| AHWA Competition |
AHWA Robert N Stephenson Flash Fiction & Short Story Competition |
Unpublished horror short fiction by Australasian authors |
Judges selected by Australasian Horror Writers Association |
No |
Yes |
| AML Award |
Association for Mormon Letters Award |
Best Work by, for, and about Mormons |
Association for Mormon Letters |
No |
Yes |
| Analog |
Analog Award |
Best work published in the magazine in the previous year |
Readers of Astounding/Analog magazine |
Yes |
No |
| Apollo |
Prix Tour-Apollo Award |
Best science fiction novel published in France |
Panel of French SF professionals |
No |
No |
| Argos |
Prêmio Argos / Argos Award |
Speculative fiction originally published in Portuguese |
Clube de Leitores de Ficção Científica, a Brazilian association of readers and writers of speculative fiction |
Yes |
No |
| 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 |
Yes |
No |
| 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 |
No |
No |
| 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 |
No |
No |
| 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)) |
No |
No |
| Aurora |
Prix Aurora Awards |
Best Canadian science fiction and fantasy works and activities in English and French |
Canadian SF and Fantasy Association at Canvention |
No |
No |
| Balrog |
Balrog Award |
Works of fantasy |
International Fantasy Gamers Society |
No |
No |
| Beehive |
Beehive Book Award |
Children's literature |
Children's Literature Association of Utah |
No |
Yes |
| BFA |
British Fantasy Award |
Best fantasy works |
Members of the British Fantasy Society |
No |
No |
| Bradbury |
Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation |
Excellence in screenwriting |
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America |
No |
No |
| 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 |
No |
No |
| BSFA |
British Science Fiction Award |
Best science fiction |
Members of the British Science Fiction Association |
No |
No |
| Campbell / Astounding |
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer / Astounding Award for the Best New Science Fiction Writer |
Best new science fiction or fantasy writer |
Worldcon, based on rules determined by the award sponsor, Dell Magazines |
Yes |
No |
| 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 |
Yes |
No |
| Canopus |
100 Year Starship Canopus Award |
Excellence in Interstellar Writing |
A panel of scientists, writers, cultural influencers, and experts chosen by the "100 Year Starship" project |
No |
No |
| Carnegie |
Carnegie Medal for Writing |
Outstanding book written in English for children and young people |
CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) and the Youth Libraries Group |
No |
Yes |
| Chandler Award |
A. Bertram Chandler Award for Outstanding Achievement in Australian Science Fiction |
Outstanding Achievement in Australian Science Fiction |
Australian Science Fiction Foundation |
No |
No |
| Chesley |
Chesley Award |
Best art and best artist |
Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists |
No |
No |
| 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 |
Yes |
No |
| Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award |
The Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award |
Life achievement award |
Cordwainer Smith Foundation |
No |
No |
| Crook |
Compton Crook Award |
Best first novel |
Members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society |
No |
No |
| Deathrealm |
Deathrealm Award |
Best works of horror |
Readers of "Deathrealm" magazine |
No |
No |
| Dick |
Philip K. Dick Award |
Best original science fiction paperback published in the US |
Panel of judges sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society |
No |
No |
| Ditmar |
Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award |
Achievement in Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror |
Members of Australian National Science Fiction Convention |
No |
No |
| Dragon |
Dragon Award |
Excellence in fiction, comics, gaming, TV and movies |
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror fans under the auspices of Dragon Con |
No |
No |
| DSFP |
Deutscher Science Fiction Preis |
Best German-language science fiction |
Comittee of volunteers sponsored by the Science Fiction Club Deutschland e.V. |
Yes |
