Paul J. McAuley
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 5
Other Awards: 1
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 90
Times Served as Judge: 1
— Major Awards —
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(1 nomination)
2000:
“Naming the Dead” (Interzone #149 Nov 1999)
— short fiction — nomination
Arthur C. Clarke Award — for SF novel published in the UK; juried
(5 nominations; 1 win)
2009:
The Quiet War (Gollancz)
— shortlist
2002:
The Secret of Life (HarperCollins Voyager)
— shortlist
1996:
Fairyland (Gollancz)
— winner
1995:
Pasquale's Angel (Gollancz)
— shortlist
1992:
Eternal Light (Gollancz)
— runner-up
British Fantasy Awards — for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
(2 nominations; 1 win)
1995:
Pasquale's Angel (Gollancz)
— August Derleth Award (novel) — nomination
1995:
“The Temptation of Dr Stein” (The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein)
— short story — winner
British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(5 nominations)
2014:
Evening's Empires (Gollancz)
— novel — nomination
2009:
“Little Lost Robot” (Interzone #217 Aug 2008)
— short fiction — nomination
2002:
The Secret of Life (HarperCollins Voyager)
— novel — nomination
1996:
Fairyland (Gollancz)
— novel — nomination
1992:
Eternal Light (Gollancz)
— novel — nomination
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(7 nominations; 1 win)
2018:
Austral (Gollancz)
— finalist
2017:
Into Everywhere (Gollancz)
— finalist
2014:
Evening's Empires (Gollancz)
— finalist
2010:
Gardens of the Sun (Pyr)
— finalist
2006:
Mind's Eye (Simon & Schuster UK)
— finalist
2005:
White Devils (Simon & Schuster UK; Tor)
— finalist
1997:
Fairyland (Gollancz; Avon)
— winner
Philip K. Dick Award — for SF original paperback published in the US, juried
(2 nominations; 1 win)
1999:
The Invisible Country (Avon Eos)
— finalist
1989:
Four Hundred Billion Stars (Ballantine Del Rey)
— winner (tie)
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(2 nominations; 1 win)
2012:
“The Choice” (Asimov's Feb 2011)
— winner
2001:
“Reef” (Skylife: Space Habitats in Story and Science)
— shortlist
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(46 nominations)
2021:
War of the Maps (Gollancz)
— sf novel — 10th place
2014:
Evening's Empires (Gollancz)
— sf novel — 16th place
2014:
A Very British History: The Best of Paul McAuley (PS Publishing)
— collection — 13th place
2013:
In the Mouth of the Whale (Gollancz)
— sf novel — 26th place
2013:
“Bruce Springsteen” (Asimov's Jan 2012)
— novelette — 14th place
2013:
“Antarctica Starts Here” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2012)
— short story — 21st place
2013:
“Macy Minnot's Last Christmas on Dione, Ring Racing, Fiddler's Green, the Potter's Garden” (Edge of Infinity)
— short story — 29th place
2012:
“The Choice” (Asimov's Feb 2011)
— novelette — 6th place
2010:
Gardens of the Sun (Gollancz; Pyr 2010)
— sf novel — 8th place
2010:
“Crimes and Glory” (Subterranean Spr 2009)
— novella — 12th place
2009:
The Quiet War (Gollancz; Pyr 2009)
— sf novel — 11th place
2009:
“The Thought War” (Postscripts Sum 2008)
— short story — 12th place
2007:
“Dead Men Walking” (Asimov's Mar 2006)
— novelette — 25th place
2006:
Mind's Eye (Simon & Schuster UK)
— sf novel — 22nd place
2006:
“Rats of the System” (Constellations)
— novelette — 27th place
2006:
Little Machines (PS Publishing)
— collection — 28th place
2005:
White Devils (Simon & Schuster UK; Tor)
— sf novel — 23rd place
2004:
“Child of the Stones” (Sci Fiction 12 Nov 2003)
— novelette — 25th place (tie)
2003:
“Doctor Pretorius and the Lost Temple” (Sci Fiction 11 Sep 2002)
— novella — 26th place
2003:
“The Passenger” (Asimov's Mar 2002)
— novelette — 25th place
2002:
The Secret of Life (HarperCollins Voyager; Tor)
