2015 Results
science fiction awards database
Hugo Awards
- novel : The Three-Body Problem, Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu
- novella : no award
- novelette : “The Day the World Turned Upside Down”, Thomas Olde Heuvelt, translated by Lia Belt
- short story : no award
- related work : no award
- graphic story : Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal, written by G. Willow Wilson, illustrated by Adrian Alphona and Jake Wyatt
- dramatic presentation: long form : Guardians of the Galaxy
- dramatic presentation: short form : Orphan Black: “By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried”
- editor, short form : no award
- editor, long form : no award
- professional artist : Julie Dillon
- semiprozine : Lightspeed Magazine, John Joseph Adams, Stefan Rudnicki, Rich Horton, Wendy N. Wagner & Christie Yant, eds.
- fanzine : Journey Planet, James Bacon, Chris Garcia, Alissa McKersie, Colin Harris & Helen Montgomery, eds.
- fan writer : Laura J. Mixon
- fan artist : Elizabeth Leggett
- fancast : Galactic Suburbia Podcast, Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, Tansy Rayner Roberts (presenters), Andrew Finch (producer)
Nebula Awards
- novel : Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer
- novella : Yesterday's Kin, Nancy Kress
- novelette : “A Guide to the Fruits of Hawai'i”, Alaya Dawn Johnson
- short story : “Jackalope Wives”, Ursula Vernon
World Fantasy Awards
- life achievement : Sheri S. Tepper
- life achievement : Ramsey Campbell
- novel : The Bone Clocks, David Mitchell
- novella : We Are All Completely Fine, Daryl Gregory
- short fiction : Do You Like to Look at Monsters?, Scott Nicolay
- anthology : Monstrous Affections, Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant, eds.
- collection : The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings, Angela Slatter
- collection : Gifts for the One Who Comes After, Helen Marshall
- artist : Samuel Araya
- special award, professional : Sandra Kasturi & Brett Alexander Savory
- special award, non-professional : Ray Russell & Rosalie Parker
Andre Norton Award
- Love Is the Drug, Alaya Dawn Johnson
British Fantasy Awards
- fantasy novel (Robert Holdstock Award) : Cuckoo Song, Frances Hardinge
- horror novel (August Derleth Award) : No One Gets Out Alive, Adam Nevill
- anthology : Lightspeed: Women Destroy Science Fiction Special Issue, Christie Yant, ed.
- collection : Nick Nightmare Investigates, Adrian Cole
- novella : “Newspaper Heart”, Stephen Volk
- short story : “A Woman's Place”, Emma Newman
- non-fiction : Letters to Arkham: The Letters of Ramsey Campbell and August Derleth, 1961-1971, S. T. Joshi, ed.
- independent press : Fox Spirit Books, Adele Wearing
- magazine/periodical : Holdfast Magazine, Laurel Sills & Lucy Smee, eds.
- artist : Karla Ortiz
- comic/graphic novel : Through the Woods, Emily Carroll
- film/television episode : Guardians of the Galaxy
- Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer : Sarah Lotz
British SF Association Awards
- novel : Ancillary Sword, Ann Leckie
- short fiction : “The Honey Trap”, Ruth E. J. Booth
- artwork : “The Wasp Factory”, Tessa Farmer
- nonfiction : “Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers in the Great War”, Edward James
Chesley Awards
- cover illustration, hardcover : Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology, Julie Dillon
- cover illustration, paperback : Nebula Awards Showcase 2014, Raoul Vitale
- cover illustration, magazine : Julie Dillon
- interior illustration : “Ekaterina and the Firebird”, Anna Balbusso & Elena Balbusso
- color work, unpublished : “Alegretto”, Michael C. Hayes
- monochrome work, unpublished : “Sphynx”, Allen Williams
- three-dimensional : “The Mudpuppy”, Dan Chudzinski
- lifetime artistic achievement : John Harris
- art director : Irene Gallo
- gaming-related illustration : “Pharika, God of Affliction”, Peter Mohrbacher
- product illustration : George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire 2015 calendar, Donato Giancola
Arthur C. Clarke Award
- Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel
John W. Campbell Memorial Award
- The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, Claire North
Philip K. Dick Award
- The Book of the Unnamed Midwife, Meg Elison
Ray Bradbury Award
- Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn [2] & Nicole Perlman
Shirley Jackson Awards
- novel : Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer
- novella : We Are All Completely Fine, Daryl Gregory
- novelette : “The End of the End of Everything”, Dale Bailey
- short fiction : “The Dogs Home”, Alison Littlewood
- collection : Gifts for the One Who Comes After, Helen Marshall
- anthology : Fearful Symmetries, Ellen Datlow, ed.
