Alfred Bester


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Awards Summary

Career and Special Awards: 3

Major Awards: 1

 

Other Awards: 1

Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 26

— Career and Special Awards —
Science Fiction Hall of Fame — selected by Science Fiction Museum and advisors
2001:
Posthumous Inductee — winner

SFWA Grand Master Award — chosen by SF & Fantasy Writers of America officers
1988:
winner

First Fandom Hall of Fame Award — for fans active at the time of the first World SF Convention
2024:
winner

— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(5 nominations; 1 win)

1976:
The Computer Connection (Berkley Putnam) — novel — nomination

1975:
“The Four-Hour Fugue” (Analog Jun 1974) — short story — nomination

1960:
“The Pi Man” (F&SF Oct 1959) — short fiction — nomination

1959:
“The Men Who Murdered Mohammed” (F&SF Oct 1958) — short story — nomination

1953:
The Demolished Man (Galaxy Jan,Feb,Mar 1952; Shasta) — novel — winner

Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(2 nominations)

1976:
The Computer Connection (Analog Nov,Dec 1974, Jan 1975; Berkley Putnam) — novel — nomination

1973:
“The Animal Fair” (F&SF Oct 1972) — novelette — nomination

International Fantasy Awards — for SF/F works, juried
(1 nomination)

1954:
The Demolished Man (Shasta; Sidgwick & Jackson) — fiction — nomination

— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(8 nominations)

1998:
Virtual Unrealities (Vintage) — collection — 4th place

1981:
Golem100 (Simon & Schuster) — sf novel — 13th place

1980:
“Galatea Galante” (Omni Apr 1979) — novelette — 5th place

1980:
The Stars My Destination (by AB, illustrated by Howard Chaykin) (Baronet) — art or illustrated book — 13th place

1977:
The Light Fantastic (Berkley/Putnam) — author collection — 4th place

1977:
Star Light, Star Bright (Berkley/Putnam) — author collection — 2nd place

1976:
The Computer Connection (Berkley Putnam; Analog Nov,Dec 1974, Jan 1975) — novel — 3rd place

1975:
“The Four-Hour Fugue” (Analog Jun 1974) — short story — 6th place

— Other Awards —
Ditmar Awards — for Australian SF/F, voted by members of Australian National SF Convention
(1 nomination)

1976:
The Computer Connection (Analog Nov,Dec 1974, Jan 1975) — international sf — nomination

Interzone Readers Poll — for stories published in Interzone magazine, polled by readers
(1 nomination)

1989:
all-time best sf author — 25th place (tie)

Prometheus Awards — for SF works on libertarian themes, voted by members of the Libertarian Futurist Society
(1 nomination; 1 win)

1988:
The Stars My Destination (New American Library 1957) — hall of fame — winner

Retro Hugo Awards — for SF works 50 years past, voted by members of the World SF Convention
(2 nominations)

2018:
“Hell Is Forever” (Unknown Worlds Aug 1942) — novella — nomination

2004:
“Star Light, Star Bright” (F&SF Jul 1953) — short story — nomination

Seiun Awards — for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(2 nominations)

2018:
“Travel Diary” — translated story — nomination

2008:
Golem100 — translated long form — nomination






































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