Thomas M. Disch


science fiction awards database

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2008
The Wall of America • collection • Tachyon Publications
awards:
• Locus Awards 2009 — collection — 10th place
The Word of God: Or, Holy Writ Rewritten • novel • Tachyon Publications
awards:
• Locus Awards 2009 — novella — 6th place

2002
“Hansel, A Retrospective, or, The Danger of Childhood Obesity ” • The Antioch Review Fll 2002
anthologies:
• The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, St. Martin’s 2003
“No More Prisons” • short fiction • Asimov's May 2002
awards:
• Asimov's Reader Poll 2003 — poem — 7th place (tie)
“A Record High” • short fiction • Asimov's Jun 2002
awards:
• Asimov's Reader Poll 2003 — poem — 9th place (tie)

2001
“In Xanadu ” • Redshift: Extreme Visions of Speculative Fiction
anthologies:
• Year’s Best SF 7, ed. David G. Hartwell, HarperCollins/Eos 2002
“The Shadow ” • short fiction • F&SF Dec 2001
awards:
• Locus Awards 2002 — short story — 14th place
anthologies:
• Year’s Best Fantasy 2, ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, HarperCollins/Eos 2002

1999
The Sub • novel • Knopf
awards:
• Locus Awards 2000 — fantasy novel — 16th place

1998
The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World • nonfiction • Free Press
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1999 — related book — winner
• Locus Awards 1999 — nonfiction — winner
“The First Annual Performance Arts Festival at the Slaughter Rock Battlefield ” • short fiction • Interzone #131 May 1998
awards:
• British SF Association Awards 1999 — short fiction — nomination

1996
“In Memoriam: For a Colleague, Departed” • short fiction • Asimov's Mar 1996
awards:
• Asimov's Reader Poll 1997 — poem — 9th place

1994
“Endlessness” • short fiction • Asimov's May 1994
awards:
• Asimov's Reader Poll 1995 — poem — 10th place (tie)
“The Man Who Read a Book ” • The Hudson Review Spr 1994
anthologies:
• The Best of Interzone, ed. David Pringle, Voyager 1997
The Priest • novel • Millennium
awards:
• Locus Awards 1995 — dark fantasy/horror novel — 11th place
• Xatafi-Cyberdark 2008 — foreign book — nomination
“The Wonders of Interstellar Free Trade” • short fiction • Asimov's Jun 1994
awards:
• Asimov's Reader Poll 1995 — poem — 9th place

1993
“One Night, or Scheherazade's Bare Minimum” • OMNI Best Science Fiction Three
anthologies:
• The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventh Annual Collection, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, St. Martin’s 1994
• Omni Best Science Fiction Three, ed. Ellen Datlow, Omni Books 1993
“Some Personal Pronouns” • short fiction • Asimov's Apr 1993
awards:
• Asimov's Reader Poll 1994 — poem — 8th place

1992
“The Abduction of Bunny Steiner, or A Shameless Lie ” • short fiction • Asimov's Apr 1992
awards:
• Locus Awards 1993 — short story — 19th place
“Not” • short fiction • Asimov's Feb 1992
awards:
• Asimov's Reader Poll 1993 — poem — 10th place (tie)

1991
“A Child's Garden of Grammar: Nouns, Adjectives, Pronouns, If/Then, Maybe” • short fiction • Asimov's Nov 1991
awards:
• Asimov's Reader Poll 1992 — poem — 4th place (tie)
The M.D. • novel • Knopf
awards:
• Bram Stoker Awards 1992 — novel — nomination
• Locus Awards 1992 — horror/dark fantasy novel — 4th place
citations:
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
“Verbs” • short fiction • Asimov's Nov 1991
awards:
• Asimov's Reader Poll 1992 — poem — 8th place

1989
“The Happy Turnip ” • short fiction • F&SF Oct 1989
awards:
• Locus Awards 1990 — short story — 9th place

1988
“The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars” • short fiction • Doubleday
awards:
• Hayakawa's SF Magazine Reader's Award 1989 — foreign short story — winner
“Voices of the Kill ” • short fiction • Full Spectrum
awards:
• Nebula Awards 1989 — short story — nomination
• Locus Awards 1989 — short story — 9th place
anthologies:
• The Year’s Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, St. Martin’s 1989
• Full Spectrum, ed. Lou Aronica & Shawna McCarthy, Bantam 1988

1987
“Palindrome ” • Omni Sep 1987
anthologies:
• Omni Best Science Fiction Three, ed. Ellen Datlow, Omni Books 1993

1986
“The Girl with the Vita-Gel Hair ” • Omni Dec 1986
anthologies:
• Welcome To Reality: The Nightmares of Philip K. Dick, ed. Uwe Anton, Broken Mirrors Press 1991

