Orson Scott Card
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 2
Major Awards: 7
Locus Awards: 8
Other Awards: 15
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 126
Times Served as Judge: 6
— Career and Special Awards —
Skylark Award — for contribution to SF in the spirit of E.E. "Doc" Smith; presented by NESFA
1992:
— winner
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(16 nominations; 4 wins)
1992:
Xenocide (Tor)
— novel — nomination
1991:
How To Write Science Fiction And Fantasy (Writer's Digest Books)
— nonfiction book — winner
1990:
Prentice Alvin (Tor)
— novel — nomination
1990:
“Dogwalker ” (Asimov's Nov 1989)
— novelette — nomination
1990:
“Lost Boys ” (F&SF Oct 1989)
— short story — nomination
1989:
Red Prophet (Tor)
— novel — nomination
1988:
Seventh Son (Tor)
— novel — nomination
1988:
“Eye for Eye ” (Asimov's Mar 1987)
— novella — winner
1987:
Speaker for the Dead (Tor)
— novel — winner
1987:
“Hatrack River” (Asimov's Aug 1986)
— novelette — nomination
1986:
Ender's Game (Tor)
— novel — winner
1986:
“The Fringe” (F&SF Oct 1985)
— novelette — nomination
1980:
“Songhouse” (Analog Sep 1979)
— novella — nomination
1980:
“Unaccompanied Sonata ” (Omni Mar 1979)
— short story — nomination
1979:
“Mikal's Songbird” (Analog May 1978)
— novelette — nomination
1978:
“Ender's Game” (Analog Aug 1977)
— novelette — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(9 nominations; 2 wins)
1990:
Prentice Alvin (Tor)
— novel — nomination
1990:
“Lost Boys ” (F&SF Oct 1989)
— short story — nomination
1989:
Red Prophet (Tor)
— novel — nomination
1987:
Speaker for the Dead (Tor)
— novel — winner
1987:
“Hatrack River” (Asimov's Aug 1986)
— novelette — nomination
1986:
Ender's Game (Tor)
— novel — winner
1986:
“The Fringe” (F&SF Oct 1985)
— novelette — nomination
1980:
“Unaccompanied Sonata ” (Omni Mar 1979)
— short story — nomination
1979:
“Mikal's Songbird” (Analog May 1978)
— novelette — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(3 nominations; 1 win)
1988:
Seventh Son (Tor)
— novel — nomination
1987:
“Hatrack River” (Asimov's Aug 1986)
— novella — winner
1981:
Dragons of Light (Ace)
— anthology/collection — nomination
John W. Campbell Memorial Award — for SF novel published in US or UK; juried
(1 nomination)
1987:
Speaker for the Dead (Tor)
— third place
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(53 nominations; 8 wins)
2011:
Pathfinder (Simon Pulse)
— young adult book — 7th place
2006:
Shadow of the Giant (Tor; Orbit)
— sf novel — 6th place
2004:
The Crystal City (Tor)
— fantasy novel — 11th place
2003:
Shadow Puppets (Tor)
— sf novel — 7th place
2002:
Shadow of the Hegemon (Tor)
— sf novel — 2nd place
2002:
Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century (Ace)
— anthology — 9th place
2001:
“The Elephants of Poznan ” (Galaxy Online Jan 2000)
— novelette — 5th place
2000:
Ender's Shadow (Tor)
— sf novel — 5th place
2000:
Enchantment (Ballantine Del Rey)
— fantasy novel — 7th place
2000:
“Vessel ” (F&SF Dec 1999)
— novelette — 10th place
1999:
Heartfire (Tor)
— fantasy novel — 4th place
1999:
Homebody (HarperCollins)
— dark fantasy/horror novel — 6th place
1998:
Black Mist and Other Japanese Futures (OSC & Keith Ferrell, eds.) (DAW)
— anthology — 15th place
1997:
Children of the Mind (Tor)
— sf novel — 15th place
1996:
Alvin Journeyman (Tor)
— fantasy novel — winner
1994:
The Call Of Earth (Tor)
— sf novel — 7th place
1993:
The Memory Of Earth (Tor)
— sf novel — 9th place
1993:
Lost Boys (HarperCollins)
— horror/dark fantasy novel — 2nd place
1992:
Xenocide (Tor)
— sf novel — 2nd place
1992:
Future On Fire (Tor)
— anthology — 12th place
1991:
Maps In A Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card (Tor)
— collection — winner
1991:
How To Write Science Fiction And Fantasy (Writer's Digest Books)
— nonfiction — 2nd place
1990:
Prentice Alvin (Tor)
— fantasy novel — winner
1990:
“The Originist ” (Foundation's Friends)
— novella — 8th place
1990:
“Pageant Wagon” (Asimov's Aug 1989; The Folk of the Fringe)
— novella — 5th place
1990:
“Dogwalker ” (Asimov's Nov 1989)
— novelette — winner
1990:
“Lost Boys ” (F&SF Oct 1989)
— short story — winner
1990:
The Folk of the Fringe (Phantasia)
— collection — 4th place
1989:
Red Prophet (Tor)
— fantasy novel — winner
1989:
“Dowser” (Asimov's Dec 1988)
— novelette — 2nd place
1988:
Seventh Son (Tor)
— fantasy novel — winner
1988:
“Eye for Eye ” (Asimov's Mar 1987)
— novella — 3rd place
1988:
“America” (Asimov's Jan 1987)
— novelette — 6th place
1988:
“Runaway” (Asimov's Jun 1987)
— novelette — 12th place
