Ian Watson


science fiction awards database

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2013
“Blair's War” • short fiction • Asimov's Jul 2013
awards:
• Sidewise Awards 2014 — short form — nomination

2009
“The Beloved Time of Their Lives” (by IW & Roberto Quaglia) • short fiction • The Beloved of My Beloved
awards:
• British SF Association Awards 2010 — short fiction — winner
• Seiun Awards 2011 — translated story — nomination

2006
The Butterflies of Memory • collection • PS Publishing
awards:
• Locus Awards 2007 — collection — 23rd place

2004
“An Appeal to Adolf” • short fiction • Conqueror Fantastic
awards:
• Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award 2005 — shortlist

2003
“Memory Man” • short fiction • Asimov's Jul 2003
awards:
• Asimov's Reader Poll 2004 — poem — 5th place

2002
“A Speaker for the Wooden Sea” • short fiction • Asimov's Mar 2002
awards:
• Locus Awards 2003 — novella — 24th place
• Asimov's Reader Poll 2003 — novella — 8th place

2001
“Unreal Messages?” • short fiction • Asimov's Sep 2001
awards:
• Asimov's Reader Poll 2002 — poem — 9th place (tie)
“True Love” • short fiction • Weird Tales Sum 2001
awards:
• Rhysling Awards 2002 — short poem — 3rd place
“One of Her Paths” • F&SF Oct/Nov 2001
anthologies:
• Science Fiction: The Best of 2001, ed. Robert Silverberg & Karen Haber, Pocket/ibooks 2002
“Hijack Holiday” • short fiction • Interzone #166 Apr 2001
awards:
• Interzone Readers Poll 2002 — fiction — 2nd place (tie)

1997
“Secrets” • short fiction • Interzone #124 Oct 1997
awards:
• Interzone Readers Poll 1998 — fiction — 4th place (tie)
As Judge — Arthur C. Clarke Award 1997

1996
As Judge — Arthur C. Clarke Award 1996

1995
“Ahead!” • Interzone May 1995
anthologies:
• The Best of Interzone, ed. David Pringle, Voyager 1997

1994
The Coming of Vertumnus and Other Stories • collection • Gollancz
awards:
• Locus Awards 1995 — collection — 16th place

1992
“The Coming of Vertumnus” • short fiction • Interzone #56 Feb 1992
awards:
• British SF Association Awards 1993 — short fiction — nomination
• Interzone Readers Poll 1993 — fiction — 8th place (tie)
anthologies:
• The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection, ed. Gardner Dozois, St. Martin’s 1993
“Swimming with the Salmon” • short fiction • Interzone #63 Sep 1992
awards:
• Interzone Readers Poll 1993 — fiction — 8th place (tie)

1991
Stalin's Teardrops and Other Stories • collection • Gollancz, 1991
citations:
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
“The Odor of Cocktail Cigarettes” • short fiction • Asimov's Apr 1991
awards:
• Asimov's Reader Poll 1992 — short story — 7th place
“Nanoware Time” • Asimov's Jun 1989
anthologies:
• Tor Doubles, ed. Anonymous, Tor 1991

1990
The Flies of Memory • novel • Gollancz , 1990
citations:
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
“The Eye of the Ayatollah” • Interzone #33 1990
anthologies:
• Interzone: The 5th Anthology, ed. John Clute, Lee Montgomerie & David Pringle, NEL 1991
• Best New Horror, ed. Stephen Jones & Ramsey Campbell, Robinson 1990

1989
Salvage Rites and Other Stories • collection • Gollancz
awards:
• Locus Awards 1990 — collection — 20th place (tie)
“Nanoware Time” • short fiction • Asimov's Jun 1989
awards:
• Locus Awards 1990 — novella — 23rd place

1988
Whores of Babylon • novel • Grafton Books/Paladin
awards:
• Arthur C. Clarke Award 1989 — shortlist
“The Resurrection Man” • Other Edens II
anthologies:
• The Year’s Best Horror Stories: XVII, ed. Karl Edward Wagner, DAW 1989
“The Flies of Memory” • short fiction • Asimov's Sep 1988
awards:
• Locus Awards 1989 — novella — 18th place
anthologies:
• The 1989 Annual World’s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha, DAW 1989
“Lost Bodies” • Interzone #25 1988
anthologies:
• The Year’s Best Horror Stories: XVII, ed. Karl Edward Wagner, DAW 1989
• The Year’s Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, St. Martin’s 1989
“Joan's World” • short fiction • Asimov's mid-Dec 1988
awards:
• Asimov's Reader Poll 1989 — short story — 4th place
Interzone Readers Poll 1989 — all-time best sf author — 41st place (tie)

