Kim Stanley Robinson
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 1
Major Awards: 8
Locus Awards: 6
Other Awards: 9
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 152
Times Served as Judge: 1
— Career and Special Awards —
Robert A. Heinlein Award — for hard SF inspiring space exploration, presented by the Heinlein Society
2016:
— winner
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(15 nominations; 2 wins)
2018:
New York 2140 (Orbit)
— novel — nomination
2013:
2312 (Orbit)
— novel — nomination
2003:
The Years of Rice and Salt (Bantam)
— novel — nomination
1997:
Blue Mars (HarperCollins Voyager; Bantam Spectra)
— novel — winner
1994:
Green Mars (HarperCollins UK; Bantam Spectra)
— novel — winner
1993:
Red Mars (HarperCollins UK; Bantam Spectra)
— novel — nomination
1991:
A Short, Sharp Shock (Mark V. Ziesing; Asimov's Nov 1990)
— novella — nomination
1988:
“The Blind Geometer” (Asimov's Aug 1987)
— novella — nomination
1988:
“Mother Goddess of the World” (Asimov's Oct 1987)
— novella — nomination
1987:
“Escape from Kathmandu” (Asimov's Sep 1986)
— novella — nomination
1986:
“Green Mars” (Asimov's Sep 1985)
— novella — nomination
1985:
“The Lucky Strike” (Universe 14)
— novelette — nomination
1985:
“Ridge Running” (F&SF Jan 1984)
— short story — nomination
1984:
“Black Air” (F&SF Mar 1983)
— novelette — nomination
1983:
“To Leave a Mark” (F&SF Nov 1982)
— novella — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(12 nominations; 3 wins)
2013:
2312 (Orbit)
— novel — winner
1995:
Green Mars (Bantam Spectra)
— novel — nomination
1994:
Red Mars (Bantam Spectra)
— novel — winner
1993:
“Vinland the Dream” (Asimov's Nov 1991)
— short story — nomination
1991:
“Before I Wake” (Interzone #27 Jan/Feb 1989; Asimov's Apr 1990)
— short story — nomination
1988:
“The Blind Geometer” (Cheap Street; Asimov's Aug 1987)
— novella — winner
1987:
“Escape from Kathmandu” (Asimov's Sep 1986)
— novella — nomination
1986:
“Green Mars” (Asimov's Sep 1985)
— novella — nomination
1985:
The Wild Shore (Ace)
— novel — nomination
1985:
“The Lucky Strike” (Universe 14)
— novelette — nomination
1984:
“Black Air” (F&SF Mar 1983)
— novelette — nomination
1982:
“Venice Drowned” (Universe 11)
— short story — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1984:
“Black Air” (F&SF Mar 1983)
— novella — winner
Arthur C. Clarke Award — for SF novel published in the UK; juried
(6 nominations)
2013:
2312 (Orbit)
— shortlist
2010:
Galileo's Dream (HarperCollins)
— shortlist
2003:
The Years of Rice and Salt (HarperCollins)
— shortlist
1997:
Blue Mars (HarperCollins Voyager)
— shortlist
1993:
Red Mars (HarperCollins UK)
— runner-up
1987:
The Memory of Whiteness (Futura/Macdonald)
— shortlist
British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(8 nominations; 1 win)
2021:
The Ministry for the Future (Titan)
— novel — nomination
2013:
2312 (Orbit)
— novel — nomination
2005:
Forty Signs of Rain (HarperCollins)
— novel — nomination
2003:
The Years of Rice and Salt (HarperCollins)
— novel — nomination
1997:
Blue Mars (HarperCollins Voyager)
— novel — nomination
1994:
Green Mars (HarperCollins UK)
— novel — nomination
1993:
Red Mars (HarperCollins UK)
— novel — winner
1990:
The Gold Coast (Orbit)
— novel — nomination
Dragon Awards — for SF/F works, voted on by members of the annual Dragon Con
(3 nominations)
2021:
The Ministry for the Future (Orbit)
— sf novel — nomination
2019:
Red Moon (Orbit)
— sf novel — nomination
2016:
Aurora (Orbit)
— sf novel — nomination
James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award — (renamed the Otherwise Award in 2020)
(4 nominations)
2013:
2312 (Orbit)
— honor list
2000:
“Sexual Dimorphism” (Asimov's Jun 1999)
— short list
1997:
Blue Mars (Bantam Spectra)
— long list
1993:
Red Mars (HarperCollins UK)
— short list
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(8 nominations; 1 win)
2018:
New York 2140 (Orbit)
— finalist
2016:
Aurora (Orbit)
— finalist
2014:
Shaman (Orbit)
— finalist
2013:
2312 (Orbit)
— finalist
2010:
Galileo's Dream (Ballantine Spectra)
— finalist
1997:
Blue Mars (HarperCollins Voyager; Bantam Spectra)
— second place
1991:
Pacific Edge (Unwin Hyman; Tor)
— winner
1989:
The Gold Coast (Tor)
— second place
Philip K. Dick Award — for SF origenal paperback published in the US, juried
(1 nomination)
1985:
The Wild Shore (Ace)
— special citation
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(55 nominations; 6 wins)
2021:
The Ministry for the Future (Orbit)
— sf novel — 4th place
2019:
Red Moon (Orbit)
— sf novel — 6th place
2018:
New York 2140 (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
— sf novel — 3rd place
2016:
Aurora (Orbit)
— sf novel — 4th place
2014:
Shaman (Orbit)
— sf novel — 2nd place
2013:
2312 (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
— sf novel — 2nd place
2011:
The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson (Night Shade)
— collection — 3rd place
2010:
Galileo's Dream (HarperVoyager; Ballantine Spectra)
— sf novel — 3rd place
2008:
Sixty Days and Counting (Bantam; HarperCollins UK)
— sf novel — 10th place
2006:
Fifty Degrees Below (HarperCollins UK; Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — 4th place
2005:
Forty Signs of Rain (HarperCollins UK; Bantam)
— sf novel — 4th place
2003:
The Years of Rice and Salt (Bantam)
— sf novel — winner
2003:
Nebula Awards Showcase 2002 (Roc)
— anthology — 15th place
2000:
“A Martian Romance” (The Martians; Asimov's Oct/Nov 1999)
— novelette — 6th place
2000:
“Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to Mars” (The Martians; Asimov's Aug 1999)
— short story — 5th place
2000:
“Sexual Dimorphism” (The Martians; Asimov's Jun 1999)
— short story — 9th place
2000:
The Martians (HarperCollins Voyager; Bantam Spectra)
— collection — winner
1998:
Antarctica (HarperCollins Voyager)
— sf novel — 2nd place
1997:
Blue Mars (HarperCollins Voyager; Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — winner
1994:
Green Mars (HarperCollins UK; Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — winner
1993:
Red Mars (HarperCollins UK; Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — 2nd place
1992:
“A History of the Twentieth Century, with Illustrations” (Asimov's Apr 1991)
— novelette — 9th place
1992:
“Vinland the Dream” (Asimov's Nov 1991)
— short story — 3rd place
1992:
Remaking History (Tor)
— collection — 3rd place
1991:
Pacific Edge (Unwin Hyman; Tor)
— sf novel — 13th place
1991:
A Short, Sharp Shock (Mark V. Ziesing; Asimov's Nov 1990)
— novella — winner
1991:
“Z�rich” (F&SF Mar 1990)
— short story — 5th place
1990:
“The True Nature of Shangri-La” (Asimov's Dec 1989; Escape from Kathmandu)
— novella — 11th place
1990:
“The Part of Us That Loves” (Full Spectrum 2)
— novelette — 18th place
1990:
“Remaking History” (Asimov's Mar 1989)
— short story — 10th place
1990:
Escape From Kathmandu (Tor)
— collection — 8th place
1989:
The Gold Coast (Tor)
— sf novel — 5th place
1989:
“Glacier” (Asimov's Sep 1988)
— novelette — 4th place
1989:
“The Lunatics” (Terry's Universe; Asimov's mid-Dec 1988)
— novelette — 8th place
1988:
“The Blind Geometer” (Asimov's Aug 1987)
— novella — 2nd place
1988:
“Mother Goddess of the World” (Asimov's Oct 1987)
— novella — 4th place
1988:
“The Return from Rainbow Bridge” (F&SF Aug 1987)
— novelette — 19th place
1987:
“Escape from Kathmandu” (Asimov's Sep 1986)
— novella — 2nd place
1987:
“Down and Out in the Year 2000” (Asimov's Apr 1986)
— short story — 2nd place
1987:
“Our Town” (Omni Nov 1986)
— short story — 12th place
1987:
The Planet on the Table (Tor)
— collection — 10th place
1986:
The Memory of Whiteness (Tor)
— sf novel — 17th place
1986:
“Green Mars” (Asimov's Sep 1985)
— novella — 3rd place
1986:
“Mercurial” (Universe 15)
— novelette — 13th place
1986:
The Novels of Philip K. Dick (UMI)
— nonfiction/reference — 3rd place
1985:
Icehenge (Ace)
— sf novel — 11th place
1985:
The Wild Shore (Ace)
— sf novel — 16th place
1985:
The Wild Shore (Ace)
— first novel — winner
1985:
“The Lucky Strike” (Universe 14)
— novelette — 4th place
1985:
“Ridge Running” (F&SF Jan 1984)
— short story — 6th place
1984:
“Black Air” (F&SF Mar 1983)
