Michael Swanwick


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Awards Summary

 

Major Awards: 8

Locus Awards: 3

Other Awards: 7

Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 183

— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(24 nominations; 5 wins)

2010:
Hope-In-the-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees (Temporary Culture) — related book — nomination

2009:
“From Babel's Fall'n Glory We Fled” (Asimov's Feb 2008) — short story — nomination

2008:
“A Small Room in Koboldtown” (Asimov's Apr/May 2007; The Dog Said Bow-Wow Tachyon Publications) — short story — nomination

2007:
“Lord Weary's Empire” (Asimov's Dec 2006) — novella — nomination

2004:
“Legions in Time” (Asimov's Apr 2003) — novelette — winner

2003:
Bones of the Earth (Eos) — novel — nomination

2003:
“Slow Life” (Analog Dec 2002) — novelette — winner

2003:
“'Hello,' Said the Stick” (Analog Mar 2002) — short story — nomination

2003:
“The Little Cat Laughed to See Such Sport” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2002) — short story — nomination

2002:
“The Dog Said Bow-Wow” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2001) — short story — winner

2002:
Being Gardner Dozois (Old Earth Books) — related book — nomination

2001:
“Moon Dogs” (Moon Dogs; Asimov's Mar 2000) — short story — nomination

2000:
“Ancient Engines” (Asimov's Feb 1999) — short story — nomination

2000:
“Scherzo with Tyrannosaur” (Asimov's Jul 1999) — short story — winner

1999:
“Radiant Doors” (Asimov's Sep 1998) — short story — nomination

1999:
“The Very Pulse of the Machine” (Asimov's Feb 1998) — short story — winner

1999:
“Wild Minds” (Asimov's May 1998) — short story — nomination

1998:
Jack Faust (Avon) — novel — nomination

1997:
“The Dead” (Starlight 1) — short story — nomination

1996:
“Walking Out” (Asimov's Feb 1995) — short story — nomination

1992:
Stations of the Tide (Asimov's mid-Dec 1990, Jan 1991; Morrow) — novel — nomination

1992:
Griffin's Egg (Legend; St. Martin's) — novella — nomination

1990:
“The Edge of the World” (Full Spectrum 2) — short story — nomination

1986:
“Dogfight” (by MS & William Gibson) (Omni Jul 1985) — novelette — nomination

Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(16 nominations; 1 win)

2003:
Bones of the Earth (Eos) — novel — nomination

2003:
“The Dog Said Bow-Wow” (Asimov's Nov 2001) — short story — nomination

2001:
“Scherzo with Tyrannosaur” (Asimov's Jul 1999) — short story — nomination

2000:
“Ancient Engines” (Asimov's Feb 1999) — short story — nomination

2000:
“Radiant Doors” (Asimov's Sep 1998) — short story — nomination

1998:
“The Dead” (Starlight 1) — short story — nomination

1995:
“Cold Iron” (Asimov's Nov 1993) — novella — nomination

1993:
Griffin's Egg (St. Martin's; Asimov's May 1992) — novella — nomination

1992:
Stations of the Tide (Asimov's mid-Dec 1990, Jan 1991; Morrow) — novel — winner

1986:
“Dogfight” (by MS & William Gibson) (Omni Jul 1985) — novelette — nomination

1986:
“The Gods of Mars” (by Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann & MS) (Omni Mar 1985) — short story — nomination

1985:
“Marrow Death” (Asimov's mid-Dec 1984) — novella — nomination

1985:
“Trojan Horse” (Omni Dec 1984) — novelette — nomination

1982:
“Mummer Kiss” (Universe 11) — novelette — nomination

1981:
“The Feast of Saint Janis” (New Dimensions 11) — novelette — nomination

1981:
“Ginungagap” (TriQuarterly #49 Fall 1980) — novelette — nomination

World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(7 nominations; 1 win)

2001:
“The Raggle Taggle Gypsy-O” (Tales of Old Earth) — short fiction — nomination

1998:
A Geography of Unknown Lands (Tigereyes Press) — collection — nomination

1996:
“Radio Waves” (Omni Winter 1995) — novella — winner

1995:
“The Changeling's Tale” (Asimov's Jan 1994) — short story — nomination

1994:
The Iron Dragon's Daughter (Millennium; Morrow AvoNova) — novel — nomination

