Jeff VanderMeer
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 7
Locus Awards: 2
Other Awards: 1
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 90
Times Served as Judge: 2
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(3 nominations)
2014:
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (by JV, with Jeremy Zerfoss) (Abrams Image)
— related work — nomination
2012:
The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature (by JV & S. J. Chambers) (Abrams)
— related work — nomination
2004:
The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases (JV & Mark Roberts, eds.) (Night Shade Books)
— related book — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(2 nominations; 1 win)
2015:
Annihilation (FSG Originals; Fourth Estate; HarperCollins Canada)
— novel — winner
2010:
Finch (Underland)
— novel — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(16 nominations; 3 wins)
2015:
Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy (Farrar, Straus & Girous)
— novel — nomination
2014:
(JV & Jeremy Zerfoss) for Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Abrams Image)
— special award, professional — nomination
2013:
(by Adam Mills, Ann VanderMeer & JV) for Weird Fiction Review
— special award, professional — nomination
2012:
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities (Ann VanderMeer & JV, eds.) (Harper Voyager US)
— anthology — nomination
2012:
The Weird (Ann VanderMeer & JV, eds.) (Corvus; Tor May 2012)
— anthology — winner
2012:
(by JV & S. J. Chambers) for The Steampunk Bible
— special award, professional — nomination
2011:
The Third Bear (Tachyon)
— collection — nomination
2010:
Finch (Underland)
— novel — nomination
2009:
Steampunk (Ann VanderMeer & JV, eds.) (Tachyon Publications)
— anthology — nomination
2004:
Veniss Underground (Prime Books)
— novel — nomination
2004:
The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases (JV & Mark Roberts, eds.) (Night Shade Books)
— anthology — nomination
2003:
Leviathan, Volume Three (JV & Forrest Aguirre, eds.) (The Ministry of Whimsy Press)
— anthology — winner (tie)
2003:
City of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris [revised] (Prime Books)
— collection — nomination
2000:
“The Transformation of Martin Lake” (Palace Corbie #8)
— novella — winner (tie)
1998:
(JV & Tom Winstead) for The Ministry of Whimsy Press
— special award, non-professional — nomination
Arthur C. Clarke Award — for SF novel published in the UK; juried
(1 nomination)
2018:
Borne (Fourth Estate)
— shortlist
Bram Stoker Awards — for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
(1 nomination)
2004:
Veniss Underground (Prime Books)
— first novel — nomination
British Fantasy Awards — for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
(4 nominations; 1 win)
2012:
The Weird (Ann VanderMeer & JV, eds.) (Corvus)
— anthology — winner
2005:
The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases (JV & Mark Roberts, eds.) (Tor UK)
— anthology — nomination
2004:
The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases (JV & Mark Roberts, eds.) (Night Shade Books)
— anthology — nomination
1999:
Leviathan, Volume Two (JV & Rose Secrest, eds.) (The Ministry of Whimsy Press)
— anthology — nomination
British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(3 nominations; 1 win)
2017:
“Introduction” (by Ann VanderMeer & JV) (The Big Book of Science Fiction)
— nonfiction — nomination
2016:
“From Annihilation to Acceptance: A Writer's Surreal Journey” (The Atlantic Jan 2015)
— nonfiction — nomination
2014:
Wonderbook (Abrams Image)
— nonfiction — winner
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(2 nominations)
2018:
Borne (MCD)
— finalist
2015:
Area X (The Southern Reach Trilogy: Annihilation; Authority; Acceptance) (FSG Originals)
— finalist
Philip K. Dick Award — for SF original paperback published in the US, juried
(2 nominations)
2003:
Leviathan, Volume Three (JV & Forrest Aguirre, eds.) (The Ministry of Whimsy Press)
— finalist
Shirley Jackson Awards — for works of psychological horror and dark fantastic, juried
(6 nominations; 1 win)
2015:
Annihilation (FSG Originals)
— novel — winner
2012:
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities (Ann VanderMeer & JV, eds.) (Harper Voyager)
— anthology — nomination
2011:
The Third Bear (Tachyon)
— collection — nomination
2009:
The Situation (PS Publishing)
— novelette — nomination
2009:
Fast Ships, Black Sails (Ann VanderMeer & JV, eds.) (Night Shade)
— anthology — nomination
2008:
“The Third Bear” (Clarkesworld Magazine Apr 2007)
— short story — nomination
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(1 nomination)
