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Fredric Brown

science fiction awards database

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2011

Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award 2012 — winner

2002

Martians and Madness: The Complete SF Novels of Fredric Brown • collection • NESFA Press

awards:

• Locus Awards 2003 — collection — 13th place

2001

From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown • collection • NESFA Press

awards:

• Locus Awards 2002 — collection — 4th place

citations:

• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

1988

Interzone Readers Poll 1989 — all-time best sf author — 41st place (tie)

1987

And the Gods Laughed • collection • Phantasia Press

awards:

• Locus Awards 1988 — collection — 4th place

1977

The Best of Fredric Brown (by FB, edited by Robert Bloch) • collection • Nelson Doubleday/SFBC

awards:

• Locus Awards 1977 — author collection — 14th place

citations:

• 1998: Best All-Time Collection, Locus Online

• 1996: Age of Wonders, David G. Hartwell

• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

1963

“It Didn't Happen” • Playboy Oct 1963

anthologies:

• Transit of Earth, ed. Editors of Playboy, Playboy 1971

“Double Standard ” • Playboy Apr 1963

anthologies:

• The Fiend, ed. Editors of Playboy, Playboy 1971

• The 9th Annual of the Year’s Best S-F, ed. Judith Merril, Simon & Schuster 1964

1962

“Puppet Show ” • Playboy Nov 1962

anthologies:

• Worst Contact, ed. Hank Davis, Baen 2016

• Bug-Eyed Monsters, ed. Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg, HBJ 1980

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Master’s Choice, ed. Alfred Hitchcock, Random House 1979

• Last Train to Limbo, ed. Editors of Playboy, Playboy 1971

• Special Wonder, ed. J. Francis McComas, Random 1970

• The Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy, ed. Anon., Chicago: Playboy 1966

• The 8th Annual of the Year’s Best S-F, ed. Judith Merril, Simon & Schuster 1963

1961

Nightmares and Geezenstacks • collection • Bantam, 1961

citations:

• 1981: Danse Macabre, Stephen King

“Nightmare in Time ” • Dude May 1961

anthologies:

• The 7th Annual of the Year’s Best S-F, ed. Judith Merril, Simon & Schuster 1962

“Immortality” • Gent Feb 1961

anthologies:

• The Vintage Anthology of Science Fantasy, ed. Christopher Cerf, Vintage 1966

1960

“Earthmen Bearing Gifts ” • Galaxy Jun 1960

anthologies:

• The Seventh Galaxy Reader, ed. Frederik Pohl, Doubleday 1964

• 12 Great Classics of Science Fiction, ed. Groff Conklin, Fawcett Gold Medal 1963

“Abominable ” • Dude Mar 1960

anthologies:

• Sixth Annual Edition: The Year’s Best SF, ed. Judith Merril, Dell 1961

1959

“Nasty ” • Playboy Apr 1959

anthologies:

• Weird Show, ed. Anon., Playboy 1971

• The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural, ed. Anon., Chicago: Playboy 1967

1957

“Expedition ” • F&SF Feb 1957

anthologies:

• Space Pioneers, ed. Hank Davis & Christopher Ruocchio, Baen 2018

• Fantasia Mathematica, ed. Clifton Fadiman, Simon & Schuster 1958

• The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 7, ed. Anthony Boucher, Doubleday 1958

1955

Martians, Go Home • novel • Dutton, 1955

citations:

• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison

• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

“Too Far ” • F&SF Sep 1955

anthologies:

• The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Fifth Series, ed. Anthony Boucher, Doubleday 1956

“Blood ” • F&SF Feb 1955

anthologies:

• Galaxy of Ghouls, ed. Judith Merril, Lion 1955

1954

Angels and Spaceships • collection • Dutton, 1954

citations:

• 1999: Fantasy and Horror, Neil Barron

• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James

• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

“Sentry ” • Galaxy Feb 1954

anthologies:

• Future Wars... and Other Punchlines, ed. Hank Davis, Baen 2015

“Pattern ” • Angels and Spaceships

anthologies:

• Aliens!, ed. Gardner R. Dozois & Jack M. Dann, Pocket 1980

• Voyages: Scenarios for a Ship Called Earth, ed. Rob Sauer, Ballantine 1971

“Keep Out ” • Amazing Mar 1954

anthologies:

• Science Fiction Adventures in Mutation, ed. Groff Conklin, Vanguard 1955

“Experiment ” • Galaxy Feb 1954

anthologies:

• If This Goes Wrong..., ed. Hank Davis, Baen 2017

“Answer ” • Angels and Spaceships

anthologies:

• If This Goes Wrong..., ed. Hank Davis, Baen 2017

• A Science Fiction Omnibus, ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Penguin 2007

• The World Turned Upside Down, ed. David Drake, Eric Flint & Jim Baen, Baen 2005

• Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 16 (1954), ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1987

• Machines That Think, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Patricia S. Warrick, Holt Rinehart & Winston 1984

• Science Fiction A to Z, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Houghton Mifflin 1982

• Space Opera, ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Futura 1974

• The Metal Smile, ed. Damon Knight, Belmont 1968

• Best SF 3, ed. Edmund Crispin, Faber and Faber 1958

1953

The Lights in the Sky Are Stars • novel • Dutton, 1953

citations:

• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak

• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

“Rustle of Wings ” • F&SF Aug 1953

anthologies:

• Portals of Tomorrow, ed. August Derleth, Rinehart 1954

“Hall of Mirrors ” • Galaxy Dec 1953

anthologies:

• The Best Time Travel Stories of All Time, ed. Barry N. Malzberg, Pocket/ibooks 2003

• Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 15 (1953), ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1986

• Assignment in Tomorrow, ed. Frederik Pohl, Hanover House 1954

1951

Space on My Hands • collection • Shasta, 1951

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

“The Weapon ” • Astounding Apr 1951

anthologies:

• Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 13 (1951), ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1985

• There Will Be War, Vol. II: Men of War, ed. Jerry Pournelle, Tor 1984

• Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday 1966

• Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales, ed. Isaac Asimov & Groff Conklin, Collier Books 1963

• Omnibus of Science Fiction, ed. Groff Conklin, Crown 1952

“Dark Interlude” (by FB & Mack Reynolds) • Galaxy Jan 1951

anthologies:

• Science Fiction of the 50’s, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander, Avon 1979

• Shared Tomorrows, ed. Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg, St. Martin’s 1979

• Human and Other Beings, ed. Allen DeGraeff, Collier Books 1963

• Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction, ed. Horace L. Gold, Grayson 1953

• The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1952, ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty, Fredrick Fell 1952

1950

“The Last Martian ” • Galaxy Oct 1950

anthologies:

• The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951, ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty, Fell 1951

1949

What Mad Universe • novel • Dutton, 1949

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

• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

• 1984: The Science Fiction Sourcebook, David Wingrove

“Mouse ” • Thrilling Wonder Stories Jun 1949

anthologies:

• The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1950, ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty, Fredrick Fell 1950

“Letter to a Phoenix ” • Astounding Aug 1949

anthologies:

• Best SF 6, ed. Edmund Crispin, Faber and Faber 1966

• Journey to Infinity, ed. Martin Greenberg, Gnome 1951

“Come and Go Mad ” • Weird Tales Jul 1949

anthologies:

• The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural, ed. Bill Pronzini, Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg, Arbor House 1981

• A Treasury of Modern Fantasy, ed. Terry Carr & Martin H. Greenberg, Avon 1981

1948

“Knock ” • Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec 1948

anthologies:

• Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 10 (1948), ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1983

• Shot in the Dark, ed. Judith Merril, Bantam 1950

• The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1949, ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty, Fredrick Fell 1949

1947

“Don't Look Behind You” • EQMM May 1947

anthologies:

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories Not for the Nervous, ed. Alfred Hitchcock, Random House 1965

1946

“Placet Is a Crazy Place ” • Astounding May 1946

anthologies:

• The Great SF Stories 8 (1946), ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1982

• The Analog Anthology #1, ed. Stanley Schmidt, Davis 1980

• Science Fiction: The Great Years, ed. Carol Pohl & Frederik Pohl, Ace 1973

• The Astounding-Analog Reader, Volume One, ed. Harry Harrison & Brian W. Aldiss, Doubleday 1972