1987
Evil Water and Other Stories • collection • Gollancz
awards:
• Locus Awards 1988 — collection — 17th place
citations:
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
“The Moon and Michelangelo” • short fiction • Asimov's Oct 1987
awards:
• Locus Awards 1988 — novelette — 15th place
• Asimov's Reader Poll 1988 — novelette — 4th place (tie)
“The Emir's Clock” • Other Edens
anthologies:
• The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection, ed. Gardner R. Dozois, St. Martin’s 1988
“Jewels in an Angel's Wing” • Synergy
anthologies:
• Synergy v1, ed. George Zebrowski, HBJ Harvest 1987

1986
Queenmagic, Kingmagic • novel • Gollancz, 1986
citations:
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
Afterlives: Stories About Life After Death (Pamela Sargent & IW, eds.) • anthology • Vintage
awards:
• Locus Awards 1987 — anthology — 5th place
citations:
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
“Windows” • short fiction • Asimov's Dec 1986
awards:
• Locus Awards 1987 — novelette — 13th place
• Asimov's Reader Poll 1987 — novelette — 2nd place
“The Legend of the Seven Who Found the True Egg of Lightning” • Universe 16
anthologies:
• Universe 16, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday 1986
“The Great Atlantic Swimming Race” • IASFM Mar 1986
anthologies:
• The Road to Science Fiction Volume 5: The British Way, ed. James Gunn, White Wolf 1998
“Jingling Geordie's Hole” • short fiction • Interzone #17 Autumn 1986
awards:
• British SF Association Awards 1987 — short story — nomination
“Cold Light” • short fiction • F&SF Apr 1986
awards:
• Locus Awards 1987 — novelette — 21st place
anthologies:
• Terry Carr’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16, ed. Terry Carr, Tor 1987

1985
The Book of Ian Watson • collection • Mark V. Ziesing
awards:
• Locus Awards 1986 — collection — 20th place
Slow Birds and Other Stories • collection • Gollancz
awards:
• Locus Awards 1986 — collection — 8th place
“When the Timegate Failed” • short fiction • Interzone #14 Winter 1985/1986
awards:
• Interzone Readers Poll 1987 — fiction — 5th place
anthologies:
• Interzone: The 2nd Anthology, ed. John Clute, David Pringle & Simon Ounsley, Simon & Schuster UK 1987
“The People on the Precipice” • short fiction • Interzone #13 Autumn 1985
awards:
• British SF Association Awards 1986 — short fiction — nomination
• Interzone Readers Poll 1987 — fiction — winner
anthologies:
• Terry Carr’s Best Science Fiction of the Year #15, ed. Terry Carr, Tor 1986
“On the Dream Channel Panel” • Amazing Mar 1985
anthologies:
• The 1986 Annual World’s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha, DAW 1986

1984
The Book of the River • novel • Gollancz
awards:
• Seiun Awards 1995 — foreign novel — nomination
citations:
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute
• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James
“We Remember Babylon” • short fiction • Habitats
awards:
• Locus Awards 1985 — novelette — 23rd place
anthologies:
• The 1985 Annual World’s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, DAW 1985

1983
Changes (Michael Bishop & IW, eds.) • anthology • Ace
awards:
• Locus Awards 1984 — anthology — 8th place
“The Width of the World” • Universe 13
anthologies:
• The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2009
• Universe 13, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday 1983
“The Black Current” • short fiction • F&SF Nov 1983
awards:
• Locus Awards 1984 — novelette — 8th place (tie)
“Slow Birds” • short fiction • F&SF Jun 1983
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1984 — novelette — nomination
• Nebula Awards 1984 — novelette — nomination
• Locus Awards 1984 — novelette — 3rd place
anthologies:
• The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 40th Anniversary Anthology, ed. Edward L. Ferman, St. Martin’s 1989
• The Nebula Awards #19, ed. Marta Randall, Arbor House 1984
• The Year’s Best Science Fiction, First Annual Collection, ed. Gardner R. Dozois, Bluejay 1984
• The Best Science Fiction of the Year #13, ed. Terry Carr, Baen 1984

