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Science Fiction Literary Awards

Track the most respected science fiction awards and winning novels across speculative, futuristic, and genre-defining work.

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35

Awards in Science Fiction

Start with the award programs themselves, then jump into individual winners and related books below.

UK

Arthur C. Clarke Award

Presented for the best science fiction novel first published in the UK during the previous year.

Est. 1987United Kingdom
science fiction

Prize: £2,025

0 winners recordedOfficial Site
US

Hugo Award for Best Novel

Science fiction and fantasy's most prestigious award, voted by members of the World Science Fiction Convention.

Est. 1953United States
science fictionfantasy

Latest Winner (2026)

The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

22 winners recordedOfficial Site
US

Nebula Award for Best Novel

Awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association for the best science fiction or fantasy novel.

Est. 1966United States
science fictionfantasy

Latest Winner (2025)

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones

21 winners recordedOfficial Site

Award-Winning Books in Science Fiction

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Cover of Network Effect by Martha Wells

Network Effect

by Martha Wells

2 awards · through 2021

Hugo • Nebula

Cover of The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Calculating Stars

by Mary Robinette Kowal

2 awards · through 2019

Hugo • Nebula

Cover of The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin

The Stone Sky

by N. K. Jemisin

2 awards · through 2018

Hugo • Nebula

Cover of Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

Ancillary Justice

by Ann Leckie

2 awards · through 2014

Hugo • Nebula

Cover of Among Others by Jo Walton

Among Others

by Jo Walton

2 awards · through 2012

Hugo • Nebula

Cover of Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis

Blackout/All Clear

by Connie Willis

2 awards · through 2011

Hugo • Nebula

Cover of The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

The Windup Girl

by Paolo Bacigalupi

2 awards · through 2010

Hugo • Nebula

Cover of The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

by Michael Chabon

2 awards · through 2008

Hugo • Nebula

Cover of The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

The Everlasting

by Alix E. Harrow

1 award · through 2026

Hugo

Cover of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

by Stephen Graham Jones

1 award · through 2025

Nebula

Cover of The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

The Tainted Cup

by Robert Jackson Bennett

1 award · through 2025

Hugo

Cover of Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Some Desperate Glory

by Emily Tesh

1 award · through 2024

Hugo

Cover of Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

Someone You Can Build a Nest In

by John Wiswell

1 award · through 2024

Nebula

Cover of Nettle & Bone by Ursula Vernon (as T. Kingfisher)

Nettle & Bone

by Ursula Vernon (as T. Kingfisher)

1 award · through 2023

Hugo

Cover of The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera

The Saint of Bright Doors

by Vajra Chandrasekera

1 award · through 2023

Nebula

Cover of A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

A Desolation Called Peace

by Arkady Martine

1 award · through 2022

Hugo

Cover of Babel by R. F. Kuang

Babel

by R. F. Kuang

1 award · through 2022

Nebula

Cover of A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

A Master of Djinn

by P. Djèlí Clark

1 award · through 2021

Nebula

Cover of A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

A Memory Called Empire

by Arkady Martine

1 award · through 2020

Hugo

Cover of A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker

A Song for a New Day

by Sarah Pinsker

1 award · through 2019

Nebula

Cover of The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin

The Obelisk Gate

by N. K. Jemisin

1 award · through 2017

Hugo

Cover of All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

All the Birds in the Sky

by Charlie Jane Anders

1 award · through 2016

Nebula

Cover of The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

by N. K. Jemisin

1 award · through 2016

Hugo

Cover of The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (Chinese)*[g]

The Three-Body Problem

by Cixin Liu (Chinese)*[g]

1 award · through 2015

Hugo

Cover of Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Uprooted

by Naomi Novik

1 award · through 2015

Nebula

Cover of Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation

by Jeff VanderMeer

1 award · through 2014

Nebula

Cover of Redshirts by John Scalzi

Redshirts

by John Scalzi

1 award · through 2013

Hugo

Cover of 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson

2312

by Kim Stanley Robinson

1 award · through 2012

Nebula

Cover of The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

The Graveyard Book

by Neil Gaiman

1 award · through 2009

Hugo

Cover of Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin

Powers

by Ursula K. Le Guin

1 award · through 2008

Nebula

Cover of Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge

Rainbows End

by Vernor Vinge

1 award · through 2007

Hugo

Cover of Seeker by Jack McDevitt

Seeker

by Jack McDevitt

1 award · through 2006

Nebula

Cover of Spin by Robert Charles Wilson

Spin

by Robert Charles Wilson

1 award · through 2006

Hugo

Cover of Camouflage by Joe Haldeman

Camouflage

by Joe Haldeman

1 award · through 2005

Nebula

Cover of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

by Susanna Clarke

1 award · through 2005

Hugo