sfadb : 2023 Most-Nominated Titles

2023 Most-Nominated Titles

science fiction awards database

6 Nominations:

Babel by R. F. Kuang

• Dragon Awards 2023 — fantasy novel (including paranormal) — nomination

• Ignyte Awards 2023 — adult novel — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — fantasy novel — winner

• Nebula Awards 2023 — novel — winner

• Sidewise Awards 2023 — long form — nomination

• World Fantasy Awards 2023 — novel — nomination

Even Though I Knew the End by C. L. Polk

• Aurora Awards 2023 — novelette/novella — nomination

• Hugo Awards 2023 — novella — nomination

• Ignyte Awards 2023 — novella — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — novella — 2nd place

• Nebula Awards 2023 — novella — winner

• World Fantasy Awards 2023 — novella — nomination

5 Nominations:

The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings

• Compton Crook Stephen Tall Memorial Award 2023 — winner

• Locus Awards 2023 — first novel — 7th place

• Mythopoeic Awards 2023 — adult literature — nomination

• William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award 2023 — shortlist

• World Fantasy Awards 2023 — novel — nomination

Breakable Things by Cassandra Khaw

• Bram Stoker Awards 2023 — collection — winner

• British Fantasy Awards 2023 — collection — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — collection — 5th place

• Shirley Jackson Awards 2023 — collection — nomination

• World Fantasy Awards 2023 — collection — nomination

4 Nominations:

Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

• Dragon Awards 2023 — YA/middle grade novel — nomination

• Ignyte Awards 2023 — YA novel — winner

• Locus Awards 2023 — young adult novel — 2nd place

• Lodestar Award 2023 — finalist

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

• Aurora Awards 2023 — novel — nomination

• Dragon Awards 2023 — sf novel — nomination

• Hugo Awards 2023 — novel — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — sf novel — 3rd place

The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias

• Bram Stoker Awards 2023 — novel — winner

• Dragon Awards 2023 — horror novel — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — horror novel — 4th place

• Shirley Jackson Awards 2023 — novel — winner (tie)

If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You by John Chu

• Hugo Awards 2023 — novelette — nomination

• Ignyte Awards 2023 — novelette — winner

• Locus Awards 2023 — novelette — winner

• Nebula Awards 2023 — novelette — winner

Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky

• British Fantasy Awards 2023 — novella — nomination

• British SF Association Awards 2023 — short fiction — nomination

• Hugo Awards 2023 — novella — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — novella — 10th place

Rabbit Test by Samantha Mills

• Hugo Awards 2023 — short story — winner

• Locus Awards 2023 — short story — winner

• Nebula Awards 2023 — short story — winner

• Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award 2023 — winner

Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous by Ellen Datlow, ed.

• Bram Stoker Awards 2023 — anthology — winner

• Locus Awards 2023 — anthology — 6th place

• Shirley Jackson Awards 2023 — anthology — nomination

• World Fantasy Awards 2023 — anthology — nomination

Spear by Nicola Griffith

• Le Guin Prize 2023 — shortlist

• Locus Awards 2023 — fantasy novel — 5th place

• Nebula Awards 2023 — novel — nomination

• World Fantasy Awards 2023 — novel — nomination

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

• British Fantasy Awards 2023 — fantasy novel (Robert Holdstock Award) — winner

• Ignyte Awards 2023 — adult novel — nomination

• Le Guin Prize 2023 — shortlist

• William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award 2023 — winner

Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes by Rob Wilkins

• British Fantasy Awards 2023 — non-fiction — nomination

• British SF Association Awards 2023 — nonfiction — winner

• Hugo Awards 2023 — related work — winner

• Locus Awards 2023 — nonfiction — winner

3 Nominations:

Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction by Sheree Ren�e Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki & Zelda Knight, eds.

