Anne McCaffrey
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
— Career and Special Awards —
Science Fiction Hall of Fame — selected by Science Fiction Museum and advisors
2006:
— Living Inductee — winner
British Fantasy Awards — for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
2000:
— Karl Edward Wagner Award (special award) — winner
Forry Award — for lifetime achievement, presented by the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society
2000:
— winner
Robert A. Heinlein Award — for hard SF inspiring space exploration, presented by the Heinlein Society
2007:
— winner
Skylark Award — for contribution to SF in the spirit of E.E. "Doc" Smith; presented by NESFA
1976:
— winner
Writers and Illustrators of the Future — for stories and art by contest winners, juried
2004:
— lifetime achievement — winner
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(7 nominations; 1 win)
1992:
All the Weyrs of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
— novel — nomination
1984:
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
— novel — nomination
1979:
The White Dragon (Ballantine Del Rey)
— novel — nomination
1972:
Dragonquest (Ballantine)
— novel — nomination
1970:
“Dramatic Mission” (Analog Jun 1969)
— novella — nomination
1969:
“Dragonrider” (Analog Dec 1967, Jan 1968)
— novella — nomination
1968:
“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)
1970:
“Dramatic Mission” (Analog Jun 1969)
— novella — nomination
1969:
“Dragonrider” (Analog Dec 1967, Jan 1968)
— novella — winner
1968:
“Weyr Search” (Analog Oct 1967)
— novella — nomination
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(1 nomination)
1989:
Dragonsdawn (Ballantine Del Rey)
— third place
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(19 nominations)
1995:
The Dolphins of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
— sf novel — 10th place
1995:
The Girl Who Heard Dragons (Tor)
— collection — 7th place
1994:
Powers That Be (by AM & Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) (Ballantine Del Rey)
— sf novel — 13th place
1994:
The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall (Ballantine Del Rey)
— collection — 10th place
1993:
Crystal Line (Bantam UK; Ballantine Del Rey)
— sf novel — 12th place
1992:
All the Weyrs of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
— sf novel — 5th place
1991:
Pegasus in Flight (Ballantine Del Rey)
— sf novel — 11th place
1991:
The Rowan (Ballantine Del Rey)
— sf novel — 21st place
1990:
The Renegades of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
— sf novel — 27th place
1989:
Dragonsdawn (Ballantine Del Rey)
— sf novel — 7th place
1987:
Nerilka's Story (Ballantine Del Rey)
— sf novel — 15th place
1984:
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
— sf novel — 6th place
1983:
Crystal Singer (Ballantine Del Rey)
— sf novel — 7th place
1980:
Dragondrums (Atheneum)
— sf novel — 8th place
1979:
The White Dragon (Ballantine Del Rey)
— novel — 3rd place
1978:
Dragonsinger (Atheneum)
— sf novel — 9th place
1977:
Dragonsong (Atheneum)
— novel — 16th place
1972:
Dragonquest (Ballantine)
— novel — 5th place
1971:
Alchemy and Academe (Doubleday)
— anthology/collection — 9th place
— Other Awards —
Analog Readers Poll — for stories, articles, and art published by Analog, polled by readers
(1 nomination)
1992:
“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)
1983:
Crystal Singer (Severn House)
— novel — nomination
1980:
Dragondrums (Atheneum)
— novel — winner
1980:
Alchemy and Academe (Doubleday)
— collection/anthology — nomination
1980:
— professional achievement — winner
1979:
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)
1980:
Dragondrums
— international fiction — nomination
1979:
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)
1980:
— grand master of fantasy — nomination
1979:
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)
1998:
Masterharper of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
— novel — nomination
1995:
The Dolphins of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
— novel — nomination
1992:
All the Weyrs of Pern (Ballantine Del Rey)
— sf novel — winner (tie)
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll — for SF/F works, polled by readers of Science Fiction Chronicle magazine
(1 nomination)
1992:
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)
2002:
All the Weyrs of Pern
— translated novel — nomination
1995:
The Ship Who Searched (by AM & Mercedes Lackey)
— foreign novel — nomination
— As Judge —
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