Balrog Awards Tallies
science fiction awards database
Total Balrog Wins
(Number of fiction wins in parentheses)
(Number of fiction wins in parentheses)
| 3 | Paul C. Allen, Stephen R. Donaldson (2), F&SF, Fantasy Newsletter, Frederick J. Mayer (3) |
| 2 | Robert Asprin, Eldritch Tales, George Lucas, Anne McCaffrey (2), H. Warner Munn (2), Real Musgrave, Omni, Shayol, J. R. R. Tolkien (1), Roger Zelazny (1) |
Total Balrog Nominations
(Number of fiction nominations in parentheses)
[Number of wins in brackets]
(Number of fiction nominations in parentheses)
[Number of wins in brackets]
| 11 | Stephen King (8) [1] |
| 8 | Frederick J. Mayer (6) [3] |
| 7 | Stuart David Schiff |
| 6 | Karl Edward Wagner (4), F&SF [3], Harlan Ellison (4), Robert Asprin (1) [2], Fantasy Newsletter [3], George Clayton Johnson (4) [1], H. Warner Munn (4) [2] |
| 5 | Tanith Lee (4), Eldritch Tales [2], Whispers, Shayol [2], Fritz Leiber (4) [1], Joseph Payne Brennan (3), Donald M. Grant (1) [1], C. J. Cherryh (5) [1], Anne McCaffrey (4) [2] |
Balrog Never-Winners
Number of nominations without ever having won
(Fiction nominations in parentheses)
Number of nominations without ever having won
(Fiction nominations in parentheses)
| 7 | Stuart David Schiff |
| 6 | Karl Edward Wagner (4), Harlan Ellison (4) |
| 5 | Joseph Payne Brennan (3), Tanith Lee (4), Whispers |
| 4 | Alien, Steve Eng (4), Stephen E. Fabian, Space and Time, Charles L. Grant, andrew j. offutt (1) |
| 3 | Don Maitz, Judy King Rieniets, Locus, Lord of the Rings, Thomas M. Egan (3), Thief of Baghdad, Superman: The Movie, Weirdbook, Starlog, Asimov's, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Dark Star, Metropolis, Silent Running, Stephanie Stearns (3), Gene Wolfe (3), Thomas Canty, Charles de Lint (2), Wizards, Watership Down, Ramsey Campbell (1) |
Total Balrog Losses
Number of times nominated but lost [Number of wins in bracket]
Number of times nominated but lost [Number of wins in bracket]
| 10 | Stephen King [1] |
| 7 | Stuart David Schiff |
| 6 | Karl Edward Wagner, Harlan Ellison |
| 5 | Frederick J. Mayer [3], George Clayton Johnson [1], Whispers, Joseph Payne Brennan, Tanith Lee |
| 4 | Steve Eng, Charles L. Grant, andrew j. offutt, Stephen E. Fabian, Alien, Fritz Leiber [1], H. Warner Munn [2], Space and Time, C. J. Cherryh [1], Donald M. Grant [1], Robert Asprin [2] |
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