1982
“The Thousand Cuts” • The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 3
anthologies:
• The Fourth Omni Book of Science Fiction, ed. Ellen Datlow, Zebra 1985
• The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 3, ed. Ben Bova & Don Myrus, Omni Society 1982
“Returning Home” • Sunstroke and Other Stories
anthologies:
• The Fifth Omni Book of Science Fiction, ed. Ellen Datlow, Zebra 1987

1981
Deathhunter • novel • Gollancz
awards:
• Locus Awards 1982 — sf novel — 26th place
“Jean Sandwich, the Sponsor, and I” • Universe 11
anthologies:
• Universe 11, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday 1981
“A Letter from God” • Destinies Win 1981
anthologies:
• Creations, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & George Zebrowski, Crown 1983
“A Cage for Death” • short fiction • Omni Jan 1981
awards:
• British SF Association Awards 1982 — short fiction — nomination
anthologies:
• The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 6, ed. Don Myrus, Omni Publications 1983

1980
The Gardens of Delight • novel • Gollancz
awards:
• Locus Awards 1981 — sf novel — 19th place (tie)
citations:
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1999: Fantasy and Horror, Neil Barron
“The World Science Fiction Convention of 2080” • short fiction
awards:
• British SF Association Awards 1981 — short fiction — nomination
• Locus Awards 1981 — short story — 9th place
anthologies:
• The Road to Science Fiction #4, ed. James E. Gunn, Mentor 1982

1979
The Very Slow Time Machine • collection • Gollancz
awards:
• Locus Awards 1980 — single author collection — 15th place
citations:
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn
“The Rooms of Paradise” • short fiction • Rooms of Paradise
awards:
• Locus Awards 1980 — short story — 17th place

1978
Miracle Visitors • novel • Gollancz , 1978
citations:
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James
• 1985: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, David Pringle
“The Very Slow Time Machine” • short fiction • Anticipations
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1979 — short story — nomination
• Locus Awards 1979 — short story — 11th place
anthologies:
• The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson 2013
• The Ascent of Wonder, ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, Tor 1994
• The Illustrated Book of Science Fiction Lists, ed. Mike Ashley, Cornerstone 1983
• The Best Science Fiction of the Year # 8, ed. Terry Carr, Ballantine 1979
“The Rooms of Paradise” • Rooms of Paradise
anthologies:
• Afterlives, ed. Pamela Sargent & Ian Watson, Vintage 1986
“Immune Dreams” • Pulsar
anthologies:
• Mathenauts, ed. Rudy Rucker, Arbor House 1987

1977
The Martian Inca • novel • Gollancz
awards:
• Locus Awards 1978 — sf novel — 21st place
citations:
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
Alien Embassy • novel • Gollancz , 1977
citations:
• 1984: The Science Fiction Sourcebook, David Wingrove
“The Roentgen Refugees” • New Writings in SF. 30
anthologies:
• New Writings in SF. 30, ed. Kenneth Bulmer, London: Corgi 1977

1976
Orgasmachine • novel
awards:
• Seiun Awards 2002 — translated novel — nomination

1975
The Jonah Kit • novel • Gollancz
awards:
• British SF Association Awards 1978 — winner
citations:
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
“To the Pump Room with Jane” • New Writings in SF. 26
anthologies:
• New Writings in SF. 26, ed. Kenneth Bulmer, London: Sidgwick & Jackson 1975

1974
“Programmed Love Story” • Transatlantic Review #48 1974
anthologies:
• Best SF: 1974, ed. Harry Harrison & Brian W. Aldiss, Bobbs-Merrill 1975

1973
The Embedding • novel • Gollancz
awards:
• Nebula Awards 1976 — novel — nomination
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 1974 — second place (tie)
• Prix Apollo 1975 — winner
• Seiun Awards 2005 — translated novel — nomination
citations:
• 2019: SF Masterworks, Gollancz
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 2003: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn
• 1985: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, David Pringle
• 1984: The Science Fiction Sourcebook, David Wingrove



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