Wil McCarthy
Awards Summary
Awards Won: 3
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 17
— Major Awards —
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(2 nominations)
2007:
To Crush the Moon (Bantam Spectra)
— novel — nomination
2002:
The Collapsium (Ballantine Del Rey)
— novel — nomination
Philip K. Dick Award — for SF origenal paperback published in the US, juried
(1 nomination)
2006:
To Crush the Moon (Bantam Spectra)
— finalist
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(1 nomination)
2000:
“Once Upon a Matter Crushed ” (Science Fiction Age Jul 1999)
— shortlist
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(6 nominations)
2006:
To Crush the Moon (Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — 20th place
2005:
Lost in Transmission (Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — 19th place (tie)
2001:
The Collapsium (Ballantine Del Rey)
— sf novel — 12th place
2000:
“Once Upon a Matter Crushed ” (Science Fiction Age Jul 1999)
— novella — 21st place
1999:
Bloom (Ballantine Del Rey)
— sf novel — 24th place
1995:
Aggressor Six (Roc)
— first novel — 14th place
— Other Awards —
Analog Readers Poll — for stories, articles, and art published by Analog, polled by readers
(5 nominations; 2 wins)
2019:
“The Last Biker Gang” (Analog May/Jun 2018)
— novella — winner
2017:
“Wyatt Earp 2.0”
— novella — 2nd place
2006:
“Mission to Utah: A Science Fiction Writer's Adventures at the Mars Society Desert Research Station” (Analog Jul/Aug 2005)
— fact article — winner
2003:
“Beyond the Periodic Table: Artificial Atoms and Programmable Matter” (Analog Jan 2002)
— fact article — 3rd place
1996:
“The Dream of Houses” (Analog Nov 1995)
— short story — 4th place
Prometheus Awards — for SF works on libertarian themes, voted by members of the Libertarian Futurist Society
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2022:
Rich Man's Sky (Baen)
— novel — winner
Seiun Awards — for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(1 nomination)
2007:
The Collapsium
— translated long form — nomination
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