Thrones: “Blackwater”
- editor, short form : Stanley Schmidt
- editor, long form : Patrick Nielsen Hayden
- professional artist : John Picacio
- semiprozine : Clarkesworld, Neil Clarke, Jason Heller, Sean Wallace & Kate Baker
- fan writer : Tansy Rayner Roberts
- fan artist : Galen Dara
- fancast : SF Squeecast, Elizabeth Bear, Paul Cornell, Seanan McGuire, Lynne M. Thomas, Catherynne M. Valente presenters; David McHone-Chase, technical producer
Nebula Awards
- novel : 2312, Kim Stanley Robinson
- novella : After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall, Nancy Kress
- novelette : “Close Encounters”, Andy Duncan
- short story : “Immersion”, Aliette de Bodard
World Fantasy Awards
- lifetime achievement : Susan Cooper
- lifetime achievement : Tanith Lee
- novel : Alif the Unseen, G. Willow Wilson
- novella : “Let Maps to Others”, K. J. Parker
- short story : “The Telling”, Gregory Norman Bossert
- anthology : Postscripts #28/#29: Exotic Gothic 4, Danel Olson, ed.
- collection : Where Furnaces Burn, Joel Lane
- artist : Vincent Chong
- special award, professional : Lucia Graves
- special award, non-professional : Unutterable Horror: A History of Supernatural Fiction, Volumes 1 & 2, S. T. Joshi
Andre Norton Award
- Fair Coin, E. C. Myers
British Fantasy Awards
- fantasy novel (Robert Holdstock Award) : Some Kind of Fairy Tale, Graham Joyce
- horror novel (August Derleth Award) : Last Days, Adam Nevill
- anthology : Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane, Jonathan Oliver, ed.
- collection : Remember Why You Fear Me, Robert Shearman
- novella : The Nine Deaths of Dr Valentine, John Llewellyn Probert
- short story : “Shark! Shark!”, Ray Cluley
- non-fiction : Pornokitsch, Anne C. Perry & Jared Shurin
- small press : ChiZine Publications, Brett Alexander Savory & Sandra Kasturi
- magazine/periodical : Interzone, Andy Cox, ed.
- artist : Sean Phillips
- comic/graphic novel : Saga, Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- screenplay : The Cabin in the Woods, Joss Whedon & Drew Goddard
- Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer : Helen Marshall
British SF Association Awards
- novel : Jack Glass, Adam Roberts
- short fiction : “Adrift on the Sea of Rains”, Ian Sales
- artwork : Jack Glass, Blacksheep
- nonfiction : The World SF Blog, Lavie Tidhar, chief editor
Chesley Awards
- cover illustration, hardcover : The Wild Road, Todd Lockwood
- cover illustration, paperback : The Creative Fire, John Picacio
- cover illustration, magazine : Ken Barthelmey
- interior illustration : “Brother. Prince. Snake”, Sam Burley
- color work, unpublished : “A Passion for the Future”, Julie Bell
- monochrome work, unpublished : “Last of His Kind”, Raoul Vitale
- three-dimensional : “Ramautar”, James Shoop
- lifetime artistic achievement : Brom
- art director : Irene Gallo
- gaming-related illustration : “Ereshkigal, Death Mistress”, David Palumbo
- product illustration : John Picacio
Arthur C. Clarke Award
- Dark Eden, Chris Beckett
John W. Campbell Memorial Award
- Jack Glass, Adam Roberts
Philip K. Dick Award
- Lost Everything, Brian Francis Slattery
Ray Bradbury Award
- Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, director; Benh Zeitlin & Lucy Abilar, writers
Shirley Jackson Awards
- novel : Edge, Koji Suzuki
- novella : “Sky”, Kaaron Warren
- novelette : “Reeling for the Empire”, Karen Russell
- short fiction : “A Natural History of Autumn”, Jeffrey Ford
- collection : Crackpot Palace, Jeffrey Ford
- anthology : Exotic Gothic 4: Postscripts #28/29, Danel Olson, ed.
