Martha Wells
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 7
Locus Awards: 6
Other Awards: 2
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 38
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(7 nominations; 4 wins)
2026:
“Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy” (Reactor 10 Jul 2025)
novelette — nomination
2024:
Witch King (Tordotcom)
novel — nomination
2021:
Network Effect (Tordotcom)
novel — winner
2021:
The Murderbot Diaries (Tordotcom)
series — winner
2019:
Artificial Condition (Tor.com)
novella — winner
2018:
All Systems Red (Tor.com)
novella — winner
2018:
The Books of the Raksura (Night Shade)
series — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(5 nominations; 2 wins)
2024:
Witch King (Tordotcom)
novel — nomination
2021:
Network Effect (Tordotcom)
novel — winner
2019:
Artificial Condition (Tor.com)
novella — nomination
2018:
All Systems Red (Tor.com)
novella — winner
1999:
The Death of the Necromancer (Avon)
novel — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(1 nomination)
2024:
Witch King (Tordotcom)
novel — nomination
British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(1 nomination)
2019:
Exit Strategy (Tor.com)
shorter fiction — nomination
Dragon Awards — for SF/F works, voted on by members of the annual Dragon Con
(4 nominations; 1 win)
2026:
Queen Demon (Tor)
fantasy novel (including paranormal) — nomination
2024:
System Collapse (Tordotcom)
sf novel — nomination
2023:
Witch King (Tordotcom)
fantasy novel (including paranormal) — winner
2020:
Network Effect (Tor.com)
sf novel — nomination
Ignyte Awards — for SF/F/H that celebrates vibrancy and diversity; committee and popular vote
(1 nomination)
2026:
— Ember award — nomination (pending)
Philip K. Dick Award — for SF original paperback published in the US, juried
(1 nomination)
2018:
All Systems Red (Tor.com)
finalist
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(10 nominations; 6 wins)
2026:
Queen Demon (Tor)
fantasy novel — 6th place
2024:
System Collapse (Tordotcom)
sf novel — winner
2024:
Witch King (Tordotcom)
fantasy novel — winner
2022:
Fugitive Telemetry (Tordotcom)
novella — winner
2021:
Network Effect (Tordotcom)
sf novel — winner
2019:
Artificial Condition (Tor.com)
novella — winner
2019:
Rogue Protocol (Tor.com)
novella — 3rd place
2018:
All Systems Red (Tor.com)
novella — winner
1996:
City of Bones (Tor)
fantasy novel — 10th place
1994:
The Element of Fire (Tor)
first novel — 12th place
— Other Awards —
Compton Crook Stephen Tall Memorial Award — for best first novel, voted by members of annual Balticon
(1 nomination)
1994:
The Element of Fire (Tor)
finalist
Ignotus Awards — for SF works published in Spain, voted by members of Spanish SF Association
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2020:
All Systems Red
foreign short story — winner
Prometheus Awards — for SF works on libertarian themes, voted by members of the Libertarian Futurist Society
(1 nomination)
2019:
All Systems Red (Tor.com)
novel — nomination
Seiun Awards — for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(3 nominations; 1 win)
2025:
System Collapse
translated novel — winner
2022:
Network Effect
translated novel — nomination
2020:
The Murderbot Diaries
translated novel — nomination
SF Site Readers Poll — for SF/F books, voted by readers of SF Site website
(1 nomination)
1999:
The Death of the Necromancer (Avon)
sf/fantasy book — 2nd place
William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award — for first fantasy book, juried
(1 nomination)
1994:
The Element of Fire (Tor)
finalist
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