Yoon Ha Lee


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Awards Summary

 

 

Locus Awards: 3

Other Awards: 1

Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 48

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

“The Mermaid Astronaut” short story — nomination

Revenant Gun (Solaris) novel — nomination

Machineries of Empire (Solaris) series — nomination

Raven Stratagem (Solaris) novel — nomination

“Extracurricular Activities” (Tor.com 15 Feb 2017) novelette — nomination

Ninefox Gambit (Solaris) novel — nomination

Nebula Awardsfor SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(3 nominations)

Ninefox Gambit (by YHL & Marie Brennan) (Android) game writing — nomination

Scents & Semiosis (by Sam Kabo Ashwell, Cat Manning, Caleb Wilson & YHL) (Self) game writing — nomination

Ninefox Gambit (Solaris) novel — nomination

World Fantasy Awardsfor Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(1 nomination)

“Effigy Nights” (Clarkesworld Jan 2013) short fiction — nomination

Andre Norton Awardfor YA SF/F works, presented by SFWA in parallel with the Nebula Awards
(2 nominations)

Moonstorm (Delacorte; Solaris UK) finalist

Dragon Pearl (Disney Hyperion) finalist

Arthur C. Clarke Awardfor SF novel published in the UK; juried
(2 nominations)

Revenant Gun (Solaris) shortlist

Ninefox Gambit (Solaris) shortlist

British SF Association Awardsfor SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(1 nomination)

Revenant Gun (Solaris) novel — nomination

Ignyte Awardsfor SF/F/H that celebrates vibrancy and diversity; committee and popular vote
(1 nomination)

Moonstorm (Delacorte) ya novel — nomination (pending)

Lodestar Awardfor YA SF/F works, presented by Worldcon in parallel with the Hugo Awards
(2 nominations)

Moonstorm (Delacorte; Solaris UK) finalist

Dragon Pearl (Disney/Hyperion) finalist

Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Awardfor SF short fiction in English; juried
(5 nominations)

“Bonsai Starships” (Beneath Ceaseless Skies Feb 2022) finalist

“The Mermaid Astronaut” (Beneath Ceaseless Skies Feb 2020) finalist

“The Starship and the Temple Cat” (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 1 Feb 2018) finalist

“Ghostweight” (Clarkesworld Jan 2011) finalist

“Flower, Mercy, Needle, Chain” (Lightspeed Sep 2010) finalist

— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awardsfor SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(18 nominations; 3 wins)

Moonstorm (Delacorte; Solaris UK) young adult novel — winner

“The Mermaid Astronaut” (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 27 Feb 2020) short story — 4th place

Dragon Pearl (Disney Hyperion) young adult book — winner

Hexarchate Stories (Solaris) collection — 6th place

Revenant Gun (Solaris) sf novel — 3rd place

“The Starship and the Temple Cat” (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 1 Feb 2018) short story — 7th place

Raven Stratagem (Solaris US; Solaris UK) sf novel — 4th place

“Extracurricular Activities” (Tor.com 15 Feb 2017) novelette — 3rd place

Ninefox Gambit (Solaris) first novel — winner

“Foxfire, Foxfire” (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 3 Mar 2016) novelette — 6th place

“Wine” (Clarkesworld Jan 2014) novelette — 9th place

“Combustion Hour” (Tor.com 18 Jun 2014) short story — 26th place

“The Contemporary Foxwife” (Clarkesworld Jul 2014) short story — 20th place

“Iseul's Lexicon” (Conservation of Shadows) novella — 9th place

“Effigy Nights” (Clarkesworld Sep 2013) short story — 13th place

Conservation of Shadows (Prime) collection — 6th place

“Ghostweight” (Clarkesworld Jan 2011) novelette — 27th place

“Flower, Mercy, Needle, Chain” (Lightspeed Sep 2010) short story — 26th place

— Other Awards —
Carl Brandon Awardsfor works by persons of color, and dealing with issues of race and ethnicity; juried
(1 nomination)

“Ghostweight” Honors

Compton Crook Stephen Tall Memorial Awardfor best first novel, voted by members of annual Balticon
(1 nomination)

Ninefox Gambit (Solaris) finalist

Mythopoeic Awardsfor fantasy works in the spirit of the Inklings, voted by members of the Mythopoeic Society
(1 nomination; 1 win)

Dragon Pearl (Disney-Hyperion) children's literature — winner

Seiun Awardsfor SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(1 nomination)

Ninefox Gambit translated novel — nomination

William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Awardfor first fantasy book, juried
(1 nomination)

Conservation of Shadows (Prime Books) finalist

WSFA Small Press Awardfor short fiction from small press publications, voted by member of Washington SF Assn
(2 nominations)

“Foxfire, Foxfire” (Beneath Ceaseless Skies Mar 2016) shortlist — nomination

“The Pirate Captain's Daughter” (Beneath Ceaseless Skies #27, 8 Oct 2009) shortlist — nomination



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