John Varley


science fiction awards database

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Awards Summary

Career and Special Awards: 1

Major Awards: 5

Locus Awards: 10

Other Awards: 11

Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 91

Times Served as Judge: 3

— Career and Special Awards —
Robert A. Heinlein Award — for hard SF inspiring space exploration, presented by the Heinlein Society
2009:
winner

— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(15 nominations; 3 wins)

1993:
Steel Beach (Ace/Putnam) — novel — nomination

1985:
“PRESS ENTER[]” (Asimov's May 1984) — novella — winner

1984:
Millennium (Berkley) — novel — nomination

1982:
“Blue Champagne ” (New Voices 4) — novella — nomination

1982:
“The Pusher ” (F&SF Oct 1981) — short story — winner

1981:
Wizard (Berkley/Putnam) — novel — nomination

1981:
“Beatnik Bayou ” (New Voices III) — novelette — nomination

1980:
Titan (Analog Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr 1979; Berkley/Putnam) — novel — nomination

1980:
“Options ” (Universe 9) — novelette — nomination

1979:
“The Persistence of Vision ” (F&SF Mar 1978) — novella — winner

1979:
“The Barbie Murders” (Asimov's Jan/Feb 1978) — novelette — nomination

1978:
“In the Hall of the Martian Kings ” (F&SF Feb 1977) — novella — nomination

1978:
“Air Raid” (as by Herb Boehm) (Asimov's Spring 1977) — short story — nomination

1977:
“Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance ” (Galaxy Jul 1976) — novelette — nomination

1977:
“The Phantom of Kansas ” (Galaxy Feb 1976) — novelette — nomination

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

1985:
“PRESS ENTER[]” (Asimov's May 1984) — novella — winner

1982:
“The Pusher ” (F&SF Oct 1981) — short story — nomination

1981:
“Beatnik Bayou ” (New Voices III) — novelette — nomination

1980:
Titan (Analog Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr 1979; Berkley/Putnam) — novel — nomination

1980:
“Options ” (Universe 9) — novelette — nomination

1979:
“The Persistence of Vision ” (F&SF Mar 1978) — novella — winner

1978:
“Air Raid” (as by Herb Boehm) (Asimov's Spring 1977) — short story — nomination

1977:
“In the Bowl ” (F&SF Dec 1975) — novelette — nomination

1976:
“Retrograde Summer ” (F&SF Feb 1975) — novelette — nomination

James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award — (renamed the Otherwise Award in 2020)
(1 nomination)

1996:
“The Barbie Murders” (Asimov's Jan/Feb 1978) — retrospective Tiptree short list

John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(2 nominations)

2013:
Slow Apocalypse (Ace) — finalist

2004:
Red Thunder (Ace) — finalist

Philip K. Dick Award — for SF original paperback published in the US, juried
(1 nomination)

1984:
Millennium (Berkley) — finalist

— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(40 nominations; 10 wins)

2015:
Dark Lightning (Ace) — sf novel — 17th place

2014:
Good-bye, Robinson Crusoe and Other Stories (Subterranean) — collection — 21st place

2013:
Slow Apocalypse (Ace) — sf novel — 9th place

2009:
Rolling Thunder (Ace) — sf novel — 8th place

2006:
Mammoth (Ace) — sf novel — 10th place

2005:
The John Varley Reader (Ace) — collection — winner

2004:
“The Bellman” (Asimov's Jun 2003) — novelette — 14th place

2004:
“In Fading Suns and Dying Moons ” (Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian) — short story — 13th place

1999:
The Golden Globe (Ace) — sf novel — 5th place

1999:
“The Flying Dutchman ” (Lord of the Fantastic: Stories in Honor of Roger Zelazny) — novelette — 19th place

1993:
Steel Beach (Ace/Putnam) — sf novel — 5th place

1993:
“Good Intentions ” (Playboy Nov 1992) — short story — 15th place

1990:
“Just Another Perfect Day ” (Twilight Zone Jun 1989) — novelette — 12th place

1987:
“Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo ” (Blue Champagne) — novella — 3rd place