No |
| 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 |
Yes |
No |
| Elgin |
Elgin Award |
Poetry books published in the preceding two years |
Science Fiction Poetry Association |
Yes |
No |
| 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. |
No |
No |
| Eugie Award |
The Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction |
The best in innovative fiction |
A jury, based on nominations made by publishers and editors and reviewed by a committee of fans |
No |
No |
| 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 |
No |
Yes |
| First Fandom |
First Fandom Hall of Fame Award |
Contributions to the field of science fiction |
First Fandom |
No |
No |
| Gandalf |
Gandalf Award |
Fantasy writing |
World Science Fiction Society |
No |
No |
| Gaughan |
Jack Gaughan Award for Best Emerging Artist |
Best new artist |
NESFA (New England Science Fiction Association) |
No |
No |
| Gaylactic Spectrum |
Gaylactic Spectrum Awards |
Outstanding works of science fiction, fantasy, horror and related genres with significant positive LGBTQIA+ content |
Gaylactic Network in 1999-2001, Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Foundation in 2002-2019 |
No |
No |
| Gemmell Award |
David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy |
Works of fantasy |
Online voters |
No |
No |
| Golden Duck |
Golden Duck Award |
Children's science fiction |
Panel of judges funded by Super-Con-Duck-Tivity, Inc. |
No |
No |
| Goodreads |
Goodreads Choice Awards |
Best Books |
Goodreads users |
Yes |
Yes |
| Harland Awards |
King Kong Award / Millenniumprijs / Paul Harland Prijs / Harland Awards |
Original Dutch-language science fiction, fantasy and horror stories (up to 10,000 words) |
A jury |
Yes |
No |
| Hatton |
Rondo Hatton Horror Awards |
The best in classic horror research, creativity and film preservation |
Horror fans |
No |
No |
| 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 |
No |
No |
| 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 |
No |
No |
| HOMer |
HOMer Award |
Best speculative fiction or dramatic presentation |
Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature Forum on CompuServe |
No |
No |
| Hugo |
Hugo Award |
Best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements |
Members of Worldcon |
Yes |
No |
| IFA |
International Fantasy Award |
Best science fiction or fantasy book |
Panel of SF fans and professionals |
No |
No |
| Ignyte |
Ignyte Award |
Incredible feats in storytelling and outstanding efforts toward inclusivity of the genre |
Open vote sponsored by Fiyah and FIYAHCON |
No |
No |
| 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. |
No |
No |
| Imadjinn |
Imadjinn Awards |
Genre fiction, literary fiction and non-fiction |
Jury sponsored by the Imaginarium Convention |
No |
Yes |
| Imaginaire |
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire |
Speculative fiction |
Panel of French SF professionals |
No |
No |
| Infinity |
Infinity Award |
Acclaimed creators who passed away before they could be considered for a Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award |
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) |
No |
No |
| James White |
James White Award |
Short story by a non-professional writer |
Panel of SF professionals |
No |
No |
| Jewish Fiction Award |
AJL Jewish Fiction Award |
Fiction with significant Jewish thematic content written in or translated into English |
The Association of Jewish Libraries |
No |
Yes |
| Kitschies |
The Kitschies |
The year's most progressive, intelligent and entertaining fiction that contain elements of the speculative or fantastic |
Jury sponsored by Blackwell's, a UK-based academic and specialist bookseller network |
No |
No |
| Kurd Lasswitz Prize |
Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis |
Best Science Fiction Work |
German SF Professionals |
No |
No |
| Ladies of Horror |
Ladies of Horror Fiction Award |
Horror fiction by "all women (cis and trans) and non-binary femmes" |
LOHF team is comprised of book reviewers and writers |
No |
No |
| Lambda |
Lambda Literary Awards |
Works which celebrate or explore lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender themes |
Lambda Literary Foundation |
No |
No |
| Le Guin |
The Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction |
