Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 1
Major Awards: 8
Locus Awards: 6
Other Awards: 9
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 152
Times Served as Judge: 1
Hugo Awards
for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(15 nominations; 2 wins)
New York 2140 (Orbit)
novel nomination
2312 (Orbit)
novel nomination
The Years of Rice and Salt (Bantam)
novel nomination
Blue Mars (HarperCollins Voyager; Bantam Spectra)
novel winner
Green Mars (HarperCollins UK; Bantam Spectra)
novel winner
Red Mars (HarperCollins UK; Bantam Spectra)
novel nomination
A Short, Sharp Shock (Mark V. Ziesing; Asimov's Nov 1990)
novella nomination
“The Blind Geometer” (Asimov's Aug 1987)
novella nomination
“Mother Goddess of the World” (Asimov's Oct 1987)
novella nomination
“Escape from Kathmandu” (Asimov's Sep 1986)
novella nomination
“Green Mars” (Asimov's Sep 1985)
novella nomination
“The Lucky Strike” (Universe 14)
novelette nomination
“Ridge Running” (F&SF Jan 1984)
short story nomination
“Black Air” (F&SF Mar 1983)
novelette nomination
“To Leave a Mark” (F&SF Nov 1982)
novella nomination
Nebula Awards
for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(12 nominations; 3 wins)
2312 (Orbit)
novel winner
Green Mars (Bantam Spectra)
novel nomination
Red Mars (Bantam Spectra)
novel winner
“Vinland the Dream” (Asimov's Nov 1991)
short story nomination
“Before I Wake” (Interzone #27 Jan/Feb 1989; Asimov's Apr 1990)
short story nomination
“The Blind Geometer” (Cheap Street; Asimov's Aug 1987)
novella winner
“Escape from Kathmandu” (Asimov's Sep 1986)
novella nomination
“Green Mars” (Asimov's Sep 1985)
novella nomination
The Wild Shore (Ace)
novel nomination
“The Lucky Strike” (Universe 14)
novelette nomination
“Black Air” (F&SF Mar 1983)
novelette nomination
“Venice Drowned” (Universe 11)
short story nomination
(1 nomination; 1 win)
“Black Air” (F&SF Mar 1983)
novella winner
(6 nominations)
2312 (Orbit)
shortlist
Galileo's Dream (HarperCollins)
shortlist
The Years of Rice and Salt (HarperCollins)
shortlist
Blue Mars (HarperCollins Voyager)
shortlist
Red Mars (HarperCollins UK)
runner-up
The Memory of Whiteness (Futura/Macdonald)
shortlist
(8 nominations; 1 win)
The Ministry for the Future (Titan)
novel nomination
2312 (Orbit)
novel nomination
Forty Signs of Rain (HarperCollins)
novel nomination
The Years of Rice and Salt (HarperCollins)
novel nomination
Blue Mars (HarperCollins Voyager)
novel nomination
Green Mars (HarperCollins UK)
novel nomination
Red Mars (HarperCollins UK)
novel winner
The Gold Coast (Orbit)
novel nomination
Dragon Awards
for SF/F works, voted on by members of the annual Dragon Con
(3 nominations)
The Ministry for the Future (Orbit)
sf novel nomination
Red Moon (Orbit)
sf novel nomination
Aurora (Orbit)
sf novel nomination
(4 nominations)
2312 (Orbit)
honor list
“Sexual Dimorphism” (Asimov's Jun 1999)
short list
Blue Mars (Bantam Spectra)
long list
Red Mars (HarperCollins UK)
short list
(8 nominations; 1 win)
New York 2140 (Orbit)
finalist
Aurora (Orbit)
finalist
Shaman (Orbit)
finalist
2312 (Orbit)
finalist
Galileo's Dream (Ballantine Spectra)
finalist
Blue Mars (HarperCollins Voyager; Bantam Spectra)
second place
Pacific Edge (Unwin Hyman; Tor)
winner
The Gold Coast (Tor)
second place
(1 nomination)
The Wild Shore (Ace)
special citation
Locus Awards
for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(55 nominations; 6 wins)
The Ministry for the Future (Orbit)
sf novel 4th place
Red Moon (Orbit)
sf novel 6th place
New York 2140 (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
sf novel 3rd place
Aurora (Orbit)
sf novel 4th place
Shaman (Orbit)
sf novel 2nd place
2312 (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
sf novel 2nd place
The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson (Night Shade)
collection 3rd place
Galileo's Dream (HarperVoyager; Ballantine Spectra)
sf novel 3rd place
Sixty Days and Counting (Bantam; HarperCollins UK)
sf novel 10th place
Fifty Degrees Below (HarperCollins UK; Bantam Spectra)
sf novel 4th place
Forty Signs of Rain (HarperCollins UK; Bantam)
sf novel 4th place
The Years of Rice and Salt (Bantam)
sf novel winner
Nebula Awards Showcase 2002 (Roc)
anthology 15th place
“A Martian Romance” (The Martians; Asimov's Oct/Nov 1999)
novelette 6th place
“Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to Mars” (The Martians; Asimov's Aug 1999)
short story 5th place
“Sexual Dimorphism” (The Martians; Asimov's Jun 1999)
short story 9th place
The Martians (HarperCollins Voyager; Bantam Spectra)
collection winner
Antarctica (HarperCollins Voyager)
sf novel 2nd place
Blue Mars (HarperCollins Voyager; Bantam Spectra)
sf novel winner
Green Mars (HarperCollins UK; Bantam Spectra)
sf novel winner
