Short Award Name | Full Award Name | Given For | Given By |
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Analog | Analog Award | Best work published in the magazine in the previous year | Readers of Astounding/Analog magazine |
Apollo | Prix Tour-Apollo Award | Best science fiction novel published in France | Panel of French SF professionals |
Asimov's Readers' | Asimov's Readers' Poll | Best works published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in the previous year | Readers of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine |
Asimov's Undergraduate | Asimov's Undergraduate Award / Dell Magazines Award | Undergraduate excellence in science fiction and fantasy short story writing | Panel of judges sponsored by Dell Magazines |
Atheling | William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism or Review | Excellence in science fiction and speculative criticism | Members of the current and previous National (Australian) SF Convention |
Aurealis | Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction | Speculative fiction written by an Australian citizen or permanent resident | Panel of judges appointed, on behalf of Chimaera Publications, by the convening organisation (e.g. Conflux Incorporated for 2013 - 2014 awards, SpecFaction NSW & Fantastic Qld [...] before that, WA from 2015 awards)) |
Aurora | Prix Aurora Awards | Best Canadian science fiction and fantasy works and activities in English and French | Canadian SF and Fantasy Association at Canvention |
Balrog | Balrog Award | Works of fantasy | International Fantasy Gamers Society |
BFA | British Fantasy Award | Best fantasy works | Members of the British Fantasy Society |
Bradbury | Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation | Excellence in screenwriting | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America |
Brandon | Carl Brandon Society Award | Speculative fiction in English written by a person of color or dealing with issues of race and ethnicity | Panel of judges appointed by the Carl Brandon Society |
BSFA | British Science Fiction Award | Best science fiction | Members of the British Science Fiction Association |
Campbell for Best New Writer | John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer | Best new science fiction or fantasy writer | Worldcon, based on rules determined by the award sponsor, Dell Magazines |
Campbell Memorial | John W. Campbell Memorial Award | Best science fiction novel | Panel of judges sponsored by the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas |
Carnegie | Carnegie Medal | Outstanding book for children and young people | CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) |
Chesley | Chesley Award | Best art and best artist | Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists |
Clarke | Arthur C. Clarke Award | Best science fiction novel | A panel of judges from the British Science Fiction Association, the Science Fiction Foundation and a third organization, currently SF Crowsnest |
Crook | Compton Crook Award | Best first novel | Members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society |
Deathrealm | Deathrealm Award | Best works of horror | Readers of "Deathrealm" magazine |
Dick | Philip K. Dick Award | Best original science fiction paperback published in the US | Panel of judges sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society |
Ditmar | Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award | Achievement in Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror | Members of Australian National Science Fiction Convention |
Dragon | Dragon Award | Excellence in fiction, comics, gaming, TV and movies | Science fiction and fantasy fans under the auspices of Dragon Con |
Dwarf Stars | Dwarf Stars Award | The best science fiction, fantasy, or horror poem of ten lines or fewer published in English in the prior calendar year | Science Fiction Poetry Association |
Elgin | Elgin Award | Poetry books published in the preceding two years | Science Fiction Poetry Association |
Endeavour | Endeavour Award | Science fiction or fantasy book written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors | Panel of judges chartered by Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. |
Fidler | Kathleen Fidler Award | Outstanding novel for children ages 8 to 12 | Committee made up of members of the Scottish Book Trust, editors from Hodder Children's Books, and several independent book experts |
First Fandom | First Fandom Hall of Fame Award | Contributions to the field of science fiction | First Fandom |
Gandalf | Gandalf Award | Fantasy writing | World Science Fiction Society |
Gaughan | Jack Gaughan Award for Best Emerging Artist | Best new artist | NESFA (New England Science Fiction Association) |
Gemmell Award | David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy | Works of fantasy | Online voters |
Golden Duck | Golden Duck Award | Children's science fiction | Panel of judges funded by Super-Con-Duck-Tivity, Inc. |
Goodreads | Goodreads Choice Awards | Best Books | Goodreads users |
Hatton | Rondo Hatton Horror Awards | The best in classic horror research, creativity and film preservation | Horror fans |
Heinlein | Robert A. Heinlein Award | Best science fiction and technical writings to inspire the human exploration of space | Panel of science fiction writers originally approved by Virginia Heinlein |
