Locus Awards Tallies
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Multiple Winners
Gardner Dozois has won the Locus Poll most often, 38 times; for works of fiction, Neil Gaiman has won 17 times.
Gardner Dozois has won the Locus Poll most often, 38 times; for works of fiction, Neil Gaiman has won 17 times.
Losers Club
Among fiction writers, Gregory Benford, Tanith Lee, Robert Reed, Greg Bear, Paul J. McAuley, Jeffrey Ford, Alastair Reynolds, and Brian Stableford have placed most often without having won
Among fiction writers, Gregory Benford, Tanith Lee, Robert Reed, Greg Bear, Paul J. McAuley, Jeffrey Ford, Alastair Reynolds, and Brian Stableford have placed most often without having won
Never Won
Martin H. Greenberg and David G. Hartwell have placed most often without ever having won.
Martin H. Greenberg and David G. Hartwell have placed most often without ever having won.
Never Even Nominated
L. Ron Hubbard and Hugo Gernsback have never appeared in any Locus Poll results--not even an all-time best category.
L. Ron Hubbard and Hugo Gernsback have never appeared in any Locus Poll results--not even an all-time best category.
Total Locus Wins
(Number of fiction wins in parentheses)
(Number of fiction wins in parentheses)
| 43 | Gardner Dozois |
| 31 | Michael Whelan |
| 27 | Tor |
| 25 | Ursula K. Le Guin (14) |
| 23 | Neil Gaiman (18) |
| 22 | F&SF |
| 19 | Asimov's |
| 18 | Ellen Datlow, Harlan Ellison (13) |
| 16 | George R. R. Martin (10) |
Total Locus Nominations
(Number of fiction nominations in parentheses)
[Number of wins in brackets]
(Number of fiction nominations in parentheses)
[Number of wins in brackets]
| 158 | Robert Silverberg (88) [9] |
| 133 | Gardner Dozois (21) [43] |
| 112 | Ellen Datlow [18] |
| 86 | Michael Swanwick (75) [3] |
| 81 | Ursula K. Le Guin (56) [25] |
| 80 | Martin H. Greenberg |
| 75 | Jonathan Strahan [4] |
| 74 | Gene Wolfe (67) [6] |
| 73 | Stephen Baxter (67) [1], David G. Hartwell [1] |
| 71 | Robert Reed (67), Lucius Shepard (60) [8] |
| 69 | Gregory Benford (54) |
| 66 | Terri Windling (1) |
| 65 | Frederik Pohl (46) [3] |
| 64 | Nancy Kress (57) [2], George R. R. Martin (42) [16] |
| 62 | Stephen King (50) [5] |
| 61 | Michael Bishop (48) [4] |
| 57 | Bruce Sterling (47) [3] |
| 55 | Kim Stanley Robinson (48) [6] |
| 54 | F&SF [22], Michael Whelan [31] |
Locus Never-Winners
Number of nominations without ever having won
(Fiction nominations in parentheses)
Number of nominations without ever having won
(Fiction nominations in parentheses)
| 80 | Martin H. Greenberg |
| 71 | Robert Reed (67) |
| 69 | Gregory Benford (54) |
| 66 | Terri Windling (1) |
| 52 | Analog |
| 50 | DAW |
| 48 | Tanith Lee (37) |
| 46 | Paul J. McAuley (42) |
| 45 | Jeffrey Ford (38) |
| 39 | Stephen Jones |
| 38 | Frank Frazetta |
| 36 | Baen, Jim Burns (1) |
| 35 | Gollancz |
| 34 | Greg Bear (30), Jack Dann (15) |
| 33 | Interzone, Brian Stableford (30) |
| 32 | Paul Di Filippo (22) |
| 31 | Thomas Canty |
| 30 | Ace, Jack Vance (21), Elizabeth Hand (25), Michael Moorcock (16) |
| 29 | Stanley Schmidt (2) |
| 28 | Walter Jon Williams (25), James P. Blaylock (24) |
Total Locus Losses
Number of times nominated but lost [Number of wins in bracket]
Number of times nominated but lost [Number of wins in bracket]
| 149 | Robert Silverberg [9] |
| 94 | Ellen Datlow [18] |
| 90 | Gardner Dozois [43] |
| 83 | Michael Swanwick [3] |
| 80 | Martin H. Greenberg |
| 72 | Stephen Baxter [1], David G. Hartwell [1] |
| 71 | Jonathan Strahan [4], Robert Reed |
| 69 | Gregory Benford |
| 68 | Gene Wolfe [6] |
| 66 | Terri Windling |
| 63 | Lucius Shepard [8] |
| 62 | Frederik Pohl [3], Nancy Kress [2] |
| 57 | Stephen King [5], Michael Bishop [4] |
| 56 | Ursula K. Le Guin [25] |
| 54 | Bruce Sterling [3] |
| 52 | Analog |
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