1990:
“The Edge of the World” (Full Spectrum 2) — short fiction — nomination

1983:
“The Man Who Met Picasso” (Omni Sep 1982) — short fiction — nomination

Arthur C. Clarke Award — for SF novel published in the UK; juried
(2 nominations)

1994:
The Iron Dragon's Daughter (Millennium) — shortlist

1993:
Stations of the Tide (Legend) — shortlist

British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(2 nominations)

2003:
“Five British Dinosaurs” (Interzone #177 Mar 2002) — short fiction — nomination

1998:
Jack Faust (Orion/Millennium) — novel — nomination

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

1997:
“The Dead” (Starlight 1) — long list

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

2012:
Dancing With Bears (Night Shade) — finalist

2003:
Bones of the Earth (Eos) — finalist

1992:
Stations of the Tide (Morrow) — third place (tie)

Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(7 nominations; 1 win)

2009:
“From Babel's Fall'n Glory We Fled” (Asimov's Feb 2008) — shortlist

2007:
“Lord Weary's Empire” (Asimov's Dec 2006) — third place

2002:
“The Dog Said Bow-Wow” (Asimov's Oct 2001) — shortlist

1999:
“Radiant Doors” (Asimov's Sep 1998) — shortlist

1999:
“Wild Minds” (Asimov's May 1998) — shortlist

1997:
“Radio Waves” (Omni Winter 1995) — shortlist

1990:
“The Edge of the World” (Full Spectrum 2) — winner

— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(86 nominations; 3 wins)

2024:
The Best of Michael Swanwick, Volume Two (Subterranean) — collection — 10th place

2022:
“Huginn and Muninn -- and What Came After” (Asimov's Jul/Aug 2021) — short story — 9th place

2021:
The Postutopian Adventures of Darger and Surplus (Subterranean) — collection — 9th place

2020:
The Iron Dragon's Mother (tor) — fantasy novel — 6th place

2018:
“Starlight Express” (F&SF Sep/Oct 2017) — short story — 6th place

2017:
Not So Much, Said the Cat (Tachyon) — collection — 5th place

2015:
“Of Finest Scarlet Was Her Gown” (Asimov's Apr/May 2014) — novelette — 22nd place

2015:
“Tawny Petticoats” (Rogues) — novelette — 14th place

2015:
“Passage of Earth” (Clarkesworld Apr 2014) — short story — 10th place

2014:
“The She-Wolf's Hidden Grin” (Shadows of the New Sun) — short story — 7th place

2012:
Dancing With Bears (Night Shade) — sf novel — 6th place

2012:
“The Dala Horse” (Tor.com 13 Jul 2011) — novelette — 8th place

2012:
“For I Have Lain Me Down on the Stone of Loneliness and I'll Not Be Back Again” (Asimov's Aug 2011) — short story — 14th place

2011:
“Libertarian Russia” (Asimov's Dec 2010) — short story — 6th place

2010:
“Zeppelin City” (by MS & Eileen Gunn) (Tor.com 6 Oct 2009) — novelette — 8th place

2010:
Hope-In-the-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees (Temporary Culture) — nonfiction/art book — 7th place

2009:
The Dragons of Babel (Tor) — fantasy novel — 2nd place

2009:
“From Babel's Fall'n Glory We Fled” (Asimov's Feb 2008) — short story — 6th place

2009:
“The Scarecrow's Boy” (F&SF Oct/Nov 2008) — short story — 9th place

2009:
The Best of Michael Swanwick (Subterranean Press) — collection — 2nd place

2008:
“The Skysailor's Tale” (The Dog Said Bow-Wow) — novelette — 17th place

2008:
“Urdumheim” (The Dog Said Bow-Wow) — novelette — 8th place

2008:
“A Small Room in Koboldtown” (Asimov's Apr/May 2007) — short story — winner

2008:
The Dog Said Bow-Wow (Tachyon) — collection — 4th place

2007:
“Lord Weary's Empire” (Asimov's Dec 2006) — novella — 3rd place

2007:
“Tin Marsh” (Asimov's Aug 2006) — short story — 5th place

2006:
“Girls and Boys, Come Out to Play” (Asimov's Jul 2005) — novelette — 9th place

2006:
“Triceratops Summer” (Amazon Shorts 19 Aug 2005) — short story — 5th place

2005:
“The Word That Sings the Scythe” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2004) — novelette — 9th place

2005:
“The Last Geek” (Crossroads: Tales of the Southern Literary Fantastic) — short story — 7th place

