Rebecca Roanhorse
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 5
Locus Awards: 1
Other Awards: 1
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 32
Times Served as Judge: 1
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(4 nominations; 2 wins)
2025:
Between Earth and Sky (Saga)
series — winner
2021:
Black Sun (Saga; Solaris)
novel — nomination
2019:
Trail of Lightning (Saga)
novel — nomination
2018:
“Welcome to Your Authentic Indian ExperienceTM” (Apex Aug 2017)
short story — winner
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(3 nominations; 1 win)
2021:
Black Sun (Saga; Solaris)
novel — nomination
2019:
Trail of Lightning (Saga)
novel — nomination
2018:
“Welcome to Your Authentic Indian ExperienceTM” (Apex Aug 2017)
short story — winner
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(2 nominations)
2019:
Trail of Lightning (Saga)
novel — nomination
2018:
“Welcome to Your Authentic Indian ExperienceTM” (Apex Aug 2017)
short story — nomination
Dragon Awards — for SF/F works, voted on by members of the annual Dragon Con
(2 nominations)
2021:
Black Sun (Saga)
sf novel — nomination
2020:
Star Wars: Resistance Reborn (Del Rey)
media tie-in novel — nomination
Eugie Awards — for short fiction that inspires, enlightens, and entertains, juried
(1 nomination)
2024:
“Falling Bodies” (Amazon Original Stories)
finalist
Ignyte Awards — for SF/F/H that celebrates vibrancy and diversity; committee and popular vote
(4 nominations; 2 wins)
2021:
Black Sun (Saga)
adult novel — winner
2021:
Race to the Sun (Disney)
middle grade novel — nomination
2020:
Storm of Locusts (Saga)
adult novel — nomination
2020:
“A Brief Lesson in Native American Astronomy” (The Mythic Dream)
short story — winner
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(1 nomination)
2018:
“Welcome to Your Authentic Indian ExperienceTM” (Apex Aug 2017)
finalist
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(9 nominations; 1 win)
2023:
Fevered Star (Saga; Solaris UK)
fantasy novel — 9th place
2023:
Tread of Angels (Saga; Solaris UK)
novella — 8th place
2023:
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 (RR & John Joseph Adams, eds.) (Mariner)
anthology — 9th place
2021:
Black Sun (Saga; Solaris)
fantasy novel — 4th place
2021:
Race to the Sun (Rick Riordan Presents)
young adult book — 2nd place
2020:
Storm of Locusts (Saga)
fantasy novel — 4th place
2020:
“A Brief Lesson in Native American Astronomy” (The Mythic Dream)
short story — 5th place
2019:
Trail of Lightning (Saga)
first novel — winner
2018:
“Welcome to Your Authentic Indian ExperienceTM” (Apex Aug 2017)
short story — 2nd place
— Other Awards —
Carl Brandon Awards — for works by persons of color, and dealing with issues of race and ethnicity; juried
(2 nominations)
2020:
“Harvest” (New Suns)
Parallax Award honors
2020:
“A Brief Lesson in Native American Astronomy” (The Mythic Dream)
Kindred Award honors
Compton Crook Stephen Tall Memorial Award — for best first novel, voted by members of annual Balticon
(1 nomination)
2019:
Trail of Lightning (Saga)
finalist
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer — (renamed the Astounding Award in 2020)
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2018:
— winner
Lambda Award — for gay and lesbian literature, juried
(1 nomination)
2021:
Black Sun (Saga)
sf/fantasy/horror — nomination
William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award — for first fantasy book, juried
(1 nomination)
2019:
Trail of Lightning (Saga)
shortlist
— As Judge —
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