Locus Award

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Locus Award
Locus award.png
Trophy used since 2018
Awarded forThe best science fiction, fantasy and horror of the previous year
Presented by Locus
First awarded1971;53 years ago (1971)
Website www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards

The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus , a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California. [1] The awards are presented at an annual banquet. In addition to the plaques awarded to the winners, publishers of winning works are honored with certificates, which is unique in the field. [2]

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Originally a poll of Locus subscribers only, voting is now open to anyone, but the votes of subscribers count twice as much as the votes of non-subscribers. [3] The award was inaugurated in 1971, and was originally intended to provide suggestions and recommendations for the Hugo Awards. [2] They have come to be considered a prestigious prize in science fiction, fantasy and horror literature. [4] [5] The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction regards the Locus Awards as sharing the reputation of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. [1]

Gardner Dozois holds the record for the most wins (43), while Neil Gaiman has won the most awards for works of fiction (18). Robert Silverberg has received the highest number of nominations (158). [6]

Frequently nominated

As of the 2021 awards, the following have had the most nominations: [6]

PersonNominationsNominations (fiction)Wins
Robert Silverberg 158889
Gardner Dozois 1332143
Ellen Datlow 104016
Michael Swanwick 84743
Ursula K. Le Guin 805624
Martin H. Greenberg 8000
Gene Wolfe 74676
Stephen Baxter 73671
David G. Hartwell 7301
Robert Reed 71670
Lucius Shepard 70608
Gregory Benford 69540
Terri Windling 6610
Frederik Pohl 65463
Nancy Kress 64572
George R. R. Martin 634216

Categories

Inactive categories

There are several categories that no longer receive Locus Awards: [8]

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