Mary Soon Lee
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 1
Other Awards: 9
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 20
— Career and Special Awards —
Rhysling Awards — for SF/F poetry, voted by members of the SF Poetry Association
2022:
— grand master — winner
— Major Awards —
British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(1 nomination)
1999:
“The Day Before They Came” (Interzone #133 Jul 1998)
short fiction — nomination
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(1 nomination)
1998:
“Universal Grammar” (F&SF Apr 1997)
shortlist
— Other Awards —
Analog Readers Poll — for stories, articles, and art published by Analog, polled by readers
(5 nominations; 3 wins)
2024:
“What Xenologists Read” (Analog Nov/Dec 2023)
poem — 2nd place
2023:
“Belter Cats” (Analog Jul/Aug 2022)
poem — winner
2023:
“The Libraries of Mars” (Analog Mar/Apr 2022)
poem — 3rd place
2021:
“How to Go Twelfth” (Analog Mar/Apr 2020)
poem — winner
2019:
“Venus, As It Might Have Been” (Analog Mar/Apr 2018)
poem — winner
Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(2 nominations)
2024:
“Sphinx” (Asimov's Sep/Oct 2023)
poem — 3rd place (tie)
2024:
“The Treachery of Images” (Asimov's Mar/Apr 2023)
poem — 3rd place (tie)
Dwarf Stars Award — for short poems of 1-10 lines, voted by members of SF Poetry Association
(2 nominations; 1 win)
2025:
“What Villains Read” (Kaleidotrope Fall 2024)
honorable mention
2022:
“What Trees Read” (Uppagus Oct 2021)
winner (tie)
Elgin Awards — for poetry chapbooks and books, presented by the SF Poetry Association
(3 nominations; 2 wins)
2021:
The Sign of the Dragon (JABberwocky)
full-length collection — winner
2020:
Elemental Haiku (Ten Speed)
full-length collection — 2nd place
2016:
Crowned: The Sign of the Dragon Book 1 (Dark Renaissance Books)
Full-Length Collection — winner
Rhysling Awards — for SF/F poetry, voted by members of the SF Poetry Association
(6 nominations; 4 wins)
2022:
“Confessions of a Spaceport AI” (Uncanny Nov 2021)
short poem — winner
2018:
“Advice to a Six-Year-Old” (Star*Line 40.2)
short poem — winner
2018:
“Alternate Genders” (Mithila Review #9)
long poem — 3rd place
2017:
“Not Like This” (Apex Aug 2016)
long poem — 3rd place
2014:
“Interregnum” (Star*Line 36.4)
long poem — winner
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