Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 7
Major Awards: 2
Other Awards: 5
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 53
Times Served as Judge: 16
Living Inductee winner
British Fantasy Awards
for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
Karl Edward Wagner Award (special award) winner
Forry Award
for lifetime achievement, presented by the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society
winner
Skylark Award
for contribution to SF in the spirit of E.E. "Doc" Smith; presented by NESFA
winner
lifetime achievement winner
Hugo Awards
for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(7 nominations; 1 win)
All the Weyrs of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
novel nomination
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
novel nomination
The White Dragon (Ballantine Del Rey)
novel nomination
Dragonquest (Ballantine)
novel nomination
“Dramatic Mission” (Analog Jun 1969)
novella nomination
“Dragonrider” (Analog Dec 1967, Jan 1968)
novella nomination
“Weyr Search” (Analog Oct 1967)
novella winner (tie)
Nebula Awards
for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(3 nominations; 1 win)
“Dramatic Mission” (Analog Jun 1969)
novella nomination
“Dragonrider” (Analog Dec 1967, Jan 1968)
novella winner
“Weyr Search” (Analog Oct 1967)
novella nomination
(1 nomination)
Dragonsdawn (Ballantine Del Rey)
third place
Locus Awards
for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(19 nominations)
The Dolphins of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
sf novel 10th place
The Girl Who Heard Dragons (Tor)
collection 7th place
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall (Ballantine Del Rey)
collection 10th place
Crystal Line (Bantam UK; Ballantine Del Rey)
sf novel 12th place
All the Weyrs of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
sf novel 5th place
Pegasus in Flight (Ballantine Del Rey)
sf novel 11th place
The Rowan (Ballantine Del Rey)
sf novel 21st place
The Renegades of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
sf novel 27th place
Dragonsdawn (Ballantine Del Rey)
sf novel 7th place
Nerilka's Story (Ballantine Del Rey)
sf novel 15th place
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
sf novel 6th place
Crystal Singer (Ballantine Del Rey)
sf novel 7th place
Dragondrums (Atheneum)
sf novel 8th place
The White Dragon (Ballantine Del Rey)
novel 3rd place
Dragonsinger (Atheneum)
sf novel 9th place
Dragonsong (Atheneum)
novel 16th place
Dragonquest (Ballantine)
novel 5th place
Alchemy and Academe (Doubleday)
anthology/collection 9th place
(1 nomination)
“Rescue Run ” (Analog Aug 1991)
novella/novelette 4th place
Balrog Awards
for fantasy works, presented an annual FoolsCon in Kansas City
(5 nominations; 2 wins)
Crystal Singer (Severn House)
novel nomination
Dragondrums (Atheneum)
novel winner
Alchemy and Academe (Doubleday)
collection/anthology nomination
professional achievement winner
The White Dragon (Ballantine Del Rey)
novel nomination
Ditmar Awards
for Australian SF/F, voted by members of Australian National SF Convention
(2 nominations; 1 win)
Dragondrums
international fiction nomination
The White Dragon (Ballantine Del Rey)
international fiction winner
Gandalf Awards
for fantasy novels and grand masters, administered in parallel with the Hugos
(2 nominations; 1 win)
grand master of fantasy nomination
The White Dragon (Ballantine Del Rey)
book-length fantasy winner
HOMer Awards
for SF/F works, voted by members of SF/F forum on CompuServe
(3 nominations; 1 win)
Masterharper of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
novel nomination
The Dolphins of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
novel nomination
All the Weyrs of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
sf novel winner (tie)
(1 nomination)
All the Weyrs of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
novel 2nd place
Seiun Awards
for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(2 nominations)
All the Weyrs of Pern
translated novel nomination
The Ship Who Searched (by AM &
Mercedes Lackey)
foreign novel nomination
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