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Awards Summary

Career and Special Awards: 2

Major Awards: 3

Locus Awards: 1

Other Awards: 5

Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 77

Times Served as Judge: 1

— Career and Special Awards —
Science Fiction Hall of Fame — selected by Science Fiction Museum and advisors
2008:
Living Inductee — winner

SFWA Grand Master Award — chosen by SF & Fantasy Writers of America officers
2019:
winner

— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(6 nominations; 1 win)

1994:
Virtual Light (Bantam Spectra) — novel — nomination

1989:
Mona Lisa Overdrive (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra) — novel — nomination

1987:
Count Zero (Asimov's Jan,Feb,Mar 1986; Gollancz; Arbor House) — novel — nomination

1987:
“The Winter Market ” (Stardate Mar/Apr 1986; Interzone #15 Spring 1986) — novelette — nomination

1986:
“Dogfight” (by Michael Swanwick & WG) (Omni Jul 1985) — novelette — nomination

1985:
Neuromancer (Ace) — novel — winner

Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(8 nominations; 1 win)

1992:
The Difference Engine (by WG & Bruce Sterling) (Bantam Spectra) — novel — nomination

1989:
Mona Lisa Overdrive (Bantam Spectra) — novel — nomination

1987:
Count Zero (Asimov's Jan,Feb,Mar 1986; Arbor House) — novel — nomination

1987:
“The Winter Market ” (Stardate Mar/Apr 1986; Interzone #15 Spring 1986) — novelette — nomination

1986:
“Dogfight” (by Michael Swanwick & WG) (Omni Jul 1985) — novelette — nomination

1985:
Neuromancer (Ace) — novel — winner

1983:
“Burning Chrome ” (Omni Jul 1982) — novelette — nomination

1982:
“Johnny Mnemonic” (Omni May 1981) — short story — nomination

Arthur C. Clarke Award — for SF novel published in the UK; juried
(1 nomination)

2004:
Pattern Recognition (Viking) — shortlist

British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(5 nominations)

2004:
Pattern Recognition (Viking) — novel — nomination

1991:
The Difference Engine (by WG & Bruce Sterling) (Gollancz) — novel — nomination

1987:
Count Zero (Gollancz) — novel — nomination

1987:
“The Winter Market ” (Interzone #15 Spring 1986; Burning Chrome) — short story — nomination

1985:
Neuromancer (Gollancz) — novel — nomination

John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(4 nominations)

2015:
The Peripheral (Putnam) — finalist

2011:
Zero History (Putnam) — finalist

1992:
The Difference Engine (by WG & Bruce Sterling) (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra) — second place

1985:
Neuromancer (Ace) — third place

Philip K. Dick Award — for SF original paperback published in the US, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)

1985:
Neuromancer (Ace) — winner

— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(25 nominations; 1 win)

2021:
Agency (Berkley; Viking UK) — sf novel — 5th place

2015:
The Peripheral (Putnam; Viking UK) — sf novel — 4th place

2013:
Distrust That Particular Flavor (Putnam) — non-fiction — winner

2011:
Zero History (Putnam; Viking UK) — sf novel — 5th place

2008:
Spook Country (Putnam; Viking UK) — sf novel — 2nd place

2004:
Pattern Recognition (Putnam) — sf novel — 2nd place

2000:
All Tomorrow's Parties (Putnam) — sf novel — 15th place

1997:
Idoru (Putnam) — sf novel — 6th place

1994:
Virtual Light (Bantam Spectra) — sf novel — 4th place

1992:
The Difference Engine (by WG & Bruce Sterling) (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra) — sf novel — 20th place

1992:
“Skinner's Room” (Omni Nov 1991) — short story — 15th place

1991:
The Difference Engine (by WG & Bruce Sterling) (Gollancz) — sf novel — 8th place

1989:
Mona Lisa Overdrive (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra) — sf novel — 2nd place

