Tobias S. Buckell
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 1
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 24
Times Served as Judge: 2
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(1 nomination)
2002:
Tangent Online (http://www.tangentonline.com/) (by Dave Truesdale, senior editor; TSB webmaster)
web site — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(1 nomination)
2008:
Ragamuffin (Tor)
novel — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2019:
The Tangled Lands (by Paolo Bacigalupi & TSB) (Saga)
collection — winner
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(2 nominations)
2020:
“The Galactic Tourist Industrial Complex” (New Suns)
finalist
2018:
“Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance” (Cosmic Powers)
finalist
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(10 nominations)
2026:
“In the Halls of the Makeshift King” (Asimov's Jul/Aug 2025)
short story — 4th place
2024:
Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance and Other Stories (Apex)
collection — 8th place
2022:
Shoggoths in Traffic and Other Stories (Fairwood)
collection — 8th place
2020:
“The Galactic Tourist Industrial Complex” (New Suns)
short story — 10th place
2019:
The Tangled Lands (by Paolo Bacigalupi & TSB) (Saga)
collection — 8th place
2018:
“Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance” (Cosmic Powers)
short story — 3rd place
2013:
Arctic Rising (Tor)
sf novel — 12th place
2011:
“A Jar of Goodwill” (Clarkesworld May 2010)
novelette — 13th place
2010:
Tides from the New Worlds (Wyrm)
collection — 14th place
2007:
Crystal Rain (Tor)
first novel — 3rd place
— Other Awards —
Carl Brandon Awards — for works by persons of color, and dealing with issues of race and ethnicity; juried
(2 nominations)
2006:
“Toy Planes” (Nature 13 Oct 2005)
Parallax Award shortlist
2006:
“Toy Planes” (Nature 13 Oct 2005)
Kindred Award shortlist
Eugie Awards — for short fiction that inspires, enlightens, and entertains, juried
(1 nomination)
2018:
“Zen and the Art of Starship Maintenance” (Cosmic Powers)
finalist
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer — (renamed the Astounding Award in 2020)
(1 nomination)
2002:
— finalist
Prometheus Awards — for SF works on libertarian themes, voted by members of the Libertarian Futurist Society
(2 nominations)
2013:
Arctic Rising (Tor)
novel — nomination
2008:
Ragamuffin (Tor)
novel — nomination
Sidewise Awards — for works of alternate history, juried
(1 nomination)
2009:
“The People's Machine” (Sideways in Crime)
short form — nomination
Writers and Illustrators of the Future — for stories and art by contest winners, juried
(1 nomination)
2000:
“In Orbite Medievali”
Writers of the Future 4th quarter — First Place
WSFA Small Press Award — for short fiction from small press publications, voted by member of Washington SF Assn
(1 nomination)
2012:
“A Militant Peace” (by David Klecha & TSB) (Clarkesworld Nov 2011)
shortlist — nomination
— As Judge —
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
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