George Alec Effinger


science fiction awards database

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Awards Summary

Career and Special Awards: 1

Major Awards: 3

 

Other Awards: 4

Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 40

— Career and Special Awards —
Phoenix Awardfor lifetime achievement, presented by DeepSouthCon
winner

— Major Awards —
Hugo Awardsfor SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(7 nominations; 1 win)

A Fire In The Sun (Doubleday Foundation) — novel — nomination

“Everything but Honor ” (Asimov's Feb 1989; What Might Have Been? Vol. 1: Alternate Empires) — novelette — nomination

“Schrödinger's Kitten” (Omni Sep 1988) — novelette — winner

When Gravity Fails (Arbor House; Bantam Spectra) — novel — nomination

“The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything ” (F&SF Oct 1984) — short story — nomination

“The City on the Sand” (F&SF Apr 1973) — novelette — nomination

“All the Last Wars at Once ” (Universe 1) — short story — nomination

Nebula Awardsfor SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(5 nominations; 1 win)

“Marîd Changes His Mind” (Asimov's May 1989) — novella — nomination

“Schrödinger's Kitten” (Omni Sep 1988) — novelette — winner

When Gravity Fails (Arbor House) — novel — nomination

“The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything ” (F&SF Oct 1984) — short story — nomination

What Entropy Means to Me (Doubleday) — novel — nomination

Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Awardfor SF short fiction in English; juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)

“Schrödinger's Kitten” (Omni Sep 1988) — winner

— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awardsfor SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(18 nominations)

George Alec Effinger Live! From Planet Earth (Golden Gryphon) — collection — 20th place

Budayeen Nights (Golden Gryphon) — collection — 7th place

Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson: The Complete Stories (Swan Press) — collection — 9th place

A Fire In The Sun (Doubleday Foundation) — sf novel — 5th place

“Marîd Changes His Mind” (Asimov's May 1989) — novella — 14th place

“Everything but Honor ” (Asimov's Feb 1989; What Might Have Been? Vol. 1: Alternate Empires) — novelette — 9th place

Author's Choice Monthly Issue 1: The Old Funny Stuff (Pulphouse) — collection — 17th place

“Schrödinger's Kitten” (Omni Sep 1988) — novelette — 5th place

“Slow, Slow Burn” (Playboy May 1988) — short story — 15th place

When Gravity Fails (Arbor House) — sf novel — 2nd place

“Skylab Done It ” (F&SF Mar 1987) — novelette — 22nd place

When Gravity Fails (Arbor House) — sf novel — 12th place

“Unferno ” (Asimov's Jul 1985) — novelette — 23rd place

“The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything ” (F&SF Oct 1984) — short story — 3rd place

“The Man Outside” (F&SF Apr 1983) — short story — 21st place

Relatives (Harper & Row) — novel — 11th place

What Entropy Means to Me (Doubleday) — novel — 12th place

“All the Last Wars at Once ” (Universe 1) — short fiction — 2nd place (tie)

— Other Awards —
HOMer Awardsfor SF/F works, voted by members of SF/F forum on CompuServe
(1 nomination; 1 win)

“Beast ” (Confederacy of the Dead) — novelette — winner

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writerfor new SF/F writer, voted by members of annual World SF con
(1 nomination)

finalist

Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Pollfor SF/F works, polled by readers of Science Fiction Chronicle magazine
(5 nominations; 2 wins)

A Fire In The Sun (Doubleday Foundation) — novel — winner

“Everything but Honor ” (Asimov's Feb 1989) — novelette — 3rd place

“Schrödinger's Kitten” (Omni Sep 1988) — novelette — winner

When Gravity Fails (Arbor House) — novel — 3rd place

“The Aliens Who Knew, I Mean, Everything ” (F&SF Oct 1984) — short story — 3rd place

Seiun Awardsfor SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(1 nomination; 1 win)

“Schrödinger's Kitten” — foreign short fiction — winner



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