Karen Lord
Awards Summary
Locus Awards: 1
Other Awards: 4
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 11
Times Served as Judge: 1
— Major Awards —
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(1 nomination)
2011:
Redemption in Indigo (Small Beer)
novel — nomination
Ignyte Awards — for SF/F/H that celebrates vibrancy and diversity; committee and popular vote
(2 nominations)
2026:
We Will Rise Again (KL, Annalee Newitz & Malka Older, eds.) (Saga)
anthology/collected works — nomination (pending)
2026:
— Ember award — nomination (pending)
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(3 nominations; 1 win)
2026:
2014:
The Best of All Possible Worlds (Del Rey; Jo Fletcher UK)
sf novel — 5th place
2011:
Redemption in Indigo (Small Beer)
first novel — 9th place
— Other Awards —
Carl Brandon Awards — for works by persons of color, and dealing with issues of race and ethnicity; juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2012:
Redemption in Indigo
Parallax Award winner — winner
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer — (renamed the Astounding Award in 2020)
(1 nomination)
2012:
— finalist
Mythopoeic Awards — for fantasy works in the spirit of the Inklings, voted by members of the Mythopoeic Society
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2011:
Redemption in Indigo (Small Beer Press)
adult literature — winner
The Kitschies — for speculative/fantastic works that elevate the tone of genre literature, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2013:
Redemption in Indigo (Jo Fletcher)
Golden Tentacle (debut novel) — winner
William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award — for first fantasy book, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2011:
Redemption in Indigo (Small Beer Press)
winner
— As Judge —
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