2020 Results
science fiction awards database
Science Fiction Hall of Fame
- creator : D. C. Fontana
- creator : Ted Chiang
- work : Star Wars
- work : Watchmen
Hugo Awards
- novel : A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine
- novella : This Is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
- novelette : “Emergency Skin”, N. K. Jemisin
- short story : “As the Last I May Know”, S. L. Huang
- related work : “2019 John W. Campbell Award Acceptance Speech”, Jeanette Ng
- graphic story : LaGuardia, written by Nnedi Okorafor, illustrated by Tana Ford, colors by James Devlin
- dramatic presentation: long form : Good Omens
- dramatic presentation: short form : The Good Place: “The Answer”
- editor, short form : Ellen Datlow
- editor, long form : Navah Wolfe
- professional artist : John Picacio
- semiprozine : Uncanny, excess
- semiprozine : Uncanny, Lynne M. Thomas (editor-in-chief), Michael Damian Thomas (editor-in-chief), Michi Trota (nonfiction/managing editor), Chimedum Ohaegbu (managing editor), Erika Ensign (podcast producer), Steven Schapansky (podcast producer)
- fanzine : The Book Smugglers, Ana Grilo & Thea James, eds.
- fan writer : Bogi Takács
- fan artist : Elise Matthesen
- fancast : Our Opinions Are Correct, Annalee Newitz & Charlie Jane Anders
- series : The Expanse, James S. A. Corey
Nebula Awards
- novel : A Song for a New Day, Sarah Pinsker
- novella : This Is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
- novelette : Carpe Glitter, Cat Rambo
- short story : “Give the Family My Love”, A. T. Greenblatt
- game writing : The Outer Worlds, Leonard Boyarsky, Megan Starks, Kate Dollarhyde & Chris L'Etoile
World Fantasy Awards
- life achievement : Rowena Morrill
- life achievement : Karen Joy Fowler
- novel : Queen of the Conquered, Kacen Callender
- novella : Silver in the Wood, Emily Tesh
- short fiction : “Read After Burning”, Maria Dahvana Headley
- anthology : New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color, Nisi Shawl, ed.
- collection : Song for the Unraveling of the World, Brian Evenson
- artist : Kathleen Jennings
- special award, professional : Ebony Elizabeth Thomas
- special award, non-professional : Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay, Laura E. Goodin & Esko Suoranta
Andre Norton Award
- Riverland, Fran Wilde
British Fantasy Awards
- fantasy novel (Robert Holdstock Award) : The Bone Ships, RJ Barker
- horror novel (August Derleth Award) : The Reddening, Adam Nevill
- anthology : New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color, Nisi Shawl, ed.
- collection : Sing Your Sadness Deep, Laura Mauro
- novella : Ormeshadow, Priya Sharma
- short story : “The Pain-Eater's Daughter”, Laura Mauro
- non-fiction : The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to The Hunger Games, Ebony Elizabeth Thomas
- independent press : Rebellion
- magazine/periodical : Fiyah
- artist : Ben Baldwin
- comic/graphic novel : DIE, Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans
- film/television production : Us
- audio : PodCastle
- Karl Edward Wagner Award for Special Achievement : Craig Lockley
- Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer : Ta-Nehisi Coates
British SF Association Awards
- novel : Children of Ruin, Adrian Tchaikovsky
- shorter fiction : This Is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
- artwork : Wourism and Other Stories, Chris Baker
- nonfiction : The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein, Farah Mendlesohn
Chesley Awards
- cover illustration, hardcover : Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, Eric Wilkerson
- cover illustration, paperback or e-book : The Long List Anthology Volume 5, Amanda Makepeace
- magazine illustration : Evan Cagle
- interior illustration : Ninth House, John Picacio
- color work, unpublished : “The Raven, the Wolf and the Maiden”, Debbit Hughes
- monochrome work, unpublished : “Gyhan akaii dannan Deli Iatt (She who sits at the end of the world upon a mountain of bones dreaming)”, Tehani Farr
- three-dimensional : “Selene”, Forest Rogers
- lifetime artistic achievement : Syd Mead
- art director : Lauren Panepinto
- gaming-related illustration : “King By His Own Hand”, Charles Urbach
- product illustration : Olde Fae tuck box, Rachel Quinlan
Arthur C. Clarke Award
- The Old Drift, Namwali Serpell
Dragon Awards
- sf novel : The Last Emperox, John Scalzi
- fantasy novel (including paranormal) : The Starless Sea, Erin Morgenstern
- YA/middle grade novel : Finch Merlin and the Fount of Youth, Bella Forrest
- military SF/F novel : Savage Wars, Jason Anspach & Nick Cole
- alternate history novel : Witchy Kingdom, D. J. Butler
- media tie-in novel : Firefly: The Ghost Machine, James Lovegrove
- horror novel : The Twisted Ones, T. Kingfisher
- comic book : Avengers, Jason Aaron & Ed McGuinness
- graphic novel : Battlestar Galactica: Counterstrike!, John Jackson Miller & Daniel HDR
- SF/F TV series : The Mandalorian
- SF/F movie : Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Eugie Awards
- “For He Can Creep”, Siobhan Carroll
Ignyte Awards
- adult novel : Gods of Jade and Shadow, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- YA novel : We Hunt the Flame, Hafsah Faizal
- middle grade novel : Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, Kwame Mbalia
- novella : This Is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
- novelette : “Emergency Skin”, N. K. Jemisin
- short story : “A Brief Lesson in Native American Astronomy”, Rebecca Roanhorse
- poetry : “A Conversation Between the Embalmed Heads of Lampião and Maria Bonita on Public Display at the Baiano State Forensic Institute, Circa Mid-20th Century”, Woody Dismukes
- critics award : Alex Brown
- fiction podcast : LeVar Burton Reads, LeVar Burton, et al
- artist : Grace P. Fong
- comics team : These Savage Shores, Ram V, et al
- anthology/collected works : New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color, Nisi Shawl, ed.