1985
“Torturing Mr. Amberwell ”
anthologies:
• Foundations of Fear, ed. David G. Hartwell, Tor 1992

1984
The Businessman • novel • Harper & Row
awards:
• Locus Awards 1985 — fantasy novel — 9th place
citations:
• 1999: Fantasy and Horror, Neil Barron
• 1988: Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels, David Pringle
• 1988: Fantasy: The 100 Best Books, James Cawthorn & Michael Moorcock
“Canned Goods ” • Interzone #9 1984
anthologies:
• Interzone: The 2nd Anthology, ed. John Clute, David Pringle & Simon Ounsley, Simon & Schuster UK 1987

1983
“The Wandering Jew ” • Omni Nov 1983
anthologies:
• The Seventh Omni Book of Science Fiction, ed. Ellen Datlow, Zebra 1989
As Judge — Philip K. Dick Award 1983

1982
The Man Who Had No Idea • collection • Gollancz
awards:
• Locus Awards 1983 — single author collection — 10th place
citations:
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
“Understanding Human Behavior ” • short fiction • F&SF Feb 1982
awards:
• Nebula Awards 1983 — novelette — nomination
• Locus Awards 1983 — novelette — 10th place
• Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1983 — novelette — 2nd place
anthologies:
• The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 40th Anniversary Anthology, ed. Edward L. Ferman, St. Martin’s 1989
• The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12, ed. Terry Carr, Pocket 1983

1981
“Can You Hear Me, Thinktank Two? ” • The Berkley Showcase Vol. 3
anthologies:
• The Berkley Showcase Vol. 3, ed. Victoria Schochet & John W. Silbersack, Berkley 1981
“The Grown-Up ” • short fiction • High Times Jul 1981
awards:
• Locus Awards 1982 — short story — 20th place
anthologies:
• Fantasy Annual V, ed. Terry Carr, Pocket 1982
“The Labor Day Group” • short fiction • F&SF Feb 1981
awards:
• Ditmar Awards 1982 — William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review — nomination
“Love and Clover: A White Paper ” • The Berkley Showcase Vol. 3
anthologies:
• The Berkley Showcase Vol. 3, ed. Victoria Schochet & John W. Silbersack, Berkley 1981
“Ringtime ” • Omni Dec 1981
anthologies:
• The Third Omni Book of Science Fiction, ed. Ellen Datlow, Zebra 1985

1980
“The Brave Little Toaster” • short fiction • F&SF Aug 1980
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1981 — novella — nomination
• Nebula Awards 1981 — novella — nomination
• British SF Association Awards 1981 — short fiction — winner
• Locus Awards 1981 — novelette — winner
• Balrog Awards 1981 — short fiction — nomination
• Seiun Awards 1982 — foreign short fiction — winner
anthologies:
• The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, 24th Series, ed. Edward L. Ferman, Doubleday 1982
• Fantasy Annual IV, ed. Terry Carr, Pocket 1981
“The Foetus ” • The Berkley Showcase Vol. 2
anthologies:
• The Berkley Showcase Vol. 2, ed. Victoria Schochet & John W. Silbersack, Berkley 1980
Fundamental Disch • collection • Bantam
awards:
• Locus Awards 1981 — single author collection — 9th place
citations:
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
“Josie and the Elevator ” • Omni May 1980
anthologies:
• The Sixth Omni Book of Science Fiction, ed. Ellen Datlow, Zebra 1989
“On Science Fiction ” • short fiction • TriQuarterly #49 Fall 1980
awards:
• Rhysling Awards 1981 — long poem — winner
anthologies:
• Nebula Award Stories 17, ed. Joe W. Haldeman, Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1983

1979
On Wings of Song • novel • St Martin's
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1980 — novel — nomination
• Nebula Awards 1980 — novel — nomination
• British SF Association Awards 1980 — novel — nomination
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 1980 — winner
• Locus Awards 1980 — sf novel — 5th place
• Balrog Awards 1981 — novel — nomination
• The American Book Awards 1980 — sf hardcover — nomination
citations:
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1999: Fantasy and Horror, Neil Barron
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
• 1994: The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages, Harold Bloom
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn
• 1985: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, David Pringle
• 1984: The Science Fiction Sourcebook, David Wingrove

1978
“Concepts” • F&SF Dec 1978
anthologies:
• Medea: Harlan’s World, ed. Harlan Ellison, Phantasia 1985
“The Man Who Had No Idea ” • short fiction • F&SF Oct 1978
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1979 — novelette — nomination
• Locus Awards 1979 — novelette — 8th place (tie)
anthologies:
• The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, 23rd Series, ed. Edward L. Ferman, Doubleday 1980
• The Best Science Fiction of the Year # 8, ed. Terry Carr, Ballantine 1979
“Mutability ” • Anticipations
anthologies:
• Top Science Fiction, ed. Josh Pachter, Dent 1984
• Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Eighth Annual Collection, ed. Gardner Dozois, E.P. Dutton 1979
The Puppies Of Terra • novel • Panther, 1978
citations:
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison

