Short Award Name | Full Award Name | Awarded For | Awarded By | Poll | Non-Genre |
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АБС-премия / ABS-premiya | АБС-премия | Best Russian-language speculative fiction | Jury | No | No |
Аэлита / Aelita | Аэлита | Russian-language speculative fiction | Jury | No | No |
Басткон / Bastkon | Басткон | Speculative and non-speculative fiction | "Басткон", a Russian SF convention | Yes | Yes |
Интерпресскон / Interpresskon | Интерпресскон | Russian-language speculative fiction | "Интерпресскон", a Russian SF convention | No | No |
Итоги года / Itogi goda | Итоги года | Speculative fiction and media works released during the previous year | Мир Фантастики (Mir Fantastiki), a Moscow-based SF magazine | No | No |
РосКон / RosKon | РосКон | Speculative fiction | Members of "РосКон", a Russian SF convention | Yes | No |
Филигрань / Filigran' | Филигрань | Russian-language SF published in Russia | A jury consisting of SF critics | No | No |
日本ファンタジー ノベル大賞 / Japan Fantasy Novel Award | Japan Fantasy Novel Award | Best Japanese Fantasy Novel | Sponsored by the Yomiuri Shimbun and Shimizu Corporation with the backing of publisher Shinchōsha | Yes | No |
日本SFファンドム賞 / Nippon SF Fandom Award | 日本SFファンドム賞 | Contribution to Japanese SF and fandom | Annual Japanese SF conventions | No | No |
日本SF新人賞 / Japan SF Newcomer Award | 日本SF新人賞 | New authors in the SF field in Japan | The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan | No | No |
柴野拓美賞 / Takumi Shibano Award | 柴野拓美賞 | Significant contributions to Japanese SF fandom | Japanese SF author, translator, and fan 柴野拓美 (Takumi Shibano) | No | No |
AHWA Competition | AHWA Robert N Stephenson Flash Fiction & Short Story Competition | Unpublished horror short fiction by Australasian authors | Judges selected by Australasian Horror Writers Association | No | Yes |
AML Award | Association for Mormon Letters Award | Best Work by, for, and about Mormons | Association for Mormon Letters | No | Yes |
Analog | Analog Award | Best work published in the magazine in the previous year | Readers of Astounding/Analog magazine | Yes | No |
Apollo | Prix Tour-Apollo Award | Best science fiction novel published in France | Panel of French SF professionals | No | No |
Argos | Prêmio Argos / Argos Award | Speculative fiction originally published in Portuguese | Clube de Leitores de Ficção Científica, a Brazilian association of readers and writers of speculative fiction | Yes | No |
Asimov's Readers' | Asimov's Readers' Poll | Best works published in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in the previous year | Readers of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine | Yes | No |
Asimov's Undergraduate | Asimov's Undergraduate Award / Dell Magazines Award | Undergraduate excellence in science fiction and fantasy short story writing | Panel of judges sponsored by Dell Magazines | No | No |
Atheling | William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism or Review | Excellence in science fiction and speculative criticism | Members of the current and previous National (Australian) SF Convention | No | No |
Aurealis | Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction | Speculative fiction written by an Australian citizen or permanent resident | Panel of judges appointed, on behalf of Chimaera Publications, by the convening organisation (e.g. Conflux Incorporated for 2013 - 2014 awards, SpecFaction NSW & Fantastic Qld [...] before that, WA from 2015 awards)) | No | No |
Aurora | Prix Aurora Awards | Best Canadian science fiction and fantasy works and activities in English and French | Canadian SF and Fantasy Association at Canvention | No | No |
Balrog | Balrog Award | Works of fantasy | International Fantasy Gamers Society | No | No |
Beehive | Beehive Book Award | Children's literature | Children's Literature Association of Utah | No | Yes |
BFA | British Fantasy Award | Best fantasy works | Members of the British Fantasy Society | No | No |
Bradbury | Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation | Excellence in screenwriting | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | No | No |
Brandon | Carl Brandon Society Award | Speculative fiction in English written by a person of color or dealing with issues of race and ethnicity | Panel of judges appointed by the Carl Brandon Society | No | No |
BSFA | British Science Fiction Award | Best science fiction | Members of the British Science Fiction Association | No | No |
Campbell / Astounding | John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer / Astounding Award for the Best New Science Fiction Writer | Best new science fiction or fantasy writer | Worldcon, based on rules determined by the award sponsor, Dell Magazines | Yes | No |
Campbell Memorial | John W. Campbell Memorial Award | Best science fiction novel | Panel of judges sponsored by the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas | Yes | No |
