Vernor Vinge


science fiction awards database

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2019
Robert A. Heinlein Award 2020 — winner

2013
Prometheus Awards 2014 — lifetime achievement — winner

2011
The Children of the Sky • novel • Tor
awards:
• Locus Awards 2012 — sf novel — 4th place
• Prometheus Awards 2012 — novel — nomination

2010
“A Preliminary Assessment of the Drake Equation, Being an Excerpt from the Memoirs of Star Captain Y.-T. Lee”
anthologies:
• Year's Best SF 16, ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, Harper Voyager 2011
• Gateways, ed. Elizabeth Anne Hull, Tor 2010

2006
Rainbows End • novel • Tor
awards:
• Hugo Awards 2007 — novel — winner
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2007 — finalist
• Locus Awards 2007 — sf novel — winner
• Prometheus Awards 2007 — novel — nomination
• Seiun Awards 2010 — translated novel — nomination
• SF Site Readers Poll 2007 — sf/fantasy book — 9th place
citations:
• 2012: 21st Century SF Novel, Locus Online
• 2009: 20 Best Science Fiction Books of the Decade, io9

2004
“Synthetic Serendipity” • short fiction • IEEE Spectrum Online 7 Jul 2004
awards:
• Locus Awards 2005 — short story — 20th place
anthologies:
• Dangerous Games, ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois, Ace 2007
• The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection, ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin’s Griffin 2005

2003
“The Cookie Monster” • short fiction • Analog Oct 2003
awards:
• Hugo Awards 2004 — novella — winner
• Nebula Awards 2005 — novella — nomination
• Locus Awards 2004 — novella — winner
• Analog Readers Poll 2004 — novella — 3rd place
• Ignotus Awards 2008 — foreign short story — winner
anthologies:
• Digital Rapture: The Singularity Anthology, ed. James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel, Tachyon Publications 2012
• Nebula Awards Showcase 2006, ed. Gardner Dozois, Penguin/Roc 2006
• The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-first Annual Collection, ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin’s Griffin 2004
• Science Fiction: The Best of 2003, ed. Karen Haber & Jonathan Strahan, ibooks 2004

2001
The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge • collection • Tor
awards:
• Locus Awards 2002 — collection — 3rd place
“Fast Times at Fairmont High” • short fiction • The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge
awards:
• Hugo Awards 2002 — novella — winner
• Locus Awards 2002 — novella — 2nd place
anthologies:
• Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction, ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman, Wildside 2011
• The Hard SF Renaissance, ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, Tor 2002

1999
A Deepness in the Sky • novel • Tor
awards:
• Hugo Awards 2000 — novel — winner
• Nebula Awards 2000 — novel — nomination
• Arthur C. Clarke Award 2000 — shortlist
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2000 — winner
• Locus Awards 2000 — sf novel — 3rd place
• HOMer Awards 2000 — novel — nomination
• Italia Awards 2000 — international novel — winner
• Kurd Lasswitz Preis 2004 — foreign novel — winner
• Prometheus Awards 2000 — novel — winner
• Seiun Awards 2003 — translated novel — nomination
• SF Site Readers Poll 2000 — sf/fantasy book — 3rd place
citations:
• 2019: SF Masterworks, Gollancz
• 2012: 20th Century SF Novel, Locus Online
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 2003: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

1992
A Fire Upon The Deep • novel • Tor
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1993 — novel — winner (tie)
• Nebula Awards 1993 — novel — nomination
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 1993 — third place
• Locus Awards 1993 — sf novel — 4th place
• Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll 1993 — novel — winner
citations:
• 2019: SF Masterworks, Gollancz
• 2012: 20th Century SF Novel, Locus Online
• 2012: Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985 - 2010, Damien Broderick & Paul Di Filippo
• 2011: Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books, NPR
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 2003: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn
• 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: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

1988
Threats...and Other Promises • collection • Baen
awards:
• Locus Awards 1989 — collection — 14th place
citations:
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
“The Blabber” • short fiction • New Destinies, Volume VI, Winter 1988; Threats...And Other Promises
awards:
• Locus Awards 1989 — novella — 16th place
anthologies:
• The Good New Stuff, ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin’s Griffin 1999
As Judge — Philip K. Dick Award 1988

1987
True Names...and Other Dangers • collection • Baen
awards:
• Locus Awards 1988 — collection — 11th place
citations:
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

1986
Marooned in Realtime • novel • Bluejay
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1987 — novel — nomination
• Locus Awards 1987 — sf novel — 7th place
• Prometheus Awards 1987 — novel — winner
citations:
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
Across Realtime • omnibus • SFBC, 1986
citations:
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn
“The Barbarian Princess” • short fiction • Analog Sep 1986
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1987 — novelette — nomination
• Locus Awards 1987 — novelette — 12th place

1985
“The Ungoverned” • short fiction
awards:
• Prometheus Awards 2004 — hall of fame — winner

1984
The Peace War • novel • Bluejay
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1985 — novel — nomination
• Locus Awards 1985 — sf novel — 12th place
• Prometheus Awards 1985 — novel — nomination
citations:
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

1983
“Gemstone” • Analog Oct 1983
anthologies:
• The Year’s Best Science Fiction, First Annual Collection, ed. Gardner R. Dozois, Bluejay 1984

1981
True Names • novella • Dell (in Binary Stars 5), 1981
citations:
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn
“True Names” • short fiction • Binary Star #5
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1982 — novella — nomination
• Nebula Awards 1982 — novella — nomination
• Locus Awards 1982 — novella — 8th place
• Prometheus Awards 2007 — hall of fame — winner (tie)
anthologies:
• Visions of Wonder, ed. David G. Hartwell & Milton T. Wolf, Tor 1996

1975
“The Peddler's Apprentice” (by Joan D. Vinge & VV) • Analog Aug 1975
anthologies:
• The 1976 Annual World’s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, DAW 1976
• Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, ed. Lester del Rey, E.P. Dutton 1976

1974
“The Whirligig of Time” • Stellar
anthologies:
• Stellar #1, ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine 1974

1972
“Long Shot” • Analog Aug 1972
anthologies:
• Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons, ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin’s Griffin 2000
• Machines That Think, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Patricia S. Warrick, Holt Rinehart & Winston 1984
• Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, ed. Lester del Rey, E.P. Dutton 1973
• The 1973 Annual World’s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, DAW 1973

1971
“The Science Fair” • Orbit 9
anthologies:
• Orbit 9, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s 1971

1970
“Bomb Scare” • Analog Nov 1970
anthologies:
• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow..., ed. Bonnie L. Heintz, Frank Herbert, Donald A. Joos & Jane Agorn McGee, Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1974

1969
Grimm's World • novel • Berkley, 1969
citations:
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

1968
“The Impostor Queen” • Orbit 4
anthologies:
• Orbit 4, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s 1968
“Conquest by Default” • short fiction • Analog May 1968
awards:
• Prometheus Awards 2019 — hall of fame — nomination
• Prometheus Awards 2017 — hall of fame — nomination
• Prometheus Awards 2018 — hall of fame — nomination

1966
“Bookworm, Run!” • Analog Mar 1966
anthologies:
• The Ascent of Wonder, ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, Tor 1994
• Analog 6, ed. John W. Campbell, Doubleday 1968

1965
“Apartness” • New Worlds Jun 1965
anthologies:
• The World’s Best Science Fiction: 1966, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Terry Carr, Ace 1966



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