John Varley


science fiction awards database

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2018
Irontown Blues • novel • Ace
awards:
• Endeavour Award 2019 — finalist

2014
Dark Lightning • novel • Ace
awards:
• Locus Awards 2015 — sf novel — 17th place

2013
Good-bye, Robinson Crusoe and Other Stories • collection • Subterranean
awards:
• Locus Awards 2014 — collection — 21st place

2012
Slow Apocalypse • novel • Ace
awards:
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2013 — finalist
• Locus Awards 2013 — sf novel — 9th place

2008
Rolling Thunder • novel • Ace
awards:
• Locus Awards 2009 — sf novel — 8th place
Robert A. Heinlein Award 2009 — winner

2005
Mammoth • novel • Ace
awards:
• Locus Awards 2006 — sf novel — 10th place

2004
The John Varley Reader • collection • Ace
awards:
• Locus Awards 2005 — collection — winner

2003
Red Thunder • novel • Ace
awards:
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2004 — finalist
• Endeavour Award 2004 — winner
“The Bellman” • short fiction • Asimov's Jun 2003
awards:
• Locus Awards 2004 — novelette — 14th place
• Asimov's Reader Poll 2004 — novelette — winner
anthologies:
• The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-first Annual Collection, ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin’s Griffin 2004
“In Fading Suns and Dying Moons ” • short fiction • Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian
awards:
• Locus Awards 2004 — short story — 13th place
anthologies:
• Year’s Best SF 9, ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, HarperCollins/Eos 2004

1998
The Golden Globe • novel • Ace
awards:
• Locus Awards 1999 — sf novel — 5th place
• Endeavour Award 1999 — finalist
• Prometheus Awards 1999 — novel — winner
citations:
• 2012: Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985 - 2010, Damien Broderick & Paul Di Filippo
“The Flying Dutchman ” • short fiction • Lord of the Fantastic: Stories in Honor of Roger Zelazny
awards:
• Locus Awards 1999 — novelette — 19th place
anthologies:
• Lord of the Fantastic: Stories in Honor of Roger Zelazny, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Avon Eos 1998

1992
Steel Beach • novel • Ace/Putnam
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1993 — novel — nomination
• Locus Awards 1993 — sf novel — 5th place
• Prometheus Awards 1993 — novel — nomination
• Seiun Awards 1995 — foreign novel — nomination
citations:
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn
“Her Girl Friday” • short fiction • Asimov's Aug 1992
awards:
• Asimov's Reader Poll 1993 — novella — 6th place
“Good Intentions ” • short fiction • Playboy Nov 1992
awards:
• Locus Awards 1993 — short story — 15th place

1991
As Judge — Writers and Illustrators of the Future 1991

1990
As Judge — Writers and Illustrators of the Future 1990

1989
“Just Another Perfect Day ” • short fiction • Twilight Zone Jun 1989
awards:
• Locus Awards 1990 — novelette — 12th place
anthologies:
• The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection, ed. Gardner R. Dozois, St. Martin’s 1990
As Judge — Writers and Illustrators of the Future 1989

1986
Blue Champagne • collection • Dark Harvest
awards:
• Locus Awards 1987 — collection — winner
“Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo ” • short fiction • Blue Champagne
awards:
• Locus Awards 1987 — novella — 3rd place
• Hayakawa's SF Magazine Reader's Award 1991 — foreign short story — winner
• Seiun Awards 1992 — foreign short fiction — winner
anthologies:
• Tor Doubles, ed. Anonymous, Tor 1991
• Terry Carr’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16, ed. Terry Carr, Tor 1987

1984
Demon • novel • Putnam
awards:
• Locus Awards 1985 — sf novel — 2nd place
“PRESS ENTER[]” • short fiction • Asimov's May 1984
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1985 — novella — winner
• Nebula Awards 1985 — novella — winner
• Locus Awards 1985 — novella — winner
• Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1985 — novella — winner
• Seiun Awards 1987 — foreign short fiction — winner
anthologies:
• Future on Ice, ed. Orson Scott Card, Tor 1998
• Tor Doubles, ed. Anonymous, Tor 1991
• The New Hugo Winners, ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, Wynwood 1989
• The Best of Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, ed. Gardner R. Dozois, Ace 1988
• Terry Carr’s Best Science Fiction of the Year #14, ed. Terry Carr, Tor 1985
• The Year’s Best Science Fiction, Second Annual Collection, ed. Gardner R. Dozois, Bluejay 1985
• The 1985 Annual World’s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, DAW 1985
• Nebula Awards 20, ed. George Zebrowski, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1985

