Walter Jon Williams
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 2
Other Awards: 1
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 62
Times Served as Judge: 1
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(5 nominations)
2004:
“The Green Leopard Plague” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2003)
— novella — nomination
1998:
City on Fire (HarperPrism)
— novel — nomination
1994:
Wall, Stone, Craft (F&SF Oct/Nov 1993; Axolotl)
— novella — nomination
1989:
“Surfacing ” (Asimov's Apr 1988)
— novella — nomination
1988:
“Dinosaurs ” (Asimov's Jun 1987)
— novelette — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(10 nominations; 2 wins)
2005:
“The Green Leopard Plague” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2003)
— novella — winner
2001:
“Argonautica ” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 1999)
— novella — nomination
2001:
“Daddy's World” (Not of Woman Born)
— novelette — winner
1999:
“Lethe” (Asimov's Sep 1997)
— novelette — nomination
1998:
City on Fire (HarperPrism)
— novel — nomination
1996:
Metropolitan (HarperPrism)
— novel — nomination
1994:
Wall, Stone, Craft (F&SF Oct/Nov 1993; Axolotl)
— novella — nomination
1993:
“Prayers on the Wind ” (When the Music's Over)
— novelette — nomination
1989:
“Surfacing ” (Asimov's Apr 1988)
— novella — nomination
1988:
“Witness” (Wild Cards)
— novella — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(1 nomination)
1994:
Wall, Stone, Craft (F&SF Oct/Nov 1993; Axolotl)
— novella — nomination
Dragon Awards — for SF/F works, voted on by members of the annual Dragon Con
(1 nomination)
2021:
Fleet Elements (Harper Voyager)
— military SF/F novel — nomination
Philip K. Dick Award — for SF original paperback published in the US, juried
(1 nomination)
1986:
Knight Moves (Tor)
— finalist
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(3 nominations)
2000:
“Daddy's World” (Not of Woman Born)
— shortlist
1998:
“Lethe” (Asimov's Sep 1997)
— shortlist
1988:
“Dinosaurs ” (Asimov's Jun 1987)
— honorable mention
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(28 nominations)
2013:
The Fourth Wall (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
— sf novel — 21st place
2013:
The Boolean Gate (Subterranean)
— novella — 3rd place
2011:
The Green Leopard Plague and Other Stories (Night Shade)
— collection — 10th place
2010:
This Is Not a Game (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
— sf novel — 9th place
2009:
Implied Spaces (Night Shade)
— sf novel — 9th place
2008:
“Womb of Every World ”
— novella — 18th place
2007:
“Incarnation Day ” (Escape from Earth: New Adventures in Space)
— novelette — 28th place
2005:
“The Tang Dynasty Underwater Pyramid ” (Sci Fiction 4 Aug 2004)
— novelette — 16th place
2004:
“The Green Leopard Plague” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2003)
— novella — 8th place
2003:
The Praxis (Earthlight; Avon Oct 2003)
— sf novel — 25th place
2000:
“Argonautica ” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 1999)
— novella — 8th place
2000:
“Daddy's World” (Not of Woman Born)
— novelette — 24th place
1999:
“The Picture Business ” (Asimov's Feb 1998)
— novelette — 18th place
1999:
Frankensteins and Foreign Devils (NESFA Press)
— collection — 20th place
1998:
City on Fire (HarperPrism)
— fantasy novel — 3rd place
1998:
“Lethe” (Asimov's Sep 1997)
— novelette — 3rd place
1996:
Metropolitan (HarperPrism)
— sf novel — 8th place
1994:
Wall, Stone, Craft (F&SF Oct/Nov 1993; Axolotl)
— novella — 5th place
1993:
Aristoi (Tor)
— sf novel — 16th place
1991:
“Elegy for Angels and Dogs ” (Asimov's May 1990; Tor)
— novella — 9th place
1991:
Facets (Tor)
— collection — 11th place
1990:
“No Spot of Ground ” (Asimov's Nov 1989)
— novella — 12th place
1989:
“Surfacing ” (Asimov's Apr 1988)
— novella — 4th place
1988:
Voice of the Whirlwind (Tor)
— sf novel — 23rd place
1988:
“Dinosaurs ” (Asimov's Jun 1987)
— novelette — 11th place
1987:
Hardwired (Tor)
— sf novel — 18th place
1987:
“Video Star ” (Asimov's Jul 1986)
— novelette — 20th place
1986:
“Side Effects ” (F&SF Jun 1985)
— novelette — 16th place
— Other Awards —
Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(9 nominations)
2006:
“Solidarity ” (Asimov's Apr/May 2005)
— novella — 5th place
2004:
“The Green Leopard Plague” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2003)
— novella — 5th place
2004:
“Margaux ” (Asimov's May 2003)
— novella — 9th place
2001:
“Tauromaquia” (by Daniel Abraham, Michaela Roessner, Sage Walker & WJW) (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2000)
— novella — 7th place
2000:
“Argonautica ” (Asimov's Oct/Nov 1999)
— novella — 4th place
1998:
“Lethe” (Asimov's Sep 1997)
— novelette — 3rd place
1991:
“Elegy for Angels and Dogs ” (Asimov's May 1990)
— novella — 10th place
1989:
“Surfacing ” (Asimov's Apr 1988)
— novella — 3rd place
1988:
“Dinosaurs ” (Asimov's Jun 1987)
— novelette — 5th place
HOMer Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of SF/F forum on CompuServe
(1 nomination)
1994:
Wall, Stone, Craft (F&SF Oct/Nov 1993)
— novella — nomination
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll — for SF/F works, polled by readers of Science Fiction Chronicle magazine
(1 nomination)
1994:
Wall, Stone, Craft (F&SF Oct/Nov 1993; Axolotl)
— novella — 2nd place
Sidewise Awards — for works of alternate history, juried
(2 nominations; 1 win)
2003:
“The Last Ride of German Freddie ” (Worlds That Weren't Roc, Jul 2002)
— short form — nomination
1997:
“Foreign Devils ” (Asimov's Jan 1996; War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches)
— short form — winner
— As Judge —
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