1976
Getting Into Death and Other Stories • collection • Knopf, 1976
citations:
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

1974
“The Santa Claus Compromise ” • Crawdaddy Dec 1974
anthologies:
• Best SF: 75, The Ninth Annual, ed. Harry Harrison & Brian W. Aldiss, Bobbs-Merrill 1976

1973
Bad Moon Rising • anthology • Harper & Row
awards:
• Locus Awards 1974 — original anthology — 14th place
citations:
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
“The Birds ” • The Ruins of Earth
anthologies:
• Best SF: 1973, ed. Harry Harrison & Brian W. Aldiss, G.P. Putnam’s 1974
“Everyday Life in the Later Roman Empire ” • short fiction • Bad Moon Rising
awards:
• Jupiter Awards 1974 — novelette — nomination
“In Praise of New York ” • Future City
anthologies:
• Future City, ed. Roger Elwood, Trident 1973
“The Politics of Darkness ” • Saving Worlds
anthologies:
• Saving Worlds, ed. Roger Elwood & Virginia Kidd, Garden City, NY: Doubleday 1973

1972
334 • novel • MacGibbon & Kee
awards:
• Nebula Awards 1975 — novel — nomination
“334 ” • short fiction • New Worlds Quarterly #4
awards:
• Locus Awards 1973 — novella — 9th place
334 • novel • MacGibbon & Kee, 1972
citations:
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 2000: The Essential SF Library, Claude Lalumière
• 1996: Age of Wonders, David G. Hartwell
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
• 1985: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, David Pringle
• 1984: The Science Fiction Sourcebook, David Wingrove
• 1979: A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction, Baird Searles & Martin Last, Beth Meacham, Michael Franklin
“Things Lost ” • Again, Dangerous Visions
anthologies:
• Again, Dangerous Visions, ed. Harlan Ellison, Garden City, NY: Doubleday 1972

1971
“Angouleme ” • New Worlds Quarterly
anthologies:
• The Secret History of Science Fiction, ed. James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel, Tachyon Publications 2009
• The World Treasury of Science Fiction, ed. David G. Hartwell, Little, Brown 1989
• New Worlds: An Anthology, ed. Michael Moorcock, Fontana Flamingo 1983
• The Road to Science Fiction #4, ed. James E. Gunn, Mentor 1982
• Best SF: 1971, ed. Harry Harrison & Brian W. Aldiss, G.P. Putnam’s 1972
“Bodies ” • Quark
anthologies:
• Quark #4, ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library 1971
“Emancipation: A Romance of the Times to Come ” • New Dimensions I
anthologies:
• Bio-Futures, ed. Pamela Sargent, Vintage 1976
• New Dimensions I, ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday 1971
“Et in Arcadia Ego ” • Quark
anthologies:
• SF: Authors’ Choice 4, ed. Harry Harrison, G.P. Putnam’s 1974
“The Planet Arcadia” • Quark
anthologies:
• Quark #2, ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library 1971
The Ruins of Earth • anthology • Putnam's
awards:
• Locus Awards 1972 — reprint anth/collection — 14th place (tie)
citations:
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

1970
“The Asian Shore ” • short fiction • Orbit 6
awards:
• Nebula Awards 1971 — novelette — nomination
• Locus Awards 1971 — short fiction — 9th place
• Seiun Awards 2005 — translated short story — nomination
anthologies:
• The Dark Descent, ed. David G. Hartwell, Tor 1987
• Best SF: 1970, ed. Harry Harrison & Brian W. Aldiss, G.P. Putnam’s 1971
• Orbit 6, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s 1970
Fun with Your New Head • collection • Doubleday
awards:
• Locus Awards 1972 — reprint anth/collection — 14th place (tie)
“Let Us Quickly Hasten to the Gate of Ivory ” • Quark
anthologies:
• Top Fantasy, ed. Josh Pachter, Dent 1985
• Quark #1, ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library 1970
“The Pressure of Time ” • Orbit 7
anthologies:
• Orbit 7, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s 1970

1969
“The Master of the Milford Altarpiece ” • The Paris Review Spr 1969
anthologies:
• Stories for Chip: A Tribute to Samuel R. Delany, ed. Nisi Shawl & Bill Campbell, Rosarium Publishing 2015

