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Awards Summary

 

Major Awards: 1

 

Other Awards: 4

Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 46

— Major Awards —
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(5 nominations; 1 win)

2011:
Under Heaven (Viking Canada; Roc; Harper Voyager UK) — novel — nomination

2008:
Ysabel (Viking Canada; Roc) — novel — winner

2001:
Lord of Emperors (Viking Canada; HarperPrism; Earthlight) — novel — nomination

1999:
Sailing to Sarantium (Earthlight UK; Viking Canada; HarperPrism) — novel — nomination

1991:
Tigana (Viking UK) — novel — nomination

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

2020:
A Brightness Long Ago (Berkley; Viking Canada; Hodder & Stoughton) — fantasy novel — 9th place

2017:
Children of Earth and Sky (NAL; Viking Canada; Hodder & Stoughton) — fantasy novel — 5th place

2014:
River of Stars (Roc; Viking Canada; HarperCollins UK) — fantasy novel — 4th place

2011:
Under Heaven (Penguin Canada; Roc) — fantasy novel — 2nd place

2008:
Ysabel (Viking Canada; Roc) — fantasy novel — 2nd place

2005:
The Last Light of the Sun (Viking Canada; Roc) — fantasy novel — 7th place

2001:
Lord of Emperors (Viking Canada; HarperPrism) — fantasy novel — 7th place

1999:
Sailing to Sarantium (Earthlight UK; HarperPrism) — fantasy novel — 8th place (tie)

1996:
The Lions of Al-Rassan (Viking Canada; HarperPrism) — fantasy novel — 4th place

1993:
A Song for Arbonne (Viking Canada; Crown) — fantasy novel — 4th place

1991:
Tigana (Roc) — fantasy novel — 3rd place

1987:
The Darkest Road (Arbor House) — fantasy novel — 12th place

1986:
The Summer Tree (Arbor House) — fantasy novel — 7th place

1986:
The Summer Tree (Arbor House) — first novel — 4th place

— Other Awards —
Aurora Awards — for Canadian SF/F in English and in French, voted by members of annual convention
(12 nominations; 2 wins)

2020:
A Brightness Long Ago (Viking Canada) — novel — nomination

2017:
Children of Earth and Sky (Viking Canada) — novel — nomination

2017:
Under Heaven (Viking Canada) — best of the decade — nomination

2014:
River of Stars (Viking Canada) — novel in English — nomination

2011:
Under Heaven (Viking Canada) — long-form work in English — nomination

1999:
Sailing to Sarantium (Viking Canada) — long-form work in English — nomination

1996:
The Lions of Al-Rassan (Viking Canada) — long-form, English — nomination

1994:
A Song for Arbonne (Viking Canada) — long-form, English — nomination

1993:
A Song for Arbonne (Viking Canada) — long-form, English — nomination

1991:
Tigana (Viking UK; Roc) — long-form, English — winner

1988:
The Darkest Road — long-form, English — nomination

1987:
The Wandering Fire (Collins) — outstanding work, English — winner

Copper Cylinder Awards — for Canadian SF novels, by members of Sunburst Award Society
(1 nomination; 1 win)

2014:
River of Stars (Penguin Canada) — adult award — winner

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer — (renamed the Astounding Award in 2020)
(1 nomination)

1986:
— finalist

Mythopoeic Awards — for fantasy works in the spirit of the Inklings, voted by members of the Mythopoeic Society
(5 nominations)

2011:
Under Heaven (Roc) — adult literature — nomination

2008:
Ysabel (Roc) — adult literature — nomination

2001:
The Sarantine Mosaic — adult literature — nomination

1991:
Tigana (Roc) — fantasy — nomination

1987:
“The Fionavar Tapestry”: The Summer Tree; The Wandering Fire; The Darkest Road — fantasy — nomination

SF Site Readers Poll — for SF/F books, voted by readers of SF Site website
(3 nominations)

2011:
Under Heaven (Viking Canada; Roc) — sf/fantasy book — 3rd place

2005:
The Last Light of the Sun (Viking Canada; Roc) — sf/fantasy book — 6th place

2001:
Lord of Emperors (HarperPrism; Viking Canada) — sf/fantasy book — 2nd place

Sunburst Award — for novel or book-length collection by a Canadian, juried
(4 nominations; 1 win)

2014:
River of Stars (Penguin Canada) — Adult — nomination

2011:
Under Heaven (Penguin Canada) — Adult — winner

2005:
The Last Light of the Sun (Viking Canada) — nomination

2001:
Lord of Emperors (Viking Canada) — nomination

William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award — for first fantasy book, juried
(1 nomination)

1987:
“The Fionavar Tapestry”: The Summer Tree; The Wandering Fire; The Darkest Road — finalist



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