Locus Award
set of literary awards by the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus
The Locus Awards were started in 1971 and are given to winners of Locus Magazine's yearly readers' poll. Currently, the Locus Awards are given at a yearly banquet. Unusually, the publishers of winning works are given a certificate.[1]
The first Locus Award was given in 1971 for works published in 1970.
Winners
changeThe following writers have won the most awards in the "fiction" sections as of July 2005:
10 or more awards
change- Ursula K. Le Guin (18), Harlan Ellison (15), Dan Simmons (12), George R. R. Martin (11), John Varley (10)
3 - 9 awards
change- Connie Willis (9)
- Orson Scott Card (8), Neil Gaiman (8), Lucius Shepard (8)
- Kim Stanley Robinson (6)
- Robert Silverberg (5), David Brin (5), Gene Wolfe (5)
- Isaac Asimov (4), Joe Haldeman (4), China Miéville (4), Larry Niven (4)
- Michael Bishop (3), Greg Egan (3), Stephen King (3), Kelly Link (3), Lois McMaster Bujold (3), Tim Powers (3), Neal Stephenson (3) Terry Pratchett (3)
Categories
change- Locus Award for Best Novel
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
- Locus Award for Best First Novel
- Locus Award for Best Short Story
References
change- ↑ "What is given out in the Locus Awards". www.locusmag.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-28. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
