Guy Gavriel Kay
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 1
Other Awards: 4
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 48
— Major Awards —
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(5 nominations; 1 win)
2011:
Under Heaven (Viking Canada; Roc; Harper Voyager UK)
novel — nomination
2008:
Ysabel (Viking Canada; Roc)
novel — winner
2001:
Lord of Emperors (Viking Canada; HarperPrism; Earthlight)
novel — nomination
1999:
Sailing to Sarantium (Earthlight UK; Viking Canada; HarperPrism)
novel — nomination
1991:
Tigana (Viking UK)
novel — nomination
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(14 nominations)
2020:
A Brightness Long Ago (Berkley; Viking Canada; Hodder & Stoughton)
fantasy novel — 9th place
2017:
Children of Earth and Sky (NAL; Viking Canada; Hodder & Stoughton)
fantasy novel — 5th place
2014:
River of Stars (Roc; Viking Canada; HarperCollins UK)
fantasy novel — 4th place
2011:
Under Heaven (Penguin Canada; Roc)
fantasy novel — 2nd place
2008:
Ysabel (Viking Canada; Roc)
fantasy novel — 2nd place
2005:
The Last Light of the Sun (Viking Canada; Roc)
fantasy novel — 7th place
2001:
Lord of Emperors (Viking Canada; HarperPrism)
fantasy novel — 7th place
1999:
Sailing to Sarantium (Earthlight UK; HarperPrism)
fantasy novel — 8th place (tie)
1996:
The Lions of Al-Rassan (Viking Canada; HarperPrism)
fantasy novel — 4th place
1993:
A Song for Arbonne (Viking Canada; Crown)
fantasy novel — 4th place
1991:
Tigana (Roc)
fantasy novel — 3rd place
1987:
The Darkest Road (Arbor House)
fantasy novel — 12th place
1986:
The Summer Tree (Arbor House)
fantasy novel — 7th place
1986:
The Summer Tree (Arbor House)
first novel — 4th place
— Other Awards —
Aurora Awards — for Canadian SF/F in English and in French, voted by members of annual convention
(14 nominations; 2 wins)
2026:
Written on the Dark (Ace)
novel — nomination (pending)
2023:
All the Seas of the World (Penguin Canada)
novel — nomination
2020:
A Brightness Long Ago (Viking Canada)
novel — nomination
2017:
Children of Earth and Sky (Viking Canada)
novel — nomination
2017:
Under Heaven (Viking Canada)
best of the decade — nomination
2014:
River of Stars (Viking Canada)
novel in English — nomination
2011:
Under Heaven (Viking Canada)
long-form work in English — nomination
1999:
Sailing to Sarantium (Viking Canada)
long-form work in English — nomination
1996:
The Lions of Al-Rassan (Viking Canada)
long-form, English — nomination
1994:
A Song for Arbonne (Viking Canada)
long-form, English — nomination
1993:
A Song for Arbonne (Viking Canada)
long-form, English — nomination
1991:
Tigana (Viking UK; Roc)
long-form, English — winner
1988:
The Darkest Road
long-form, English — nomination
1987:
The Wandering Fire (Collins)
outstanding work, English — winner
Copper Cylinder Awards — for Canadian SF novels, by members of Sunburst Award Society
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2014:
River of Stars (Penguin Canada)
adult award — winner
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer — (renamed the Astounding Award in 2020)
(1 nomination)
1986:
— finalist
Mythopoeic Awards — for fantasy works in the spirit of the Inklings, voted by members of the Mythopoeic Society
(5 nominations)
2011:
Under Heaven (Roc)
adult literature — nomination
2008:
Ysabel (Roc)
adult literature — nomination
2001:
The Sarantine Mosaic
adult literature — nomination
1991:
Tigana (Roc)
fantasy — nomination
1987:
The Fionavar Tapestry
fantasy — nomination
SF Site Readers Poll — for SF/F books, voted by readers of SF Site website
(3 nominations)
2011:
Under Heaven (Viking Canada; Roc)
sf/fantasy book — 3rd place
2005:
The Last Light of the Sun (Viking Canada; Roc)
sf/fantasy book — 6th place
2001:
Lord of Emperors (HarperPrism; Viking Canada)
sf/fantasy book — 2nd place
Sunburst Award — for novel or book-length collection by a Canadian, juried
(4 nominations; 1 win)
2014:
River of Stars (Penguin Canada)
Adult
2011:
Under Heaven (Penguin Canada)
Adult — winner
2005:
The Last Light of the Sun (Viking Canada)
2001:
Lord of Emperors (Viking Canada)
William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award — for first fantasy book, juried
(1 nomination)
1987:
The Fionavar Tapestry
finalist
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