1983
Millennium • novel • Berkley
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1984 — novel — nomination
• Philip K. Dick Award 1984 — finalist
• Locus Awards 1984 — sf novel — 3rd place
citations:
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak

1981
“The Pusher ” • short fiction • F&SF Oct 1981
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1982 — short story — winner
• Nebula Awards 1982 — short story — nomination
• Locus Awards 1982 — short story — winner
• Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1982 — short story — winner
anthologies:
• The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2013
• The Hugo Winners, Volume 5: 1980-1982, ed. Isaac Asimov, Doubleday 1986
• Nebula Award Stories 17, ed. Joe W. Haldeman, Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1983
• The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, 24th Series, ed. Edward L. Ferman, Doubleday 1982
• The Best Science Fiction of the Year #11, ed. Terry Carr, Pocket 1982
• The 1982 Annual World’s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha, DAW 1982
“Blue Champagne ” • short fiction • New Voices 4
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1982 — novella — nomination
• Locus Awards 1982 — novella — winner

1980
Wizard • novel • Berkley-Putnam
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1981 — novel — nomination
• Locus Awards 1981 — sf novel — 4th place
The Barbie Murders • collection • Berkley
awards:
• Locus Awards 1981 — single author collection — winner
citations:
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn
“Beatnik Bayou ” • short fiction • New Voices III
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1981 — novelette — nomination
• Nebula Awards 1981 — novelette — nomination
• Locus Awards 1981 — novelette — 2nd place
anthologies:
• The 1981 Annual World’s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha, DAW 1981
• The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10, ed. Terry Carr, Pocket 1981

1979
Titan • novel • Berkley-Putnam
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1980 — novel — nomination
• Nebula Awards 1980 — novel — nomination
• Locus Awards 1980 — sf novel — winner
• Analog Readers Poll 1980 — serial — winner
• Ditmar Awards 1980 — international fiction — nomination
citations:
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 2000: The Essential SF Library, Claude Lalumière
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn
“Options ” • short fiction • Universe 9
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1980 — novelette — nomination
• Nebula Awards 1980 — novelette — nomination
• Locus Awards 1980 — novelette — 2nd place
anthologies:
• Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology, ed. Patricia S. Warrick, Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg, Harper & Row 1988
• The Best from Universe, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday 1984
• The Best Science Fiction of the Year # 9, ed. Terry Carr, Ballantine 1980
• The 1980 Annual World’s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha, DAW 1980
• Universe 9, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday 1979

1978
The Persistence of Vision • collection • The Dial Press/James Wade
awards:
• Locus Awards 1979 — single author collection — winner
• Prix Apollo 1980 — winner
• The American Book Awards 1980 — sf paperback — nomination
citations:
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1998: Best All-Time Collection, Locus Online
• 1996: Age of Wonders, David G. Hartwell
• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn
“The Persistence of Vision ” • short fiction • F&SF Mar 1978
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1979 — novella — winner
• Nebula Awards 1979 — novella — winner
• Locus Awards 1979 — novella — winner
• Ditmar Awards 1979 — international fiction — nomination
anthologies:
• Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction, ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman, Wildside 2011
• Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts, ed. Heather Masari, St. Martin's/Bedford 2009
• The Locus Awards, ed. Charles N. Brown & Jonathan Strahan, HarperCollins/Eos 2004
• The Mammoth Book of Fantastic Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1970s, ed. Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg, Carroll & Graf 1992
• Tor Doubles, ed. Anonymous, Tor 1991
• The Best of the Nebulas, ed. Ben Bova, Tor 1989
• The Hugo Winners, Volume 4: 1976-1979, ed. Isaac Asimov, Doubleday 1985
• Nebula Winners 14, ed. Frederik Pohl, Harper & Row 1980
• Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection, ed. Gardner Dozois, E.P. Dutton 1979
• The Best Science Fiction Novellas of the Year #1, ed. Terry Carr, Ballantine 1979
• The 1979 Annual World’s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha, DAW 1979
“The Barbie Murders” • short fiction • Asimov's Jan/Feb 1978
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1979 — novelette — nomination
• James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award 1996 — retrospective Tiptree short list
• Locus Awards 1979 — novelette — winner
anthologies:
• The Best Science Fiction of the Year # 8, ed. Terry Carr, Ballantine 1979

