Sean McMullen
Awards Summary
Awards Won: 14
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 52
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(1 nomination)
2011:
“Eight Miles” (Analog Sep 2010)
— novelette — nomination
British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(1 nomination)
2003:
“Voice of Steel ” (Sci Fiction 21 Aug 2002)
— short fiction — nomination
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(9 nominations)
2013:
“Electrica” (F&SF Mar/Apr 2012)
— novelette — 26th place
2011:
“Eight Miles” (Analog Sep 2010)
— novelette — 26th place
2005:
Glass Dragons (Tor)
— fantasy novel — 16th place
2003:
Voyage of the Shadowmoon (Tor)
— fantasy novel — 12th place
2002:
Eyes of the Calculor (Tor)
— sf novel — 23rd place
2001:
The Miocene Arrow (Tor)
— sf novel — 23rd place (tie)
2001:
“Colours of the Soul ” (Interzone #152 Feb 2000)
— short story — 34th place
2000:
Souls in the Great Machine (Tor)
— sf novel — 20th place (tie)
2000:
Strange Constellations: A History of Australian Science Fiction (by Russell Blackford, Van Ikin & SM) (Greenwood Press)
— nonfiction — 8th place
— Other Awards —
Analog Readers Poll — for stories, articles, and art published by Analog, polled by readers
(6 nominations; 3 wins)
2021:
“The Chrysalis Pool” (Analog Sep/Oct 2020)
— short story — 4th place (tie)
2021:
“Wheels of Echoes” (Analog Jan/Feb 2020)
— short story — winner
2018:
“Two Hours at Frontier” (Analog Nov/Dec 2017)
— short story — 2nd place (tie)
2016:
“The Audience”
— novelette — 3rd place
2013:
“Ninety Thousand Horses”
— novelette — winner
2002:
“Tower of Wings ” (Analog Dec 2001)
— novelette — winner
Aurealis Awards — for SF/F/H works published in Australia; juried
(10 nominations; 3 wins)
2007:
Voidfarer (Tor)
— fantasy novel — nomination
2004:
Voyage of the Shadowmoon (Tor)
— fantasy novel — nomination
2003:
“Walk to the Full Moon ” (F&SF Dec 2002)
— sf short story — winner
2002:
Eyes of the Calculor (Tor)
— sf novel — nomination
2001:
The Miocene Arrow (Tor)
— sf novel — winner
2000:
Strange Constellations: A History of Australian Science Fiction (by Russell Blackford, Van Ikin & SM) (Greenwood Press)
— Convenors' Award — nomination
1999:
The Centurion's Empire (Tor)
— sf novel — winner
1999:
“Queen of Soulmates ” (Dreaming Down-Under)
— fantasy short story — nomination
1999:
(by Paul Collins, SM & Steven Paulsen, ed.) for The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy
— Convenors' Award — nomination
1996:
Mirrorsun Rising (Aphelion)
— sf novel — nomination
Ditmar Awards — for Australian SF/F, voted by members of Australian National SF Convention
(19 nominations; 8 wins)
2002:
Eyes of the Calculor (Tor)
— novel — nomination
2002:
“Tower of Wings ” (Analog Dec 2001)
— short fiction — nomination
2001:
The Miocene Arrow (Tor)
— novel — nomination
2000:
Souls in the Great Machine (Tor)
— novel — nomination
2000:
Strange Constellations: A History of Australian Science Fiction (by Russell Blackford, Van Ikin & SM) (Greenwood Press)
— William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review — winner (tie)
1999:
The Centurion's Empire (Tor)
— Australian long fiction — nomination
1999:
“Queen of Soulmates ” (Dreaming Down-Under)
— Australian short fiction — nomination
1998:
“Australia: Australian Contemporary Fantasy” (by SM & Steven Paulsen) (The Encyclopedia of Fantasy)
— William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review — winner
1996:
Mirrorsun Rising (Aphelion)
— long fiction — winner
1996:
“The Hunt for Australian Horror Fiction” (by Bill Congreve, SM & Steven Paulsen) (The Scream Factory #16 Nov 1995)
— William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review — winner
1995:
Voices in the Light (Aphelion)
— long fiction — nomination
1993:
Call to the Edge
— long fiction — nomination
1993:
“Australian SF Art Turns 50” (Eidolon #7 Summer 1992)
— William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review — winner
1993:
“From SFantasy to Galileo”
— William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review — nomination
1992:
“Alone in His Chariot ” (Eidolon #4 Summer 1991)
— short fiction — winner
1992:
“The Dominant Style ” (Aurealis #4 1991)
— short fiction — nomination
1992:
“Going Commercial”
— William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review — winner
1991:
“While the Gate Is Open ” (F&SF Mar 1990)
— Australian short fiction — winner
1989:
“The Colors of the Masters ” (F&SF Mar 1988)
— Australian short fiction — nomination
Interzone Readers Poll — for stories published in Interzone magazine, polled by readers
(3 nominations; 1 win)
2014:
“Technarion” (Interzone #248)
— story — 1st place (tie)
2013:
“Steamgothic” (Interzone #241)
— story — 4th place (tie)
2010:
“Mother of Champions ” (Interzone #222 Jun 2009)
— story — 7th place (tie)
Sidewise Awards — for works of alternate history, juried
(2 nominations)
2021:
“Wheels of Echoes” (Analog Jan 2020)
— short form — nomination
2013:
“Steamgothic” (Interzone #241 Jul-Aug 2012)
— short form — nomination
WSFA Small Press Award — for short fiction from small press publications, voted by member of Washington SF Assn
(1 nomination)
2014:
“Acts of Chivalry” (Tales of Australia: Great Southern Land)
— shortlist — nomination
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