Michael Swanwick
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 8
Locus Awards: 3
Other Awards: 7
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 183
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(24 nominations; 5 wins)
2010:
Hope-In-the-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees (Temporary Culture)
— related book — nomination
2009:
“From Babel's Fall'n Glory We Fled” (Asimov's Feb 2008)
— short story — nomination
2008:
“A Small Room in Koboldtown” (Asimov's Apr/May 2007; The Dog Said Bow-Wow Tachyon Publications)
— short story — nomination
2007:
“Lord Weary's Empire” (Asimov's Dec 2006)
— novella — nomination
2004:
“Legions in Time” (Asimov's Apr 2003)
— novelette — winner
2003:
Bones of the Earth (Eos)
— novel — nomination
2003:
“Slow Life” (Analog Dec 2002)
— novelette — winner
2003:
“'Hello,' Said the Stick” (Analog Mar 2002)
— short story — nomination
2003:
“The Little Cat Laughed to See Such Sport” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2002)
— short story — nomination
2002:
“The Dog Said Bow-Wow” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2001)
— short story — winner
2002:
Being Gardner Dozois (Old Earth Books)
— related book — nomination
2001:
“Moon Dogs” (Moon Dogs; Asimov's Mar 2000)
— short story — nomination
2000:
“Ancient Engines” (Asimov's Feb 1999)
— short story — nomination
2000:
“Scherzo with Tyrannosaur” (Asimov's Jul 1999)
— short story — winner
1999:
“Radiant Doors” (Asimov's Sep 1998)
— short story — nomination
1999:
“The Very Pulse of the Machine” (Asimov's Feb 1998)
— short story — winner
1999:
“Wild Minds” (Asimov's May 1998)
— short story — nomination
1998:
Jack Faust (Avon)
— novel — nomination
1997:
“The Dead” (Starlight 1)
— short story — nomination
1996:
“Walking Out” (Asimov's Feb 1995)
— short story — nomination
1992:
Stations of the Tide (Asimov's mid-Dec 1990, Jan 1991; Morrow)
— novel — nomination
1992:
Griffin's Egg (Legend; St. Martin's)
— novella — nomination
1990:
“The Edge of the World” (Full Spectrum 2)
— short story — nomination
1986:
“Dogfight” (by MS & William Gibson) (Omni Jul 1985)
— novelette — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(16 nominations; 1 win)
2003:
Bones of the Earth (Eos)
— novel — nomination
2003:
“The Dog Said Bow-Wow” (Asimov's Nov 2001)
— short story — nomination
2001:
“Scherzo with Tyrannosaur” (Asimov's Jul 1999)
— short story — nomination
2000:
“Ancient Engines” (Asimov's Feb 1999)
— short story — nomination
2000:
“Radiant Doors” (Asimov's Sep 1998)
— short story — nomination
1998:
“The Dead” (Starlight 1)
— short story — nomination
1995:
“Cold Iron” (Asimov's Nov 1993)
— novella — nomination
1993:
Griffin's Egg (St. Martin's; Asimov's May 1992)
— novella — nomination
1992:
Stations of the Tide (Asimov's mid-Dec 1990, Jan 1991; Morrow)
— novel — winner
1986:
“Dogfight” (by MS & William Gibson) (Omni Jul 1985)
— novelette — nomination
1986:
“The Gods of Mars” (by Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann & MS) (Omni Mar 1985)
— short story — nomination
1985:
“Marrow Death” (Asimov's mid-Dec 1984)
— novella — nomination
1985:
“Trojan Horse” (Omni Dec 1984)
— novelette — nomination
1982:
“Mummer Kiss” (Universe 11)
— novelette — nomination
1981:
“The Feast of Saint Janis” (New Dimensions 11)
— novelette — nomination
1981:
“Ginungagap” (TriQuarterly #49 Fall 1980)
— novelette — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(7 nominations; 1 win)
2001:
“The Raggle Taggle Gypsy-O” (Tales of Old Earth)
— short fiction — nomination
1998:
A Geography of Unknown Lands (Tigereyes Press)
— collection — nomination
1996:
“Radio Waves” (Omni Winter 1995)
— novella — winner
1995:
“The Changeling's Tale” (Asimov's Jan 1994)
— short story — nomination
1994:
The Iron Dragon's Daughter (Millennium; Morrow AvoNova)
— novel — nomination
1990:
“The Edge of the World” (Full Spectrum 2)
— short fiction — nomination
1983:
