Zen Cho
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 2
Other Awards: 1
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 16
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2019:
“If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again” (B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog 29 Nov 2018)
— novelette — winner
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(1 nomination)
2022:
Black Water Sister (Ace; Macmillan)
— novel — nomination
British Fantasy Awards — for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
(3 nominations; 1 win)
2021:
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water (Tordotcom)
— novella — nomination
2016:
Sorcerer to the Crown (Macmillan)
— fantasy novel (Robert Holdstock Award) — nomination
2016:
for Sorcerer to the Crown (Macmillan)
— Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer — winner
Ignyte Awards — for SF/F/H that celebrates vibrancy and diversity; committee and popular vote
(1 nomination)
2022:
Black Water Sister (Ace; Macmillan)
— adult novel — nomination
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(4 nominations)
2022:
Black Water Sister (Ace; Macmillan)
— fantasy novel — 2nd place
2022:
Spirits Abroad (Small Beer)
— collection — 2nd place
2021:
“The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water” (Tordotcom)
— novella — 6th place
2016:
Sorcerer to the Crown (Ace; Macmillan UK)
— first novel — 2nd place
— Other Awards —
Carl Brandon Awards — for works by persons of color, and dealing with issues of race and ethnicity; juried
(2 nominations)
2014:
“The House of Aunts”
— Honors
2014:
“Rising Lion -- The Lion Bows”
— Honors
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer — (renamed the Astounding Award in 2020)
(1 nomination)
2013:
— finalist
Lambda Award — for gay and lesbian literature, juried
(1 nomination)
2021:
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water (Tordotcom)
— sf/fantasy/horror — nomination
The Kitschies — for speculative/fantastic works that elevate the tone of genre literature, juried
(1 nomination)
2022:
Black Water Sister (Macmillan)
— Red Tentacle (novel) — nomination
William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award — for first fantasy book, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2015:
Spirits Abroad (Buku Fixi)
— winner
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