Bram Stoker Awards
- lifetime achievement : Jack Ketchum
- lifetime achievement : Tanith Lee
- novel : Blood Kin, Steve Rasnic Tem
- first novel : Mr. Wicker, Maria Alexander
- young-adult novel : Phoenix Island, John Dixon
- long fiction : “Fishing for Dinosaurs”, Joe R. Lansdale
- short fiction : “The Vaporization Enthalpy of a Peculiar Pakistani Family”, Usman T. Malik
- short fiction : “Ruminations”, Rena Mason
- collection : Soft Apocalypses, Lucy A. Snyder
- anthology : Fearful Symmetries, Ellen Datlow, ed.
- nonfiction : Shooting Yourself in the Head for Fun and Profit: A Writer's Survival Guide, Lucy A. Snyder
- graphic novel : Bad Blood, Jonathan Maberry & Tyler Crook
- screenplay : The Babadook, Jennifer Kent
- poetry collection : Forgiving Judas, Tom Piccirilli
- specialty press award : ChiZine Publications
- Richard Laymon (president's award) : Tom Calen, Brock Cooper & Doug Murano
- Silver Hammer Award : Rena Mason
- Mentor Award : Kathryn Ptacek
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
- “The Man Who Sold the Moon”, Cory Doctorow
James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award
- My Real Children, Jo Walton
- The Girl in the Road, Monica Byrne
Locus Awards
- sf novel : Ancillary Sword, Ann Leckie
- fantasy novel : The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison
- young adult book : Half a King, Joe Abercrombie
- first novel : The Memory Garden, Mary Rickert
- novella : Yesterday's Kin, Nancy Kress
- novelette : “Tough Times All Over”, Joe Abercrombie
- short story : “The Truth About Owls”, Amal El-Mohtar
- collection : Last Plane to Heaven, Jay Lake
- anthology : Rogues, George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, eds.
- non-fiction : What Makes This Book So Great, Jo Walton
- art book : Spectrum 21: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, John Fleskes, ed.
- editor : Ellen Datlow
- magazine : Tor.com
- publisher/imprint : Tor
- artist : John Picacio
Analog Readers Poll
- novella : “Music to Me”, Richard A. Lovett
- novelette : “Life Flight”, Brad R. Torgersen
- short story : “Another Man's Treasure”, Tom Greene
- short story : “Snapshots”, Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- fact article : “Lockstep: A Possible Galactic Empire”, Karl Schroeder
- cover : David A. Hardy
Asimov's Reader Poll
- novella : “The Legion of Tomorrow”, Allen M. Steele
- novelette : “The Common Good”, Nancy Kress
- short story : “The Plantimal”, Ken Liu & Mike Resnick
- poem : “In the Quiet Hour”, Bruce Boston
- cover : Maurizio Manzieri
Aurealis Awards
- sf novel : Peacemaker, Marianne de Pierres
- sf short story : “Wine, Women and Stars”, Thoraiya Dyer
- fantasy novel : Dreamer's Pool, Juliet Marillier
- fantasy short story : “St Dymphna's School for Poison Girls”, Angela Slatter
- horror novel : Razorhurst, Justine Larbalestier
- horror short story : Home and Hearth, Angela Slatter
- anthology : Kaleidoscope: Diverse YA Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories, Alisa Krasnostein & Julia Rios, eds.
