Ian McDonald
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 10
Locus Awards: 1
Other Awards: 8
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 127
Times Served as Judge: 1
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(8 nominations; 1 win)
2020:
Luna (Tor; Gollancz)
series — nomination
2011:
The Dervish House (Pyr; Gollancz)
novel — nomination
2010:
“Vishnu at the Cat Circus” (Cyberabad Days)
novella — nomination
2009:
“The Tear” (Galactic Empires)
novella — nomination
2008:
Brasyl (Gollancz; Pyr)
novel — nomination
2007:
“The Djinn's Wife” (Asimov's Jul 2006)
novelette — winner
2006:
“The Little Goddess” (Asimov's Jun 2005)
novella — nomination
2005:
River of Gods (Simon & Schuster UK)
novel — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(2 nominations)
2009:
Brasyl (Pyr)
novel — nomination
1989:
“Unfinished Portrait of the King of Pain by Van Gogh” (Empire Dreams)
novelette — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(1 nomination)
1994:
“Some Strange Desire” (Omni Best Science Fiction Three)
short story — nomination
Arthur C. Clarke Award — for SF novel published in the UK; juried
(4 nominations)
2011:
The Dervish House (Gollancz)
shortlist
2005:
River of Gods (Simon & Schuster)
shortlist
1993:
Hearts, Hands And Voices (Gollancz)
third place (tie)
1990:
Desolation Road (Bantam UK)
third place (tie)
British Fantasy Awards — for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
(2 nominations)
2010:
Cyberabad Days (Gollancz)
collection — nomination
2007:
“The Djinn's Wife” (Asimov's Jul 2006)
novella — nomination
British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(15 nominations; 6 wins)
2019:
Time Was (Tor.com)
shorter fiction — winner
2016:
Luna: New Moon (Gollancz)
novel — nomination
2011:
The Dervish House (Gollancz)
novel — winner
2010:
“Vishnu at the Cat Circus” (Cyberabad Days)
short fiction — nomination
2008:
Brasyl (Gollancz)
novel — winner
2007:
“The Djinn's Wife” (Asimov's Jul 2006)
short fiction — winner
2005:
River of Gods (Simon & Schuster)
novel — winner
1996:
Chaga (Gollancz)
novel — nomination
1996:
“Frooks”
short fiction — nomination
1995:
Necroville (Gollancz)
novel — nomination
1993:
Hearts, Hands And Voices (Gollancz)
novel — nomination
1993:
“Innocents” (New Worlds 2)
short fiction — winner
1992:
“Floating Dogs” (New Worlds 1)
short fiction — nomination
1991:
“Winning” (Zenith 2)
short fiction — nomination
1990:
“Gardenias” (Zenith)
short fiction — nomination
Dragon Awards — for SF/F works, voted on by members of the annual Dragon Con
(1 nomination)
2025:
The Wilding (Gollancz)
horror novel — nomination (pending)
James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award — (renamed the Otherwise Award in 2020)
(4 nominations)
2005:
River of Gods (Simon & Schuster UK)
long list
1998:
Sacrifice of Fools (Gollancz)
short list
1995:
“Legitimate Targets” (New Worlds 4)
long list
1994:
“Some Strange Desire” (Omni Best Science Fiction Three)
short list
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(5 nominations; 1 win)
2019:
Time Was (Tor.com)
finalist
2016:
Luna: New Moon (Gollancz; Tor)
finalist
2011:
The Dervish House (Gollancz; Pyr)
winner
2008:
Brasyl (Pyr)
finalist
1996:
Chaga (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra)
third place
Philip K. Dick Award — for SF original paperback published in the US, juried
(4 nominations; 1 win)
2019:
Time Was (Tor.com)
finalist
2010:
Cyberabad Days (Pyr)
special citation
1995:
Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone (Bantam Spectra)
finalist
1992:
