Michael Whelan
2024
Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson • Tor
awards:
• Dragon Awards 2025 — illustrative cover — winner
Locus Awards 2025 — artist — 5th place
2023
Locus Awards 2024 — artist — nomination (pending)
2022
Locus Awards 2023 — artist — 4th place
2021
Locus Awards 2022 — artist — 4th place
2020
Locus Awards 2021 — artist — 3rd place
2019
Empire of Grass by Tad Williams • DAW
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2020 — cover illustration, hardcover — nomination
Locus Awards 2020 — artist — 3rd place
Asimov's Reader Poll 2020 — cover — 3rd place
2018
Beyond Science Fiction: The Alternative Realism of Michael Whelan • art book • Baby Tattoo
awards:
• Locus Awards 2019 — art book — 2nd place
Locus Awards 2019 — artist — 2nd place
2017
Locus Awards 2018 — artist — 3rd place
2016
“In a World of Her Own” • short fiction
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2017 — color work, unpublished — winner
Locus Awards 2017 — artist — 2nd place
2015
Locus Awards 2016 — artist — winner
2014
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson • Tor
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2015 — cover illustration, hardcover — nomination
Locus Awards 2015 — artist — 2nd place
Asimov's Reader Poll 2015 — cover — 5th place
2013
A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson • Tor
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2014 — cover illustration, hardcover — nomination
Locus Awards 2014 — artist — winner
Asimov's Reader Poll 2014 — cover — 4th place
As Judge — Spectrum Awards 2013
2012
Locus Awards 2013 — artist — winner
Analog Readers Poll 2013 — cover — winner
2011
“Gift from the Sea” • short fiction
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2012 — product illustration — nomination
“CK Unmasked” • short fiction
awards:
• Spectrum Awards 2012 — unpublished — Gold Award
Locus Awards 2012 — artist — 2nd place
2010
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson • Tor
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2011 — cover illustration, hardcover — winner
Locus Awards 2011 — artist — 2nd place
Asimov's Reader Poll 2011 — cover — winner (tie)
2009
The Little Sisters of Eluria (by Stephen King, illustrated by MW) • Donald M. Grant
awards:
• Locus Awards 2010 — nonfiction/art book — 11th place
• Chesley Awards 2010 — interior illustration — nomination
“Lumen 5” • short fiction
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2010 — color work, unpublished — nomination
Locus Awards 2010 — artist — winner
2008
“The Seawall” • short fiction
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2009 — color work, unpublished — nomination
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 2009 — winner
Locus Awards 2009 — artist — winner
2007
“Rising” • short fiction
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2008 — color work, unpublished — nomination
Locus Awards 2008 — artist — 2nd place
Asimov's Reader Poll 2008 — cover — 2nd place
2006
“Retrospection” • short fiction
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2007 — color work, unpublished — nomination
Locus Awards 2007 — artist — 2nd place
2005
Hugo Awards 2006 — professional artist — nomination
Locus Awards 2006 — artist — winner
Asimov's Reader Poll 2006 — cover — winner
2004
Locus Awards 2005 — artist — winner
International Horror Guild Awards 2005 — art — nomination
2003
“She” • short fiction
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2004 — color work, unpublished — winner
Locus Awards 2004 — artist — winner
Spectrum Awards 2004 — grandmaster — winner
As Judge — Spectrum Awards 2003
2002
Sorcery Rising by Jude Fisher • DAW
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2003 — cover illustration, hardcover — nomination
“Bean Stalk” • short fiction
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2003 — color work, unpublished — nomination
Locus Awards 2003 — artist — 2nd place
2001
Otherland: Sea of Silver Light by Tad Williams • DAW
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2002 — cover illustration, hardcover — nomination
“Lumen 6.2” • short fiction
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2002 — color work, unpublished — nomination
Hugo Awards 2002 — professional artist — winner
Locus Awards 2002 — artist — winner
2000
Tangled Up in Blue by Joan D. Vinge • Tor
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2001 — cover illustration, hardcover — nomination
Hugo Awards 2001 — professional artist — nomination
Locus Awards 2001 — artist — 2nd place
1999
Reach
awards:
• Spectrum Awards 2000 — unpublished — Gold Award
Otherland: Mountain of Black Glass by Tad Williams
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2000 — cover illustration, hardback book — winner
“Reach” • short fiction
