Norman Spinrad
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 1
Other Awards: 2
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 49
Times Served as Judge: 1
— Career and Special Awards —
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(6 nominations)
1991:
Science Fiction In The Real World (Southern Illinois University Press)
— nonfiction book — nomination
1989:
“Journals of the Plague Years ” (Full Spectrum)
— novella — nomination
1984:
Staying Alive: A Writer's Guide (Donning)
— nonfiction book — nomination
1975:
“Riding the Torch ” (Threads of Time)
— novella — nomination
1970:
Bug Jack Barron (Avon)
— novel — nomination
1968:
Star Trek: “The Doomsday Machine”
— dramatic presentation — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(6 nominations)
1989:
“Journals of the Plague Years ” (Full Spectrum)
— novella — nomination
1984:
The Void Captain's Tale (Timescape)
— novel — nomination
1974:
“A Thing of Beauty ” (Analog Jan 1973)
— short story — nomination
1973:
The Iron Dream (Avon)
— novel — nomination
1970:
Bug Jack Barron (Avon)
— novel — nomination
1970:
“The Big Flash ” (Orbit 5)
— novelette — nomination
British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(1 nomination)
1981:
A World Between
— novel — nomination
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(2 nominations)
2018:
The People's Police (Tor)
— finalist
2000:
Greenhouse Summer (Tor)
— third place
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(26 nominations)
2000:
Greenhouse Summer (Tor)
— sf novel — 18th place
1999:
“The Year of the Mouse ” (Asimov's Apr 1998)
— short story — 12th place
1994:
Vampire Junkies (Tomorrow Speculative Fiction Aug 1993; Gryphon)
— novella — 10th place
1993:
Deus X (Bantam Spectra)
— novella — 8th place
1992:
Russian Spring (Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — 14th place
1992:
“What Eats You ” (Asimov's Jul 1991)
— novelette — 16th place
1991:
Science Fiction In The Real World (Southern Illinois University Press)
— nonfiction — 3rd place
1989:
“Journals of the Plague Years ” (Full Spectrum)
— novella — 3rd place
1989:
“La Vie Continué” (Other Americas)
— novella — 17th place
1989:
Other Americas (Bantam Spectra)
— collection — 4th place
1988:
Little Heroes (Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — 30th place
1986:
Child of Fortune (Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — 24th place
1986:
“World War Last ” (Asimov's Aug 1985; After the Flames)
— novella — 10th place
1984:
The Void Captain's Tale (Timescape)
— sf novel — 5th place
1984:
“Street Meat ” (Asimov's mid-Dec 1983)
— novelette — 5th place
1984:
Staying Alive: A Writer's Guide (Donning)
— nonfiction/reference — 5th place
1981:
Songs from the Stars (Simon & Schuster)
— sf novel — 16th place
1981:
“Prime Time ” (Omni Nov 1980)
— short story — 11th place
1980:
A World Between (Pocket)
— sf novel — 21st place
1980:
The Star-Spangled Future (Ace)
— single author collection — 9th place
1976:
“Sierra Maestra ” (Analog Oct 1975)
— short story — 6th place
1976:
No Direction Home (Pocket)
— single author collection — 12th place
1975:
“Riding the Torch ” (Threads of Time)
— novella — 3rd place
1975:
Modern Science Fiction (Anchor Books)
— reprint anthology — 7th place
1973:
The Iron Dream (Avon)
— novel — 10th place
1971:
The Last Hurrah of the Golden Horde (Avon)
— anthology/collection — 8th place
— Other Awards —
HOMer Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of SF/F forum on CompuServe
(1 nomination)
1999:
“The Year of the Mouse ” (Asimov's Apr 1998)
— short story — nomination
Jupiter Awards — for SF novels and stories, voted by instructors of SF courses in higher education
(2 nominations; 1 win)
1975:
“Riding the Torch ” (Threads of Time)
— novella — winner
1974:
“A Thing of Beauty ” (Analog Jan 1973)
— short story — nomination
Prix Apollo — for novel published in French; suspended 1991
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1974:
The Iron Dream
— winner
Prometheus Awards — for SF works on libertarian themes, voted by members of the Libertarian Futurist Society
(1 nomination)
1982:
Songs from the Stars
— novel — nomination
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll — for SF/F works, polled by readers of Science Fiction Chronicle magazine
(1 nomination)
1989:
“Journals of the Plague Years ” (Full Spectrum)
— novella — 3rd place
The American Book Awards — for books in various categories, including paperback
(1 nomination)
1980:
The Star-Spangled Future (Ace)
— sf paperback — nomination
— As Judge —
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