1987:
Blue Champagne (Dark Harvest) — collection — winner

1985:
Demon (Berkley/Putnam) — sf novel — 2nd place

1985:
“PRESS ENTER[]” (Asimov's May 1984) — novella — winner

1984:
Millennium (Berkley) — sf novel — 3rd place

1982:
“Blue Champagne ” (New Voices 4) — novella — winner

1982:
“The Pusher ” (F&SF Oct 1981) — short story — winner

1981:
Wizard (Berkley/Putnam) — sf novel — 4th place

1981:
“Beatnik Bayou ” (New Voices III) — novelette — 2nd place

1981:
The Barbie Murders (Berkley) — single author collection — winner

1980:
Titan (Berkley/Putnam) — sf novel — winner

1980:
“Options ” (Universe 9) — novelette — 2nd place

1979:
“The Persistence of Vision ” (F&SF Mar 1978) — novella — winner

1979:
“The Barbie Murders” (Asimov's Jan/Feb 1978) — novelette — winner

1979:
The Persistence of Vision (The Dial Press/James Wade/Quantum) — single author collection — winner

1978:
The Ophiuchi Hotline (The Dial Press/James Wade/Quantum) — sf novel — 3rd place

1978:
“Equinoctial ” (Ascents of Wonder) — novella — 12th place

1978:
“In the Hall of the Martian Kings ” (F&SF Feb 1977) — novella — 6th place

1978:
“Air Raid” (as by Herb Boehm) (Asimov's Spring 1977) — short fiction — 3rd place

1978:
“Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe ” (Asimov's Spring 1977) — short fiction — 16th place

1977:
“Bagatelle” (Galaxy Oct 1976) — novelette — 9th place

1977:
“Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance ” (Galaxy Jul 1976) — novelette — 3rd place

1977:
“Overdrawn at the Memory Bank ” (Galaxy May 1976) — novelette — 10th place

1977:
“The Phantom of Kansas ” (Galaxy Feb 1976) — novelette — 4th place

1976:
“The Black Hole Passes ” (F&SF Jun 1975) — novelette — 9th place

1976:
“In the Bowl ” (F&SF Dec 1975) — novelette — 7th place

1976:
“Retrograde Summer ” (F&SF Feb 1975) — novelette — 4th place

— Other Awards —
Analog Readers Poll — for stories, articles, and art published by Analog, polled by readers
(1 nomination; 1 win)

1980:
Titan (Analog Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr 1979) — serial — winner

Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(2 nominations; 1 win)

2004:
“The Bellman” (Asimov's Jun 2003) — novelette — winner

1993:
“Her Girl Friday” (Asimov's Aug 1992) — novella — 6th place

Ditmar Awards — for Australian SF/F, voted by members of Australian National SF Convention
(3 nominations)

1980:
Titan (Analog Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr 1979) — international fiction — nomination

1979:
“The Persistence of Vision ” (F&SF Mar 1978) — international fiction — nomination

1978:
“In the Hall of the Martian Kings ” (F&SF Feb 1977) — international fiction — nomination

Endeavour Award — for best book by a Pacific Northwest writer, juried
(3 nominations; 1 win)

2019:
Irontown Blues (Ace) — finalist

2004:
Red Thunder (Ace) — winner

1999:
The Golden Globe (Ace) — finalist

Hayakawa's SF Magazine Reader's Award — for short fiction published in Japan's Hayakawa's SF Magazine, voted by readers
(1 nomination; 1 win)

1991:
“Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo ” — foreign short story — winner

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer — (renamed the Astounding Award in 2020)
(2 nominations)

1976:
finalist

1975:
finalist

Jupiter Awards — for SF novels and stories, voted by instructors of SF courses in higher education
(1 nomination; 1 win)

1978:
“In the Hall of the Martian Kings ” (F&SF Feb 1977) — novella — winner

Prix Apollo — for novel published in French; suspended 1991
(1 nomination; 1 win)

1980:
The Persistence of Vision — winner

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

1999:
The Golden Globe (Ace) — novel — winner

1993:
Steel Beach (Ace/Putnam) — novel — nomination

Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll — for SF/F works, polled by readers of Science Fiction Chronicle magazine
(2 nominations; 2 wins)

1985:
“PRESS ENTER[]” (Asimov's May 1984) — novella — winner

1982:
“The Pusher ” (F&SF Oct 1981) — short story — winner

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

1995:
Steel Beach — foreign novel — nomination

1992:
“Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo ” — foreign short fiction — winner

1987:
“PRESS ENTER[]” — foreign short fiction — winner

The American Book Awards — for books in various categories, including paperback
(1 nomination)

1980:
The Persistence of Vision (The Dial Press/James Wade/Quantum) — sf paperback — nomination


— As Judge —
Writers and Illustrators of the Future — for stories and art by contest winners, juried
 
1991, 1990, 1989
















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