Canopus | 100 Year Starship Canopus Award | Excellence in Interstellar Writing | A panel of scientists, writers, cultural influencers, and experts chosen by the "100 Year Starship" project | No | No |
Carnegie | Carnegie Medal | Outstanding book for children and young people | CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) | No | Yes |
Chandler Award | A. Bertram Chandler Award for Outstanding Achievement in Australian Science Fiction | Outstanding Achievement in Australian Science Fiction | Australian Science Fiction Foundation | No | No |
Chesley | Chesley Award | Best art and best artist | Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists | No | No |
Clarke | Arthur C. Clarke Award | Best science fiction novel | A panel of judges from the British Science Fiction Association, the Science Fiction Foundation and a third organization, currently SF Crowsnest | Yes | No |
Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award | The Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award | Life achievement award | Cordwainer Smith Foundation | No | No |
Crook | Compton Crook Award | Best first novel | Members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society | No | No |
Deathrealm | Deathrealm Award | Best works of horror | Readers of "Deathrealm" magazine | No | No |
Dick | Philip K. Dick Award | Best original science fiction paperback published in the US | Panel of judges sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society | No | No |
Ditmar | Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award | Achievement in Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror | Members of Australian National Science Fiction Convention | No | No |
Dragon | Dragon Award | Excellence in fiction, comics, gaming, TV and movies | Science fiction, fantasy, and horror fans under the auspices of Dragon Con | No | No |
DSFP | Deutscher Science Fiction Preis | Best German-language science fiction | Comittee of volunteers sponsored by the Science Fiction Club Deutschland e.V. | Yes | No |
Dwarf Stars | Dwarf Stars Award | The best science fiction, fantasy, or horror poem of ten lines or fewer published in English in the prior calendar year | Science Fiction Poetry Association | Yes | No |
Elgin | Elgin Award | Poetry books published in the preceding two years | Science Fiction Poetry Association | Yes | No |
Endeavour | Endeavour Award | Science fiction or fantasy book written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors | Panel of judges chartered by Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. | No | No |
Eugie Award | The Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction | The best in innovative fiction | A jury, based on nominations made by publishers and editors and reviewed by a committee of fans | No | No |
Fidler | Kathleen Fidler Award | Outstanding novel for children ages 8 to 12 | Committee made up of members of the Scottish Book Trust, editors from Hodder Children's Books, and several independent book experts | No | Yes |
First Fandom | First Fandom Hall of Fame Award | Contributions to the field of science fiction | First Fandom | No | No |
Gandalf | Gandalf Award | Fantasy writing | World Science Fiction Society | No | No |
Gaughan | Jack Gaughan Award for Best Emerging Artist | Best new artist | NESFA (New England Science Fiction Association) | No | No |
Gemmell Award | David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy | Works of fantasy | Online voters | No | No |
Golden Duck | Golden Duck Award | Children's science fiction | Panel of judges funded by Super-Con-Duck-Tivity, Inc. | No | No |
Goodreads | Goodreads Choice Awards | Best Books | Goodreads users | Yes | Yes |
Harland Awards | King Kong Award / Millenniumprijs / Paul Harland Prijs / Harland Awards | Original Dutch-language science fiction, fantasy and horror stories (up to 10,000 words) | A jury | Yes | No |
Hatton | Rondo Hatton Horror Awards | The best in classic horror research, creativity and film preservation | Horror fans | No | No |
Heinlein | Robert A. Heinlein Award | Best science fiction and technical writings to inspire the human exploration of space | Panel of science fiction writers originally approved by Virginia Heinlein | No | No |
Hemming | Norma K. Hemming Award | Excellence in the exploration of race, gender, sexuality, class and disability in Australian speculative fiction | Panel of judges approved by Australian Science Fiction Foundation | No | No |
HOMer | HOMer Award | Best speculative fiction or dramatic presentation | Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature Forum on CompuServe | No | No |
Hugo | Hugo Award | Best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements | Members of Worldcon | Yes | No |
IFA | International Fantasy Award | Best science fiction or fantasy book | Panel of SF fans and professionals | No | No |