- collection : The Female Factory, Lisa L. Hannett & Angela Slatter
- graphic novel/illustrated work : Mr Unpronounceable and the Sect of the Bleeding Eye, Tim Molloy
- young adult novel : The Cracks in the Kingdom, Jaclyn Moriarty
- young adult short story : “Vanilla”, Dirk Flinthart
- children's fiction : Shadow Sister: Dragon Keeper #5, Carole Wilkinson
- Convenors' Award : Night Terrace
Aurora Awards
- novel : A Play of Shadow, Julie E. Czerneda
- YA novel : Out of This World, Charles de Lint
- YA novel : Lockstep, Karl Schroeder
- short fiction : “Crimson Sky”, Eric Choi
- related work : On Spec, Copper Pig Writers' Society
- graphic novel : It Never Rains, Kari Maaren
- poem/song : “A Hex, with Bees”, Tony Pi
- artist : Dan O'Driscoll
- fan publication : Speculating Canada, Derek Newman-Stille, ed.
- fan organizational : Sandra Kasturi
- fan music : Kari Maaren
- fan related work : Derek Newman-Stille
Copper Cylinder Awards
- adult award : The Back of the Turtle, Thomas King
- young adult award : The Door in the Mountain, Caitlin Sweet
William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award
- Spirits Abroad, Zen Cho
- The Angel of Losses, Stephanie Feldman
Ditmar Awards
- novel : The Lascar's Dagger, Glenda Larke
- novel : Thief's Magic, Trudi Canavan
- novella or novelette : “The Legend Trap”, Sean Williams
- short story : “The Seventh Relic”, Cat Sparks
- collected work : Kaleidoscope, Alisa Krasnostein & Julia Rios, eds.
- fan publication in any medium : The Writer and the Critic, Kirstyn McDermott & Ian Mond
- fan writer : Tansy Rayner Roberts
- fan artist : Kathleen Jennings
- artwork : Black-Winged Angels, Kathleen Jennings
- new talent : Helen Stubbs
- William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review : “Does Sex Make Science Fiction Soft?”, Tansy Rayner Roberts
Dwarf Stars Award
- “abandoned nursing home”, Greg Schwartz
Elgin Awards
- Book : Sweet Poison, Marge Simon & Mary Turzillo
- Chapbook : Wolf Skin, Mary McMyne
Endeavour Award
- Last Plane to Heaven, Jay Lake
Fan Activity Achievement Awards
- fanzine, single issue : Trap Door #31, Robert Lichtman, ed.
- fanzine, personal fanzine : Vibrator, Graham Charnock, ed.
- fanzine, genzine : Banana Wings, Mark Plummer & Claire Brialey, eds.
- fan writer : Mark Plummer
- fan artist or cartoonist : Steve Stiles
- Harry Warner, Jr., Memorial Award for Best Fan Correspondent : Paul Skelton
- fanzine cover : Banana Wings #56, D. West
- number one fan face : Steve Stiles
- fan website : eFanzines.com, Bill Burns
First Fandom Hall of Fame Award
- Moskowitz Archive Award : David Aronovitz
- Julian May
- Margaret Brundage
- Bruce Pelz
- F. Orlin Tremaine
Geffen Awards
- sf book : The Martian, Andy Weir
- fantasy book : The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman
- YA book : Ozma of Oz & Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum
Golden Duck Awards
- Hal Clement Award (young adult) : Expiration Day, William Campbell Powell
- Eleanor Cameron Award (middle grades) : Ambassador, William Alexander
- picture book : Max Goes to the Space Station, A Science Adventure with Max the Dog, Jeffrey Bennett, illustrated by Michael Carroll
Robert A. Heinlein Award
- lifetime achievement : Jack McDevitt
IAFA Awards
- Distinguished Scholarship : Colin Milburn
- graduate student award : Taylor Evans
- Stephen R. Donaldson Award : Joe Berlant
- Jamie Bishop Memorial Award for an Essay Not in English : Fernando �ngel Moreno, Mikel Peregrina & Steven Berm�dez Ant�nez
Ignotus Awards
- foreign novel : The Martian (El marciano), Andy Weir
- foreign short story : “The Gambler” (“El jugador“), Paolo Bacigalupi