1977
The Ophiuchi Hotline • novel • The Dial Press/James Wade
awards:
• Locus Awards 1978 — sf novel — 3rd place
citations:
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn
• 1985: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, David Pringle
“Lollipop and the Tar Baby ” • Orbit 19
anthologies:
• The Norton Book of Science Fiction, ed. Ursula K. Le Guin & Brian Attebery, Norton 1993
• Worlds Apart, ed. Camilla Decarnin, Eric Garber & Lyn Paleo, Alyson 1986
• The Best Science Fiction of the Year # 7, ed. Terry Carr, Ballantine 1978
• Orbit 19, ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row 1977
“In the Hall of the Martian Kings ” • short fiction • F&SF Feb 1977
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1978 — novella — nomination
• Locus Awards 1978 — novella — 6th place
• Ditmar Awards 1978 — international fiction — nomination
• Jupiter Awards 1978 — novella — winner
anthologies:
• Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons, ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin’s Griffin 2000
• The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, 23rd Series, ed. Edward L. Ferman, Doubleday 1980
• The 1978 Annual World’s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha, DAW 1978
• Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Seventh Annual Collection, ed. Gardner Dozois, E.P. Dutton 1978
“Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe ” • short fiction • Asimov's Spring 1977
awards:
• Locus Awards 1978 — short fiction — 16th place
anthologies:
• The Good New Stuff, ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin’s Griffin 1999
“Equinoctial ” • short fiction • Ascents of Wonder
awards:
• Locus Awards 1978 — novella — 12th place
anthologies:
• The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels, ed. Robert Silverberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Arbor House 1980
“Air Raid” (as by Herb Boehm) • short fiction • Asimov's Spring 1977
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1978 — short story — nomination
• Nebula Awards 1978 — short story — nomination
• Locus Awards 1978 — short fiction — 3rd place
anthologies:
• The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction, Arthur B. Evans et al, Wesleyan 2010
• Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine 30th Anniversary Anthology, ed. Sheila Williams, Tachyon Publications 2007
• Timegates, ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois, Ace 1997
• The Road to Science Fiction #4, ed. James E. Gunn, Mentor 1982
• The Future I, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander, Fawcett 1981
• Nebula Winners 13, ed. Samuel R. Delany, Harper & Row 1980
• Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection, ed. Gardner Dozois, E.P. Dutton 1977

1976
“The Phantom of Kansas ” • short fiction • Galaxy Feb 1976
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1977 — novelette — nomination
• Locus Awards 1977 — novelette — 4th place
anthologies:
• Clones, ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois, Ace 1998
• The World Treasury of Science Fiction, ed. David G. Hartwell, Little, Brown 1989
• The Best Science Fiction of the Year # 6, ed. Terry Carr, Ballantine 1977
“The M&M Seen as a Low-Yield Thermonuclear Device ” • Orbit 18
anthologies:
• Orbit 18, ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row 1976
“Overdrawn at the Memory Bank ” • short fiction • Galaxy May 1976
awards:
• Locus Awards 1977 — novelette — 10th place
anthologies:
• Visions of Wonder, ed. David G. Hartwell & Milton T. Wolf, Tor 1996
• Galaxy, ed. Frederik Pohl, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander, Playboy 1980
• The 1977 Annual World’s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha, DAW 1977
“Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance ” • short fiction • Galaxy Jul 1976
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1977 — novelette — nomination
• Locus Awards 1977 — novelette — 3rd place
“Bagatelle” • short fiction • Galaxy Oct 1976
awards:
• Locus Awards 1977 — novelette — 9th place

1975
“The Black Hole Passes ” • short fiction • F&SF Jun 1975
awards:
• Locus Awards 1976 — novelette — 9th place
anthologies:
• The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2009
“Retrograde Summer ” • short fiction • F&SF Feb 1975
awards:
• Nebula Awards 1976 — novelette — nomination
• Locus Awards 1976 — novelette — 4th place
anthologies:
• Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming, ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin’s Griffin 2001
• The Illustrated Book of Science Fiction Lists, ed. Mike Ashley, Cornerstone 1983
• The Best Science Fiction of the Year # 5, ed. Terry Carr, Ballantine 1976
“In the Bowl ” • short fiction • F&SF Dec 1975
awards:
• Nebula Awards 1977 — novelette — nomination
• Locus Awards 1976 — novelette — 7th place
anthologies:
• The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction, ed. Robert Silverberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Arbor House 1980
• Nebula Winners 12, ed. Gordon R. Dickson, Harper & Row 1978
• The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, 22nd Series, ed. Edward L. Ferman, Doubleday 1977
• The Best Science Fiction of the Year # 5, ed. Terry Carr, Ballantine 1976
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer 1976 — finalist

1974
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer 1975 — finalist



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