Kage Baker
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 2
Locus Awards: 1
Other Awards: 1
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 64
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(3 nominations)
2010:
The Women of Nell Gwynne's (Subterranean)
— novella — nomination
2004:
“The Empress of Mars ” (Asimov's Jul 2003)
— novella — nomination
2000:
“Son Observe the Time” (Asimov's May 1999)
— novella — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(2 nominations; 1 win)
2010:
The Women of Nell Gwynne's (Subterranean)
— novella — winner
2004:
“The Empress of Mars ” (Asimov's Jul 2003)
— novella — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(3 nominations)
2010:
The Women of Nell Gwynne's (Subterranean)
— novella — nomination
2009:
The House of the Stag (Tor)
— novel — nomination
2009:
“Caverns of Mystery ” (Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy)
— short story — nomination
Andre Norton Award — for YA SF/F works, presented by SFWA in parallel with the Nebula Awards
(1 nomination)
2010:
The Hotel Under the Sand (Tachyon)
— finalist
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2004:
“The Empress of Mars ” (Asimov's Jul 2003)
— winner
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(33 nominations; 1 win)
2013:
The Best of Kage Baker (Subterranean)
— collection — 2nd place
2012:
“Attlee and the Long Walk” (Life on Mars)
— short story — 13th place
2011:
The Bird of the River (Tor)
— fantasy novel — 9th place
2010:
The Empress of Mars (Subterranean; Tor)
— sf novel — 2nd place
2010:
The Hotel Under the Sand (Tachyon)
— young adult novel — 2nd place
2010:
The Women of Nell Gwynne's (Subterranean)
— novella — winner
2009:
Or Else My Lady Keeps the Key (Subterranean)
— novella — 8th place
2008:
The Sons of Heaven (Tor)
— sf novel — 14th place
2008:
“Hellfire at Twilight” (Gods and Pawns)
— novelette — 16th place
2008:
“The Ruby Incomparable ” (Wizards)
— short story — 21st place
2008:
Gods and Pawns (Tor)
— collection — 7th place
2007:
“Where the Golden Apples Grow ” (Escape from Earth: New Adventures in Space)
— novella — 11th place
2006:
“Bad Machine” (Asimov's Jun 2005)
— novelette — 14th place
2006:
“The Unfortunate Gytt ” (Adventure, Vol. 1)
— novelette — 25th place
2006:
“The Two Old Women ” (Asimov's Feb 2005)
— short story — 19th place
2006:
The Children of the Company (Tor)
— collection — 6th place
2005:
The Life of the World to Come (Tor)
— sf novel — 8th place
2005:
“The Catch” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2004)
— novelette — 14th place
2005:
“Leaving His Cares Behind Him” (Asimov's Apr/May 2004)
— novelette — 17th place
2005:
Mother Aegypt and Other Stories (Night Shade)
— collection — 5th place
2004:
The Anvil of the World (Tor)
— fantasy novel — 13th place
2004:
“The Empress of Mars ” (Asimov's Jul 2003)
— novella — 3rd place
2004:
“Welcome to Olympus, Mr. Hearst” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2003)
— novella — 11th place
2004:
“A Night on the Barbary Coast” (The Silver Gryphon)
— short story — 6th place
2003:
“The Likely Lad” (Asimov's Sep 2002)
— novelette — 18th place
2003:
“Her Father's Eyes” (Asimov's Dec 2002)
— short story — 15th place
2003:
Black Projects, White Knights: The Company Dossiers (Golden Gryphon Press)
— collection — 7th place
2002:
“The Caravan from Troon” (Asimov's Aug 2001)
— novella — 11th place
2002:
“The Applesauce Monster” (Asimov's Dec 2001)
— novelette — 35th place
2002:
“Monster Story” (Asimov's Jun 2001)
— novelette — 18th place
2000:
“Son Observe the Time” (Asimov's May 1999)
— novella — 13th place
2000:
“Smart Alec” (Asimov's Sep 1999)
— novelette — 18th place
1999:
In the Garden of Iden (Hodder & Stoughton; Harcourt Brace)
— first novel — 3rd place
— Other Awards —
Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(14 nominations)
2006:
“Bad Machine” (Asimov's Jun 2005)
— novelette — 2nd place
2004:
“The Empress of Mars ” (Asimov's Jul 2003)
— novella — 2nd place
2004:
“Welcome to Olympus, Mr. Hearst” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2003)
— novella — 10th place
2003:
“Hanuman” (Asimov's Apr 2002)
— novelette — 2nd place
2003:
“The Likely Lad” (Asimov's Sep 2002)
— novelette — 5th place
2003:
“Her Father's Eyes” (Asimov's Dec 2002)
— short story — 8th place (tie)
2002:
“The Caravan from Troon” (Asimov's Aug 2001)
— novella — 3rd place
2002:
“The Applesauce Monster” (Asimov's Dec 2001)
— novelette — 5th place
2002:
“Monster Story” (Asimov's Jun 2001)
— novelette — 8th place
2002:
“The Dust Enclosed Here” (Asimov's Mar 2001)
— short story — 10th place
2002:
“Studio Dick Drowns Near Malibu” (Asimov's Jan 2001)
— short story — 9th place
2001:
“The Young Master” (Asimov's Jul 2000)
— novelette — 6th place
2001:
“Merry Christmas from Navarro Lodge, 1928 ” (Asimov's Dec 2000)
— short story — 3rd place
2000:
“Son Observe the Time” (Asimov's May 1999)
— novella — 7th place
Emperor Norton Award — for extraordinary invention and creativity
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2003:
The Silver Gryphon (The Silver Gryphon)
— winner
HOMer Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of SF/F forum on CompuServe
(3 nominations)
2001:
“Black Smoker” (Asimov's Jan 2000)
— novelette — nomination
2000:
“Son Observe the Time” (Asimov's May 1999)
— novella — nomination
2000:
“Smart Alec” (Asimov's Sep 1999)
— novelette — nomination
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer — (renamed the Astounding Award in 2020)
(1 nomination)
1999:
finalist
Mythopoeic Awards — for fantasy works in the spirit of the Inklings, voted by members of the Mythopoeic Society
(2 nominations)
2010:
The Hotel Under the Sand (Tachyon)
— children's literature — nomination
2005:
The Anvil of the World (Tor)
— adult literature — nomination
Copyright 2012 - 2025 by Mark R. Kelly and the Locus Science Fiction Foundation. All rights reserved.