1997:
Dradin, In Love (Buzzcity Press)
— shortlist
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(41 nominations; 2 wins)
2019:
(Ann VanderMeer & JV)
editor — nomination
2018:
Borne (MCD; HarperCollins Canana; Fourth Estate)
— sf novel — 6th place
2018:
(Ann VanderMeer & JV)
editor — 6th place
2017:
The Big Book of Science Fiction (Ann VanderMeer & JV, eds.) (Vintage)
— anthology — winner
2017:
(Ann VanderMeer & JV)
editor — 5th place
2015:
Annihilation/Authority/Acceptance (FSG Originals; Fourth Estate; HarperCollins Canada)
— sf novel — 3rd place
2015:
The Time Traveler's Almanac (Ann VanderMeer & JV, eds.) (Head of Zeus; Tor)
— anthology — 2nd place
2015:
(Ann VanderMeer & JV)
editor — 3rd place
2014:
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Abrams Image)
— non-fiction — winner
2014:
(Ann VanderMeer & JV)
editor — 4th place
2013:
(Ann VanderMeer & JV)
editor — 5th place
2012:
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities (Ann VanderMeer & JV, eds.) (Harper Voyager US)
— anthology — 7th place
2012:
The Weird (Ann VanderMeer & JV, eds.) (Corvus; Tor 2012)
— anthology — 6th place
2012:
(Ann VanderMeer & JV)
editor — 4th place
2011:
The Third Bear (Tachyon)
— collection — 14th place
2011:
(Ann VanderMeer & JV)
editor — 8th place
2010:
Finch (Underland)
— fantasy novel — 5th place
2010:
Best American Fantasy (Ann VanderMeer & JV, eds.) (Prime)
— anthology — 12th place
2010:
(Ann VanderMeer & JV)
editor — 6th place
2009:
“Fixing Hanover” (Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology)
— short story — 14th place
2009:
Fast Ships, Black Sails (Ann VanderMeer & JV, eds.) (Night Shade)
— anthology — 7th place
2009:
The New Weird (Ann VanderMeer & JV, eds.) (Tachyon)
— anthology — 11th place
2009:
Steampunk (Ann VanderMeer & JV, eds.) (Tachyon)
— anthology — 8th place
2009:
(Ann VanderMeer & JV)
editor — 8th place
2008:
“The Surgeon's Tale” (by JV & Cat Rambo) (Subterranean Win 2007)
— novelette — 21st place
2008:
“The Third Bear” (Clarkesworld Magazine Apr 2007)
— short story — 12th place
2008:
editor — 11th place
2007:
Shriek: An Afterword (Tor UK; Tor)
— fantasy novel — 6th place
2007:
“The Secret Paths of Rajan Khanna” (Paraspheres: Fabulist and New Wave Fabulist Stories)
— short story — 14th place
2007:
editor — 14th place
2006:
“The Farmer's Cat” (Polyphony, Volume 5)
— short story — 12th place (tie)
2006:
editor — 20th place
2005:
“Three Days in a Border Town” (Polyphony, Volume 4)
— novelette — 4th place
2005:
Secret Life (Golden Gryphon)
— collection — 6th place
2005:
editor — 14th place
2004:
Veniss Underground (Prime Books)
— first novel — 2nd place
2004:
Album Zutique #1 (Ministry of Whimsy)
— anthology — 12th place (tie)
2004:
editor — 11th place
2003:
Leviathan, Volume Three (JV & Forrest Aguirre, eds.) (The Ministry of Whimsy Press)
— anthology — 8th place
2002:
The Exchange, by Nicholas Sporlander (Hoegbotton & Sons)
— short story — 29th place
2002:
City of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris (Cosmos Books)
— collection — 14th place
— Other Awards —
Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(1 nomination)
1996:
“The Bone-Carver's Tale” (Asimov's Apr 1995)
— short story — 10th place (tie)
International Horror Guild Awards — for horror works, juried
(2 nominations)
2004:
Veniss Underground (Prime Books)
— first novel — nomination
2004:
The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases (JV & Mark Roberts, eds.) (Night Shade Books)
— anthology — nomination
Rhysling Awards — for SF/F poetry, voted by members of the SF Poetry Association
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1994:
“Flight Is For Those Who Have Not Yet Crossed Over” (The Silver Web #9)
— short poem — winner (tie)
SF Site Readers Poll — for SF/F books, voted by readers of SF Site website
(3 nominations)
2010:
Finch (Underland Press)
— sf/fantasy book — 7th place (tie)
2004:
Veniss Underground (Night Shade Books; Tor UK)
— sf/fantasy book — 2nd place
2003:
City of Saints and Madmen (Prime Books)
— sf/fantasy book — 3rd place
Southeastern SF Achievement Awards — for SF/F/H works by writers in southeastern US
(2 nominations)
2004:
Veniss Underground (Prime Books)
— novel — nomination
2003:
“The Cage” (City of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris [revised])
— short fiction — nomination
WSFA Small Press Award — for short fiction from small press publications, voted by member of Washington SF Assn
(1 nomination)
2008:
“The Third Bear” (Clarkesworld Magazine Apr 2007)
— shortlist — nomination
— As Judge —
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
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