Sofia Samatar
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 2
Other Awards: 2
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 22
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(2 nominations)
2025:
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain (Tordotcom)
— novella — nomination
2014:
“Selkie Stories Are for Losers” (Strange Horizons Jan 2013)
— short story — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(3 nominations)
2025:
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain (Tordotcom)
— novella — nomination
2014:
A Stranger in Olondria (Small Beer Press)
— novel — nomination
2014:
“Selkie Stories Are for Losers” (Strange Horizons 7 Jan 2013)
— short story — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(3 nominations; 1 win)
2018:
Tender: Stories (Small Beer)
— collection — nomination
2014:
A Stranger in Olondria (Small Beer)
— novel — winner
2014:
“Selkie Stories Are for Losers” (Strange Horizons 7 Jan 2013)
— short fiction — nomination
British Fantasy Awards — for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
(2 nominations; 1 win)
2018:
Tender: Stories (Small Beer)
— collection — nomination
2014:
A Stranger in Olondria (Small Beer Press)
— fantasy novel (Robert Holdstock Award) — winner
British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(1 nomination)
2014:
“Selkie Stories Are for Losers” (Strange Horizons)
— short fiction — nomination
Ignyte Awards — for SF/F/H that celebrates vibrancy and diversity; committee and popular vote
(1 nomination)
2025:
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain (Tordotcom)
— novella — nomination
Philip K. Dick Award — for SF original paperback published in the US, juried
(1 nomination)
2025:
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain (Tordotcom)
— finalist
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(7 nominations)
2025:
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain (Tordotcom)
— novella — 5th place
2021:
“Fairy Tales for Robots” (Made to Order)
— novelette — 6th place
2018:
Tender: Stories (Small Beer)
— collection — 9th place
2017:
The Winged Histories (Small Beer)
— fantasy novel — 7th place
2015:
“How to Get Back to the Forest” (Lightspeed Mar 2014)
— short story — 15th place
2015:
“Ogres of East Africa” (Long Hidden)
— short story — 3rd place
2014:
A Stranger in Olondria (Small Beer)
— first novel — 3rd place
— Other Awards —
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer — (renamed the Astounding Award in 2020)
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2014:
winner
William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award — for first fantasy book, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2014:
A Stranger in Olondria (Small Beer Press)
— winner
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