Robert Charles Wilson


science fiction awards database

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2023
Owning the Unknown: A Science Fiction Writer Explores Atheism, Agnosticism, and the Idea of God • nonfiction • Pitchstone
awards:
• Locus Awards 2024 — non-fiction — 10th place

2017
Aurora Awards 2018 — hall of fame — winner

2016
Last Year • novel • Tor
awards:
• Locus Awards 2017 — sf novel — 9th place
• Sunburst Award 2017 — Adult — nomination
Blind Lake • novel • Tor
awards:
• Aurora Awards 2017 — best of the decade — nomination

2015
The Affinities • novel • Tor
awards:
• Sunburst Award 2016 — Adult — nomination

2013
Burning Paradise • novel • Tor
awards:
• Locus Awards 2014 — sf novel — 9th place

2012
“Fireborn” • short fiction • Rip-Off!
awards:
• Locus Awards 2013 — novelette — 8th place
anthologies:
• The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2013 Edition, ed. Rich Horton, Prime Books 2013
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirtieth Annual Collection, ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin's Griffin 2013

2011
Vortex • novel • Tor
awards:
• Locus Awards 2012 — sf novel — 10th place
• Seiun Awards 2013 — translated novel — nomination
• SF Site Readers Poll 2012 — sf/fantasy book — 10th place

2009
Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America • novel • Tor
awards:
• Hugo Awards 2010 — novel — nomination
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2010 — second place
• Locus Awards 2010 — sf novel — 4th place
• SF Site Readers Poll 2010 — sf/fantasy book — 4th place
• Sunburst Award 2010 — Adult — nomination
citations:
• 2017: Critical Survey of Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature, Third Edition, Paul Di Filippo
“Utriusque Cosmi” • short fiction • The New Space Opera 2
awards:
• Locus Awards 2010 — novelette — 9th place
anthologies:
• The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction, ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin's Griffin 2019
• Galactic Empires, ed. Neil Clarke, Night Shade Books 2017
• The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four, ed. Jonathan Strahan, Night Shade Books 2010
• The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection, ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin's Griffin 2010
• The New Space Opera 2, ed. Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan, Eos 2009
“This Peaceable Land; or, The Unbearable Vision of Harriet Beecher Stowe” • short fiction • Other Earths
awards:
• Locus Awards 2010 — novelette — 18th place
anthologies:
• Year's Best SF 15, ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, Eos 2010
• The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2010 Edition, ed. Rich Horton, Prime Books 2010

2007
Axis • novel • Tor
awards:
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2008 — finalist
• Locus Awards 2008 — sf novel — 6th place
• SF Site Readers Poll 2008 — sf/fantasy book — 8th place
• Sunburst Award 2008 — Adult — nomination

2006
Tesseracts Ten (RCW & Edo van Belkom, eds.) • anthology • Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy
awards:
• Aurora Awards 2007 — other work in English — nomination
Julian: A Christmas Story • novella • PS Publishing
awards:
• Hugo Awards 2007 — novella — nomination
• Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award 2007 — shortlist
• Locus Awards 2007 — novella — 8th place
“The Cartesian Theater” • short fiction • FutureShocks
awards:
• Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award 2007 — winner
• Locus Awards 2007 — novelette — 17th place
anthologies:
• Distant Early Warnings: Canada's Best Science Fiction, ed. Robert J. Sawyer, Robert J. Sawyer Books 2009
• The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year Volume One, ed. Jonathan Strahan, Night Shade Books 2007
“Julian: A Christmas Story” • PS Publishing
anthologies:
• Season of Wonder, ed. Paula Guran, Prime Books 2012
• The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-fourth Annual Collection, ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin’s 2007
• Best Short Novels: 2007, ed. Jonathan Strahan, SFBC 2007

2005
Spin • novel • Tor
awards:
• Hugo Awards 2006 — novel — winner
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2006 — second place
• Locus Awards 2006 — sf novel — 3rd place
• Aurora Awards 2006 — long-form work in English — nomination
• Geffen Awards 2006 — sf book — winner
• Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire 2007 — Translated Novel — winner
• Kurd Lasswitz Preis 2007 — foreign novel — winner
• Seiun Awards 2009 — translated long form — winner
• SF Site Readers Poll 2006 — sf/fantasy book — 3rd place
• Sunburst Award 2006 — nomination
citations:
• 2012: 21st Century SF Novel, Locus Online
• 2012: Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985 - 2010, Damien Broderick & Paul Di Filippo
• 2011: Best SFF Novels of the Decade, Tor.com
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

2003
Blind Lake • novel • Tor
awards:
• Hugo Awards 2004 — novel — nomination
• Locus Awards 2004 — sf novel — 10th place
• Aurora Awards 2004 — long-form work in English — winner
• Sunburst Award 2004 — nomination
citations:
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

