John Scalzi
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 2
Major Awards: 6
Locus Awards: 3
Other Awards: 8
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 61
Times Served as Judge: 1
— Career and Special Awards —
Robert A. Heinlein Award — for hard SF inspiring space exploration, presented by the Heinlein Society
2023:
— winner
Skylark Award — for contribution to SF in the spirit of E.E. "Doc" Smith; presented by NESFA
2023:
— winner
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(14 nominations; 4 wins)
2026:
Old Man's War (Tor US; Tor UK)
series — winner
2024:
Starter Villain (Tor US; Tor UK)
novel — nomination
2023:
The Kaiju Preservation Society (Tor; Tor UK)
novel — nomination
2021:
The Interdependency (Tor; Tor UK)
series — nomination
2018:
The Collapsing Empire (Tor)
novel — nomination
2013:
Redshirts (Tor)
novel — winner
2012:
“Shadow War of the Night Dragons, Book One: The Dead City (Prologue)” (Tor.com 1 Apr 2011)
short story — nomination
2010:
The God Engines (Subterranean)
novella — nomination
2009:
Zoe's Tale (Tor)
novel — nomination
2009:
Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998-2008 (Subterranean Press)
related book — winner
2008:
The Last Colony (Tor)
novel — nomination
2008:
— fan writer — winner
2007:
— fan writer — nomination
2006:
Old Man's War (Tor)
novel — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(1 nomination)
2010:
The God Engines (Subterranean)
novella — nomination
Andre Norton Award — for YA SF/F works, presented by SFWA in parallel with the Nebula Awards
(1 nomination)
2010:
Zoe's Tale (Tor)
finalist
British Fantasy Awards — for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
(1 nomination)
2010:
Whatever (scalzi.com/whatever)
nonfiction — nomination
Dragon Awards — for SF/F works, voted on by members of the annual Dragon Con
(6 nominations; 2 wins)
2026:
The Shattering Peace (Tor; Tor UK)
sf novel — nomination
2024:
Starter Villain (Tor; Tor UK)
sf novel — winner
2022:
The Kaiju Preservation Society (Tor)
sf novel — nomination
2020:
The Last Emperox (Tor)
sf novel — winner
2017:
The Collapsing Empire (Tor)
sf novel — nomination
2016:
The End of All Things (Tor)
military SF/F novel — nomination
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(16 nominations; 3 wins)
2026:
The Shattering Peace (Tor; Tor UK)
sf novel — 5th place
2024:
Starter Villain (Tor; Tor UK)
sf novel — 2nd place
2023:
The Kaiju Preservation Society (Tor; Tor UK)
sf novel — winner
2021:
The Last Emperox (Tor; Tor UK)
sf novel — 3rd place
2018:
The Collapsing Empire (Tor US; Tor UK)
sf novel — winner
2018:
Don't Live for Your Obituary (Subterranean)
non-fiction — 3rd place
2017:
The Dispatcher (Audible; Subterranean 2017)
novella — 6th place
2015:
Lock In (Tor; Gollancz)
sf novel — 5th place
2013:
Redshirts (Tor; Gollancz)
sf novel — winner
2009:
Zoe's Tale (Tor)
young adult novel — 3rd place
2009:
“After the Coup” (Tor.com Jul 2008)
short story — 2nd place
2008:
The Last Colony (Tor)
sf novel — 21st place
2007:
The Android's Dream (Tor)
sf novel — 22nd place
2007:
The Ghost Brigades (Tor)
sf novel — 19th place
2006:
Old Man's War (Tor)
sf novel — 24th place
2006:
Old Man's War (Tor)
first novel — 2nd place
— Other Awards —
Geffen Awards — for SF works in Hebrew, voted by members of annual Israeli SF/F convention
(2 nominations; 2 wins)
2016:
Redshirts
sf book — winner
2007:
Old Man's War
sf book — winner
Italia Awards — for SF/F works published in Italy, voted by members of annual Italcon
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2025:
Starter Villain
international novel — winner
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer — (renamed the Astounding Award in 2020)
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2006:
— winner
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(1 nomination)
2015:
Lock In (Tor)
finalist
Kurd Lasswitz Preis — for SF works published in Germany, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2010:
The Android's Dream
foreign novel — winner
Phantastik Preis — for SF/F works published in Germany, polled by readers of Phantastik.de website
(2 nominations)
2013:
Redshirts
foreign novel — 4th place
2009:
The Last Colony
foreign novel — nomination
Prometheus Awards — for SF works on libertarian themes, voted by members of the Libertarian Futurist Society
(1 nomination)
2007:
The Ghost Brigades (Tor)
novel — nomination
Seiun Awards — for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(6 nominations; 3 wins)
2024:
The Kaiju Preservation Society
translated novel — winner
2015:
Redshirts
translated novel — nomination
2013:
The Android's Dream
translated long form — winner
2010:
The Last Colony
translated novel — winner
2009:
The Ghost Brigades
translated long form — nomination
2008:
Old Man's War
translated long form — nomination
SF Site Readers Poll — for SF/F books, voted by readers of SF Site website
(4 nominations)
2013:
Redshirts (Tor)
sf/fantasy book — 4th place
2009:
Zoe's Tale (Tor)
sf/fantasy book — 10th place
2008:
The Last Colony (Tor)
sf/fantasy book — 7th place
2007:
The Ghost Brigades (Tor)
sf/fantasy book — 10th place
Sidewise Awards — for works of alternate history, juried
(1 nomination)
2008:
“Missives from Possible Futures #1: Alternate History Search Results” (Subterranean Win 2007)
short form — nomination
— As Judge —
Copyright 2012 - 2026 by Mark R. Kelly and the Locus Science Fiction Foundation. All rights reserved.