“The Man Who Met Picasso” (Omni Sep 1982)
— short fiction — nomination
Arthur C. Clarke Award — for SF novel published in the UK; juried
(2 nominations)
1994:
The Iron Dragon's Daughter (Millennium)
— shortlist
1993:
Stations of the Tide (Legend)
— shortlist
British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(2 nominations)
2003:
“Five British Dinosaurs” (Interzone #177 Mar 2002)
— short fiction — nomination
1998:
Jack Faust (Orion/Millennium)
— novel — nomination
James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award — (renamed the Otherwise Award in 2020)
(1 nomination)
1997:
“The Dead” (Starlight 1)
— long list
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(3 nominations)
2012:
Dancing With Bears (Night Shade)
— finalist
2003:
Bones of the Earth (Eos)
— finalist
1992:
Stations of the Tide (Morrow)
— third place (tie)
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(7 nominations; 1 win)
2009:
“From Babel's Fall'n Glory We Fled” (Asimov's Feb 2008)
— shortlist
2007:
“Lord Weary's Empire” (Asimov's Dec 2006)
— third place
2002:
“The Dog Said Bow-Wow” (Asimov's Oct 2001)
— shortlist
1999:
“Radiant Doors” (Asimov's Sep 1998)
— shortlist
1999:
“Wild Minds” (Asimov's May 1998)
— shortlist
1997:
“Radio Waves” (Omni Winter 1995)
— shortlist
1990:
“The Edge of the World” (Full Spectrum 2)
— winner
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(86 nominations; 3 wins)
2024:
The Best of Michael Swanwick, Volume Two (Subterranean)
— collection — 10th place
2022:
“Huginn and Muninn -- and What Came After” (Asimov's Jul/Aug 2021)
— short story — 9th place
2021:
The Postutopian Adventures of Darger and Surplus (Subterranean)
— collection — 9th place
2020:
The Iron Dragon's Mother (tor)
— fantasy novel — 6th place
2018:
“Starlight Express” (F&SF Sep/Oct 2017)
— short story — 6th place
2017:
Not So Much, Said the Cat (Tachyon)
— collection — 5th place
2015:
“Of Finest Scarlet Was Her Gown” (Asimov's Apr/May 2014)
— novelette — 22nd place
2015:
“Tawny Petticoats” (Rogues)
— novelette — 14th place
2015:
“Passage of Earth” (Clarkesworld Apr 2014)
— short story — 10th place
2014:
“The She-Wolf's Hidden Grin” (Shadows of the New Sun)
— short story — 7th place
2012:
Dancing With Bears (Night Shade)
— sf novel — 6th place
2012:
“The Dala Horse” (Tor.com 13 Jul 2011)
— novelette — 8th place
2012:
“For I Have Lain Me Down on the Stone of Loneliness and I'll Not Be Back Again” (Asimov's Aug 2011)
— short story — 14th place
2011:
“Libertarian Russia” (Asimov's Dec 2010)
— short story — 6th place
2010:
“Zeppelin City” (by MS & Eileen Gunn) (Tor.com 6 Oct 2009)
— novelette — 8th place
2010:
Hope-In-the-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees (Temporary Culture)
— nonfiction/art book — 7th place
2009:
The Dragons of Babel (Tor)
— fantasy novel — 2nd place
2009:
“From Babel's Fall'n Glory We Fled” (Asimov's Feb 2008)
— short story — 6th place
2009:
“The Scarecrow's Boy” (F&SF Oct/Nov 2008)
— short story — 9th place
2009:
The Best of Michael Swanwick (Subterranean Press)
— collection — 2nd place
2008:
“The Skysailor's Tale” (The Dog Said Bow-Wow)
— novelette — 17th place
2008:
“Urdumheim” (The Dog Said Bow-Wow)
— novelette — 8th place
2008:
“A Small Room in Koboldtown” (Asimov's Apr/May 2007)
— short story — winner
2008:
The Dog Said Bow-Wow (Tachyon)
— collection — 4th place
2007:
“Lord Weary's Empire” (Asimov's Dec 2006)
— novella — 3rd place
2007:
“Tin Marsh” (Asimov's Aug 2006)
— short story — 5th place
2006:
“Girls and Boys, Come Out to Play” (Asimov's Jul 2005)
— novelette — 9th place
2006:
“Triceratops Summer” (Amazon Shorts 19 Aug 2005)
— short story — 5th place
2005:
“The Word That Sings the Scythe” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2004)
— novelette — 9th place
2005:
“The Last Geek” (Crossroads: Tales of the Southern Literary Fantastic)
— short story — 7th place
2004:
“King Dragon” (The Dragon Quintet)