- creative nonfiction : “Black Horror Rising”, Tananarive Due
- Ember award : LeVar Burton
- Community Award : Strange Horizons
Lodestar Award
- Catfishing on CatNet, Naomi Kritzer
Otherwise Award
- Freshwater, Akwaeke Emezi
Philip K. Dick Award
- Sooner or Later Everything Falls into the Sea, Sarah Pinsker
Ray Bradbury Award
- Good Omens: “Hard Times”
Shirley Jackson Awards
- novel : The Book of X, Sarah Rose Etter
- novella : Ormeshadow, Priya Sharma
- novelette : Luminous Body, Brooke Warra
- short fiction : “Kali_Na”, Indrapramit Das
- collection : Song for the Unraveling of the World, Brian Evenson
- anthology : The Twisted Book of Shadows, Christopher Golden & James A. Moore, eds.
Bram Stoker Awards
- novel : Coyote Rage, Owl Goingback
- first novel : The Bone Weaver's Orchard, Sarah Read
- young-adult novel : Oware Mosaic, Nzondi
- long fiction : “Up from Slavery”, Victor LaValle
- short fiction : “The Eight People Who Murdered Me (Excerpt from Lucy Westenra's Diary)”, Gwendolyn Kiste
- collection : Growing Things and Other Stories, Paul Tremblay
- anthology : Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories, Ellen Datlow, ed.
- nonfiction : Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction, Lisa Kröger & Melanie R. Anderson
- short nonfiction : “Magic, Madness, and Women Who Creep: The Power of Individuality in the Work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman”, Gwendolyn Kiste
- graphic novel : Neil Gaiman's Snow, Glass, Apples, Neil Gaiman & Colleen Doran
- screenplay : Us, Jordan Peele
- poetry collection : The Place of Broken Things, Linda D. Addison & Alessandro Manzetti
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
- “Waterlines”, Suzanne Palmer
Locus Awards
- sf novel : The City in the Middle of the Night, Charlie Jane Anders
- fantasy novel : Middlegame, Seanan McGuire
- horror novel : Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Marlon James
- young adult book : Dragon Pearl, Yoon Ha Lee
- first novel : Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir
- novella : This Is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
- novelette : “Omphalos”, Ted Chiang
- short story : “The Bookstore at the End of America”, Charlie Jane Anders
- collection : Exhalation, Ted Chiang
- anthology : New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color, Nisi Shawl, ed.
- nonfiction : Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction, Lisa Kröger & Melanie R. Anderson
- art book : Spectrum 26: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, John Fleskes, ed.
