Locus Award for Best Anthology

The Locus Award for Best Anthology is one of the annual Locus Awards presented by the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus. Awards presented in a given year are for works published in the previous calendar year. The award for Best Anthology was originally presented as Best Original Anthology between 1972 and 1975, in conjunction with a Best Reprint Anthology/Collection award which evolved into the modern Best Collection award.

Winners

Best Original Anthology

Year	Nominated Work [1]	Author	Ref.
1972	Universe 1	Terry Carr	[2]
1973	Again, Dangerous Visions	Harlan Ellison	[3]
1974	Astounding: John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology	Harry Harrison	[4]
1975	Universe 4	Terry Carr	[5]

Best Anthology

With the 1976 awards the category was renamed Best Anthology.

Year	Nominated Work [1]	Author	Ref.
1976	Epoch	Roger Elwood and Robert Silverberg	[6]
1977	The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5	Terry Carr	[7]
1978	Category not awarded
1979	The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7	Terry Carr	[8]
1980	Universe 9	Terry Carr	[9]
1981	The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 30 Year Retrospective	Edward L. Ferman	[10]
1982	Shadows of Sanctuary	Robert Lynn Asprin	[11]
1983	The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11	Terry Carr	[12]
1984	The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12	Terry Carr	[13]
1985	Light Years and Dark	Michael Bishop	[14]
1986	Medea: Harlan's World	Harlan Ellison	[15]
1987	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois	[16]
1988	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois	[17]
1989	Full Spectrum	Lou Aronica and Shawna McCarthy	[18]
1990	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois	[19]
1991	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois	[20]
1992	Full Spectrum 3	Lou Aronica, Amy Stout and Betsy Mitchell	[21]
1993	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois	[22]
1994	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois	[23]
1995	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois	[24]
1996	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois	[25]
1997	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois	[26]
1998	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois	[27]
1999	Legends	Robert Silverberg	[28]
2000	Far Horizons	Robert Silverberg	[29]
2001	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois	[30]
2002	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois	[31]
2003	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois	[32]
2004	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois	[33]
2005	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois	[34]
2006	The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection	Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant	[35]
2007	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois	[36]
2008	The New Space Opera	Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan	[37]
2009	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois	[38]
2010	The New Space Opera 2	Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan	[39]
2011	Warriors	George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois	[40]
2012	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection	Gardner Dozois	[41]
2013	Edge of Infinity	Jonathan Strahan	[42]
2014	Old Mars	George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois	[43]
2015	Rogues	George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois	[44]
2016	Old Venus	George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois	[45]
2017	The Big Book of Science Fiction	Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeer	[46]
2018	The Book of Swords	Gardner Dozois	[47]
2019	The Book of Magic	Gardner Dozois	[48]
2020	New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color	Nisi Shawl	[49]
2021	The Book of Dragons	Jonathan Strahan	[50]
2022	We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2020	C. L. Clark and Charles Payseur	[51]
2023	Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction	Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and Zelda Knight	[52]
2024	Out There Screaming	Jordan Peele and John Joseph Adams	[53]
2025	The Black Girl Survives in This One	Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell	[54]

References

2. "Locus Awards 1972" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
3. "Locus Awards 1973" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
4. "Locus Awards 1974" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
5. "Locus Awards 1975" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
6. "Locus Awards 1976" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
7. "Locus Awards 1977" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
8. "Locus Awards 1979" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
9. "Locus Awards 1980" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
10. "Locus Awards 1981" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
11. "Locus Awards 1982" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
12. "Locus Awards 1983" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
13. "Locus Awards 1984" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
14. "Locus Awards 1985" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
15. "Locus Awards 1986" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
16. "Locus Awards 1987" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
17. "Locus Awards 1988" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
18. "Locus Awards 1989" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
19. "Locus Awards 1990" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
20. "Locus Awards 1991" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
21. "Locus Awards 1992" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
22. "Locus Awards 1993" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
23. "Locus Awards 1994" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
24. "Locus Awards 1995" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
25. "Locus Awards 1996" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
26. "Locus Awards 1997" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
27. "Locus Awards 1998" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
28. "Locus Awards 1999" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
29. "Locus Awards 2000" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
30. "Locus Awards 2001" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
31. "Locus Awards 2002" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
32. "Locus Awards 2003" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
33. "Locus Awards 2004" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
34. "Locus Awards 2005" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
35. "Locus Awards 2006" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
36. "Locus Awards 2007" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
37. "Locus Awards 2008" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
38. "Locus Awards 2009" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
39. "Locus Awards 2010" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
40. "Locus Awards 2011" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
41. "Locus Awards 2012" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
42. "Locus Awards 2013" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
43. "Locus Awards 2014" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
44. "Locus Awards 2015" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
45. "Locus Awards 2016" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
46. "Locus Awards 2017" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
47. "Locus Awards 2018" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
48. "Locus Awards 2019" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
49. "Locus Awards 2020" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
50. "Locus Awards 2021" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
51. "Locus Awards 2022" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
52. "Locus Awards 2023" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
53. "Locus Awards 2024" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.
54. "Locus Awards 2025" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.

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