2004:
“King Dragon” (The Dragon Quintet) — novelette — 13th place

2004:
“Legions in Time” (Asimov's Apr 2003) — novelette — 10th place

2004:
“Deep in the Woods of Grammarie” (Realms of Fantasy Oct 2003) — short story — 21st place (tie)

2004:
“Smoke and Mirrors: Four Scenes from the Post-utopian Future” (Live Without a Net) — short story — 14th place

2003:
Bones of the Earth (Eos) — sf novel — 3rd place

2003:
“Slow Life” (Analog Mar 2002) — novelette — 4th place

2003:
“Dirty Little War” (In the Shadow of the Wall) — short story — 25th place (tie)

2003:
“'Hello,' Said the Stick” (Analog Mar 2002) — short story — 10th place

2003:
“The Little Cat Laughed to See Such Sport” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2002) — short story — 4th place

2002:
“The Dog Said Bow-Wow” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2001) — short story — 2nd place

2002:
Being Gardner Dozois (Old Earth Books) — non-fiction — winner

2001:
“Moon Dogs” (Moon Dogs) — short story — 2nd place

2001:
“The Raggle Taggle Gypsy-O” (Tales of Old Earth) — short story — 6th place

2001:
Moon Dogs (NESFA Press) — collection — 14th place

2001:
Tales of Old Earth (North Atlantic/Tachyon) — collection — winner

2000:
“Ancient Engines” (Asimov's Feb 1999) — short story — 2nd place

2000:
“Scherzo with Tyrannosaur” (Asimov's Jul 1999) — short story — 3rd place

1999:
“Ancestral Voices” (by Gardner Dozois & MS) (Asimov's Aug 1998) — novella — 12th place

1999:
“Microcosmic Dog” (Science Fiction Age Nov 1998) — short story — 15th place

1999:
“Radiant Doors” (Asimov's Sep 1998) — short story — 2nd place

1999:
“The Very Pulse of the Machine” (Asimov's Feb 1998) — short story — 11th place

1999:
“Wild Minds” (Asimov's May 1998) — short story — 6th place

1998:
Jack Faust (Avon) — fantasy novel — 2nd place

1998:
“Mother Grasshopper” (A Geography of Unknown Lands) — novelette — 7th place

1998:
“The Wisdom of Old Earth” (Asimov's Dec 1997) — short story — 6th place

1998:
A Geography of Unknown Lands (Tigereyes Press) — collection — 13th place

1997:
“Radio Waves” (Omni Winter 1995) — novelette — 9th place

1997:
“The Dead” (Starlight 1) — short story — 4th place

1996:
“The City of God” (by Gardner Dozois & MS) (Omni Online Dec 1995) — novella — 17th place

1996:
“Walking Out” (Asimov's Feb 1995) — short story — 6th place

1995:
“The Changeling's Tale” (Asimov's Jan 1994) — short story — 4th place

1995:
“The Mask” (Asimov's Apr 1994) — short story — 22nd place

1994:
The Iron Dragon's Daughter (Millennium; Morrow AvoNova) — fantasy novel — 2nd place

1993:
“In Concert” (Asimov's Sep 1992) — short story — 5th place

1992:
Stations of the Tide (Morrow) — sf novel — 6th place

1992:
Griffin's Egg (Legend; St. Martin's) — novella — 3rd place

1992:
Gravity's Angels (Arkham House) — collection — 4th place

1991:
“UFO” (Aboriginal SF Sep/Oct 1990) — novelette — 15th place (tie)

1990:
“Snow Angels” (Omni Mar 1989) — novelette — 28th place

1990:
“The Edge of the World” (Full Spectrum 2) — short story — 4th place

1989:
“The Dragon Line” (Terry's Universe) — novelette — 21st place

1989:
“A Midwinter's Tale” (Asimov's Dec 1988) — short story — 6th place

1988:
Vacuum Flowers (Arbor House) — sf novel — 7th place

1986:
In the Drift (Ace) — first novel — 3rd place

1986:
“Dogfight” (by MS & William Gibson) (Omni Jul 1985) — novelette — 5th place

1986:
“The Blind Minotaur” (Amazing Stories Mar 1985) — short story — 21st place (tie)

1986:
“The Gods of Mars” (by Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann & MS) (Omni Mar 1985) — short story — 9th place

1986:
“The Transmigration of Philip K.” (Asimov's Feb 1985) — short story — 16th place