Ignyte | Ignyte Award | Incredible feats in storytelling and outstanding efforts toward inclusivity of the genre | Open vote sponsored by Fiyah and FIYAHCON | No | No |
IHG | International Horror Guild Award | Outstanding achievements in the field of Horror and Dark Fantasy | Panel of judges overseen by The International Horror Guild / The Mirabundus Project, Inc. | No | No |
Imadjinn | Imadjinn Awards | Genre fiction, literary fiction and non-fiction | Jury sponsored by the Imaginarium Convention | No | Yes |
Imaginaire | Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire | Speculative fiction | Panel of French SF professionals | No | No |
Infinity | Infinity Award | Acclaimed creators who passed away before they could be considered for a Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award | The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) | No | No |
James White | James White Award | Short story by a non-professional writer | Panel of SF professionals | No | No |
Jewish Fiction Award | AJL Jewish Fiction Award | Fiction with significant Jewish thematic content written in or translated into English | The Association of Jewish Libraries | No | Yes |
Kitschies | The Kitschies | The year's most progressive, intelligent and entertaining fiction that contain elements of the speculative or fantastic | Jury sponsored by Blackwell's, a UK-based academic and specialist bookseller network | No | No |
Kurd Lasswitz Prize | Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis | Best Science Fiction Work | German SF Professionals | No | No |
Ladies of Horror | Ladies of Horror Fiction Award | Horror fiction by "all women (cis and trans) and non-binary femmes" | LOHF team is comprised of book reviewers and writers | No | No |
Lambda | Lambda Literary Awards | Works which celebrate or explore lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender themes | Lambda Literary Foundation | No | No |
Le Guin | The Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction | A single book-length work of imaginative fiction | The Ursula K. Le Guin Literary Trust and a panel of jurors | No | No |
Locus | Locus Poll Award | Science fiction and fantasy | Readers of Locus magazine | Yes | No |
Locus Online | Locus Online | Best science fiction and fantasy | Locus Online readers | Yes | No |
Lodestar | Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book | Young Adult Book | Members of World Science Fiction Conventions | Yes | No |
Mythopoeic | Mythopoeic Award | Fantasy exemplifying "the spirit of the Inklings" | Committee of Mythopoeic Society members | No | No |
Nebula | Nebula Award | Best science fiction or fantasy published in the US | Members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) | No | No |
Neffy | National Fantasy Fan Federation Speculative Fiction Awards | Speculative Fiction and Media Works | National Fantasy Fan Federation | No | No |
Newbery | John Newbery Medal | The most distinguished contribution to American literature for children | Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association | No | Yes |
Nobel | The Nobel Prize in Literature | "The most outstanding work in an ideal direction" | The Swedish Academy | No | Yes |
NOMMO | Nommo Awards for African Speculative Fiction | Speculative fiction to a significant degree authored by at least one African | African Speculative Fiction Society | No | No |
Norton | Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy | Young adult or middle grade science fiction or fantasy published in the US | Members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) | No | No |
Ohioana | Ohioana Book Award | Literature by writers from Ohio and about Ohio | Jury; Readers' Choice Award chosen by voters in a public online poll | No | Yes |
Phoenix Award | Phoenix Award | Lifetime achievement award for a science fiction professional who has done a great deal for Southern Fandom | Southern Fandom Confederation | No | No |
Premio Ignotus | Premio Ignotus | Best fantasy, science fiction and horror works published in Spain during the previous year | AEFCFT (Asociación Española de Fantasía, Ciencia Ficción y Terror - Spanish Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror Association) | Yes | No |
Prix Jean Ray | Prix Jean Ray | Best unpublished fantasy text by a Belgian writer | No | No | |
Prometheus | Prometheus Award | Libertarian science fiction novel | Full members of Libertarian Futurist Society | No | No |
Quill | Quill Award | Most entertaining and enlightening titles | Readers, retailers and librarians | No | Yes |
Retro Hugo | Retro Hugo Award | Best science fiction and fantasy works (retrospective) | Members of Worldcon | Yes | No |
Rhysling | Rhysling Award | Science fiction, fantasy, or horror poem | Members of the Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA) | Yes | No |
Ruthven | Lord Ruthven Award | Significant contributions to the field of horror literature | Lord Ruthven Assembly | No | No |