Hemming | Norma K. Hemming Award | Excellence in the exploration of race, gender, sexuality, class and disability in Australian speculative fiction | Panel of judges approved by Australian Science Fiction Foundation |
HOMer | HOMer Award | Best speculative fiction or dramatic presentation | Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature Forum on CompuServe |
Hugo | Hugo Award | Best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements | Members of Worldcon |
IFA | International Fantasy Award | Best science fiction or fantasy book | Panel of SF fans and professionals |
IHG | International Horror Guild Award | Outstanding achievements in the field of Horror and Dark Fantasy | Panel of judges overseen by The International Horror Guild / The Mirabundus Project, Inc. |
Imaginaire | Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire | Speculative fiction | Panel of French SF professionals |
Kurd Lasswitz Prize | Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis | Best Science Fiction Work | German SF Professionals |
Lambda | Lambda Literary Awards | Works which celebrate or explore lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender themes | Lambda Literary Foundation |
Locus | Locus Poll Award | Science fiction and fantasy | Readers of Locus magazine |
Mythopoeic | Mythopoeic Award | Fantasy exemplifying "the spirit of the Inklings" | Committee of Mythopoeic Society members |
Nebula | Nebula Award | Best science fiction or fantasy published in the US | Members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) |
Newbery | John Newbery Medal | The most distinguished contribution to American literature for children | Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association |
NOMMO | Nommo Awards for African Speculative Fiction | Speculative fiction to a significant degree authored by at least one African | African Speculative Fiction Society |
Norton | Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy | Young adult or middle grade science fiction or fantasy published in the US | Members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) |
Phoenix Award | Phoenix Award | Lifetime achievement award for a science fiction professional who has done a great deal for Southern Fandom | Southern Fandom Confederation |
Premio Ignotus | Premio Ignotus | Best fantasy, science fiction and horror works published in Spain during the previous year | AEFCFT (Asociación Española de Fantasía, Ciencia Ficción y Terror - Spanish Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror Association) |
Prix Jean Ray | Prix Jean Ray | Best unpublished fantasy text by a Belgian writer | |
Prometheus | Prometheus Award | Libertarian science fiction novel | Full members of Libertarian Futurist Society |
Quill | Quill Award | Most entertaining and enlightening titles | Readers, retailers and librarians |
Retro Hugo | Retro Hugo Award | Best science fiction and fantasy works (retrospective) | Members of Worldcon |
Rhysling | Rhysling Award | Science fiction, fantasy, or horror poem | Members of the Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA) |
Schwartz | Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award | Canadian children's literature | Panel of young readers from an Ontario public school |
Seiun | Seiun Award | Best Science Fiction Published in Japan | Attendees of the Annual Japan Science Fiction Convention |
SF Chronicle | SF Chronicle Award | Science fiction | Readers of Science Fiction Chronicle |
SFBC | SFBC Award | Book published by SFBC | Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC) |
Shadows | Australian Shadows Award | Best published works of horror fiction written or edited by an Australian/New Zealand/Oceania resident in the previous calendar year | Australasian Horror Writers Association |
Shirley Jackson | Shirley Jackson Award | Outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic | A jury of professional writers, editors, critics, and academics, with input from a Board of Advisors |
Sidewise | Sidewise Awards for Alternate History | Alternative history | Panel of judges |
Skylark | Edward E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction | Contribution to science fiction | Members of New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA) |
Stoker | Bram Stoker Award | Horror | Members of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) |
Sturgeon | Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award | Science fiction short story | Panel of SF professionals |
Sunburst | The Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic | Speculative fiction by a Canadian | Panel of judges authorized by The Sunburst Award Society Administration Committee |
Taisho | Nihon SF Taisho Award | Best SF work | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan |
Tiptree | James Tiptree, Jr. Award | Science fiction or fantasy that "expands or explores our understanding of gender" | Panel of judges supervised by James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award Council |
Vogel | Sir Julius Vogel Award | New Zealand science fiction, fantasy, horror and fandom contributions | Members of Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand (SFFANZ) and the National Science Fiction convention |
White | James White Award | Short story by a non-professional writer | Panel of SF professionals |
World Fantasy | World Fantasy Award | Fantasy and horror | Panel of judges chosen by the World Fantasy Awards Administration |