Ken Liu


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Awards Summary

 

Major Awards: 5

Locus Awards: 3

Other Awards: 12

Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 72

— Major Awards —
Hugo Awardsfor SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(5 nominations; 3 wins)

Death's End (by Cixin Liu, translated by KL) (Tor; Head of Zeus) — novel — nomination

The Three-Body Problem (by Cixin Liu, translated by KL) (Tor) — novel — winner

“Mono no Aware” (The Future is Japanese) — short story — winner

“The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary” (Panverse Three) — novella — nomination

“The Paper Menagerie” (F&SF Mar/Apr 2011) — short story — winner

Nebula Awardsfor SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(9 nominations; 1 win)

The Grace of Kings (Saga) — novel — nomination

The Three-Body Problem (by Cixin Liu, translated by KL) (Tor) — novel — nomination

“The Regular” (Upgraded) — novella — nomination

“The Litagation Master and the Monkey King” (Lightspeed Aug 2013) — novelette — nomination

“All the Flavors” (GigaNotoSaurus Feb 2012) — novella — nomination

“The Waves” (Asimov's Dec 2012) — novelette — nomination

“The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species” (Lightspeed Aug 2012) — short story — nomination

“The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary” (Panverse Three) — novella — nomination

“The Paper Menagerie” (F&SF Mar/Apr 2011) — short story — winner

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

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (Saga; Head of Zeus) — collection — nomination

“The Paper Menagerie” (F&SF Mar/Apr 2011) — short story — winner

Ignyte Awardsfor SF/F/H that celebrates vibrancy and diversity; committee and popular vote
(2 nominations)

Vagabonds (by Hao Jingfang, translated by KL) (Saga) — adult novel — nomination

Broken Stars: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation (Tor) — anthology/collected works — nomination

John W. Campbell Memorial Awardfor SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(1 nomination)

The Three-Body Problem (by Cixin Liu, translated by KL) (Tor) — finalist

Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Awardfor SF short fiction in English; juried
(6 nominations)

“50 Things Every AI Working with Humans Should Know” (Uncanny Nov 2020) — finalist

“The Regular” (Upgraded) — finalist

“The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species” (Lightspeed Aug 2012) — finalist

“Mono no Aware” (The Future Is Japanese) — finalist

“The Paper Menagerie” (F&SF Mar/Apr 2011) — third place

“The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary” (Panverse Three) — finalist

— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awardsfor SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(22 nominations; 3 wins)

“A Whisper of Blue” (The Book of Dragons) — novelette — 4th place

“50 Things Every AI Working with Humans Should Know” (Uncanny Nov/Dec 2020) — short story — 3rd place

The Hidden Girl and Other Stories (Saga; Head of Zeus) — collection — winner

“Thoughts and Prayers” (Future Tense 26 Jan 2019) — short story — 8th place

Broken Stars: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation (Tor) — anthology — 6th place

“Quality Time” (Robots vs Fairies) — novelette — 5th place

“The Hidden Girl” (The Book of Swords) — novelette — 8th place

The Wall of Storms (Saga; Head of Zeus) — fantasy novel — 3rd place

“Seven Birthdays” (Bridging Infinity) — short story — 7th place

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (Saga; Head of Zeus) — collection — winner

Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation (Tor; Head of Zeus) — anthology — 2nd place

The Grace of Kings (Saga) — first novel — winner

“The Regular” (Upgraded) — novella — 4th place

“The Long Haul: From the ANNALS OF TRANSPORTATION, The Pacific Monthly, May 2009” (Clarkesworld Nov 2014) — short story — 16th place

“The Litigation Master and the Monkey King” (Lightspeed Aug 2013) — novelette — 7th place

“A Brief History of the Trans-Pacific Tunnel” (F&SF Jan/Feb 2013) — short story — 3rd place

“A Hundred Ghosts Parade Tonight” (by Xia Jia, translated by KL) (Clarkesworld Feb 2012) — short story — 31st place

“Mono no Aware” (The Future Is Japanese) — short story — 2nd place

“The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary” (Panverse Three) — novella — 7th place

“The Paper Menagerie” (F&SF Mar/Apr 2011) — short story — 2nd place

“Tying Knots” (Clarkesworld Jan 2011) — short story — 30th place

“The Literomancer” (F&SF Sep/Oct 2010) — novelette — 16th place

— Other Awards —
Asimov's Reader Pollfor stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(3 nominations; 1 win)

“The Plantimal” (by KL & Mike Resnick) (Asimov's Mar 2014) — short story — winner

“The Oracle” (Asimov's Apr/May 2013) — short story — 4th place

“The Waves” (Asimov's) — novelette — 3rd place

Grand Prix de l'Imaginairefor SF works published in France, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)

“The Paper Menagerie” — foreign short fiction — winner

Ignotus Awardsfor SF works published in Spain, voted by members of Spanish SF Association
(4 nominations; 4 wins)

“The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species” — foreign short story — winner

“The Algorithms for Love” — foreign short story — winner

“The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary” — foreign short story — winner

“The Paper Menagerie” — foreign short story — winner

Interzone Readers Pollfor stories published in Interzone magazine, polled by readers
(1 nomination)

“The Message” (Interzone #242) — story — 8th place

Seiun Awardsfor SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(8 nominations; 3 wins)

“The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary” — translated story — nomination

“The Caretaker” — translated story — nomination

“An Advanced Readers' Picture Book of Comparative Cognition” — translated story — nomination

“Knotting Grass, Holding Ring” — translated story — nomination

The Grace of Kings — translated novel — nomination

“Simulacrum” — translated story — winner (tie)

“Good Hunting” — translated story — winner

“The Paper Menagerie” — translated short form — winner

SF&F Translation Awardsfor authors and translators of sf/f works translated from other languages into English
(3 nominations; 1 win)

“The Flower of Shazui” (by Chen Qiufan, translated from the Chinese by KL) (Interzone #243) — short form — nomination

“A Hundred Ghosts Parade Tonight” (by Xia Jia, translated from the Chinese by KL) (Clarkesworld #65) — short form — nomination

“The Fish of Lijiang” (by Chen Qiufan, translated from the Chinese by KL) (Clarkesworld #59, Aug 2011) — short form — winner

Sidewise Awardsfor works of alternate history, juried
(2 nominations; 1 win)

“The Long Haul: From the ANNALS OF TRANSPORTATION, The Pacific Monthly, May 2009” (Clarkesworld Nov 2014) — short form — winner

“A Brief History of the Trans-Pacific Tunnel” (F&SF Jan/Feb 2013) — short form — nomination

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

The Grace of Kings (Saga) — shortlist

WSFA Small Press Awardfor short fiction from small press publications, voted by member of Washington SF Assn
(2 nominations; 1 win)

“Good Hunting” (Strange Horizons Oct 2012) — winner

“The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species” (Lightspeed Aug 2012) — shortlist — nomination



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