Nisi Shawl
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 3
Locus Awards: 1
Other Awards: 2
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 27
Times Served as Judge: 2
— Major Awards —
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(1 nomination)
2017:
Everfair (Tor)
novel — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(3 nominations; 1 win)
2020:
New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color (Solaris)
anthology — winner
2009:
“Good Boy” (Filter House)
novella — nomination
2009:
Filter House (Aqueduct Press)
collection — nomination
British Fantasy Awards — for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2020:
New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color (Solaris)
anthology — winner
Ignyte Awards — for SF/F/H that celebrates vibrancy and diversity; committee and popular vote
(4 nominations; 1 win)
2025:
— Ember award — nomination
2021:
Writing the Other: Online Classes and Workshops (by NS & K. Tempest Bradford)
Community award — nomination
2020:
New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color (Solaris)
anthology/collected works — winner
2020:
— Ember award — nomination
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(7 nominations; 1 win)
2025:
Kinning (Tor)
sf novel — 9th place
2024:
New Suns 2 (Solaris UK)
anthology — 5th place
2023:
Our Fruiting Bodies (Aqueduct)
collection — 4th place
2020:
New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color (Solaris)
anthology — winner
2017:
Everfair (Tor)
first novel — 2nd place
2016:
Stories for Chip: A Tribute to Samuel R. Delany (NS & Bill Campbell, eds.) (Rosarium)
anthology — 3rd place
2014:
Strange Matings: Science Fiction, Feminism, African American Voices, and Octavia E. Butler (by Rebecca J. Holden & NS) (Aqueduct)
non-fiction — 2nd place
— Other Awards —
Carl Brandon Awards — for works by persons of color, and dealing with issues of race and ethnicity; juried
(2 nominations)
2014:
“Black Betty”
Honors
2006:
“Wallamelon” (Aeon #3)
Parallax Award shortlist
Endeavour Award — for best book by a Pacific Northwest writer, juried
(1 nomination)
2026:
Making Amends (Aqueduct)
finalist (pending)
Gaylactic Spectrum Awards — for SF/F/H on GLBT themes, voted by members of Gaylactic Network
(2 nominations)
2004:
“The Tawny Bitch” (Mojo: Conjure Stories)
short fiction — nomination
2002:
“Shiomah's Land” (Asimov's Mar 2001)
short fiction — nomination
James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award — (renamed the Otherwise Award in 2020)
(3 nominations; 1 win)
2017:
Everfair (Tor)
honor list
2009:
Filter House (Aqueduct Press)
winner (tie)
2006:
Writing the Other (by NS & Cynthia Ward)
special mention
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(1 nomination)
2017:
Everfair (Tor)
finalist
SFWA Awards — for works and contributions to SF, presented by the SFFWA
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2019:
— Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award — winner
Sidewise Awards — for works of alternate history, juried
(1 nomination)
2018:
“Sun River” (Clockwork Cairo: Steampunk Tales from Egypt)
short form — nomination
— As Judge —
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