Bram Stoker Awards
- lifetime achievement : Clive Barker
- lifetime achievement : Robert McCammon
- novel : The Drowning Girl, Caitlín R. Kiernan
- first novel : Life Rage, L. L. Soares
- young-adult novel : Flesh & Bone, Jonathan Maberry
- long fiction : The Blue Heron, Gene O'Neill
- short fiction : “Magdala Amygdala”, Lucy A. Snyder
- collection : New Moon on the Water, Mort Castle
- collection : Black Dahlia and White Rose: Stories, Joyce Carol Oates
- anthology : Shadow Show, Mort Castle & Sam Weller, eds.
- nonfiction : Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween, Lisa Morton
- graphic novel : Witch Hunts: A Graphic History of the Burning Times, Rocky Wood & Lisa Morton
- screenplay : The Cabin in the Woods, Joss Whedon & Drew Goddard
- poetry collection : Vampires, Zombies & Wanton Souls, Marge Simon
- specialty press award : Jerad Walters
- Richard Laymon (president's award) : James Chambers
- Silver Hammer Award : Charles Day
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
- “The Grinnell Method”, Molly Gloss
- distinguished service : Frederik Pohl
James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award
- Ancient, Ancient, Kiini Ibura Salaam
- The Drowning Girl, Caitlín R. Kiernan
Locus Awards
- sf novel : Redshirts, John Scalzi
- fantasy novel : The Apocalypse Codex, Charles Stross
- young adult book : Railsea, China Miéville
- first novel : Throne of the Crescent Moon, Saladin Ahmed
- novella : After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall, Nancy Kress
- novelette : “The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi”, Pat Cadigan
- short story : “Immersion”, Aliette de Bodard
- collection : Shoggoths in Bloom, Elizabeth Bear
- anthology : Edge of Infinity, Jonathan Strahan, ed.
- non-fiction : Distrust That Particular Flavor, William Gibson
- art book : Spectrum 19: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner
- editor : Ellen Datlow
- magazine : Asimov's
- publisher/imprint : Tor
- artist : Michael Whelan
Analog Readers Poll
- novella : “Nightfall on the Peak of Eternal Light”, William Gleason & Richard A. Lovett
- novelette : “Ninety Thousand Horses”, Sean McMullen
- short story : “Titanium Soul”, Catherine Shaffer
- fact article : “Faster Than a Speeding Electron”, Edward M. Lerner
- cover : Michael Whelan
Asimov's Reader Poll
- novella : “Murder Born”, Robert Reed
- novelette : “The Way of the Needle”, Derek Künsken
- short story : “Final Exam”, Megan Arkenberg
- short story : “Sexy Robot Mom”, Sandra McDonald
- poem : “Future History”, Joe Haldeman
- cover : Laura Diehl
Aurealis Awards
- sf novel : The Rook, Daniel O'Malley
- sf short story : “Significant Dust”, Margo Lanagan
- fantasy novel : Sea Hearts, Margo Lanagan
- fantasy short story : “Bajazzle”, Margo Lanagan
- horror novel : Perfections, Kirstyn McDermott
- horror short story : “Sky”, Kaaron Warren
- anthology : The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six, Jonathan Strahan, ed.
- collection : That Book Your Mad Ancestor Wrote, K. J. Bishop
- illustrated book/graphic novel : Blue, Pat Grant, author and illustrator
- young adult novel : Sea Hearts, Margo Lanagan
- young adult novel : Dead, Actually, Kaz Delaney
- young adult short story : “The Wisdom of the Ants”, Thoraiya Dyer
- children's fiction (told primary through words) : Brotherband: The Hunters, John Flanagan
- children's fiction (told primarily through pictures) : Little Elephants, Graeme Base, author and illustrator
- Peter McNamara Convenors' Award : Kate Eltham
- Kris Hembury Encouragement Award : Laura Goodin
Aurora Awards
- novel in English : The Silvered, Tanya Huff
- YA novel in English : Under My Skin, Charles de Lint
- short fiction in English : “The Walker of the Shifting Borderland”, Douglas Smith
- related work in English : Blood and Water, Hayden Trenholm, ed.