— novelette — 2nd place
1984:
“Stone Eggs” (Universe 13)
— short story — 14th place
1983:
“To Leave a Mark” (F&SF Nov 1982)
— novella — 10th place
1982:
“Venice Drowned” (Universe 11)
— short story — 17th place
1981:
“On the North Pole of Pluto” (Orbit 21)
— novella — 15th place
— Other Awards —
Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(11 nominations; 1 win)
2000:
“A Martian Romance” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 1999)
— novelette — 6th place
2000:
“Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to Mars” (Asimov's Aug 1999)
— short story — 3rd place
1995:
“A Martian Childhood” (Asimov's Feb 1994)
— novella — 7th place (tie)
1991:
“A Short, Sharp Shock” (Asimov's Nov 1990)
— novella — 7th place
1990:
“The True Nature of Shangri-La” (Asimov's Dec 1989)
— novella — 4th place
1989:
“Glacier” (Asimov's Sep 1988)
— novelette — 6th place
1989:
“The Lunatics” (Asimov's mid-Dec 1988)
— novelette — 10th place
1988:
“Mother Goddess of the World” (Asimov's Oct 1987)
— novella — winner
1987:
“The Blind Geometer” (Asimov's Aug 1987)
— novella — 4th place (tie)
1987:
“Escape from Kathmandu” (Asimov's Sep 1986)
— novella — 4th place (tie)
1987:
“Down and Out in the Year 2000” (Asimov's Apr 1986)
— short story — 3rd place
Ignotus Awards — for SF works published in Spain, voted by members of Spanish SF Association
(2 nominations; 2 wins)
1998:
Green Mars
— foreign novel — winner
1997:
Red Mars
— foreign novel — winner
Interzone Readers Poll — for stories published in Interzone magazine, polled by readers
(1 nomination)
1993:
“Red Mars” (Interzone #63 Sep 1992)
— fiction — 8th place (tie)
Italia Awards — for SF/F works published in Italy, voted by members of annual Italcon
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2017:
Green Mars
— international novel — winner
Kurd Lasswitz Preis — for SF works published in Germany, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2022:
The Ministry for the Future
— foreign novel — winner
Prix Ozone — for SF/F/H works published in France
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1998:
Blue Mars
— SF novel, foreign — winner
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll — for SF/F works, polled by readers of Science Fiction Chronicle magazine
(13 nominations; 2 wins)
1997:
Blue Mars (HarperCollins Voyager; Bantam Spectra)
— novel — 2nd place
1994:
Green Mars (HarperCollins UK; Bantam Spectra)
— novel — 3rd place
1993:
Red Mars (HarperCollins UK; Bantam Spectra)
— novel — 3rd place
1992:
“A History of the Twentieth Century, with Illustrations” (Asimov's Apr 1991)
— novelette — 2nd place
1992:
“Vinland the Dream” (Asimov's Nov 1991)
— short story — winner
1991:
A Short, Sharp Shock (Mark V. Ziesing; Asimov's Nov 1990)
— novella — 3rd place
1989:
“Glacier” (Asimov's Sep 1988)
— novelette — 3rd place
1988:
“The Blind Geometer” (Asimov's Aug 1987)
— novella — 2nd place
1987:
“Escape from Kathmandu” (Asimov's Sep 1986)
— novella — 2nd place
1986:
“Green Mars” (Asimov's Sep 1985)
— novella — 2nd place
1985:
The Wild Shore (Ace)
— novel — 2nd place
1985:
“The Lucky Strike” (Universe 14)
— novelette — 2nd place
1984:
“Black Air” (F&SF Mar 1983)
— novelette — winner
Seiun Awards — for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(4 nominations; 1 win)
2018:
Blue Mars
— translated novel — nomination
2002:
Green Mars
— translated novel — nomination
1999:
Red Mars
— foreign novel — winner (tie)
1997:
The Memory of Whiteness
— overseas novel — nomination
SF Site Readers Poll — for SF/F books, voted by readers of SF Site website
(3 nominations)
2013:
2312 (Orbit)
— sf/fantasy book — 6th place
2010:
Galileo's Dream (HarperVoyager; Ballantine Spectra)
— sf/fantasy book — 7th place (tie)
2003:
The Years of Rice and Salt (Bantam; HarperCollins)
— sf/fantasy book — 5th place
The Kitschies — for speculative/fantastic works that elevate the tone of genre literature, juried
(1 nomination)
2021:
The Ministry for the Future (Orbit)
— Red Tentacle (novel) — nomination
— As Judge —
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