• British Fantasy Awards 2023 — anthology — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — anthology — winner

• World Fantasy Awards 2023 — anthology — winner

Bishop's Opening by R. S. A. Garcia

• Ignyte Awards 2023 — novella — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — novella — 9th place

• Nebula Awards 2023 — novella — nomination

The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller

• British Fantasy Awards 2023 — fantasy novel (Robert Holdstock Award) — nomination

• Compton Crook Stephen Tall Memorial Award 2023 — finalist

• Endeavour Award 2023 — winner

The Coral Bones by E. J. Swift

• Arthur C. Clarke Award 2023 — shortlist

• British SF Association Awards 2023 — novel — nomination

• The Kitschies 2023 — Red Tentacle (novel) — nomination

Dick Pig by Ian Muneshwar

• Locus Awards 2023 — short story — 8th place (tie)

• Nebula Awards 2023 — short story — nomination

• Shirley Jackson Awards 2023 — short fiction — nomination

Douen by Suzan Palumbo

• Aurora Awards 2023 — short story — nomination

• Nebula Awards 2023 — short story — nomination

• World Fantasy Awards 2023 — short fiction — nomination

A Dream of Electric Mothers by Wole Talabi

• Hugo Awards 2023 — novelette — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — novelette — 3rd place

• Nebula Awards 2023 — novelette — nomination

Fantasy: How It Works by Brian Attebery

• British Fantasy Awards 2023 — non-fiction — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — nonfiction — 3rd place

• Mythopoeic Awards 2023 — myth and fantasy studies — winner

The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik

• Dragon Awards 2023 — YA/middle grade novel — winner

• Locus Awards 2023 — fantasy novel — 7th place

• Lodestar Award 2023 — finalist

High Times in the Low Parliament by Kelly Robson

• Aurora Awards 2023 — novelette/novella — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — novella — 6th place

• Nebula Awards 2023 — novella — nomination

Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo

• Hugo Awards 2023 — novella — nomination

• Ignyte Awards 2023 — novella — winner

• Lambda Award 2023 — LGBTQ+ speculative fiction — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — novella — 3rd place

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

• Hugo Awards 2023 — novel — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — first novel — 2nd place

• Nebula Awards 2023 — novel — nomination

The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

• Locus Awards 2023 — first novel — winner

• Nebula Awards 2023 — novel — nomination

• The Kitschies 2023 — Golden Tentacle (debut novel) — nomination

Murder by Pixel: Crime and Responsibility in the Digital Darkness by S. L. Huang

• Hugo Awards 2023 — novelette — nomination

• Ignyte Awards 2023 — novelette — nomination

• Nebula Awards 2023 — novelette — nomination

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

• Hugo Awards 2023 — novel — winner

• Locus Awards 2023 — fantasy novel — 2nd place

• Nebula Awards 2023 — novel — nomination

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

• Hugo Awards 2023 — novel — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — fantasy novel — 3rd place

• Nebula Awards 2023 — novel — nomination

Pomegranates by Priya Sharma

• British Fantasy Awards 2023 — novella — nomination

• Shirley Jackson Awards 2023 — novella — nomination

• World Fantasy Awards 2023 — novella — winner

The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard

• Arthur C. Clarke Award 2023 — shortlist

• British SF Association Awards 2023 — novel — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — sf novel — 4th place

The Scratch Daughters by H. A. Clarke

• Andre Norton Award 2023 — finalist

• Dragon Awards 2023 — YA/middle grade novel — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — young adult novel — 7th place

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

• Ignyte Awards 2023 — adult novel — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — fantasy novel — 6th place

• World Fantasy Awards 2023 — novel — nomination

The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal

• Dragon Awards 2023 — sf novel — nomination

• Hugo Awards 2023 — novel — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — sf novel — 5th place

The Stone Road by Trent Jamieson

• Aurealis Awards 2023 — fantasy novel — nomination

• Aurealis Awards 2023 — horror novel — winner

• Ditmar Awards 2023 — novel — nomination

Sundial by Catriona Ward

• Bram Stoker Awards 2023 — novel — nomination

• British Fantasy Awards 2023 — horror novel (August Derleth Award) — nomination

• Locus Awards 2023 — horror novel — 7th place

This page last updated Thursday 16 Jan 2025 at 10:07 PT

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