2001
The Chronoliths • novel • Tor
awards:
• Hugo Awards 2002 — novel — nomination
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 2002 — winner (tie)
• Locus Awards 2002 — sf novel — 3rd place
• Aurora Awards 2002 — long-form work in English — nomination
• Seiun Awards 2012 — translated novel — nomination
• Sunburst Award 2002 — nomination
citations:
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

2000
The Perseids and Other Stories • collection • Tor
awards:
• World Fantasy Awards 2001 — collection — nomination
• Locus Awards 2001 — collection — 15th place
“The Great Goodbye” • Nature Sep 21 2000
anthologies:
• Distant Early Warnings: Canada's Best Science Fiction, ed. Robert J. Sawyer, Robert J. Sawyer Books 2009
• Supermen: Tales of the Posthuman Future, ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin’s Griffin 2002
• The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection, ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin’s Griffin 2001
“The Dryad's Wedding” • short fiction • Star Colonies
awards:
• Locus Awards 2001 — novelette — 26th place
anthologies:
• Year’s Best SF 6, ed. David G. Hartwell, HarperCollins/Eos 2001

1999
Bios • novel • Tor
awards:
• Locus Awards 2000 — sf novel — 16th place
• Aurora Awards 2000 — long-form work in English — nomination
“Plato's Mirror” • short fiction • Northern Frights 5
awards:
• Aurora Awards 2000 — short-form work in English — nomination

1998
Darwinia • novel • Tor
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1999 — novel — nomination
• Locus Awards 1999 — sf novel — 2nd place
• Aurora Awards 1999 — long-form work in English — winner
• Phantastik Preis 2003 — foreign novel — nomination
• Phantastik Preis 2002 — foreign novel — nomination
• SF Site Readers Poll 2000 — sf/fantasy book — 8th place
citations:
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2007: The Complete Idiot's Guide to The Ultimate Reading List, Shelley Mosley & et al.
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
“Divided by Infinity” • short fiction • Starlight 2
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1999 — novelette — nomination
• Locus Awards 1999 — novelette — 7th place
anthologies:
• The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection, ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin’s Griffin 1999
• Starlight 2, ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Tor 1998
As Judge — Philip K. Dick Award 1998

1997
“The Inner Inner City” • short fiction • Northern Frights 4
awards:
• World Fantasy Awards 1998 — short fiction — nomination

1995
“The Perseids” • short fiction • Realms of Fantasy Dec 1995
awards:
• Nebula Awards 1996 — novella — Nomination Deleted
• Nebula Awards 1997 — novelette — nomination
• World Fantasy Awards 1996 — short fiction — nomination
• Aurora Awards 1996 — short-form, English — winner

1994
Mysterium • novel • Bantam Spectra
awards:
• Philip K. Dick Award 1995 — winner
• Locus Awards 1995 — sf novel — 30th place
• Aurora Awards 1996 — long-form, English — nomination
• Aurora Awards 1995 — long-form, English — nomination
citations:
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

1993
The Harvest • novel • Bantam Spectra, 1993
citations:
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

1991
A Bridge of Years • novel • Doubleday Foundation
awards:
• Philip K. Dick Award 1992 — finalist

1990
The Divide • novel • Doubleday Foundation
awards:
• Locus Awards 1991 — sf novel — 24th place
• Aurora Awards 1992 — long-form, English — nomination
citations:
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

1989
Gypsies • novel • Doubleday Foundation
awards:
• Aurora Awards 1990 — long-form, English — nomination
• Aurora Awards 1991 — long-form, English — nomination
citations:
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

1988
Memory Wire • novel • Bantam Spectra
awards:
• Aurora Awards 1988 — long-form, English — nomination
• Aurora Awards 1989 — long-form, English — nomination
citations:
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

1987
“Extras” • short fiction • F&SF Dec 1987
awards:
• Locus Awards 1988 — novelette — 28th place
“Ballads in 3/4 Time” • F&SF Apr 1987
anthologies:
• Northern Stars, ed. David G. Hartwell & Glenn Grant, Tor 1994

1986
A Hidden Place • novel • Bantam Spectra
awards:
• Philip K. Dick Award 1987 — finalist
• Locus Awards 1987 — first novel — 3rd place
• Aurora Awards 1987 — outstanding work, English — nomination
• Compton Crook Stephen Tall Memorial Award 1987 — finalist
citations:
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
“State of the Art” • short fiction • F&SF Jan 1986
awards:
• Locus Awards 1987 — short story — 23rd place
anthologies:
• The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 40th Anniversary Anthology, ed. Edward L. Ferman, St. Martin’s 1989



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