King of Morning, Queen of Day (Bantam Spectra)
winner
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(6 nominations; 1 win)
2016:
“Botanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathangan” (Old Venus)
finalist
2015:
“The Fifth Dragon” (Reach for Infinity)
finalist
2009:
“The Tear” (Galactic Empires)
third place
2007:
“The Djinn's Wife” (Asimov's Jul 2006)
shortlist
2006:
“The Little Goddess” (Asimov's Jun 2005)
second place
2001:
Tendeléo's Story (PS Publishing)
winner
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(44 nominations; 1 win)
2025:
The Wilding (Gollancz)
horror novel — 8th place
2020:
Luna: Moon Rising (Tor; Gollancz)
sf novel — 9th place
2019:
Time Was (Tor.com)
novella — 6th place
2018:
Luna: New Moon (Tor; Gollancz)
sf novel — 10th place
2017:
The Best of Ian McDonald (PS Publishing)
collection — 7th place
2015:
Empress of the Sun (Jo Fletcher; Pyr)
young adult book — 3rd place
2015:
“The Fifth Dragon” (Reach for Infinity)
novelette — 7th place
2014:
“The Queen of the Night's Aria” (Old Mars)
novelette — 14th place
2013:
Be My Enemy (Pyr)
young adult book — 6th place
2012:
Planesrunner (Pyr)
young adult book — 2nd place
2011:
The Dervish House (Pyr; Gollancz)
sf novel — 3rd place
2011:
“Tonight We Fly” (Masked)
short story — 13th place
2010:
“Vishnu at the Cat Circus” (Cyberabad Days)
novella — 3rd place
2010:
Cyberabad Days (Pyr)
collection — 3rd place
2009:
“The Tear” (Galactic Empires)
novella — 3rd place
2009:
“The Dust Assassin” (The Starry Rift)
novelette — 25th place
2009:
“An Eligible Boy” (Fast Forward 2)
novelette — 26th place
2008:
Brasyl (Pyr)
sf novel — 4th place
2008:
“Sanjeev and Robotwallah” (Fast Forward 1: Future Fiction from the Cutting Edge)
short story — 25th place
2008:
“Verthandi's Ring” (The New Space Opera)
short story — 20th place
2007:
“The Djinn's Wife” (Asimov's Jul 2006)
novelette — 8th place
2007:
“Kyle Meets the River” (Forbidden Planets (Crowther))
short story — 23rd place
2006:
“The Little Goddess” (Asimov's Jun 2005)
novella — 6th place
2005:
River of Gods (Simon & Schuster UK)
sf novel — 9th place
2003:
“The Hidden Place” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2002)
novelette — 21st place
2003:
“The Old Cosmonaut and the Construction Worker Dream of Mars” (Mars Probes)
novelette — 24th place
2001:
Tendeléo's Story (PS Publishing)
novella — 19th place
1999:
Kirinya (Gollancz)
sf novel — 28th place
1999:
“The Days of Solomon Gursky” (Asimov's Jun 1998)
novella — 18th place
1998:
“After Kerry” (Asimov's Mar 1997)
novelette — 19th place
1996:
Chaga (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra)
sf novel — 7th place
1995:
Necroville (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra)
sf novel — 16th place
1995:
Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone (Bantam Spectra)
novella — 7th place
1993:
Hearts, Hands And Voices (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra)
sf novel — 20th place
1993:
“The Best and the Rest of James Joyce” (Interzone #58 Apr 1992)
novelette — 21st place
1993:
“Innocents” (New Worlds 2)
novelette — 23rd place
1993:
Speaking in Tongues (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra)
collection — 2nd place
1992:
King of Morning, Queen of Day (Bantam Spectra)
fantasy novel — 4th place
1991:
“Toward Kilimanjaro” (Asimov's Aug 1990)
novelette — 13th place
1990:
Out on Blue Six (Bantam Spectra)
sf novel — 19th place
1990:
“Listen” (Interzone #32 Nov/Dec 1989)
novelette — 21st place
1989:
Desolation Road (Bantam Spectra)
first novel — winner
1989:
“Unfinished Portrait of the King of Pain by Van Gogh” (Empire Dreams)
novelette — 26th place
1989:
Empire Dreams (Bantam Spectra)
collection — 6th place
— Other Awards —
Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(5 nominations)
2007:
“The Djinn's Wife” (Asimov's Jul 2006)
novelette — 2nd place
2006:
“The Little Goddess” (Asimov's Jun 2005)
novella — 2nd place (tie)
1999:
“The Days of Solomon Gursky” (Asimov's Jun 1998)
novella — 5th place (tie)
1994:
“The Undifferentiated Object of Desire” (Asimov's Jun 1993)
novelette — 7th place (tie)
1991:
“Toward Kilimanjaro” (Asimov's Aug 1990)
novelette — 6th place
Gaylactic Spectrum Awards — for SF/F/H on GLBT themes, voted by members of Gaylactic Network
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2016:
Luna: New Moon (Tor)
novel — winner
Golden Duck Awards — for children's and YA SF books, juried
(1 nomination)
2012:
Planesrunner (Pyr)
Hal Clement Award (young adult) — nomination
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire — for SF works published in France, juried
(3 nominations; 3 wins)
2013:
The Little Goddess
Foreign Short Fiction — winner
2011:
River of Gods
Translated Novel — winner
2009:
King of Morning, Queen of Day
Translated Novel — winner
Interzone Readers Poll — for stories published in Interzone magazine, polled by readers
(2 nominations)
1996:
“Frooks” (Interzone #100 Oct 1995)
fiction — 6th place
1990:
“Listen” (Interzone #32 Nov/Dec 1989)
fiction — 10th place
Italia Awards — for SF/F works published in Italy, voted by members of annual Italcon
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2019:
Ares Express
international novel — winner
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer — (renamed the Astounding Award in 2020)
(1 nomination)
1985:
— finalist
Kurd Lasswitz Preis — for SF works published in Germany, juried
(2 nominations; 2 wins)
1999:
Sacrifice of Fools
foreign novel — winner
1995:
Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone
foreign novel — winner
Phantastik Preis — for SF/F works published in Germany, polled by readers of Phantastik.de website
(1 nomination)
2013:
Cyberabad Days
foreign novel — 6th place
Prometheus Awards — for SF works on libertarian themes, voted by members of the Libertarian Futurist Society
(1 nomination)
2020:
Luna: Moon Rising (Tor)
novel — nomination
Quill Award — for favorite books, voted by readers, announced on TV
(1 nomination)
2007:
Brasyl (Pyr)
sf/fantasy/horror — nomination
Seiun Awards — for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(7 nominations)
2015:
The Dervish House
translated novel — nomination
2013:
“Vishnu at the Cat Circus”
translated story — nomination
2012:
The Little Goddess
translated story — nomination
2008:
“The Djinn's Wife”
translated short form — nomination
2002:
“Innocents”
translated short story — nomination
1998:
Desolation Road
foreign novel — nomination
1998:
“The Catharine Wheel”
foreign short fiction — nomination
SF Site Readers Poll — for SF/F books, voted by readers of SF Site website
(3 nominations; 1 win)
2011:
The Dervish House (Gollancz; Pyr)
sf/fantasy book — winner
2008:
Brasyl (Pyr; Gollancz)
sf/fantasy book — 3rd place
2006:
River of Gods (Simon & Schuster; Pyr)
sf/fantasy book — 9th place (tie)
Sidewise Awards — for works of alternate history, juried
(1 nomination)
2012:
Planesrunner (Pyr)
long form — nomination
Xatafi-Cyberdark — for SF works published in Spain, juried by critics
(1 nomination)
2006:
“The Little Goddess”
foreign story — nomination
— As Judge —
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