Lawrence Schimel


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Awards Summary

 

 

 

Awards Won: 3

Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 13

Times Served as Judge: 1

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

1999:
The Drag Queen of Elfland: Short Stories (Circlet/Ultra Violet Library) — long list

— Other Awards —
Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(3 nominations)

1995:
“Love's Labours Glossed” (Asimov's mid-Dec 1994) — poem — 2nd place (tie)

1995:
“On the Theory of Everything” (Asimov's Mar 1994) — poem — 5th place (tie)

1993:
“Christmas Day, Give or Take a Week” (Asimov's Dec 1992) — poem — 8th place

Dwarf Stars Award — for short poems of 1-10 lines, voted by members of SF Poetry Association
(1 nomination; 1 win)

2019:
“emblamed” (by Sofía Rhei, translated by LS) (Multiverse: An International Anthology of Science Fiction Poetry) — winner

Gaylactic Spectrum Awards — for SF/F/H on GLBT themes, voted by members of Gaylactic Network
(3 nominations; 1 win)

2007:
The Future is Queer (Richard Labonte & LS, eds.) (Arsenal Pulp Press) — other work — winner (tie)

1999:
Things Invisible to See: Gay and Lesbian Tales of Magic Realism (Circlet/Ultra Violet Library) — other work — nomination

1999:
The Drag Queen of Elfland: Short Stories (Circlet/Ultra Violet Library) — hall of fame — nomination

Lambda Award — for gay and lesbian literature, juried
(2 nominations)

1999:
Things Invisible to See: Gay and Lesbian Tales of Magic Realism (Circlet/Ultra Violet Library) — sf/fantasy — nomination

1998:
The Drag Queen of Elfland: Short Stories (Circlet/Ultra Violet Library) — sf/fantasy — nomination

Rhysling Awards — for SF/F poetry, voted by members of the SF Poetry Association
(2 nominations; 1 win)

2007:
“Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Hole” — short poem — 3rd place

2002:
“How to Make a Human” — long poem — winner

William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award — for first fantasy book, juried
(1 nomination)

2025:
The Book of Denial (by Ricardo Chavez Castañeda text, Alejandro Magallanes art, LS translator) (Enchanted Lion) — shortlist


— As Judge —
James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award — (renamed the Otherwise Award in 2020)
 
2011



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