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2001 — color work, unpublished — winner
“Peace” • short fiction
awards:
• Chesley Awards 2000 — color work, unpublished — nomination
Hugo Awards 2000 — professional artist — winner
Locus Awards 2000 — artist — winner
1998
Otherland: River of Blue Fire by Tad Williams
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1999 — cover illustration, hardcover — nomination
Hugo Awards 1999 — professional artist — nomination
Locus Awards 1999 — artist — winner
1997
The Mageborn Traitor by Melanie Rawn
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1998 — cover illustration, hardcover — nomination
Hugo Awards 1998 — professional artist — nomination
Locus Awards 1998 — artist — winner
1996
Prudence II
awards:
• Spectrum Awards 1997 — unpublished — Gold Award
The Golden Key by Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson & Kate Elliott • Macmillan UK
awards:
• British SF Association Awards 1998 — artwork — nomination
• Chesley Awards 1997 — cover illustration, hardcover — winner
Something in My Eye: Excursions into Fear (MW; Arnie Fenner & Cathy Fenner eds.) • Mark V. Ziesing
awards:
• Locus Awards 1998 — art book — 3rd place
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1997 — cover illustration, paperback — nomination
“Lumen 4” • short fiction
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1997 — color work, unpublished — nomination
Hugo Awards 1997 — professional artist — nomination
Locus Awards 1997 — artist — winner
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1997 — pro artist — 3rd place
1995
Invader by C. J. Cherryh
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1996 — cover illustration, hardcover — nomination
“Malthusian Wave” • short fiction
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1996 — color work, unpublished — nomination
Hugo Awards 1996 — professional artist — nomination
Locus Awards 1996 — artist — winner
1994
Foreigner by C. J. Cherryh • DAW; Legend
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1995 — original artwork — nomination
• Chesley Awards 1995 — cover illustration, hardcover — nomination
Hugo Awards 1995 — professional artist — nomination
Locus Awards 1995 — artist — winner
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1995 — pro artist — 3rd place
As Judge — Spectrum Awards 1994
1993
The Art of Michael Whelan: Scenes/Visions • Bantam Spectra
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1994 — nonfiction book — nomination
• Locus Awards 1994 — art book — winner
“The Leavetaking” • short fiction
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1994 — color art, unpublished — nomination
“The Apotheosis of War” • short fiction
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1994 — monochrome art, unpublished — nomination
Hugo Awards 1994 — professional artist — nomination
Chesley Awards 1994 — artistic achievement — nomination
Locus Awards 1994 — artist — winner
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1994 — pro artist — winner
1992
Illusion by Paula Volsky • Bantam Spectra
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1993 — original artwork — nomination
• Chesley Awards 1993 — hardback cover — nomination
“Subterraneans” • short fiction
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1993 — color art, unpublished — nomination
Hugo Awards 1993 — original artwork — nomination
Chesley Awards 1993 — magazine cover — winner
Locus Awards 1993 — artist — winner
Asimov's Reader Poll 1993 — cover artist — 2nd place
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1993 — pro artist — winner
1991
The Summer Queen by Joan D. Vinge • Warner Questar
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1992 — original artwork — winner
• Chesley Awards 1992 — cover illustration, hardback — winner
, for study for All the Weyrs of Pern
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1992 — monochrome, unpublished — winner
• Chesley Awards 1992 — cover illustration, hardback — nomination
Hugo Awards 1992 — professional artist — winner
Locus Awards 1992 — artist — winner
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1992 — pro artist — winner
1990
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury • Bantam
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1991 — cover illustration, paperback book — nomination
The Madness Season by C. S. Friedman • DAW
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1991 — cover illustration, paperback book — winner (tie)
Hugo Awards 1991 — professional artist — winner
Chesley Awards 1991 — artistic achievement — winner
Locus Awards 1991 — artist — winner
Asimov's Reader Poll 1991 — cover artist — winner
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1991 — pro artist — winner
1989
The Renegades of Pern by Anne McCaffrey • Ballantine Del Rey
awards:
• Worldcon Special Convention Award 1990 — original artwork — nomination
Paradise by Mike Resnick • Tor
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1990 — cover illustration, hardback — nomination
• Worldcon Special Convention Award 1990 — original artwork — nomination
“Passage the Red Step” • short fiction
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1990 — color work, unpublished — nomination
Hugo Awards 1990 — professional artist — nomination
Locus Awards 1990 — artist — winner
Asimov's Reader Poll 1990 — cover artist — 5th place
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1990 — pro artist — 3rd place
1988
Catspaw by Joan Vinge • Warner
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1989 — cover illustration, hardback — nomination
Hugo Awards 1989 — professional artist — winner
Chesley Awards 1989 — artistic achievement — nomination
Locus Awards 1989 — artist — winner
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1989 — pro artist — 2nd place
1987
Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder • Ballantine Del Rey
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1988 — nonfiction book — winner
• Chesley Awards 1988 — artistic achievement — nomination
• Locus Awards 1988 — nonfiction — 2nd place
In Conquest Born by C. S. Friedman • DAW
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1988 — cover, paperback — nomination
Being a Green Mother by Piers Anthony • Ballantine Del Rey
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1988 — cover, hardcover — nomination
Hugo Awards 1988 — professional artist — winner
World Fantasy Awards 1988 — artist — nomination
Locus Awards 1988 — artist — winner
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1988 — pro artist — winner
1986
The Cat Who Walked Through Walls by Robert A. Heinlein
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1987 — cover illustration, paperback — winner
“Sentinels” • short fiction
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1987 — color, non-published — winner (tie)
Locus Awards 1987 — artist — winner
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1987 — pro artist — winner
1985
Elric at the End of Time by Michael Moorcock • DAW
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1985 — paperback cover — nomination
Hugo Awards 1986 — professional artist — winner
Locus Awards 1986 — artist — winner
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1986 — pro artist — winner
1984
The Integral Trees by Larry Niven • Ballantine Del Rey
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1985 — hardcover cover — winner
The Final Encyclopedia by Gordon R. Dickson • Tor
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1985 — hardcover cover — nomination
Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein • Ballantine Del Rey
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1985 — hardcover cover — nomination
Chanur's Venture by C. J. Cherryh • Phantasia
awards:
• Chesley Awards 1985 — hardcover cover — nomination
• Chesley Awards 1985 — paperback cover — nomination
Hugo Awards 1985 — professional artist — winner
World Fantasy Awards 1985 — artist — nomination
Locus Awards 1985 — artist — winner
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1985 — pro artist — winner
1983
Hugo Awards 1984 — professional artist — winner
Locus Awards 1984 — artist — winner
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1984 — pro artist — winner
1982
Hugo Awards 1983 — professional artist — winner
World Fantasy Awards 1983 — artist — winner
Locus Awards 1983 — artist — winner
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1983 — professional artist — 8th place
1981
Hugo Awards 1982 — professional artist — winner
World Fantasy Awards 1982 — artist — winner
Locus Awards 1982 — artist — winner
Balrog Awards 1982 — artist — nomination
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1982 — artist — winner
1980
Hugo Awards 1981 — professional artist — winner
World Fantasy Awards 1981 — artist — winner
Locus Awards 1981 — artist — winner
Balrog Awards 1981 — artist — nomination
1979
Wonderworks • Donning
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1980 — nonfiction book — nomination
• Locus Awards 1980 — art or illustrated book — 4th place
Hugo Awards 1980 — professional artist — winner
World Fantasy Awards 1980 — artist — nomination
Locus Awards 1980 — artist — winner
Balrog Awards 1980 — artist — winner
1978
Hugo Awards 1979 — professional artist — nomination
World Fantasy Awards 1979 — artist — nomination
Locus Awards 1979 — artist — 2nd place
1977
Hugo Awards 1978 — professional artist — nomination
World Fantasy Awards 1978 — artist — nomination
1976
World Fantasy Awards 1977 — artist — nomination
Locus Awards 1977 — artist — 11th place
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