- editor : Ellen Datlow
- magazine : Tor.com
- publisher/imprint : Tor
- artist : John Picacio
Analog Readers Poll
- novella : “The Gorilla in a Tutu Principle or, Pecan Pie at Minnie and Earl's”, Adam-Troy Castro
- novelette : “Bonehunters”, Harry Turtledove
- short story : “All Tomorrow's Parties”, Phoebe North
- fact article : “The Venus Sweet Spot: Floating Home”, John J. Vester
- poem : “Sequoias and Other Myths”, Stanley Schmidt
- cover : Donato Giancola
Asimov's Reader Poll
- novella : “Waterlines”, Suzanne Palmer
- novelette : “In the Stillness Between the Stars”, Mercurio D. Rivera
- short story : “Sacrificial Iron”, Ted Kosmatka
- poem : “A Street Away”, Jane Yolen
- cover : Maurizio Manzieri
Aurealis Awards
- sf novel : Aurora Rising, Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
- sf novella : “Scapes Made Diamond”, Shauna O'Meara
- sf short story : “Wreck Diving”, Joanne Anderton
- fantasy novel : Angel Mage, Garth Nix
- fantasy novella : “Scapes Made Diamond”, Shauna O'Meara
- fantasy short story : “Dragon by Subscription”, Tansy Rayner Roberts
- horror novel : The Rich Man's House, Andrew McGahan
- horror novella : Into Bones Like Oil, Kaaron Warren
- horror short story : “Vivienne and Agnes”, Chris Mason
- anthology : Mission Critical, Jonathan Strahan, ed.
- collection : Collision: Stories, J. S. Breukelaar
- graphic novel/illustrated work : Black Magick, Greg Rucka & Nicola Scott
- young adult novel : Aurora Rising, Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
- young adult short story : The Jindabyne Secret, Jo Hart
- children's fiction : The Dog Runner, Bren MacDibble
- Convenors' Award : “Watermarks: Science Fiction, Mitigation and the Mosaic Novel Structure in Australian Climate Fiction”, Jason Nahrung
Aurora Awards
- novel : The Gossamer Mage, Julie E. Czerneda
- YA novel : Bursts of Fire, Susan Forest
- short fiction : This Is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
- related work : On Spec, Diane L. Walton, ed.
- graphic novel : Krampus Is My Boyfriend!, S. M. Beiko
- poem/song : “Bursts of Fire”, Sora
- poem/song : “At the Edge of Space and Time”, Swati Chavda
- artist : Dan O'Driscoll
- visual presentation : The Umbrella Academy
Carl Brandon Awards
- Parallax Award winner : Pet, Akwaeke Emezi
- Kindred Award winner : “Doll Seed”, Michele Tracy Berger
William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award
- Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir
Compton Crook Stephen Tall Memorial Award
- A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine
Ditmar Awards
- novel : The Year of the Fruit Cake, Gillian Polack
- short fiction : “Whom My Soul Loves”, Rivqa Rafael
- collected work : Collision, J. S. Breukelaar
- fan publication in any medium : Be the Serpent
- fan publication in any medium : SF Commentary
- fan writer : Elizabeth Fitzgerald
- new talent : Freya Marske
- William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review : FictionMachine reviews, Grant Watson
Dwarf Stars Award
- “Standing Up”, John C. Mannone
Elgin Awards
- full-length collection : Soft Science, Franny Choi
- chapbook : The Book of Fly, John Philip Johnson
Endeavour Award
- The Witch's Kind, Louisa Morgan
- What the Wind Brings, Matthew Hughes
First Fandom Hall of Fame Award
- Roger Sims
- Chad Oliver
- Moskowitz Archive Award : John Carter Tibbetts
Geffen Awards
- fantasy book : Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik
- YA book : Cuckoo Song, Frances Hardinge
IAFA Awards
- David G. Hartwell Emerging Scholar : Filip Boratyn
- Jamie Bishop Memorial Award for an Essay Not in English : Valentina Gossetti & Eliza Kent
- Walter James Miller Memorial Award : Brittany Roberts
- Imagining Indigenous Futurisms Award : Julia A. Thompson
Ignotus Awards
- foreign novel : The Light Brigade (La brigada de luz), Kameron Hurley
- foreign short story : All Systems Red (Sistemas críticos), Martha Wells
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire
- foreign novel : Vita Nostra, Marina & Sergey Dyachenko
- foreign short fiction : The Murders of Molly Southbourne (Les Meurtres de Molly Southbourne), Tade Thompson
- foreign YA novel : Scythe; Thunderhead; The Toll (La Faucheuse, tomes 1 à 3), Neal Shusterman
Italia Awards
- international novel : This Census-Taker (L’uomo del censimento), China Miéville
The Kitschies
- Red Tentacle (novel) : The Fire Starters, Jan Carson
- Golden Tentacle (debut novel) : Jelly, Clare Rees
- Inky Tentacle (cover art) : The Memory Police, Tyler Comrie
Lambda Award
- sf/fantasy/horror : The Deep, Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson & Jonathan Snipes
Kurd Lasswitz Preis
- foreign novel : The Testaments (Die Zeuginnen), Margaret Atwood
Mythopoeic Awards
- adult literature : Snow White Learns Witchcraft, Theodora Goss
- children's literature : Dragon Pearl, Yoon Ha Lee
- Inklings studies : "The Sweet and the Bitter": Death and Dying in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Amy Amendt-Raduege
- myth and fantasy studies : A Modernist Fantasy: Modernism, Anarchism, and the Radical Fantastic, James Gifford
Prometheus Awards
- novel : Alliance Rising, C. J. Cherryh & Jane S. Fancher
- hall of fame : “Sam Hall”, Poul Anderson
Retro Hugo Awards
- novel : “Shadow Over Mars”, Leigh Brackett
- novella : “Killdozer!”, Theodore Sturgeon
- novelette : “City”, Clifford D. Simak
- short story : “I, Rocket”, Ray Bradbury
- related work : “The Science-Fiction Field”, Leigh Brackett
- series : The Cthulhu Mythos, H. P. Lovecraft & August Derleth, and others
- graphic story : Superman: “The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk”, Jerry Siegel & Jo Shuster
- dramatic presentation, short form : The Curse of the Cat People
- dramatic presentation, short form : The Canterville Ghost
- editor, short form : John W. Campbell, Jr.
