Gregory Benford
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 3
Major Awards: 4
Other Awards: 4
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 111
Times Served as Judge: 31
— Career and Special Awards —
Forry Award — for lifetime achievement, presented by the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society
2016:
winner
Robert A. Heinlein Award — for hard SF inspiring space exploration, presented by the Heinlein Society
2019:
winner
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(4 nominations)
1997:
“Immersion ” (Science Fiction Age Mar 1996)
— novella — nomination
1978:
“A Snark in the Night” (F&SF Aug 1977)
— novella — nomination
1976:
“Doing Lennon ” (Analog Apr 1975)
— short story — nomination
1970:
“Deeper Than the Darkness ” (F&SF Apr 1969)
— short story — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(13 nominations; 2 wins)
2009:
“Dark Heaven ” (Alien Crimes)
— novella — nomination
1996:
“Soon Comes Night ” (Asimov's Aug 1994)
— novella — nomination
1993:
“Matter's End” (Full Spectrum 3)
— novelette — nomination
1989:
Great Sky River (Bantam Spectra)
— novel — nomination
1987:
“Newton Sleep” (F&SF Jan 1986; Heroes in Hell)
— novella — nomination
1984:
Against Infinity (Timescape)
— novel — nomination
1982:
“Swarmer, Skimmer” (SF Digest Oct/Nov 1981)
— novella — nomination
1981:
Timescape (Simon & Schuster)
— novel — winner
1978:
In the Ocean of Night (Dial)
— novel — nomination
1976:
“Doing Lennon ” (Analog Apr 1975)
— short story — nomination
1976:
“White Creatures ” (New Dimensions 5)
— short story — nomination
1975:
“If the Stars Are Gods” (by Gordon Eklund & GB) (Universe 4)
— novelette — winner
1970:
“Deeper Than the Darkness ” (F&SF Apr 1969)
— novelette — nomination
British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1981:
Timescape (Simon & Schuster)
— novel — winner
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1981:
Timescape (Simon & Schuster)
— winner
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(1 nomination)
2015:
“Lady With Fox” (Carbide Tipped Pens)
— finalist
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(69 nominations)
2016:
The Best of Gregory Benford (Subterranean)
— collection — 3rd place
2015:
Shipstar (by GB & Larry Niven) (Tor)
— sf novel — 14th place
2013:
Bowl of Heaven (by GB & Larry Niven) (Tor)
— sf novel — 13th place
2007:
“Bow Shock ” (Jim Baen's Universe Jun 2006)
— novelette — 21st place
2005:
Microcosms (DAW)
— anthology — 12th place
2004:
“The Hydrogen Wall ” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2003)
— novelette — 9th place
2003:
“The Clear Blue Seas of Luna ” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2002)
— novelette — 7th place
2002:
“Anomalies ” (Redshift: Extreme Visions of Speculative Fiction)
— short story — 8th place
2001:
Eater (Eos)
— sf novel — 2nd place
2001:
Worlds Vast and Various (Eos)
— collection — 9th place
2001:
Nebula Awards Showcase 2000 (Harcourt)
— anthology — 8th place
2001:
Skylife: Space Habitats in Story and Science (GB & George Zebrowski, eds.) (Harcourt)
— anthology — 13th place
2000:
The Martian Race (Warner Aspect)
— sf novel — 12th place
2000:
“A Hunger for the Infinite” (Far Horizons)
— novelette — 3rd place
1999:
Cosm (Avon Eos)
— sf novel — 6th place
1999:
“A Dance to Strange Musics ” (Science Fiction Age Nov 1998)
— novelette — 9th place
1998:
“A Cold Dry Cradle” (by GB & Elisabeth Malartre) (Science Fiction Age Nov 1997)
— novella — 9th place
