Ray Nayler
Awards Summary
Locus Awards: 1
Other Awards: 1
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 16
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(1 nomination)
2025:
The Tusks of Extinction (Tordotcom)
— novella — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(2 nominations)
2025:
The Tusks of Extinction (Tordotcom)
— novella — nomination
2023:
The Mountain in the Sea (MCD; Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
— novel — nomination
Arthur C. Clarke Award — for SF novel published in the UK; juried
(1 nomination)
2024:
The Mountain in the Sea (Weidenfeld & Nicholson)
— shortlist
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(1 nomination)
2022:
“Sarcophagus” (Clarkesworld Apr 2021)
— finalist
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(2 nominations; 1 win)
2025:
The Tusks of Extinction (Tordotcom)
— novella — 7th place
2023:
The Mountain in the Sea (MCD; Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
— first novel — winner
— Other Awards —
Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(8 nominations; 1 win)
2024:
“The Case of the Blood-Stained Tower” (Asimov's Mar/Apr 2023)
— novelette — 3rd place
2024:
“Berb by Berb” (Asimov's Nov/Dec 2023)
— short story — 2nd place
2023:
“The Empty” (Asimov's Nov/Dec 2022)
— short story — 4th place
2022:
“A Rocket for Dimitrios” (Asimov's Jan/Feb 2021)
— novella — 2nd place
2022:
“Aņo Nuevo” (Asimov's May/Jun 2021)
— novelette — 2nd place
2022:
“Muallim” (Asimov's Nov/Dec 2021)
— short story — winner
2021:
“Father” (Asimov's Jul/Aug 2020)
— short story — 2nd place
2021:
“Return to the Red Castle” (Asimov's Mar/Apr 2020)
— short story — 3rd place
The Kitschies — for speculative/fantastic works that elevate the tone of genre literature, juried
(1 nomination)
2023:
The Mountain in the Sea (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
— Golden Tentacle (debut novel) — nomination
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