P. Djèlí Clark
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 8
Locus Awards: 4
Other Awards: 1
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 42
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(6 nominations)
2024:
“How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” (Uncanny Jan/Feb 2023)
— short story — nomination
2022:
A Master of Djinn (Tordotcom; Orbit)
— novel — nomination
2021:
Ring Shout (Tordotcom)
— novella — nomination
2020:
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 (Tor.com)
— novella — nomination
2019:
The Black God's Drums (Tor.com)
— novella — nomination
2019:
“The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington” (Fireside Feb 2018)
— short story — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(5 nominations; 3 wins)
2022:
A Master of Djinn (Tordotcom; Orbit UK)
— novel — winner
2021:
Ring Shout (Tordotcom)
— novella — winner
2020:
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 (Tor.com)
— novella — nomination
2019:
The Black God's Drums (Tor.com)
— novella — nomination
2019:
“The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington” (Fireside Feb 2018)
— short story — winner
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(5 nominations)
2024:
“How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” (Uncanny Jan/Feb 2023)
— short fiction — nomination
2022:
A Master of Djinn (Tordotcom; Orbit UK)
— novel — nomination
2022:
“If the Martians Have Magic” (Uncanny Sep/Oct 2021)
— short fiction — nomination
2021:
Ring Shout (Tordotcom)
— novella — nomination
2019:
The Black God's Drums (Tor.com)
— novella — nomination
British Fantasy Awards — for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2021:
Ring Shout (Tordotcom)
— novella — winner
British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2024:
“How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” (Uncanny Jan/Feb 2023)
— short fiction — winner
Dragon Awards — for SF/F works, voted on by members of the annual Dragon Con
(1 nomination)
2021:
A Master of Djinn (Tordotcom)
— alternate history novel — nomination
Ignyte Awards — for SF/F/H that celebrates vibrancy and diversity; committee and popular vote
(5 nominations; 3 wins)
2024:
Abeni's Song (Starscape)
— middle grade novel — winner
2022:
A Master of Djinn (Tordotcom; Orbit UK)
— adult novel — winner
2022:
“If the Martians Have Magic” (Uncanny Sep/Oct 2021)
— short story — winner
2021:
Ring Shout (Tordotcom)
— novella — nomination
2020:
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 (Tor.com)
— novella — nomination
Lodestar Award — for YA SF/F works, presented by Worldcon in parallel with the Hugo Awards
(1 nomination)
2024:
Abeni's Song (Starscape)
— finalist
Shirley Jackson Awards — for works of psychological horror and dark fantastic, juried
(1 nomination)
2021:
Ring Shout (Tordotcom)
— novella — nomination
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(2 nominations)
2022:
“If the Martians Have Magic” (Uncanny Sep/Oct 2021)
— finalist
2019:
“The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington” (Fireside Feb 2018)
— finalist
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(9 nominations; 4 wins)
2025:
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins (Tordotcom)
— fantasy novel — 2nd place
2024:
“What I Remember of Oresha Moon Dragon Devshrata” (The Book of Witches)
— novelette — 6th place
2024:
“How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” (Uncanny Jan/Feb 2023)
— short story — winner
2022:
A Master of Djinn (Tordotcom; Orbit UK)
— first novel — winner
2022:
“If the Martians Have Magic” (Uncanny Sep/Oct 2021)
— short story — 3rd place
2021:
Ring Shout (Tordotcom)
— novella — winner
2020:
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 (Tor.com)
— novella — 2nd place
2019:
The Black God's Drums (Tor.com)
— novella — 5th place
2019:
“The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington” (Fireside Feb 2018)
— short story — winner
— Other Awards —
Compton Crook Stephen Tall Memorial Award — for best first novel, voted by members of annual Balticon
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2022:
A Master of Djinn (Tordotcom)
— winner
Mythopoeic Awards — for fantasy works in the spirit of the Inklings, voted by members of the Mythopoeic Society
(2 nominations)
2022:
A Master of Djinn (Tordotcom)
— adult literature — nomination
2020:
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 (Tordotcom)
— adult literature — nomination
Seiun Awards — for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(1 nomination)
2025:
A Master of Djinn
— translated novel — nomination
William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award — for first fantasy book, juried
(1 nomination)
2019:
The Black God's Drums (tor.com)
— shortlist
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