Brandon Sanderson


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Awards Summary

 

Major Awards: 4

 

Other Awards: 4

Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 33

— Major Awards —
Hugo Awardsfor SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(9 nominations; 2 wins)

The Stormlight Archive (Tor; Gollancz) series — nomination

The Stormlight Archive (Tor US; Gollancz UK) series — nomination

Perfect State (Dragonsteel Entertainment) novella — nomination

The Wheel of Time (by Robert Jordan & BS) (Tor; Orbit UK) novel — nomination

Writing Excuses Season 8 (by BS, Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler & Jordan Sanderson) (http://www.writingexcuses.com/) related work — nomination

The Emperor's Soul (Tachyon) novella — winner

Writing Excuses, Season Seven (by BS, Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler & Jordan Sanderson) related work — winner

Writing Excuses, Season 6 (by BS, Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler & Jordan Sanderson) related work — nomination

Writing Excuses, Season 4 (by BS, Jordan Sanderson, Howard Tayler & Dan Wells) (http://www.writingexcuses.com/) related work — nomination

World Fantasy Awardsfor Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(1 nomination)

The Emperor's Soul (Tachyon) novella — nomination

Dragon Awardsfor SF/F works, voted on by members of the annual Dragon Con
(5 nominations; 2 wins)

Tress of the Emerald Sea (Tor) fantasy novel (including paranormal) — nomination

Rhythm of War (Tor) fantasy novel (including paranormal) — nomination

Oathbringer (Tor) fantasy novel (including paranormal) — winner

Brandon Sanderson's White Sand: Volume 1 (by BS, Rik Hoskin & Julius M. Gopez) (Dynamite Entertainement) graphic novel — winner

Calamity (Delacorte) YA/middle grade novel — nomination

— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awardsfor SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(2 nominations)

Words of Radiance (Tor) fantasy novel — 21st place

The Way of Kings (Tor) fantasy novel — 23rd place

— Other Awards —
David Gemmel Legend Awardsfor fantasy novels and art, nominated by publishsers and editors, voted by fans
(10 nominations; 2 wins)

Oathbringer (Tor) Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel — nomination

The Bands of Mourning (Gollancz) Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel — nomination

Words of Radiance (Tor; Gollancz) Legend Award for Best Novel — winner

A Memory of Light (by Robert Jordan & BS) (Tor) Legend Award for Best Novel — nomination

The Alloy of Law (Gollancz) Legend Award for Best Novel — nomination

Towers of Midnight (by Robert Jordan & BS) (Tor) Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel — nomination

The Way of Kings (Tor) Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novel — winner

The Gathering Storm (by Robert Jordan & BS) (Tor) fantasy novel — nomination

Warbreaker (Tor) fantasy novel — nomination

The Hero of Ages (Tor) fantasy novel — nomination

Geffen Awardsfor SF works in Hebrew, voted by members of annual Israeli SF/F convention
(1 nomination; 1 win)

The Alloy of Law fantasy book — winner

(2 nominations)

— finalist

— finalist

Phantastik Preisfor SF/F works published in Germany, polled by readers of Phantastik.de website
(1 nomination)

The Way of Kings foreign novel — 3rd place

SF Site Readers Pollfor SF/F books, voted by readers of SF Site website
(1 nomination)

The Gathering Storm (by Robert Jordan & BS) (Tor; Orbit) sf/fantasy book — 8th place

UPC Awardfor unpublished novella, open internationally, juried via blind competition
(1 nomination; 1 win)

“Defending Elysium” winner (tie)







































































































































































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