- graphic novel in English : Weregeek, Alina Pete
- poem/song in English : “A sea monster tells his story”, David Clink
- artist : Erik Mohr
- fan publication : Specualting Canada blog, Derek Newman-Stille, ed.
- fan organizational : Randy McCharles
- fan filk : Kari Maaren
- fan related work : Ron Friedman
- lifetime achievement : Robert J. Sawyer
William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award
- Jagannath: Stories, Karin Tidbeck
Compton Crook Stephen Tall Memorial Award
- Shadow Ops: Control Point, Myke Cole
Ditmar Awards
- novel : Sea Hearts, Margo Lanagan
- novella or novelette : “Sky”, Kaaron Warren
- short story : “The Wisdom of Ants”, Thoraiya Dyer
- collected work : Through Splintered Walls, Kaaron Warren
- fan publication : The Writer and the Critic, Kirstyn McDermott & Ian Mond
- fan writer : Tansy Rayner Roberts
- fan artist : Kathleen Jennings
- artwork : Midnight and Moonshine, Kathleen Jennings
- new talent : David McDonald
- William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review : Tansy Rayner Roberts
Dwarf Stars Award
- “Basho After Cinderella (iii)”, Deborah P. Kolodji
Eaton Award
- lifetime achievement in science fiction : Ursula K. Le Guin
- lifetime achievement in science fiction : Stan Lee
- lifetime achievement in science fiction : Ray Harryhausen
Endeavour Award
- Goodbye for Now, Laurie Frankel
Fan Activity Achievement Awards
- fanzine, single issue : Trap Door #29, Robert Lichtman
- fanzine, personal fanzine : A Meara for Observers, Mike Meara
- fanzine, genzine or collaboration : Chunga, Randy Byers, Andy Hooper & carl juarez, eds.
- fan writer : Andy Hooper
- fan artist : Dan Steffan
- Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent : Robert Lichtman
- fanzine cover : Banana Wings #50, Dan Steffan
- number one fan face : Dan Steffan
- fan website : eFanzines.com, Bill Burns
- lifetime achievement : Elinor Busby
First Fandom Hall of Fame Award
- Moskowitz Archive Award : Donn Albright
- Earl Kemp
- Lester Mayer
- Norman F. Stanley
- Ted Dikty
- Raymond A. Palmer
- Moskowitz Archive Award : Howard Frank
- Sam Basham
Gaylactic Spectrum Awards
- novel : The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller
Geffen Awards
- sf book : Tower of Glass, Robert Silverberg
- fantasy book : A Dance with Dragons, George R. R. Martin
- YA sf or fantasy book : Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins
Robert A. Heinlein Award
- lifetime achievement : Allen Steele
- lifetime achievement : Yoji Kondo
IAFA Awards
- Distinguished Scholarship : Constance Penley
- graduate student award : Cassandra Bausman
- Jamie Bishop Memorial Award for an Essay Not in English : Ezequiel De Rosso
Ignotus Awards
- foreign novel : The City & the City (La ciudad y la ciudad), China Miéville
- foreign short story : “The Paper Menagerie” (“El zoo de papel“), Ken Liu
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire
- foreign novel : The Windup Girl (La Fille automate), Paolo Bacigalupi
- Foreign Short Fiction : The Little Goddess (La Petite déesse), Ian McDonald
Interzone Readers Poll
- story : “Tangerine, Nectarine, Clementine, Apocalypse”, Suzanne Palmer
Italia Awards
- international novel : Star Trek Online: The Needs of the Many (Star Trek Online: Le Esigenze dei Molti), Michael A. Martin & Jake Sisko
The Kitschies