— novelette — 13th place
2004:
“Legions in Time” (Asimov's Apr 2003)
— novelette — 10th place
2004:
“Deep in the Woods of Grammarie” (Realms of Fantasy Oct 2003)
— short story — 21st place (tie)
2004:
“Smoke and Mirrors: Four Scenes from the Post-utopian Future” (Live Without a Net)
— short story — 14th place
2003:
Bones of the Earth (Eos)
— sf novel — 3rd place
2003:
“Slow Life” (Analog Mar 2002)
— novelette — 4th place
2003:
“Dirty Little War” (In the Shadow of the Wall)
— short story — 25th place (tie)
2003:
“'Hello,' Said the Stick” (Analog Mar 2002)
— short story — 10th place
2003:
“The Little Cat Laughed to See Such Sport” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2002)
— short story — 4th place
2002:
“The Dog Said Bow-Wow” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2001)
— short story — 2nd place
2002:
Being Gardner Dozois (Old Earth Books)
— non-fiction — winner
2001:
“Moon Dogs” (Moon Dogs)
— short story — 2nd place
2001:
“The Raggle Taggle Gypsy-O” (Tales of Old Earth)
— short story — 6th place
2001:
Moon Dogs (NESFA Press)
— collection — 14th place
2001:
Tales of Old Earth (North Atlantic/Tachyon)
— collection — winner
2000:
“Ancient Engines” (Asimov's Feb 1999)
— short story — 2nd place
2000:
“Scherzo with Tyrannosaur” (Asimov's Jul 1999)
— short story — 3rd place
1999:
“Ancestral Voices” (by Gardner Dozois & MS) (Asimov's Aug 1998)
— novella — 12th place
1999:
“Microcosmic Dog” (Science Fiction Age Nov 1998)
— short story — 15th place
1999:
“Radiant Doors” (Asimov's Sep 1998)
— short story — 2nd place
1999:
“The Very Pulse of the Machine” (Asimov's Feb 1998)
— short story — 11th place
1999:
“Wild Minds” (Asimov's May 1998)
— short story — 6th place
1998:
Jack Faust (Avon)
— fantasy novel — 2nd place
1998:
“Mother Grasshopper” (A Geography of Unknown Lands)
— novelette — 7th place
1998:
“The Wisdom of Old Earth” (Asimov's Dec 1997)
— short story — 6th place
1998:
A Geography of Unknown Lands (Tigereyes Press)
— collection — 13th place
1997:
“Radio Waves” (Omni Winter 1995)
— novelette — 9th place
1997:
“The Dead” (Starlight 1)
— short story — 4th place
1996:
“The City of God” (by Gardner Dozois & MS) (Omni Online Dec 1995)
— novella — 17th place
1996:
“Walking Out” (Asimov's Feb 1995)
— short story — 6th place
1995:
“The Changeling's Tale” (Asimov's Jan 1994)
— short story — 4th place
1995:
“The Mask” (Asimov's Apr 1994)
— short story — 22nd place
1994:
The Iron Dragon's Daughter (Millennium; Morrow AvoNova)
— fantasy novel — 2nd place
1993:
“In Concert” (Asimov's Sep 1992)
— short story — 5th place
1992:
Stations of the Tide (Morrow)
— sf novel — 6th place
1992:
Griffin's Egg (Legend; St. Martin's)
— novella — 3rd place
1992:
Gravity's Angels (Arkham House)
— collection — 4th place
1991:
“UFO” (Aboriginal SF Sep/Oct 1990)
— novelette — 15th place (tie)
1990:
“Snow Angels” (Omni Mar 1989)
— novelette — 28th place
1990:
“The Edge of the World” (Full Spectrum 2)
— short story — 4th place
1989:
“The Dragon Line” (Terry's Universe)
— novelette — 21st place
1989:
“A Midwinter's Tale” (Asimov's Dec 1988)
— short story — 6th place
1988:
Vacuum Flowers (Arbor House)
— sf novel — 7th place
1986:
In the Drift (Ace)
— first novel — 3rd place
1986:
“Dogfight” (by MS & William Gibson) (Omni Jul 1985)
— novelette — 5th place
1986:
“The Blind Minotaur” (Amazing Stories Mar 1985)
— short story — 21st place (tie)
1986:
“The Gods of Mars” (by Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann & MS) (Omni Mar 1985)
— short story — 9th place
1986:
“The Transmigration of Philip K.” (Asimov's Feb 1985)
— short story — 16th place
1985:
“Marrow Death” (Asimov's mid-Dec 1984)
— novella — 7th place
1985:
“Trojan Horse” (Omni Dec 1984)
— novelette — 13th place
1985:
“When the Music's Over...” (Light Years and Dark)
— short story — 21st place
1983:
“The Man Who Met Picasso” (Omni Sep 1982)
— short story — 10th place
1982:
“Mummer Kiss” (Universe 11)
