Ben Bova
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 4
Major Awards: 7
Other Awards: 4
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 49
Times Served as Judge: 2
— Career and Special Awards —
First Fandom Hall of Fame Award — for fans active at the time of the first World SF Convention
2016:
winner
I-CON Award — for contributions to SF/F/H, presented by annual convention I-CON
2005:
Gallun Award — winner
Robert A. Heinlein Award — for hard SF inspiring space exploration, presented by the Heinlein Society
2008:
winner
Skylark Award — for contribution to SF in the spirit of E.E. "Doc" Smith; presented by NESFA
1974:
winner
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(10 nominations; 6 wins)
1998:
Space Travel (by BB with Anthony R. Lewis) (Writer's Digest Books)
— related book — nomination
1980:
professional editor — nomination
1979:
professional editor — winner
1978:
professional editor — nomination
1977:
professional editor — winner
1976:
professional editor — winner
1975:
professional editor — winner
1974:
professional editor — winner
1973:
professional editor — winner
1971:
“Brillo” (by BB & Harlan Ellison) (Analog Aug 1970)
— short story — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(1 nomination)
1995:
“Inspiration ” (F&SF Apr 1994)
— short story — nomination
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2007:
Titan (Tor)
— winner
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(15 nominations)
2000:
“Mount Olympus” (Analog Feb 1999)
— novelette — 5th place
1997:
“Appointment in Sinai ” (Analog Jun 1996)
— short story — 10th place
1995:
“Inspiration ” (F&SF Apr 1994)
— short story — 17th place
1993:
Mars (Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — 8th place
1990:
The Best of the Nebulas (Tor)
— anthology — 23rd place
1985:
“Floodtide” (Analog Mar 1984)
— novella — 15th place
1985:
“Out of Time ” (Omni Nov 1984)
— short story — 16th place
1982:
Voyagers (Doubleday)
— sf novel — 19th place
1980:
Kinsman (Dial)
— sf novel — 14th place
1979:
Colony (Pocket)
— novel — 5th place
1979:
The Best of Analog (Baronet)
— anthology — 16th place
1977:
Millennium (Random House)
— novel — 8th place
1977:
Analog Annual (Pyramid)
— anthology — 15th place
1974:
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 2a & 2b (Doubleday)
— reprint anth/collection — 2nd place
1971:
“Brillo” (by BB & Harlan Ellison) (Analog Aug 1970)
— short fiction — 8th place
— Other Awards —
Analog Readers Poll — for stories, articles, and art published by Analog, polled by readers
(10 nominations; 1 win)
2007:
“Takes Two to Tangle” (Analog Oct 2006)
— novelette — 3rd place
2004:
“Isaac Was Right: N Equals One” (Analog Apr 2003)
— fact article — 2nd place
2001:
“Death on Venus ” (Analog Mar 2000)
— novella — 3rd place
2001:
“Slowboat to the Stars!” (Analog Feb 2000)
— fact article — winner
1999:
“Tourist Sam” (Analog Mar 1998)
— novella — 4th place
1999:
“The Question ” (Analog Jan 1998)
— novelette — 4th place
1997:
“Appointment in Sinai ” (Analog Jun 1996)
— short story — 5th place (tie)
1993:
“Bushido ” (Analog Jul 1992)
— short story — 3rd place
1988:
“Moonbase Orientation Manual” (Analog Jun,Jul 1987)
— fact article — 3rd place
1985:
“Floodtide” (Analog Mar 1984)
— novella/novelette — 4th place
Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(1 nomination)
1988:
“Silent Night ” (Asimov's Dec 1987)
— short story — 5th place
Balrog Awards — for fantasy works, presented an annual FoolsCon in Kansas City
(2 nominations; 1 win)
1983:
for writing and editing Omni and Analog
— professional achievement — winner
1980:
“Vision ” (Analog Jan 1980)
— short fiction — nomination
Prometheus Awards — for SF works on libertarian themes, voted by members of the Libertarian Futurist Society
(1 nomination)
1999:
Moonwar (Avon Eos)
— novel — nomination
Science Fiction Age Readers Poll — for stories published in SF Age magazine, polled by readers
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1996:
“Acts of God” (Science Fiction Age May 1995)
— novella — winner
SFWA Awards — for works and contributions to SF, presented by the SFFWA
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2021:
Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award — winner
Southeastern SF Achievement Awards — for SF/F/H works by writers in southeastern US
(1 nomination)
2005:
lifetime achievement — nomination
Xatafi-Cyberdark — for SF works published in Spain, juried by critics
(1 nomination)
2010:
Titan
— foreign book — nomination
— As Judge —
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