Schwartz | Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award | Canadian children's literature | Panel of young readers from an Ontario public school | No | Yes |
Scribe | Scribe Award | Media tie-ins | The International Association of Media Tie-In Writers (IAMTW) | No | Yes |
Seiun | Seiun Award | Best Science Fiction Published in Japan | Attendees of the Annual Japan Science Fiction Convention | No | No |
SF Chronicle | SF Chronicle Award | Science fiction | Readers of Science Fiction Chronicle | No | No |
SFファンジン大賞 / SF Fanzine Awards | SFファンジン大賞 | Best speculative fiction fanzines in Japan | Committee | No | No |
SF&FT Awards | Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards | All forms of science fiction, fantasy and related literature translated into English from other languages | Five-person jury appointed by the board of the Association for the Recognition of Excellence in SF & F Translation (ARESFFT) | No | No |
SFBC | SFBC Award | Book published by SFBC | Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC) | No | No |
SFERA | SFERA Award | Finest achievements in the SF genre (Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror) published and/or performed in Croatia in the Croatian language for the first time during the preceding calendar year | Croatian SFera Science Fiction Society at the annual SFeraKon convention in Zagreb | No | No |
Shadows | Australian Shadows Award | Best published works of horror fiction written or edited by an Australian/New Zealand/Oceania resident in the previous calendar year | Australasian Horror Writers Association | No | No |
Shelley Award | The Mary Shelley Award for Outstanding Fictional Work | Outstanding fiction | Media Ecology Association | No | Yes |
Shirley Jackson | Shirley Jackson Award | Outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic | A jury of professional writers, editors, critics, and academics, with input from a Board of Advisors | No | No |
Sidewise | Sidewise Awards for Alternate History | Alternative history | Panel of judges | No | No |
Skylark | Edward E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction | Contribution to science fiction | Members of New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA) | No | No |
Stoker | Bram Stoker Award | Horror | Members of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) | No | No |
Sturgeon | Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award | Science fiction short story | Panel of SF professionals | Yes | No |
Sunburst | Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic | Speculative fiction by a Canadian | Panel of judges authorized by The Sunburst Award Society Administration Committee | No | No |
Taisho | Nihon SF Taisho Award | Best SF work | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan | No | No |
Tiptree / Otherwise | James Tiptree, Jr. Award / Otherwise Award | Science fiction or fantasy that "expands or explores our understanding of gender" | Panel of judges supervised by James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award Council | No | No |
Utah Book Award | The Utah Book Awards | Works of outstanding literary merit by Utah authors | A panel of judges composed of librarians, booksellers, and authors | No | Yes |
Utah SF | Utah Speculative Fiction Award | Best speculative fiction written by a Utah author or about Utah | Anonymous volunteer judges selected among members of CONduit | No | No |
Utopia | Utopia Award | Science fiction, fantasy, climate fiction works that exemplify hopeful, utopian fiction | Online vote adminstered by Android Press | No | No |
Vogel | Sir Julius Vogel Award | New Zealand science fiction, fantasy, horror and fandom contributions | Members of Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand (SFFANZ) and the National Science Fiction convention | No | No |
Wellman | Manly Wade Wellman Award for North Carolina Science Fiction and Fantasy | Science fiction and fantasy novels published by North Carolina authors | No | No | |
Wetzlar | Phantastikpreis der Stadt Wetzlar / Fantasy Prize of the City of Wetzlar | Fantastic literature including magical realism, fantasy, science fiction, utopia and horror | Jury appointed by the City of Wetzlar in cooperation with the Fantastic Library Wetzlar | No | No |
WHC Grand Master | World Horror Convention Grand Master Award | Significant contributions to the field of horror literature | World Horror Convention committee | No | No |
Whitney | Whitney Award | Novels by Latter Day Saint authors | Storymakers Conference | No | Yes |
World Fantasy | World Fantasy Award | Fantasy and horror | Panel of judges chosen by the World Fantasy Awards Administration | No | No |
WSFA Small Press | WSFA Small Press Award | Efforts of small press publishers in providing a critical venue for short fiction in the area of speculative fiction | Members of the Washington Science Fiction Association | No | No |