- Red Tentacle (novel) : Angelmaker, Nick Harkaway
- Golden Tentacle (debut novel) : Redemption in Indigo, Karen Lord
- Inky Tentacle (cover art) : A Boy and a Bear in a Boat, Dave Shelton, illustrator
- Black Tentacle (judges' discretion) : The World SF Blog
Lambda Award
- sf/fantasy/horror : Green Thumb, Tom Cardamone
Kurd Lasswitz Preis
- foreign novel : Hell Is the Absence of God (Die Hölle ist die Abwesenheit Gottes), Ted Chiang
David Gemmel Legend Awards
- Legend Award for Best Novel : The Blinding Knife, Brent Weeks
- Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art : Red Country, Didier Graffet & Dave Senior
- Morningstar Award for Best Debut : Malice, John Gwynne
Mythopoeic Awards
- adult literature : Digger (volumes 1-6), Ursula Vernon
- children's literature : Vessel, Sarah Beth Durst
- Inklings studies : Green Suns and Faërie: Essays on J.R.R. Tolkien, Verlyn Flieger
- myth and fantasy studies : Song of the Vikings: Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths, Nancy Marie Brown
Phantastik Preis
- foreign novel : A Dance with Dragons (Der Sohn des Greifen/Ein Tanz mit Drachen), George R. R. Martin
Prometheus Awards
- novel : Pirate Cinema, Cory Doctorow
- hall of fame : Cryptonomicon, Neal Stephenson
Rhysling Awards
- short poem : “Into Flight”, Andrew Robert Sutton
- long poem : “The Cat Star”, Terry Garey
Lord Ruthven Awards
- fiction : Hide Me Among the Graves, Tim Powers
- nonfiction : The Vampire Film: Undead Cinema, Jeffrey Weinstock
Seiun Awards
- translated long form : The Android's Dream, John Scalzi
- translated short form : “Pocketful of Dharma”, Paolo Bacigalupi
SF&F Translation Awards
- long form : Atlas: The Archaeology of an Imaginary City, Kai-cheung Dung, translated from the Chinese by Anders Hansson, Bonnie S. McDougall, and the author
- short form : “August Prime”, Karin Tidbeck, translated from the Swedish by the author
SFRA Awards
- Pioneer Award : “Future Histories and Cyborn Labor: Reading Borderlands Science Fiction after NAFTA”, Lysa Rivera
- Clareson Award : Rob Latham
- Graduate Student Paper : “Beyond the Wide World's End: Themes of Cosmopolitanism in Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination”, W. Andrew Shephard
- Mary Kay Bray Award : “Terraforming 101”, Chris Pak
SF Site Readers Poll
- sf/fantasy book : Dragon Ship, Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
SFWA Awards
- SFWA Service Award : Michael H. Payne
- Solstice Award : Ginjer Buchanan
- Solstice Award : Carl Sagan
Sidewise Awards
- long form : Dominion, C. J. Sansom
- short form : “Something Real”, Rick Wilber
Spectrum Awards
- grandmaster : Brom
- advertising : “Dragon Empress”, Dan Dos Santos
- book : “Fed”, David Palumbo
- comics : “Daredevil #10”, Paolo Rivera
- concept art : “Guild Wars 2, Norn Lodge”, Daniel Dociu
- dimensional : “Acanthopis III”, Virginie Ropars
- editorial : “Cancer Monster”, Sam Weber
- Institutional : “Dragon Swarm”, Lucas Graciano
- unpublished : “Tell-Tale Heart”, Andrew Mar
Sunburst Award
- Adult : Maleficium, Martine Desjardins
- Young Adult : Seraphina, Rachel Hartman
Dell Magazines Award
- “To the Dogs”, Lara Donnelly
Worldcon Special Convention Award
- special award : Stanley Schmidt
WSFA Small Press Award
- “Good Hunting”, Ken Liu
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