1968
Camp Concentration • novel • Rupert Hart-Davis
awards:
• Ditmar Awards 1969 — international sf — winner
citations:
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 2003: The 100 science fiction books you just have to read!, Keith Olexa
• 2003: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn
• 2000: 25 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of the Century, Amazon.com
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1996: Age of Wonders, David G. Hartwell
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn
• 1985: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, David Pringle
• 1984: The Science Fiction Sourcebook, David Wingrove
• 1976: The World of Science Fiction: 1925-1976, Lester del Rey
Under Compulsion • collection • Rupert Hart-Davis, 1968
citations:
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

1967
“The Affluence of Edwin Lollard ” • New Writings in SF. 10
anthologies:
• New Writings in SF. 10, ed. John Carnell, London: Dobson 1967
“Casablanca ” • Stories That Scared Even Me
anthologies:
• Alpha 4, ed. Robert Silverberg, Ballantine 1973
“The Contest ” • New Worlds Mar 1967
anthologies:
• Best Stories from New Worlds II, ed. Michael Moorcock, Panther 1968
“The Descent of the West End ” • New Worlds Mar 1967
anthologies:
• Best Stories from New Worlds II, ed. Michael Moorcock, Panther 1968
Echo Round His Bones • novel • Berkley Medallion, 1967
citations:
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
“The Empty Room ” • New Worlds Mar 1967
anthologies:
• Best Stories from New Worlds II, ed. Michael Moorcock, Panther 1968
“Linda and Daniel and Spike ” • New Worlds Dec 1967
anthologies:
• Best SF Stories from New Worlds 4, ed. Michael Moorcock, Panther 1969
“The Number You Have Reached ” • sf Impulse Feb 1967
anthologies:
• Social Problems Through Science Fiction, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, John W. Milstead, Joseph D. Olander & Patricia S. Warrick, St. Martin’s 1975
• The World’s Best Science Fiction: 1968, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Terry Carr, Ace 1968
“Problems of Creativeness ” • F&SF Apr 1967
anthologies:
• The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories, ed. Tom Shippey, Oxford University Press 1992
• Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, 30th Anniversary Issue, ed. Edward L. Ferman, Mercury Press 1979
• The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 17, ed. Edward L. Ferman, Doubleday 1968

1966
“5 Eggs ” • Orbit 1
anthologies:
• Orbit 1, ed. Damon Knight, Berkley Medallion 1966
“Cephalotron ” • Playboy Dec 1966
anthologies:
• Transit of Earth, ed. Editors of Playboy, Playboy 1971
“The Squirrel Cage ” • short fiction
awards:
• Seiun Awards 1970 — foreign short story — winner
anthologies:
• England Swings SF, Judith Merril, Garden City, NY: Doubleday 1968
• The Best SF Stories from New Worlds, ed. Michael Moorcock, Panther 1967
• New Worlds of Fantasy #1, ed. Terry Carr, Ace 1967
“A Vacation on Earth ”
anthologies:
• SF12, ed. Judith Merril, Delacorte 1968

1965
“102 H-Bombs ” • short fiction • Fantastic Mar 1965
awards:
• Nebula Awards 1966 — novelette — nomination
“Come to Venus Melancholy ” • short fiction • F&SF Nov 1965
awards:
• Nebula Awards 1966 — short story — nomination
anthologies:
• Alpha 3, ed. Robert Silverberg, Ballantine 1972
• Best SF 7, ed. Edmund Crispin, Faber and Faber 1970
The Genocides • novel • Berkley Medallion
awards:
• Nebula Awards 1966 — novel — nomination
citations:
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
“The Roaches ” • Escapade Oct 1965
anthologies:
• The Dark Descent, ed. David G. Hartwell, Tor 1987
• The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural, ed. Bill Pronzini, Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg, Arbor House 1981
• The 11th Annual of the Year’s Best S-F, ed. Judith Merril, Delacorte 1966

1964
“Descending ” • Fantastic Jul 1964
anthologies:
• A Treasury of Modern Fantasy, ed. Terry Carr & Martin H. Greenberg, Avon 1981
• Decade the 1960s, ed. Brian W. Aldiss & Harry Harrison, Macmillan UK 1977
• Modern Science Fiction, ed. Norman Spinrad, Anchor Press 1974
• The 10th Annual of the Year’s Best S-F, ed. Judith Merril, Delacorte 1965
“Nada ” • F&SF Aug 1964
anthologies:
• School and Society Through Science Fiction, ed. Joseph D. Olander, Martin H. Greenberg & Patricia S. Warrick, Rand, McNally 1974
• The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 14, ed. Avram Davidson, Doubleday 1965
“Now Is Forever ” • Amazing Mar 1964
anthologies:
• What If? Volume 2, ed. Richard A. Lupoff, Pocket 1981
• The World’s Best Science Fiction: 1965, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Terry Carr, Ace 1965

1963
“The Demi-Urge ” • Amazing Jun 1963
anthologies:
• Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction, ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman, Wildside 2011



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