Award Years for John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer / Astounding Award for the Best New Science Fiction Writer
| 1970's: | - | - | - | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
| 1980's: | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
| 1990's: | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| 2000's: | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| 2010's: | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| 2020's: | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Best New Writer | ||
| 1 | ---- | Stephen R. Donaldson |
| 2 | ---- | James P. Hogan |
| 3 | ---- | Elizabeth A. Lynn |
| --- Finalists ------- | ||
| * | ---- | Cynthia Felice |
| * | ---- | Barry B. Longyear |
| * | ---- | Charles Sheffield |