1998:
“Galaxia ” (Science Fiction Age Jul 1997)
— novelette — 4th place
1998:
The New Hugo Winners Volume IV (GB & Martin H. Greenberg, eds.) (Baen)
— anthology — 13th place
1997:
“Immersion ” (Science Fiction Age Mar 1996)
— novella — 7th place
1996:
Sailing Bright Eternity (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — 6th place
1996:
“A Worm in the Well ” (Analog Nov 1995)
— novelette — 10th place
1996:
“High Abyss ” (New Legends)
— short story — 3rd place
1996:
Far Futures (Tor)
— anthology — 4th place
1995:
Furious Gulf (Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — 12th place
1995:
“Soon Comes Night ” (Asimov's Aug 1994)
— novella — 5th place
1995:
Matter's End (Bantam Spectra)
— collection — 3rd place
1993:
What Might Have Been? Vol. 4: Alternate Americas (GB & Martin H. Greenberg, eds.) (Bantam Spectra)
— anthology — 5th place
1992:
“Matter's End” (Full Spectrum 3)
— novelette — 3rd place
1992:
What Might Have Been? Vol. 3: Alternate Wars (GB & Martin H. Greenberg, eds.) (Bantam Spectra)
— anthology — 5th place
1990:
Tides Of Light (Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — 4th place
1990:
“Alphas ” (Amazing Stories Mar 1989)
— short story — 21st place
1990:
“Mozart on Morphine ” (The Microverse; F&SF Oct 1989)
— short story — 13th place
1990:
What Might Have Been? Vol. 1: Alternate Empires (GB & Martin H. Greenberg, eds.) (Bantam Spectra)
— anthology — 4th place
1990:
What Might Have Been? Vol. 2: Alternate Heroes (GB & Martin H. Greenberg, eds.) (Bantam Spectra)
— anthology — 7th place
1989:
“At the Double Solstice ” (Terry's Universe)
— short story — 7th place
1988:
Great Sky River (Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — 9th place
1988:
“Mandikini ” (The Universe)
— novelette — 24th place
1987:
Heart of the Comet (by GB & David Brin) (Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — 2nd place
1987:
“As Big as the Ritz” (Interzone #18 Winter 1986/1987; Under the Wheel)
— novella — 9th place
1987:
“Newton Sleep” (F&SF Jan 1986; Heroes in Hell)
— novella — 16th place
1987:
“Of Space-Time and the River ” (Asimov's Feb 1986)
— novelette — 6th place
1987:
In Alien Flesh (Tor)
— collection — 11th place
1987:
Hitler Victorious (GB & Martin H. Greenberg, eds.) (Garland)
— anthology — 13th place
1986:
Artifact (Tor)
— sf novel — 16th place
1986:
“To the Storming Gulf ” (F&SF Apr 1985; Afterwar)
— novella — 8th place
1986:
“Time's Rub” (Asimov's Apr 1985)
— short story — 4th place
1985:
Across the Sea of Suns (Timescape)
— sf novel — 6th place
1984:
Against Infinity (Timescape)
— sf novel — 8th place
1983:
“Relativistic Effects ” (Perpetual Light)
— novelette — 19th place
1982:
“Swarmer, Skimmer” (SF Digest Nov 1981)
— novella — 11th place
1982:
“Exposures ” (Asimov's 6 Jul 1981)
— short story — 7th place
1981:
Timescape (Simon & Schuster)
— sf novel — 5th place
1980:
“Redeemer ” (Analog Apr 1979)
— short story — 5th place
1979:
The Stars in Shroud (Berkley/Putnam)
— novel — 11th place
1979:
“In Alien Flesh ” (F&SF Sep 1978)
— novelette — 6th place
1979:
“Starswarmer” (Analog Sep 1978)
— novelette — 12th place
1979:
“A Hiss of Dragon” (by GB & Marc Laidlaw) (Omni Dec 1978)
— short story — 5th place
1978:
If the Stars Are Gods (by GB & Gordon Eklund) (Berkley/Putnam)
— sf novel — 23rd place
1978:
In the Ocean of Night (Dial)
— sf novel — 2nd place
1978:
“A Snark in the Night” (F&SF Aug 1977)
— novella — 2nd place
1977:
“The Anvil of Jove” (by GB & Gordon Eklund) (F&SF Jul 1976)
