Patrick Rothfuss
Awards Summary
Awards Won: 5
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 15
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(5 nominations)
2015:
“The Lightning Tree” (Rogues)
— novella — 2nd place
2015:
The Slow Regard of Silent Things (DAW; Gollancz)
— novella — 16th place
2012:
The Wise Man's Fear (DAW; Gollancz)
— fantasy novel — 4th place
2008:
The Name of the Wind (DAW; Gollancz)
— fantasy novel — 17th place
2008:
The Name of the Wind (DAW; Gollancz)
— first novel — 2nd place
— Other Awards —
Compton Crook Stephen Tall Memorial Award — for best first novel, voted by members of annual Balticon
(1 nomination)
2008:
The Name of the Wind (DAW)
— finalist
David Gemmel Legend Awards — for fantasy novels and art, nominated by publishsers and editors, voted by fans
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2012:
The Wise Man's Fear (Gollancz)
— Legend Award for Best Novel — winner
Phantastik Preis — for SF/F works published in Germany, polled by readers of Phantastik.de website
(3 nominations; 2 wins)
2013:
The Wise Man's Fear
— foreign novel — 2nd place
2012:
The Wise Man's Fear
— foreign novel — winner
2009:
The Name of the Wind
— foreign novel — winner
Quill Award — for favorite books, voted by readers, announced on TV
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2007:
The Name of the Wind (DAW)
— sf/fantasy/horror — winner
SF Site Readers Poll — for SF/F books, voted by readers of SF Site website
(2 nominations; 1 win)
2012:
The Wise Man's Fear (Gollancz; DAW)
— sf/fantasy book — 3rd place
2008:
The Name of the Wind (DAW; Gollancz)
— sf/fantasy book — winner
Writers and Illustrators of the Future — for stories and art by contest winners, juried
(1 nomination)
2002:
“The Road to Levenshir”
— Writers of the Future 2nd quarter — First Place
Xatafi-Cyberdark — for SF works published in Spain, juried by critics
(1 nomination)
2010:
The Name of the Wind
— foreign book — nomination
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