A single book-length work of imaginative fiction |
The Ursula K. Le Guin Literary Trust and a panel of jurors |
No |
No |
| Locus |
Locus Poll Award |
Science fiction and fantasy |
Readers of Locus magazine |
Yes |
No |
| Locus Online |
Locus Online |
Best science fiction and fantasy |
Locus Online readers |
Yes |
No |
| Lodestar |
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book |
Young Adult Book |
Members of World Science Fiction Conventions |
Yes |
No |
| Mythopoeic |
Mythopoeic Award |
Fantasy exemplifying "the spirit of the Inklings" |
Committee of Mythopoeic Society members |
No |
No |
| Nebula |
Nebula Award |
Best science fiction or fantasy published in the US |
Members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) |
No |
No |
| Neffy |
National Fantasy Fan Federation Speculative Fiction Awards |
Speculative Fiction and Media Works |
National Fantasy Fan Federation |
No |
No |
| 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 |
No |
Yes |
| Nobel |
The Nobel Prize in Literature |
"The most outstanding work in an ideal direction" |
The Swedish Academy |
No |
Yes |
| NOMMO |
Nommo Awards for African Speculative Fiction |
Speculative fiction to a significant degree authored by at least one African |
African Speculative Fiction Society |
No |
No |
| 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) |
No |
No |
| Ohioana |
Ohioana Book Award |
Literature by writers from Ohio and about Ohio |
Jury; Readers' Choice Award chosen by voters in a public online poll |
No |
Yes |
| Phoenix Award |
Phoenix Award |
Lifetime achievement award for a science fiction professional who has done a great deal for Southern Fandom |
Southern Fandom Confederation |
No |
No |
| 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) |
Yes |
No |
| Prix Jean Ray |
Prix Jean Ray |
Best unpublished fantasy text by a Belgian writer |
|
No |
No |
| Prometheus |
Prometheus Award |
Libertarian science fiction novel |
Full members of Libertarian Futurist Society |
No |
No |
| Quill |
Quill Award |
Most entertaining and enlightening titles |
Readers, retailers and librarians |
No |
Yes |
| Resnick Award |
Mike Resnick Memorial Award |
Best Science Fiction Short Story by a New Author |
Arc Manor Publishers and Dragon Con |
No |
No |
| Retro Hugo |
Retro Hugo Award |
Best science fiction and fantasy works (retrospective) |
Members of Worldcon |
Yes |
No |
| Rhysling |
Rhysling Award |
Science fiction, fantasy, or horror poem |
Members of the Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA) |
Yes |
No |
| Ruthven |
Lord Ruthven Award |
Significant contributions to the field of horror literature |
Lord Ruthven Assembly |
No |
No |
| Schwartz |
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award |
Canadian children's literature |
Panel of young readers from an Ontario public school |
No |
Yes |
| Scribe |
Scribe Award |
Media tie-ins |
The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers (IAMTW) |
No |
Yes |
| Seiun |
Seiun Award |
Best Science Fiction Published in Japan |
Attendees of the Annual Japan Science Fiction Convention |
No |
No |
| SF Chronicle |
SF Chronicle Award |
Science fiction |
Readers of Science Fiction Chronicle |
No |
No |
| SF&FT Awards |
Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards |
All forms of science fiction, fantasy and related literature translated into English from other languages |
Five-person jury appointed by the board of the Association for the Recognition of Excellence in SF & F Translation (ARESFFT) |
No |
No |
| SFBC |
SFBC Award |
Book published by SFBC |
Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC) |
No |
No |
| SFERA |
SFERA Award |
Finest achievements in the SF genre (Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror) published and/or performed in Croatia in the Croatian language for the first time during the preceding calendar year |
Croatian SFera Science Fiction Society at the annual SFeraKon convention in Zagreb |
No |
No |
| SFファンジン大賞 / SF Fanzine Awards |
SFファンジン大賞 |
Best speculative fiction fanzines in Japan |
Committee |
No |
No |
| 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 |
No |
No |
| Shelley Award |
The Mary Shelley Award for Outstanding Fictional Work |
Outstanding fiction |
Media Ecology Association |
No |
Yes |