Red Mars (HarperCollins UK; Bantam Spectra)
sf novel 2nd place
“A History of the Twentieth Century, with Illustrations” (Asimov's Apr 1991)
novelette 9th place
“Vinland the Dream” (Asimov's Nov 1991)
short story 3rd place
Remaking History (Tor)
collection 3rd place
Pacific Edge (Unwin Hyman; Tor)
sf novel 13th place
A Short, Sharp Shock (Mark V. Ziesing; Asimov's Nov 1990)
novella winner
“Zürich” (F&SF Mar 1990)
short story 5th place
“The True Nature of Shangri-La” (Asimov's Dec 1989; Escape from Kathmandu)
novella 11th place
“The Part of Us That Loves” (Full Spectrum 2)
novelette 18th place
“Remaking History” (Asimov's Mar 1989)
short story 10th place
Escape From Kathmandu (Tor)
collection 8th place
The Gold Coast (Tor)
sf novel 5th place
“Glacier” (Asimov's Sep 1988)
novelette 4th place
“The Lunatics” (Terry's Universe; Asimov's mid-Dec 1988)
novelette 8th place
“The Blind Geometer” (Asimov's Aug 1987)
novella 2nd place
“Mother Goddess of the World” (Asimov's Oct 1987)
novella 4th place
“The Return from Rainbow Bridge” (F&SF Aug 1987)
novelette 19th place
“Escape from Kathmandu” (Asimov's Sep 1986)
novella 2nd place
“Down and Out in the Year 2000” (Asimov's Apr 1986)
short story 2nd place
“Our Town” (Omni Nov 1986)
short story 12th place
The Planet on the Table (Tor)
collection 10th place
The Memory of Whiteness (Tor)
sf novel 17th place
“Green Mars” (Asimov's Sep 1985)
novella 3rd place
“Mercurial” (Universe 15)
novelette 13th place
The Novels of Philip K. Dick (UMI)
nonfiction/reference 3rd place
Icehenge (Ace)
sf novel 11th place
The Wild Shore (Ace)
sf novel 16th place
The Wild Shore (Ace)
first novel winner
“The Lucky Strike” (Universe 14)
novelette 4th place
“Ridge Running” (F&SF Jan 1984)
short story 6th place
“Black Air” (F&SF Mar 1983)
novelette 2nd place
“Stone Eggs” (Universe 13)
short story 14th place
“To Leave a Mark” (F&SF Nov 1982)
novella 10th place
“Venice Drowned” (Universe 11)
short story 17th place
“On the North Pole of Pluto” (Orbit 21)
novella 15th place
(11 nominations; 1 win)
“A Martian Romance” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 1999)
novelette 6th place
“Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to Mars” (Asimov's Aug 1999)
short story 3rd place
“A Martian Childhood” (Asimov's Feb 1994)
novella 7th place (tie)
“A Short, Sharp Shock” (Asimov's Nov 1990)
novella 7th place
“The True Nature of Shangri-La” (Asimov's Dec 1989)
novella 4th place
“Glacier” (Asimov's Sep 1988)
novelette 6th place
“The Lunatics” (Asimov's mid-Dec 1988)
novelette 10th place
“Mother Goddess of the World” (Asimov's Oct 1987)
novella winner
“The Blind Geometer” (Asimov's Aug 1987)
novella 4th place (tie)
“Escape from Kathmandu” (Asimov's Sep 1986)
novella 4th place (tie)
“Down and Out in the Year 2000” (Asimov's Apr 1986)
short story 3rd place
Ignotus Awards
for SF works published in Spain, voted by members of Spanish SF Association
(2 nominations; 2 wins)
Green Mars
foreign novel winner
Red Mars
foreign novel winner
(1 nomination)
“Red Mars” (Interzone #63 Sep 1992)
fiction 8th place (tie)
Italia Awards
for SF/F works published in Italy, voted by members of annual Italcon
(1 nomination; 1 win)
Green Mars
international novel winner
(1 nomination; 1 win)
The Ministry for the Future
foreign novel winner
(1 nomination; 1 win)
Blue Mars
SF novel, foreign winner
(13 nominations; 2 wins)
Blue Mars (HarperCollins Voyager; Bantam Spectra)
novel 2nd place
Green Mars (HarperCollins UK; Bantam Spectra)
novel 3rd place
Red Mars (HarperCollins UK; Bantam Spectra)
novel 3rd place
“A History of the Twentieth Century, with Illustrations” (Asimov's Apr 1991)
novelette 2nd place
“Vinland the Dream” (Asimov's Nov 1991)
short story winner
A Short, Sharp Shock (Mark V. Ziesing; Asimov's Nov 1990)
novella 3rd place
“Glacier” (Asimov's Sep 1988)
novelette 3rd place
“The Blind Geometer” (Asimov's Aug 1987)
novella 2nd place
“Escape from Kathmandu” (Asimov's Sep 1986)
novella 2nd place
“Green Mars” (Asimov's Sep 1985)
novella 2nd place
The Wild Shore (Ace)
novel 2nd place
“The Lucky Strike” (Universe 14)
novelette 2nd place
“Black Air” (F&SF Mar 1983)
novelette winner
Seiun Awards
for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(4 nominations; 1 win)
Blue Mars
translated novel nomination
Green Mars
translated novel nomination
Red Mars
foreign novel winner (tie)
The Memory of Whiteness
overseas novel nomination
(3 nominations)
2312 (Orbit)
sf/fantasy book 6th place
Galileo's Dream (HarperVoyager; Ballantine Spectra)
sf/fantasy book 7th place (tie)
The Years of Rice and Salt (Bantam; HarperCollins)
sf/fantasy book 5th place
The Kitschies
for speculative/fantastic works that elevate the tone of genre literature, juried
(1 nomination)
The Ministry for the Future (Orbit)
Red Tentacle (novel) nomination