— sf novel — 15th place
2002:
Whole Wide World (Voyager; Tor)
— sf novel — 28th place
2002:
“The Two Dicks” (F&SF Aug 2001)
— novelette — 24th place
2001:
Shrine of Stars (Gollancz; Eos)
— sf novel — 17th place
2001:
Making History (PS Publishing)
— novella — 11th place
2001:
“Reef” (Skylife: Space Habitats in Story and Science)
— novelette — 27th place
2001:
“The Rift” (Vanishing Acts)
— novelette — 9th place
2001:
“Interstitial” (Asimov's Jul 2000)
— short story — 7th place
2000:
Ancients of Days (Gollancz; Eos)
— sf novel — 20th place
2000:
“Alien TV” (Interzone #142 Apr 1999)
— short story — 21st place
1999:
Child of the River (Gollancz; Avon Eos 1998)
— sf novel — 18th place
1999:
“Sea Change, with Monsters” (Asimov's Sep 1998)
— novella — 15th place
1999:
“The Gardens of Saturn” (Interzone #137 Nov 1998)
— novelette — 23rd place
1999:
“17” (Asimov's Jun 1998)
— short story — 10th place
1999:
The Invisible Country (Gollancz; Avon Eos)
— collection — 14th place
1998:
“Residuals” (by PJM & Kim Newman) (Asimov's Jun 1997)
— novelette — 25th place
1998:
“Second Skin” (Asimov's Apr 1997)
— novelette — 14th place
1997:
Fairyland (Gollancz; Avon)
— sf novel — 9th place
1997:
The Invisible Country (Gollancz)
— collection — 19th place
1996:
Fairyland (Gollancz)
— sf novel — 13th place
1996:
“Recording Angel” (New Legends)
— novelette — 18th place
1995:
Pasquale's Angel (Gollancz; Morrow AvoNova)
— sf novel — 29th place
1994:
Red Dust (Gollancz)
— sf novel — 21st place
1993:
“Prison Dreams” (F&SF Apr 1992)
— novelette — 18th place
1992:
Eternal Light (Gollancz)
— sf novel — 21st place
1989:
Four Hundred Billion Stars (Ballantine Del Rey)
— first novel — 9th place
— Other Awards —
Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(5 nominations)
2024:
“Gravesend” (Asimov's Mar/Apr 2023)
— novel/novella — 3rd place
2012:
“The Choice” (Asimov's)
— novella — 5th place
2001:
“Interstitial” (Asimov's Jul 2000)
— short story — 8th place
1999:
“Sea Change, with Monsters” (Asimov's Sep 1998)
— novella — 3rd place
1999:
“17” (Asimov's Jun 1998)
— short story — 9th place
Interzone Readers Poll — for stories published in Interzone magazine, polled by readers
(8 nominations)
2009:
“Little Lost Robot” (Interzone #217 Aug 2008)
— story — 7th place
2000:
“Before the Flood” (Interzone #143 May 1999)
— fiction — 10th place (tie)
2000:
“Naming the Dead” (Interzone #149 Nov 1999)
— fiction — 2nd place
1999:
“The Secret of My Success” (Interzone #131 May 1998)
— fiction — 7th place (tie)
1996:
“The True History of Doctor Pretorius” (Interzone #98 Aug 1995)
— fiction — 8th place (tie)
1992:
“Crossroads” (Interzone #46 Apr 1991)
— fiction — 4th place (tie)
1987:
“The King of the Hill” (Interzone #14 Winter 1985/1986)
— fiction — 4th place
1986:
“Little Ilya and Spider and Box” (Interzone #12 Summer 1995)
— fiction — 4th place (tie)
SF Site Readers Poll — for SF/F books, voted by readers of SF Site website
(2 nominations)
2010:
Gardens of the Sun (Gollancz; Pyr)
— sf/fantasy book — 10th place (tie)
2010:
The Quiet War (Gollancz; Pyr 2009)
— sf/fantasy book — 6th place (tie)
Sidewise Awards — for works of alternate history, juried
(4 nominations; 1 win)
2009:
“A Brief Guide to Other Histories” (Postscripts #15)
— short form — nomination
2006:
“Prix Victor Hugo Script” (by Kim Newman & PJM) (2005 Hugo Award ceremony speech)
— short form — nomination
2001:
“A Very British History” (Interzone #157 Jul 2000)
— short form — nomination
1996:
Pasquale's Angel (Gollancz; Morrow AvoNova 1995)
— long form — winner
The Kitschies — for speculative/fantastic works that elevate the tone of genre literature, juried
(1 nomination)
2023:
Beyond the Burn Line (Gollancz)
— Red Tentacle (novel) — nomination
— As Judge —
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