1985:
“Marrow Death” (Asimov's mid-Dec 1984) — novella — 7th place

1985:
“Trojan Horse” (Omni Dec 1984) — novelette — 13th place

1985:
“When the Music's Over...” (Light Years and Dark) — short story — 21st place

1983:
“The Man Who Met Picasso” (Omni Sep 1982) — short story — 10th place

1982:
“Mummer Kiss” (Universe 11) — novelette — 13th place

1982:
“Walden Three” (New Dimensions 12) — novelette — 21st place

1981:
“The Feast of Saint Janis” (New Dimensions 11) — novelette — 11th place

1981:
“Ginungagap” (TriQuarterly #49 Fall 1980) — novelette — 19th place

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

2003:
“Slow Life” (Analog Dec 2002) — novelette — 5th place

Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(24 nominations; 6 wins)

2016:
“Lock Up Your Chickens and Daughters--H'ard and Andy Are Come to Town!” (by MS & Gregory Frost) — novelette — 1st place

2011:
“Libertarian Russia” (Asimov's Dec 2010) — short story — winner (tie)

2009:
“From Babel's Fall'n Glory We Fled” (Asimov's Feb 2008) — short story — 2nd place

2007:
“Lord Weary's Empire” (Asimov's Dec 2006) — novella — 3rd place

2004:
“Legions in Time” (Asimov's Apr 2003) — novelette — 6th place (tie)

2004:
“Coyote at the End of History” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2003) — short story — winner

2003:
“The Little Cat Laughed to See Such Sport” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2002) — short story — 3rd place (tie)

2002:
“The Dog Said Bow-Wow” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2001) — short story — 4th place

2001:
“Green Fire” (by Andy Duncan, Eileen Gunn, Pat Murphy & MS) (Asimov's Apr 2000) — novella — 8th place

2001:
“Moon Dogs” (Asimov's Mar 2000) — short story — 6th place

2000:
“Ancient Engines” (Asimov's Feb 1999) — short story — winner

2000:
“Riding the Giganotosaur” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 1999) — short story — 7th place

2000:
“Scherzo with Tyrannosaur” (Asimov's Jul 1999) — short story — 4th place

1999:
“Ancestral Voices” (by Gardner Dozois & MS) (Asimov's Aug 1998) — novella — 4th place

1999:
“Archaic Planets: Nine Excerpts from the Encyclopedia Galactica” (by MS & Sean Swanwick) (Asimov's Dec 1998) — short story — 3rd place (tie)

1999:
“Radiant Doors” (Asimov's Sep 1998) — short story — winner

1999:
“The Very Pulse of the Machine” (Asimov's Feb 1998) — short story — 3rd place (tie)

1997:
“The City of God” (by Gardner Dozois & MS) (Asimov's Oct/Nov 1996) — novella — 6th place

1996:
“Walking Out” (Asimov's Feb 1995) — short story — 6th place

1995:
“The Changeling's Tale” (Asimov's Jan 1994) — short story — 8th place

1994:
“Cold Iron” (Asimov's Nov 1993) — novella — 2nd place

1993:
“Griffin's Egg” (Asimov's May 1992) — novella — 5th place

1990:
“The Dragon Line” (Asimov's Jun 1989) — short story — 7th place

1989:
“A Midwinter's Tale” (Asimov's Dec 1988) — short story — winner

HOMer Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of SF/F forum on CompuServe
(2 nominations)

2001:
“Moon Dogs” (Moon Dogs; Asimov's Mar 2000) — short story — nomination

1997:
“Radio Waves” (Omni Winter 1995) — novelette — nomination

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

1982:
— finalist

Science Fiction Age Readers Poll — for stories published in SF Age magazine, polled by readers
(1 nomination)

1999:
“Microcosmic Dog” (Science Fiction Age Nov 1998) — short story — 3rd place

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

1992:
Stations of the Tide (Morrow) — novel — winner

1992:
Griffin's Egg (Legend; St. Martin's) — novella — 3rd place

1986:
“Dogfight” (by MS & William Gibson) (Omni Jul 1985) — novelette — 2nd place

1982:
“Mummer Kiss” (Universe 11) — novelette — winner

SF Site Readers Poll — for SF/F books, voted by readers of SF Site website
(1 nomination)

2009:
The Dragons of Babel (Tor) — sf/fantasy book — 9th place

Sidewise Awards — for works of alternate history, juried
(1 nomination)

1998:
Jack Faust (Avon; Orion) — long form — nomination








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