— novella — 4th place
1976:
“Cambridge, 1:58 A.M. ” (Epoch)
— novelette — 11th place
1976:
“Beyond Grayworld ” (Analog Jul 1975)
— short story — 9th place
1976:
“Doing Lennon ” (Analog Apr 1975)
— short story — 5th place
1975:
“Threads of Time ” (Threads of Time)
— novella — 12th place
1975:
“If the Stars Are Gods” (by Gordon Eklund & GB) (Universe 4)
— novelette — 8th place
1973:
“In the Ocean of Night ” (If Jun 1972)
— novella — 17th place
1971:
fan writer — 14th place
— Other Awards —
Analog Readers Poll — for stories, articles, and art published by Analog, polled by readers
(6 nominations; 1 win)
2021:
“Big Smart Objects” (by GB & Larry Niven) (Analog Nov/Dec 2020)
— fact article — 3rd place
2021:
“Veiling the Earth” (Analog Mar/Apr 2020)
— fact article — 2nd place
2020:
“Building a Gravitational Wave Transmitter” (by Albert Jackson & GB) (Analog Sep/Oct 2019)
— fact article — 3rd place
2012:
“Smart SETI” (by GB & James Benford)
— fact article — winner
2004:
“The Power of Rotting Plants” (by Robert A. Metzger, GB & Martin I. Hoffert) (Analog Oct 2003)
— fact article — 3rd place
2003:
“Mammoth Dawn” (by Kevin J. Anderson & GB) (Analog Jul/Aug 2002)
— novelette — 2nd place
Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(1 nomination)
1995:
“Soon Comes Night ” (Asimov's Aug 1994)
— novella — 8th place
Compton Crook Stephen Tall Memorial Award — for best first novel, voted by members of annual Balticon
(1 nomination)
1994:
Chiller (as by Sterling Blake) (Bantam)
— finalist
Ditmar Awards — for Australian SF/F, voted by members of Australian National SF Convention
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1981:
Timescape (Simon & Schuster; Gollancz)
— international fiction — winner
Jupiter Awards — for SF novels and stories, voted by instructors of SF courses in higher education
(1 nomination)
1975:
“If the Stars Are Gods” (by Gordon Eklund & GB) (Universe 4)
— novelette — nomination
Prometheus Awards — for SF works on libertarian themes, voted by members of the Libertarian Futurist Society
(1 nomination)
2000:
The Martian Race (Warner Aspect)
— novel — nomination
Science Fiction Age Readers Poll — for stories published in SF Age magazine, polled by readers
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1997:
“Immersion ” (Science Fiction Age Mar 1996)
— novella — winner
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll — for SF/F works, polled by readers of Science Fiction Chronicle magazine
(2 nominations; 1 win)
1997:
“Immersion ” (Science Fiction Age Mar 1996)
— novella — winner
1986:
“Time's Rub” (Asimov's Apr 1985)
— short story — 2nd place
Seiun Awards — for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(1 nomination)
1997:
“A Worm in the Well ”
— overseas short story — nomination
Sidewise Awards — for works of alternate history, juried
(1 nomination)
2018:
The Berlin Project (Saga)
— long form — nomination
Southeastern SF Achievement Awards — for SF/F/H works by writers in southeastern US
(3 nominations)
2005:
Beyond Infinity (Warner Aspect)
— novel — nomination
2005:
lifetime achievement — nomination
2003:
“Mammoth Dawn” (by Kevin J. Anderson & GB) (Analog Jul/Aug 2002)
— short fiction — nomination
— As Judge —
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
Writers and Illustrators of the Future — for stories and art by contest winners, juried
2003, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985
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