The science fiction genre has a number of recognition awards for authors, editors and illustrators.^[1] Awards are usually granted annually.

Contents 1 International awards 2 Nationality specific awards 3 Themed awards 4 New artists / first works 5 Career awards 6 References

[edit] International awards

• Hugo Award - since 1955
• Nebula Award - since 1965
• Edward E. Smith Memorial Award (the Skylark) - since 1966
• BSFA Award - since 1970
• Seiun Award - since 1970
• Locus Award - since 1971
• Saturn Award - film and television SF - since 1972
• Prix Tour-Apollo Award - since 1972
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel - since 1973
• Rhysling Award - for best science fiction poetry, given by the Science Fiction Poetry Association - since 1978
• Philip K. Dick Award - since 1982
• Arthur C. Clarke Award - since 1987
• Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for best short science fiction - since 1987

[edit] Nationality specific awards

• Aurealis Award - Australian
• Aurora Award - for Canadian science fiction
• Chandler Award - for contributions to Australian Science fiction
• The Constellation Awards - for the best SF/fantasy film or television works released in Canada
• Ditmar Award - for SF by Australians
• Endeavour Award- for SF by Pacific Northwest author(s)
• Janusz A. Zajdel Award - award of Polish fandom
• Nautilus Award - Polish award
• Paul Harland Prize - for Dutch SF
• SFera Award - given by SFera, a Croatian SF society
• Sir Julius Vogel Award - for SF by New Zealanders
• Tähtivaeltaja Award - for the best SF novel released in Finland
• Premio Urania - for Italian SF

[edit] Themed awards

• Prometheus Award - best Libertarian SF - since 1979
• Lambda Literary Award - since 1988
• Tiptree Award - since 1991
• Sidewise Award for Alternate History - since 1995
• Gaylactic Spectrum Awards - since 1999
• Geffen Award - Israeli award - since 1999

[edit] New artists / first works

• Writers of the Future - contest for new authors
• Jack Gaughan Award for Best Emerging Artist
• John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
• Compton Crook Award For Best first Novel in the genre in a given year.

[edit] Career awards

• Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award - associated with the Nebula

[edit] References

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