— novelette — 13th place
1982:
“Walden Three” (New Dimensions 12)
— novelette — 21st place
1981:
“The Feast of Saint Janis” (New Dimensions 11)
— novelette — 11th place
1981:
“Ginungagap” (TriQuarterly #49 Fall 1980)
— novelette — 19th place
— Other Awards —
Analog Readers Poll — for stories, articles, and art published by Analog, polled by readers
(1 nomination)
2003:
“Slow Life” (Analog Dec 2002)
— novelette — 5th place
Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(24 nominations; 6 wins)
2016:
“Lock Up Your Chickens and Daughters--H'ard and Andy Are Come to Town!” (by MS & Gregory Frost)
— novelette — 1st place
2011:
“Libertarian Russia” (Asimov's Dec 2010)
— short story — winner (tie)
2009:
“From Babel's Fall'n Glory We Fled” (Asimov's Feb 2008)
— short story — 2nd place
2007:
“Lord Weary's Empire” (Asimov's Dec 2006)
— novella — 3rd place
2004:
“Legions in Time” (Asimov's Apr 2003)
— novelette — 6th place (tie)
2004:
“Coyote at the End of History” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2003)
— short story — winner
2003:
“The Little Cat Laughed to See Such Sport” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2002)
— short story — 3rd place (tie)
2002:
“The Dog Said Bow-Wow” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2001)
— short story — 4th place
2001:
“Green Fire” (by Andy Duncan, Eileen Gunn, Pat Murphy & MS) (Asimov's Apr 2000)
— novella — 8th place
2001:
“Moon Dogs” (Asimov's Mar 2000)
— short story — 6th place
2000:
“Ancient Engines” (Asimov's Feb 1999)
— short story — winner
2000:
“Riding the Giganotosaur” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 1999)
— short story — 7th place
2000:
“Scherzo with Tyrannosaur” (Asimov's Jul 1999)
— short story — 4th place
1999:
“Ancestral Voices” (by Gardner Dozois & MS) (Asimov's Aug 1998)
— novella — 4th place
1999:
“Archaic Planets: Nine Excerpts from the Encyclopedia Galactica” (by MS & Sean Swanwick) (Asimov's Dec 1998)
— short story — 3rd place (tie)
1999:
“Radiant Doors” (Asimov's Sep 1998)
— short story — winner
1999:
“The Very Pulse of the Machine” (Asimov's Feb 1998)
— short story — 3rd place (tie)
1997:
“The City of God” (by Gardner Dozois & MS) (Asimov's Oct/Nov 1996)
— novella — 6th place
1996:
“Walking Out” (Asimov's Feb 1995)
— short story — 6th place
1995:
“The Changeling's Tale” (Asimov's Jan 1994)
— short story — 8th place
1994:
“Cold Iron” (Asimov's Nov 1993)
— novella — 2nd place
1993:
“Griffin's Egg” (Asimov's May 1992)
— novella — 5th place
1990:
“The Dragon Line” (Asimov's Jun 1989)
— short story — 7th place
1989:
“A Midwinter's Tale” (Asimov's Dec 1988)
— short story — winner
HOMer Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of SF/F forum on CompuServe
(2 nominations)
2001:
“Moon Dogs” (Moon Dogs; Asimov's Mar 2000)
— short story — nomination
1997:
“Radio Waves” (Omni Winter 1995)
— novelette — nomination
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer — (renamed the Astounding Award in 2020)
(1 nomination)
1982:
— finalist
Science Fiction Age Readers Poll — for stories published in SF Age magazine, polled by readers
(1 nomination)
1999:
“Microcosmic Dog” (Science Fiction Age Nov 1998)
— short story — 3rd place
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll — for SF/F works, polled by readers of Science Fiction Chronicle magazine
(4 nominations; 2 wins)
1992:
Stations of the Tide (Morrow)
— novel — winner
1992:
Griffin's Egg (Legend; St. Martin's)
— novella — 3rd place
1986:
“Dogfight” (by MS & William Gibson) (Omni Jul 1985)
— novelette — 2nd place
1982:
“Mummer Kiss” (Universe 11)
— novelette — winner
SF Site Readers Poll — for SF/F books, voted by readers of SF Site website
(1 nomination)
2009:
The Dragons of Babel (Tor)
— sf/fantasy book — 9th place
Sidewise Awards — for works of alternate history, juried
(1 nomination)
1998:
Jack Faust (Avon; Orion)
— long form — nomination
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