• Best SF 2, ed. Edmund Crispin, Faber and Faber 1956

• Travellers of Space, ed. Martin Greenberg, Gnome 1951

1945

“The Waveries ” • short fiction • Astounding Jan 1945

awards:

• Retro Hugo Awards 1996 — short story — nomination

anthologies:

• The Great SF Stories 7 (1945), ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1982

• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow..., ed. Bonnie L. Heintz, Frank Herbert, Donald A. Joos & Jane Agorn McGee, Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1974

• First Contact, ed. Damon Knight, Pinnacle 1971

• Invaders of Earth, ed. Groff Conklin, Vanguard 1952

“Pi in the Sky ” • short fiction • Thrilling Wonder Stories Winter 1945

awards:

• Retro Hugo Awards 1996 — novelette — nomination

anthologies:

• The Great SF Stories 7 (1945), ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1982

• Science Fiction of the 40’s, ed. Frederik Pohl, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander, Avon 1978

1944

And the Gods Laughed • collection • Phantasia Press

awards:

• Retro Hugo Awards 2020 — short story — nomination

“Nothing Sirius ” • Captain Future Spr 1944

anthologies:

• My Best Science Fiction Story, ed. Leo Margulies & Oscar J. Friend, Merlin Press 1949

“'Arena'” • Astounding Jun 1944

anthologies:

• Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction, ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman, Wildside 2011

• Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts, ed. Heather Masari, St. Martin's/Bedford 2009

• The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy, ed. Garyn G. Roberts, Prentice-Hall 2001

• The Great SF Stories 6 (1944), ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1981

• The Aliens, ed. Robert Silverberg, Thomas Nelson 1976

• Arena: Sports SF, ed. Edward L. Ferman & Barry N. Malzberg, Garden City, NY: Doubleday 1976

• Decade the 1940s, ed. Brian W. Aldiss & Harry Harrison, Macmillan UK 1975

• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow..., ed. Bonnie L. Heintz, Frank Herbert, Donald A. Joos & Jane Agorn McGee, Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1974

• Anthropology Through Science Fiction, ed. Carol Mason, Martin Harry Greenberg & Patricia Warrick, St. Martin’s 1974

• Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume 1, ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday 1970

• Science Fiction Terror Tales, ed. Groff Conklin, Gnome 1955

• Big Book of Science Fiction, ed. Groff Conklin, Crown 1950

awards:

• Retro Hugo Awards 2020 — novelette — nomination

“And the Gods Laughed ” • Planet Stories Spr 1944

anthologies:

• The Illustrated Book of Science Fiction Lists, ed. Mike Ashley, Cornerstone 1983

1943

“The Geezenstacks ” • Weird Tales Sep 1943

anthologies:

• The American Fantasy Tradition, ed. Brian M. Thomsen & Martin H. Greenberg, Tor 2002

“Daymare ” • Thrilling Wonder Stories Fll 1943

anthologies:

• The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction, ed. Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg, Robinson 1989

• The Great SF Stories 5 (1943), ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1981

1942

“The Star-Mouse” • short fiction • Planet Stories Spr 1942

awards:

• Retro Hugo Awards 2018 — novelette — nomination

anthologies:

• The Great SF Stories 4 (1942), ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1980

• Invasion from Mars, ed. Orson Welles, Dell 1949

• Adventures in Time and Space, ed. Raymond J. Healy & J. Francis McComas, Random House 1946

“Etaoin Shrdlu ” • short fiction • Unknown Worlds Feb 1942

awards:

• Retro Hugo Awards 2018 — short story — nomination

anthologies:

• World of Wonder, ed. Fletcher Pratt, Twayne 1951

1941

“Not Yet the End ” • Captain Future Win 1941

anthologies:

• Space Pioneers, ed. Hank Davis & Christopher Ruocchio, Baen 2018

• Galactic Empires Volume Two, ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1976

“Armageddon ” • Unknown Aug 1941

anthologies:

• The Great SF Stories 3 (1941), ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 1980

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