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This is a list of science fiction and fantasy awards for literature. A Aelita Prize; Andre Norton Award ... List of science fiction and fantasy literary awards.
The SFADB compiles over 100 literary awards for science fiction, fantasy, and horror, from 1951 to date. It includes both nominees and winners, with a separate page for each person and award. Awards are displayed as three groups: Major Career Awards, Major Awards and Other Awards, and can be sorted chronologically, by nominee, and by category. [12]
The novel award is available for works of fiction of 40,000 words or more; awards are also given out in the short story, novelette, and novella categories. The Hugo Awards have been described as "a fine showcase for speculative fiction ", and "the best known literary award for science fiction writing".
Literary agent Richard Curtis said in his 1996 Mastering the Business of Writing that having the term Hugo Award on the cover, even as a nominee, was a "powerful inducement" to science fiction fans to buy a novel, [102] while Jo Walton claimed in 2011 that the Hugo is the only science fiction award "that actually affects sales of a book".
Pages in category "Science fiction awards" The following 80 pages are in this category, out of 80 total. ... Lambda Literary Award for Speculative Fiction;
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel – since 1973; John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction – since 1973; World Fantasy Award – since 1975; Paul Harland Prize (Netherlands) – since 1976; Prometheus Award – best Libertarian SF – since 1979; Nihon SF Taisho Award – since 1980
The Nebula Award for Best Novel is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novels.A work of fiction is considered a novel by the organization if it is 40,000 words or longer; awards are also given out for pieces of shorter lengths, in the categories of short story, novelette, and novella.
The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus, a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California. [1] The awards are presented at an annual banquet.