Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Awards

A little while ago, I put together a blog post that listed all the various awards for mystery writers. Time to try to do the same for science fiction, fantasy and horror writing. If I've missed any, please let me know, and I'll adjust accordingly.

• The Arthur C. Clarke Award, is given for the best British science fiction novel from the previous year.
• The Atorox Awards, for the best SF or fantasy published in Finnish.
• The Aurealis Awards, were established in 1995 by Chimaera Publications, the publishers of Aurealis Magazine, to recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror writers.
• The Bradbury Award, named in honor of science fiction and screenwriter Ray Bradbury, is not given out every year; it acknowledges excellence as a screenwriter for a particular work.
• The Bram Stoker Awards, given each year by the Horror Writer's Association for superior achievement in horror literature; the award is named in honor of Bram Stoker, author of the seminal horror work, Dracula.
• The British Science Fiction Awards, are given out each year for the best SF published in Britain the previous year.
• The Ditmar Awards , for the best SF published in Australia.
• The Endevour Award, represents a collaboration between writers and fans of Science Fiction and Fantasy to encourage the growth of literature in the field and recognize works of excellence. It is named for H.M. Bark Endeavour, the ship of Northwest explorer Capt. James Cook.
• The European SF Awards, for the best SF published in Europe.
• The French SF Awards, for the best SF published in French.
• The Gaylactic Network Spectrum Awards, were created in 1998 by the Gaylactic Network to honor works in science fiction, fantasy and horror which include positive explorations of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered characters, themes, or issues.
• The Hugo Award, named in honor of Hugo Gernsback, "The Father of Magazine Science Fiction," and is given annually by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS).
• The Ignotus Awards/AEFCF Awards, for the best SF published in Spanish.
• The International Horror Guild Awards, for outstanding achievements in the field of horror and dark fantasy.
• The James Tiptree Jr. Award, is an annual literary prize for science fiction or fantasy that expands or explores our understanding of gender.
• The John W. Campbell Memorial Award, for best science fiction novel of the year, was created to honor the late editor of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, which is now named Analog. Campbell, who edited the magazine from 1937 until his death in 1971, is called, by many writers and scholars, the father of modern science fiction.
• The Mythopoeic Awards. This award for adult literature, is given to the best fantasy novel, multi-volume, or single-author story collection for adults. The Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature honors books for younger readers (from "Young Adults" to picture books for beginning readers), in the tradition of The Hobbit or The Chronicles of Narnia.
• The Nebula Awards, are administered, voted and presented by the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) to acknowledge excellence in science fiction writing.
• The Prix Aurora Awards, are the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association annual SF awards.
• The Prometheus Awards, provide encouragement to science fiction writers whose books examine the meaning of freedom, the Libertarian Futurist Society revived the Prometheus Award for best libertarian novel of the year.
• The Rhysling Award, is for the best SF poetry of the year.
• The Russian SF Awards, for the best SF published in Russian.
• The Sapphire Awards, are sponsored by the SF Romance newsletter, as part of an effort to raise awareness of Science Fiction Romance.
• The Skylark Award. A.k.a the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction. This award is presented annually by NESFA to some person, who, in the opinion of the membership, has contributed significantly to science fiction, both through work in the field and by exemplifying the personal qualities which made the late "Doc" Smith well-loved by those who knew him.
• The Sturgeon Award, is the short fiction counterpart of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best novel of the year. The award honors Theodore Sturgeon, one of the great short story writers of SF in the Golden Age of SF, from 1939 through the 1950s.
• The World Fantasy Awards, are nominated by members of the World Fantasy Convention and selected by a panel of judges to acknowledge excellence in fantasy writing and art.

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