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Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 1
Major Awards: 11
Locus Awards: 6
Other Awards: 14
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 73
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(11 nominations; 4 wins)
“Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom” (Exhalation) novella — nomination
“Omphalos” (Exhalation) novelette — nomination
“The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling” (Subterranean Fall 2013) novelette — nomination
The Lifecycle of Software Objects (Subterranean) novella — winner
“Exhalation” (Eclipse Two) short story — winner
“The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate” (F&SF Sep 2007) novelette — winner
“Hell Is the Absence of God” (Starlight 3) novelette — winner
“Seventy-two Letters” (Vanishing Acts) novella — nomination
“Story of Your Life” (Starlight 2) novella — nomination
“Understand” (Asimov's Aug 1991) novelette — nomination
“Tower of Babylon” (Omni Nov 1990) novelette — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(6 nominations; 4 wins)
“Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom” (Exhalation) novella — nomination
The Lifecycle of Software Objects (Subterranean) novella — nomination
“The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate” (F&SF Sep 2007) novelette — winner
“Hell Is the Absence of God” (Starlight 3 Patrick Nielsen Hayden, ed., Tor) novelette — winner
“Story of Your Life” (Starlight 2) novella — winner
“Tower of Babylon” (Omni Nov 1990) novelette — winner
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(1 nomination)
“Seventy-two Letters” (Vanishing Acts) novella — nomination
Bram Stoker Awards — for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
(1 nomination)
Exhalation (Knopf) collection — nomination
(3 nominations; 2 wins)
“Why A.I. Isn't Going to Make Art” (The New Yorker 31 Aug 2024) nonfiction (short) — winner
“Exhalation” (Eclipse Two) short fiction — winner
“The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate” (F&SF Sep 2007) short fiction — nomination
Ignyte Awards — for SF/F/H that celebrates vibrancy and diversity; committee and popular vote
(2 nominations)
“Why A.I. Isn't Going to Make Art” (The New Yorker 31 Aug 2024) creative nonfiction — nomination
“Omphalos” (Exhalation) novelette — nomination
(2 nominations)
“Liking What You See: A Documentary” (Stories of Your Life and Others Tor) short list
“Story of Your Life” (Starlight 2) short list
(6 nominations; 1 win)
“Omphalos” (Exhalation) finalist
“The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate” (F&SF Sep 2007) shortlist
“Liking What You See: A Documentary” (Stories of Your Life and Others) shortlist
“Hell Is the Absence of God” (Starlight 3) shortlist
“Seventy-two Letters” (Vanishing Acts) shortlist
“Story of Your Life” (Starlight 2)winner
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(17 nominations; 6 wins)
“Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom” (Exhalation) novella — 4th place
“Omphalos” (Exhalation) novelette — winner
“It's 2059, and the Rich Kids Are Still Winning” (New York Times 27 May 2019) short story — 2nd place
Exhalation (Knopf; Picador) collection — winner
“The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling” (Subterranean Fall 2013) novelette — 2nd place
The Lifecycle of Software Objects (Subterranean) novella — winner
“Exhalation” (Eclipse Two) short story — winner
“The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate” (F&SF Sep 2007) novelette — 2nd place
“Liking What You See: A Documentary” (Stories of Your Life and Others) novelette — 2nd place
Stories of Your Life and Others (Tor) collection — winner
“Hell Is the Absence of God” (Starlight 3) novelette — winner
“Seventy-two Letters” (Vanishing Acts) novella — 4th place
“Catching crumbs from the table” (Nature 1 Jun 2000) short story — 27th place (tie)
“Story of Your Life” (Starlight 2) novella — 10th place (tie)
“Understand” (Asimov's Aug 1991) novelette — 13th place
“Division by Zero” (Full Spectrum 3) short story — 7th place
“Tower of Babylon” (Omni Nov 1990) novelette — 4th place
Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(1 nomination; 1 win)
“Understand” (Asimov's Aug 1991) novelette — winner
(1 nomination; 1 win)
“Exhalation” Translated Short Story or Collection — winner
(3 nominations; 3 wins)
“Seventy-two Letters” foreign short story — winner
“Story of Your Life” foreign short story — winner
“Understand” foreign short story — winner
HOMer Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of SF/F forum on CompuServe
(1 nomination)
“Story of Your Life” (Starlight 2) novella — nomination
Ignotus Awards — for SF works published in Spain, voted by members of Spanish SF Association
(1 nomination; 1 win)
“Exhalation” foreign short story — winner
Italia Awards — for SF/F works published in Italy, voted by members of annual Italcon
(1 nomination; 1 win)
The Lifecycle of Software Objectsinternational novel — winner
(1 nomination; 1 win)
— winner
(1 nomination; 1 win)
Hell Is the Absence of Godforeign novel — winner
Mythopoeic Awards — for fantasy works in the spirit of the Inklings, voted by members of the Mythopoeic Society
(1 nomination)
Stories of Your Life and Others (Tor) adult literature — nomination
(1 nomination)
“Tower of Babylon” (Omni Nov 1990) novelette — 2nd place
Seiun Awards — for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(10 nominations; 4 wins)
“Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom” translated story — nomination
“Omphalos” translated story — nomination
The Lifecycle of Software Objectstranslated short form — winner
Exhalationtranslated story — nomination
“The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate” translated short form — winner
“Hell Is the Absence of God” translated short story — winner
“Liking What You See: A Documentary” translated short story — nomination
“Seventy-two Letters” translated short story — nomination
“Story of Your Life” translated short story — winner (tie)
“Understand” foreign short story — nomination
(1 nomination; 1 win)
“Seventy-two Letters” (Vanishing Acts) short form — winner