- professional artist : Margaret Brundage
- fanzine : Voice of the Imagi-Nation, Forrest J Ackerman & Myrtle R. Douglas
- fan writer : Fritz Leiber
Rhysling Awards
- short poem : “Taking, Keeping”, Jessica J. Horowitz
- long poem : “Heliobacterium daphnephilum”, Rebecca Buchanan
Lord Ruthven Awards
- fiction : The Demeter Diaries, Marge Simon & Bryan D. Dietrich
- nonfiction : Postmodern Vampires: Film, Fiction and Popular Culture, Sorcha Ní Fhlainn
- media : What We Do in the Shadows
SFRA Awards
- Lifetime Contributions to SF Scholarship : Sherryl Vint
- Innovative Research Award : “Triangulating the Dyad: Seen (Orciny) Unseen”, Susan Ang
- Clareson Award : Wu Yan
- Mary Kay Bray Award : “Gene Wolfe”, Rich Horton
- Mary Kay Bray Award : “Treknomics”, Erin Horáková
- Student Paper : “‘Changing Landscapes’: Ecocritical Dystopianism in Contemporary Indigenous SF Literature”, Conrad Scott
- SFRA Book Award : Information Fantasies: Precarious Mediation in Postsocialist China, Xiao Liu
- Science Fiction and Technoculture Studies Book Prize : Radical Botany: Plants and Speculative Fiction, Natania Meeker & Antónia Szabari
SFWA Awards
- Kevin O'Donnell Jr. Service to SFWA : Julia Rios
- Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award : David Gaughran
- Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award : John Picacio
Sidewise Awards
-- winner(s) to be announced
December 19, 2021
Sir Julius Vogel Awards
- novel : The Dawnhounds, Sascha Stronach
- youth novel : The Clockhill and the Thief, Gareth Ward
- novella/novelette : From a Shadow Grave, Andi C. Buchanan
- short story : “A Shriek Across the Sky”, Casey Lucas
- collected work : Year’s Best Aotearoa New Zealand Science Fiction & Fantasy: Volume 1, Marie Hodgkinson, ed.
- dramatic presentation : Doctor Who: The Elysian Blade
- professional artwork : Dragon Pearl, Vivienne To
- new talent : Sascha Stronach
- fan writing : SITREP, Alex Lindsay
- fan artwork : “Deet”, Laya Rose
- fan production/publication : Plant Life
- professional production/publication : Swords: The Webcomic, Matthew Willis
Spectrum Awards
- grandmaster : Terryl Whitlatch
- advertising : “The Shining”, Bartos Kosowski
- book : “Ivywood”, Rovina Cai
- comics : Lightfall 1: Walk in the Woods, Tim Probert
- concept art : “Devourer of Ghosts”, Wu Qinghao
- dimensional : “Space Madness”, Dug Stanat
- editorial : “Truth, Lies & Uncertainty: Truth”, Red Nose Studio
- institutional : “The Stranger: The Seventh Faith”, John Jude Palencar
- unpublished : “492”, Diego Fernandez
- rising star : Alex Dos Diaz
Sunburst Award
- adult : Gods of Jade and Shadow, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- young adult : The Ghost Collector, Allison Mills
- short story : “The Fourth Trimester is the Strangest”, Rebecca Campbell
Dell Magazines Award
- “Imitation Game”, Rona Wang
Writers and Illustrators of the Future
- Golden Pen Award : “The Trade”, C. Winspear
- Golden Brush Award : Anh Le
WSFA Small Press Award
- “The Partisan and the Witch”, Charlotte Honigman
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