C. J. Cherryh
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 3
Major Awards: 3
Locus Awards: 1
Other Awards: 4
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 86
Times Served as Judge: 1
— Career and Special Awards —
Robert A. Heinlein Award — for hard SF inspiring space exploration, presented by the Heinlein Society
2021:
— winner
Skylark Award — for contribution to SF in the spirit of E.E. "Doc" Smith; presented by NESFA
1988:
— winner
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(7 nominations; 3 wins)
1989:
Cyteen (Warner)
novel — winner
1986:
Cuckoo's Egg (Phantasia; DAW)
novel — nomination
1986:
“The Scapegoat” (Alien Stars)
novella — nomination
1983:
The Pride of Chanur (DAW)
novel — nomination
1982:
Downbelow Station (DAW)
novel — winner
1979:
The Faded Sun: Kesrith (Galaxy Feb,Mar,Apr,May 1978; DAW)
novel — nomination
1979:
“Cassandra” (F&SF Oct 1978)
short story — winner
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(2 nominations)
1979:
The Faded Sun: Kesrith (Galaxy Feb,Mar,Apr,May 1978; DAW)
novel — nomination
1979:
“Cassandra” (F&SF Oct 1978)
short story — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(2 nominations)
1992:
“Gwydion and the Dragon” (Once Upon a Time: A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales)
novella — nomination
1982:
Ealdwood (Donald M. Grant)
novella — nomination
British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(1 nomination)
1990:
Cyteen (NEL)
novel — nomination
Dragon Awards — for SF/F works, voted on by members of the annual Dragon Con
(1 nomination)
2025:
Alliance Unbound (by CJC & Jane S. Fancher) (DAW)
sf novel — nomination
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(1 nomination)
2002:
Hammerfall (Eos)
finalist
Philip K. Dick Award — for SF original paperback published in the US, juried
(1 nomination)
1985:
Voyager in Night (DAW)
finalist
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(51 nominations; 1 win)
2017:
Visitor (DAW)
sf novel — 6th place
2014:
Protector (DAW)
sf novel — 6th place
2013:
Intruder (DAW)
sf novel — 10th place
2005:
The Collected Short Fiction of C. J. Cherryh (DAW)
collection — 2nd place
2002:
Defender (DAW)
sf novel — 5th place
2001:
Fortress of Dragons (Eos)
fantasy novel — 10th place
2000:
Precursor (DAW)
sf novel — 7th place
2000:
Fortress of Owls (HarperPrism)
fantasy novel — 3rd place
1999:
Fortress of Eagles (HarperPrism)
fantasy novel — 5th place
1998:
Finity's End (Warner)
sf novel — 5th place
1997:
Inheritor (DAW)
sf novel — 7th place
1996:
Invader (DAW)
sf novel — 3rd place
1996:
Fortress in the Eye of Time (HarperPrism)
fantasy novel — 3rd place
1995:
Foreigner (DAW)
sf novel — 3rd place
1995:
Tripoint (Warner Aspect)
sf novel — 17th place
1994:
Faery in Shadow (Legend; Science Fiction Book Club)
fantasy novel — 11th place
1993:
Chanur's Legacy (DAW)
sf novel — 7th place
1993:
Hellburner (Warner Questar)
sf novel — 14th place
1992:
Heavy Time (Warner Questar)
sf novel — 7th place
1990:
Rimrunners (Warner)
sf novel — 2nd place
1990:
Rusalka (Ballantine Del Rey)
fantasy novel — 4th place
1989:
Cyteen (Warner)
sf novel — winner
1989:
The Paladin (Baen)
fantasy novel — 2nd place
1987:
Chanur's Homecoming (Phantasia; DAW)
sf novel — 6th place
1987:
Visible Light (Phantasia)
collection — 4th place
1986:
Cuckoo's Egg (Phantasia; DAW)
sf novel — 9th place
1986:
The Kif Strike Back (Phantasia; DAW)
sf novel — 14th place
1986:
“The Scapegoat” (Alien Stars)
novella — 6th place
1985:
Chanur's Venture (Phantasia; DAW)
sf novel — 5th place
1985:
“The Scapegoat” (Alien Stars)
novella — 2nd place
1984:
Forty Thousand in Gehenna (Phantasia)
sf novel — 18th place
1984:
The Dreamstone (DAW)
fantasy novel — 8th place
1984:
The Tree of Swords and Jewels (DAW)
fantasy novel — 17th place
1983:
Merchanter's Luck (DAW)
sf novel — 9th place
1983:
The Pride of Chanur (DAW)
sf novel — 4th place
1983:
“Willow” (Hecate's Cauldron)
novelette — 2nd place
1982:
Downbelow Station (DAW)
sf novel — 3rd place
1982:
The Pride of Chanur (DAW)
sf novel — 21st place
1982:
Wave without a Shore (DAW)
sf novel — 30th place (tie)
1982:
Ealdwood (Donald M. Grant)
novella — 7th place
1982:
“The Haunted Tower” (Sunfall)
novelette — 4th place
1982:
“The Only Death in the City” (Sunfall)
short story — 4th place
1982:
Sunfall (DAW)
single author collection — 3rd place
1981:
Serpent's Reach (DAW)
sf novel — 7th place
1980:
The Faded Sun: Kutath (DAW)
sf novel — 6th place
1980:
Fires of Azeroth (DAW)
fantasy novel — 6th place
1979:
The Faded Sun: Kesrith (DAW)
novel — 4th place
1979:
The Faded Sun: Shon'jir (DAW)
novel — 19th place
1979:
“Cassandra” (F&SF Oct 1978)
short story — 6th place
1978:
Hunter of Worlds (DAW)
sf novel — 12th place
1977:
Brothers of Earth (DAW)
novel — 10th place
— Other Awards —
Balrog Awards — for fantasy works, presented an annual FoolsCon in Kansas City
(5 nominations; 1 win)
1982:
“A Thief in Korianth” (Flashing Swords #5: Demons and Daggers)
short fiction — winner
1980:
Fires of Azeroth (DAW)
novel — nomination
1980:
“The Dreamstone” (Amazons!)
short fiction — nomination
1980:
— professional achievement — nomination
1979:
— professional achievement — nomination
Endeavour Award — for best book by a Pacific Northwest writer, juried
(4 nominations)
2016:
Tracker (DAW)
finalist
2014:
Protector (DAW)
finalist
2007:
Fortress of Ice (Eos)
finalist
2006:
Destroyer (DAW)
finalist
HOMer Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of SF/F forum on CompuServe
(2 nominations)
2000:
Precursor (DAW)
novel — nomination
1996:
Invader (DAW)
novel — nomination
Interzone Readers Poll — for stories published in Interzone magazine, polled by readers
(1 nomination)
1989:
— all-time best sf author — 20th place (tie)
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer — (renamed the Astounding Award in 2020)
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1977:
— winner
Prometheus Awards — for SF works on libertarian themes, voted by members of the Libertarian Futurist Society
(3 nominations; 1 win)
2025:
Alliance Unbound (by CJC & Jane S. Fancher) (DAW)
novel — nomination
2020:
Alliance Rising (by CJC & Jane S. Fancher) (DAW)
novel — winner
1998:
Finity's End (Warner)
novel — nomination
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll — for SF/F works, polled by readers of Science Fiction Chronicle magazine
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1989:
Cyteen (Warner)
novel — winner
— As Judge —
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