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire
- foreign novel : Great North Road (La grande route du Nord), Peter F. Hamilton
- Foreign short fiction : Pump Six and Other Stories (La Fille-fl�te et autres fragments de futurs bris�s), Paolo Bacigalupi
Interzone Readers Poll
- story : “Fly Away Home”, Suzanne Palmer
Italia Awards
- international novel : Roma Eterna, Robert Silverberg
James White Award
- “Midnight Funk Association”, Mack Leonard
The Kitschies
- Red Tentacle (novel) : Grasshopper Jungle, Andrew Smith
- Golden Tentacle (debut novel) : Viper Wine, Hermione Eyre
- Inky Tentacle (cover art) : Tigerman, Glenn O'Neill
- Invisible Tentacle (natively digital fiction) : Kentucky Route Zero, Ace III
Lambda Award
- sf/fantasy/horror : Bitter Waters, Chaz Brenchley
Kurd Lasswitz Preis
- foreign novel : Paradises Lost (Verlorene Paradiese), Ursula K. Le Guin
David Gemmel Legend Awards
- Legend Award for Best Novel : Words of Radiance, Brandon Sanderson
- Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art : Words of Radiance, Sam Green
- Morningstar Award for Best Debut : The Emperor's Blades, Brian Staveley
Mythopoeic Awards
- adult literature : Tales from Rugosa Coven, Sarah Avery
- children's literature : A Snicker of Magic, Natalie Lloyd
- Inklings studies : C.S. Lewis and the Middle Ages, Robert Boenig
- myth and fantasy studies : Stories About Stories: Fantasy and the Remaking of Myth, Brian Attebery
Prometheus Awards
- novel : Influx, Daniel Suarez
- hall of fame : “'Repent, Harlequin!' said the Ticktockman”, Harlan Ellison
Rhysling Awards
- short poem : “Shutdown”, Marge Simon
- long poem : “100 Reasons to Have Sex with an Alien”, F. J. Bergmann
- grand master poet : Marge Simon
- grand master poet : Steve Sneyd
Lord Ruthven Awards
- media : Only Lovers Left Alive
- fiction : The Quick, Lauren Owen
- nonfiction : Vampires Are Us, Margot Adler
Seiun Awards
- translated novel : The Martian, Andy Weir
- translated story : “The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi”, Pat Cadigan
SFWA Awards
- Kevin O'Donnell Jr. Service to SFWA : Jeffry Dwight
- Solstice Award : Joanna Russ
- Solstice Award : Stanley Schmidt
Sidewise Awards
- long form : The Enemy Within, Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- short form : “The Long Haul From the ANNALS OF TRANSPORTATION, The Pacific Monthly, May 2009”, Ken Liu
Sir Julius Vogel Awards
- novel : Engines of Empathy, Paul Mannering
- youth novel : The Caller: Shadowfell, Juliet Marillier
- novella : “Peach and Araxi”, Celine Murray
- short story : “Inside Ferndale”, Lee Murray
- collected work : Lost in the Museum
- artwork : Lost in the Museum, Geoff Popham
- production/publication : Weta Digital: 20 Years of Imagination on Screen, Clare Burgess, with Brian Sibley
Spectrum Awards
- grand master : Scott Gustafson
- advertising : “Barbarians: Faust”, Taylor Wessling
- book : “Taking Flight”, Dan Dos Santos
- comics : Bernadette, Audrey Benjaminsen
- concept art : “The Parade”, Sung Choi
- dimensional : “Venetian Harpy”, Forest Rogers
- editorial : “A Distressed Damsel”, Tran Nguyen
- institutional : “Fake It”, Rovina Cai
- unpublished : “Momentum”, Cynthia Sheppard
- rising star : Wylie Beckert
Sunburst Award
- Adult : The Back of the Turtle, Thomas King
- Young Adult : Tin Star, Cecil Castellucci
Dell Magazines Award
- “How the Blood Spills”, Kayla Chronister
Writers and Illustrators of the Future
- Golden Pen Award : “Stars That Make Dark Heaven Light”, Sharon Joss
- Golden Brush Award : Michelle Lockamy
WSFA Small Press Award
- “Jackalope Wives”, Ursula Vernon
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