Pat Murphy
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 5
Locus Awards: 1
Other Awards: 3
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 41
Times Served as Judge: 2
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(3 nominations)
1994:
“An American Childhood” (Asimov's Apr 1993)
novella — nomination
1991:
“Bones” (Asimov's May 1990)
novella — nomination
1988:
“Rachel in Love” (Asimov's Apr 1987)
novelette — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(5 nominations; 2 wins)
1991:
“Bones” (Asimov's May 1990)
novella — nomination
1991:
“Love and Sex Among the Invertebrates” (Alien Sex)
short story — nomination
1989:
“Dead Men on TV” (Full Spectrum)
short story — nomination
1988:
The Falling Woman (Tor)
novel — winner
1988:
“Rachel in Love” (Asimov's Apr 1987)
novelette — winner
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(2 nominations; 1 win)
2026:
The Adventures of Mary Darling (Tachyon)
novel — nomination (pending)
1991:
“Bones” (Asimov's May 1990)
novella — winner
Arthur C. Clarke Award — for SF novel published in the UK; juried
(1 nomination)
1991:
The City, Not Long After (Pan)
shortlist
Philip K. Dick Award — for SF original paperback published in the US, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1991:
Points Of Departure (Bantam Spectra)
winner
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1988:
“Rachel in Love” (Asimov's Apr 1987)
winner
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(16 nominations; 1 win)
2013:
“About Fairies” (Tor.com May 2012)
short story — 22nd place
2005:
“Inappropriate Behavior” (Sci Fiction 11 Feb 2004)
novelette — 33rd place
2004:
“Dragon's Gate” (F&SF Aug 2003)
novelette — 23rd place
1997:
Nadya: The Wolf Chronicles (Tor)
fantasy novel — 8th place
1994:
“An American Childhood” (Asimov's Apr 1993)
novella — 7th place
1992:
“Desert Rain” (by Mark L. Van Name & PM) (Full Spectrum 3)
novella — 8th place
1992:
“Traveling West” (Asimov's Feb 1991)
novelette — 14th place
1991:
“Bones” (Asimov's May 1990)
novella — 4th place
1991:
“Love and Sex Among the Invertebrates” (Alien Sex)
short story — 6th place
1991:
Points Of Departure (Bantam Spectra)
collection — 9th place
1990:
The City, Not Long After (Doubleday Foundation)
sf novel — 10th place
1990:
“Prescience” (Asimov's Jan 1989)
short story — 20th place
1988:
The Falling Woman (Tor)
fantasy novel — 24th place
1988:
“Rachel in Love” (Asimov's Apr 1987)
novelette — winner
1987:
The Falling Woman (Tor)
fantasy novel — 16th place
1983:
The Shadow Hunter (Popular Library)
first novel — 14th place
— Other Awards —
Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(5 nominations; 1 win)
2001:
“Green Fire” (by Andy Duncan, Eileen Gunn, PM & Michael Swanwick) (Asimov's Apr 2000)
novella — 8th place
1996:
“A Place of Honor” (Asimov's May 1995)
short story — 8th place (tie)
1994:
“An American Childhood” (Asimov's Apr 1993)
novella — 7th place
1991:
“Bones” (Asimov's May 1990)
novella — 8th place (tie)
1988:
“Rachel in Love” (Asimov's Apr 1987)
novelette — winner
Interzone Readers Poll — for stories published in Interzone magazine, polled by readers
(1 nomination)
1991:
“The Eradication of Romantic Love” (Interzone #42 Dec 1990)
fiction — 8th place
James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award — (renamed the Otherwise Award in 2020)
(1 nomination)
1997:
Nadya: The Wolf Chronicles (Tor)
short list
Mythopoeic Awards — for fantasy works in the spirit of the Inklings, voted by members of the Mythopoeic Society
(2 nominations)
1990:
The City, Not Long After (Pan)
fantasy — nomination
1988:
The Falling Woman (Tor)
fantasy — nomination
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll — for SF/F works, polled by readers of Science Fiction Chronicle magazine
(1 nomination)
1988:
“Rachel in Love” (Asimov's Apr 1987)
novelette — 2nd place
Seiun Awards — for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2002:
There and Back Again, by Max Merriwell
translated novel — winner
WSFA Small Press Award — for short fiction from small press publications, voted by member of Washington SF Assn
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2025:
“A Catalog of 21st Century Ghosts” (Lightspeed Dec 2024)
winner
— As Judge —
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
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