1987:
Count Zero (Arbor House) — sf novel — 3rd place

1987:
“The Winter Market ” (Stardate Mar/Apr 1986; Interzone #15 Spring 1986) — novelette — 4th place

1987:
Burning Chrome (Arbor House) — collection — 2nd place

1986:
“Dogfight” (by Michael Swanwick & WG) (Omni Jul 1985) — novelette — 5th place

1985:
Neuromancer (Ace) — sf novel — 8th place

1985:
Neuromancer (Ace) — first novel — 2nd place

1985:
“New Rose Hotel ” (Omni Jul 1984) — short story — 19th place

1984:
“Red Star, Winter Orbit” (by Bruce Sterling & WG) (Omni Jul 1983) — novelette — 19th place

1983:
“Burning Chrome ” (Omni Jul 1982) — novelette — 17th place

1982:
“Johnny Mnemonic” (Omni May 1981) — novelette — 20th place

1982:
“The Gernsback Continuum ” (Universe 11) — short story — 24th place

1982:
“Hinterlands ” (Omni Oct 1981) — short story — 21st place

— Other Awards —
Aurora Awards — for Canadian SF/F in English and in French, voted by members of annual convention
(8 nominations; 2 wins)

2017:
The Blue Ant Trilogy (Berkley) — best of the decade — nomination

2015:
The Peripheral (Penguin Canada) — novel — nomination

1995:
Virtual Light (Seal Press) — long-form, English — winner

1994:
Virtual Light (Seal Press) — long-form, English — nomination

1992:
The Difference Engine (by WG & Bruce Sterling) (Bantam Spectra) — long-form, English — nomination

1989:
Mona Lisa Overdrive (Bantam Spectra) — long-form, English — winner

1986:
“The Winter Market ” (Vancouver Nov 1985) — short-form, English — nomination

1985:
Neuromancer (Ace) — outstanding work — nomination

Ditmar Awards — for Australian SF/F, voted by members of Australian National SF Convention
(2 nominations; 1 win)

1989:
Mona Lisa Overdrive (Gollancz) — international fiction — nomination

1985:
Neuromancer (Ace) — international fiction — winner

Interzone Readers Poll — for stories published in Interzone magazine, polled by readers
(2 nominations)

1989:
all-time best sf author — 19th place

1987:
“The Winter Market ” (Interzone #15 Spring 1986) — fiction — 3rd place

Italia Awards — for SF/F works published in Italy, voted by members of annual Italcon
(1 nomination)

1995:
Virtual Light — international novel — 2nd place

Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll — for SF/F works, polled by readers of Science Fiction Chronicle magazine
(5 nominations; 1 win)

1987:
Count Zero (Arbor House) — novel — 2nd place

1987:
“The Winter Market ” (“Burning Chrome”; Stardate Mar 1986) — novelette — 2nd place (tie)

1986:
“Dogfight” (by Michael Swanwick & WG) (Omni Jul 1985) — novelette — 2nd place

1985:
Neuromancer (Ace) — novel — winner

1983:
“Burning Chrome ” (Omni Jul 1982) — novelette — 3rd place

Seiun Awards — for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(2 nominations; 1 win)

2001:
All Tomorrow's Parties — foreign novel — nomination

1987:
Neuromancer — foreign novel — winner

SF Site Readers Poll — for SF/F books, voted by readers of SF Site website
(1 nomination)

2004:
Pattern Recognition (Viking; Berkley) — sf/fantasy book — 6th place

Southeastern SF Achievement Awards — for SF/F/H works by writers in southeastern US
(3 nominations)

2006:
life achievement — nomination

2005:
lifetime achievement — nomination

2004:
Pattern Recognition (Putnam) — novel — nomination

The Kitschies — for speculative/fantastic works that elevate the tone of genre literature, juried
(1 nomination)

2015:
The Peripheral (Viking) — Red Tentacle (novel) — nomination


— As Judge —
Philip K. Dick Award — for SF original paperback published in the US, juried
 
1986



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