| 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 |
No |
No |
| Sidewise |
Sidewise Awards for Alternate History |
Alternative history |
Panel of judges |
No |
No |
| Skylark |
Edward E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction |
Contribution to science fiction |
Members of New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA) |
No |
No |
| Stoker |
Bram Stoker Award |
Horror |
Members of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) |
No |
No |
| Sturgeon |
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award |
Science fiction short story |
Panel of SF professionals |
Yes |
No |
| Sunburst |
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 |
No |
No |
| Taisho |
Nihon SF Taisho Award |
Best SF work |
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan |
No |
No |
| Tiptree / Otherwise |
James Tiptree, Jr. Award / Otherwise Award |
Science fiction or fantasy that "expands or explores our understanding of gender" |
Panel of judges supervised by James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award Council |
No |
No |
| Utah Book Award |
Utah Book Awards |
Works of outstanding literary merit by Utah authors |
A panel of judges composed of librarians, booksellers, and authors |
No |
Yes |
| Utah SF |
Utah Speculative Fiction Award |
Best speculative fiction written by a Utah author or about Utah |
Anonymous volunteer judges selected among members of CONduit |
No |
No |
| Utopia |
Utopia Award |
Science fiction, fantasy, climate fiction works that exemplify hopeful, utopian fiction |
Online vote adminstered by Android Press |
No |
No |
| 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 |
No |
No |
| Wellman |
Manly Wade Wellman Award for North Carolina Science Fiction and Fantasy |
Science fiction and fantasy novels published by North Carolina authors |
|
No |
No |
| Wetzlar |
Phantastikpreis der Stadt Wetzlar / Fantasy Prize of the City of Wetzlar |
Fantastic literature including magical realism, fantasy, science fiction, utopia and horror |
Jury appointed by the City of Wetzlar in cooperation with the Fantastic Library Wetzlar |
No |
No |
| WHC Grand Master |
World Horror Convention Grand Master Award |
Significant contributions to the field of horror literature |
World Horror Convention committee |
No |
No |
| Whitney |
Whitney Award |
Novels by Latter Day Saint authors |
Storymakers Conference |
No |
Yes |
| World Fantasy |
World Fantasy Award |
Fantasy and horror |
Panel of judges chosen by the World Fantasy Awards Administration |
No |
No |
| WSFA Small Press |
WSFA Small Press Award |
Efforts of small press publishers in providing a critical venue for short fiction in the area of speculative fiction |
Members of the Washington Science Fiction Association |
No |
No |
| АБС-премия / ABS-premiya |
АБС-премия |
Best Russian-language speculative fiction |
Jury |
No |
No |
| Аэлита / Aelita |
Аэлита |
Russian-language speculative fiction |
Jury |
No |
No |
| Басткон / Bastkon |
Басткон |
Speculative and non-speculative fiction |
"Басткон", a Russian SF convention |
Yes |
Yes |
| Интерпресскон / Interpresskon |
Интерпресскон |
Russian-language speculative fiction |
"Интерпресскон", a Russian SF convention |
No |
No |
| Итоги года / Itogi goda |
Итоги года |
Speculative fiction and media works released during the previous year |
Мир Фантастики (Mir Fantastiki), a Moscow-based SF magazine |
No |
No |
| РосКон / RosKon |
РосКон |
Speculative fiction |
Members of "РосКон", a Russian SF convention |
Yes |
No |
| Филигрань / Filigran' |
Филигрань |
Russian-language SF published in Russia |
A jury consisting of SF critics |
No |
No |
| 日本SFファンドム賞 / Nippon SF Fandom Award |
日本SFファンドム賞 |
Contribution to Japanese SF and fandom |
Annual Japanese SF conventions |
No |
No |
| 日本SF新人賞 / Japan SF Newcomer Award |
日本SF新人賞 |
New authors in the SF field in Japan |
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan |
No |
No |
| 日本ファンタジー ノベル大賞 / Japan Fantasy Novel Award |
Japan Fantasy Novel Award |
Best Japanese Fantasy Novel |
Sponsored by the Yomiuri Shimbun and Shimizu Corporation with the backing of publisher Shinchōsha |
Yes |
No |
| 柴野拓美賞 / Takumi Shibano Award |
柴野拓美賞 |
Significant contributions to Japanese SF fandom |
Japanese SF author, translator, and fan 柴野拓美 (Takumi Shibano) |
No |
No |
