George Alec Effinger
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 1
Major Awards: 3
Other Awards: 4
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 40
— Career and Special Awards —
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(7 nominations; 1 win)
1990:
A Fire in the Sun (Doubleday Foundation)
— novel — nomination
1990:
“Everything But Honor” (Asimov's Feb 1989; What Might Have Been? Vol. 1: Alternate Empires)
— novelette — nomination
1989:
“Schrödinger's Kitten” (Omni Sep 1988)
— novelette — winner
1988:
When Gravity Fails (Arbor House; Bantam Spectra)
— novel — nomination
1985:
“The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything” (F&SF Oct 1984)
— short story — nomination
1974:
“The City on the Sand” (F&SF Apr 1973)
— novelette — nomination
1972:
“All the Last Wars at Once” (Universe 1)
— short story — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(5 nominations; 1 win)
1990:
“Marîd Changes His Mind” (Asimov's May 1989)
— novella — nomination
1989:
“Schrödinger's Kitten” (Omni Sep 1988)
— novelette — winner
1988:
When Gravity Fails (Arbor House)
— novel — nomination
1985:
“The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything” (F&SF Oct 1984)
— short story — nomination
1973:
What Entropy Means to Me (Doubleday)
— novel — nomination
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1989:
“Schrödinger's Kitten” (Omni Sep 1988)
— winner
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(18 nominations)
2006:
George Alec Effinger Live! From Planet Earth (Golden Gryphon)
— collection — 20th place
2004:
Budayeen Nights (Golden Gryphon)
— collection — 7th place
1994:
Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson: The Complete Stories (Swan Press)
— collection — 9th place
1990:
A Fire in the Sun (Doubleday Foundation)
— sf novel — 5th place
1990:
“Marîd Changes His Mind” (Asimov's May 1989)
— novella — 14th place
1990:
“Everything But Honor” (Asimov's Feb 1989; What Might Have Been? Vol. 1: Alternate Empires)
— novelette — 9th place
1990:
Author's Choice Monthly Issue 1: The Old Funny Stuff (Pulphouse)
— collection — 17th place
1989:
“Schrödinger's Kitten” (Omni Sep 1988)
— novelette — 5th place
1989:
“Slow, Slow Burn” (Playboy May 1988)
— short story — 15th place
1988:
When Gravity Fails (Arbor House)
— sf novel — 2nd place
1988:
“Skylab Done It” (F&SF Mar 1987)
— novelette — 22nd place
1987:
When Gravity Fails (Arbor House)
— sf novel — 12th place
1986:
“Unferno” (Asimov's Jul 1985)
— novelette — 23rd place
1985:
“The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything” (F&SF Oct 1984)
— short story — 3rd place
1984:
“The Man Outside” (F&SF Apr 1983)
— short story — 21st place
1974:
Relatives (Harper & Row)
— novel — 11th place
1973:
What Entropy Means to Me (Doubleday)
— novel — 12th place
1972:
“All the Last Wars at Once” (Universe 1)
— short fiction — 2nd place (tie)
— Other Awards —
HOMer Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of SF/F forum on CompuServe
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1994:
“Beast” (Confederacy of the Dead)
— novelette — winner
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer — for new SF/F writer, voted by members of annual World SF con
(1 nomination)
1973:
finalist
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll — for SF/F works, polled by readers of Science Fiction Chronicle magazine
(5 nominations; 2 wins)
1990:
A Fire in the Sun (Doubleday Foundation)
— novel — winner
1990:
“Everything But Honor” (Asimov's Feb 1989)
— novelette — 3rd place
1989:
“Schrödinger's Kitten” (Omni Sep 1988)
— novelette — winner
1988:
When Gravity Fails (Arbor House)
— novel — 3rd place
1985:
“The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything” (F&SF Oct 1984)
— short story — 3rd place
Seiun Awards — for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1991:
“Schrödinger's Kitten”
— foreign short fiction — winner
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