1988:
Cardography (Hypatia)
— collection — 7th place
1987:
Speaker for the Dead (Tor)
— sf novel — winner
1987:
“Hatrack River” (Asimov's Aug 1986)
— novelette — 2nd place
1987:
“Salvage” (Asimov's Feb 1986)
— novelette — 10th place
1986:
Ender's Game (Tor)
— sf novel — 2nd place
1986:
“The Fringe” (F&SF Oct 1985)
— novelette — 2nd place
1984:
Hart's Hope (Berkley)
— fantasy novel — 12th place
1982:
Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories (Dial)
— single author collection — 7th place
1982:
Dragons of Darkness (Ace)
— anthology — 8th place
1981:
Songmaster (Dial)
— sf novel — 17th place
1981:
“Saint Amy's Tale” (Omni Dec 1980)
— short story — 7th place
1981:
Dragons of Light (Ace)
— anthology — 17th place
1980:
A Planet Called Treason (St. Martin's)
— sf novel — 20th place
1980:
“Songhouse” (Analog Sep 1979)
— novella — 2nd place
1980:
“Quietus ” (Omni Aug 1979)
— short story — 3rd place
1980:
“Unaccompanied Sonata ” (Omni Mar 1979)
— short story — 6th place
1979:
“Mikal's Songbird” (Analog May 1978)
— novelette — 3rd place
1979:
“A Thousand Deaths” (Omni Dec 1978)
— short story — 8th place
1978:
“Ender's Game” (Analog Aug 1977)
— short fiction — 9th place
— Other Awards —
Analog Readers Poll — for stories, articles, and art published by Analog, polled by readers
(4 nominations; 2 wins)
1980:
“Songhouse” (Analog Sep 1979)
— novelette — winner
1980:
“Breaking the Game” (Analog Jan 1979)
— short story — 2nd place
1979:
“Mikal's Songbird” (Analog May 1978)
— novelette — 2nd place
1979:
“Lifeloop” (Analog Oct 1978)
— short story — winner
Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(6 nominations; 1 win)
1990:
“Pageant Wagon” (Asimov's Aug 1989)
— novella — 2nd place
1990:
“Dogwalker ” (Asimov's Nov 1989)
— novelette — 4th place
1989:
“Dowser” (Asimov's Dec 1988)
— novelette — winner
1988:
“Carthage City ” (Asimov's Sep 1987)
— novella — 5th place
1988:
“Eye for Eye ” (Asimov's Mar 1987)
— novella — 2nd place
1987:
“Hatrack River” (Asimov's Aug 1986)
— novelette — 3rd place
Balrog Awards — for fantasy works, presented an annual FoolsCon in Kansas City
(1 nomination)
1981:
Dragons of Light (Ace)
— collection/anthology — nomination
Ditmar Awards — for Australian SF/F, voted by members of Australian National SF Convention
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1989:
Seventh Son (Legend)
— international fiction — winner
Geffen Awards — for SF works in Hebrew, voted by members of annual Israeli SF/F convention
(4 nominations; 3 wins)
2017:
Earth Afire & Earth Awakens (by OSC & Aaron Johnston)
— sf book — winner
2006:
Shadow of the Giant
— sf book — nomination
2001:
Ender's Shadow
— sf book — winner
1999:
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus
— sf book — winner
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire — for SF works published in France, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2000:
The Chronicles of Alvin Maker [series]
— Translated Novel — winner
Ignotus Awards — for SF works published in Spain, voted by members of Spanish SF Association
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1994:
“Ender's Game”
— foreign short story — winner
Interzone Readers Poll — for stories published in Interzone magazine, polled by readers
(1 nomination)
1989:
— all-time best sf author — 41st place (tie)
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer — (renamed the Astounding Award in 2020)
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1978:
— winner
Kurd Lasswitz Preis — for SF works published in Germany, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1989:
Speaker for the Dead
— foreign novel — winner
Mythopoeic Awards — for fantasy works in the spirit of the Inklings, voted by members of the Mythopoeic Society
(3 nominations; 1 win)
1990:
Prentice Alvin (Tor)
— fantasy — nomination
1989:
Red Prophet (Tor)
— fantasy — nomination
1988:
Seventh Son (Tor)
— fantasy — winner
Prometheus Awards — for SF works on libertarian themes, voted by members of the Libertarian Futurist Society
(4 nominations)
2010:
Hidden Empire (Tor)
— novel — nomination
2007:
Empire (Tor)
— novel — nomination
1995:
Lovelock (by OSC & Kathryn H. Kidd)
— novel — nomination
1993:
The Memory Of Earth (Tor)
— novel — nomination
Quill Award — for favorite books, voted by readers, announced on TV
(1 nomination)
2005:
Shadow of the Giant (Tor)
— sf/fantasy/horror — nomination
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll — for SF/F works, polled by readers of Science Fiction Chronicle magazine
(4 nominations; 2 wins)
1990:
“Lost Boys ” (F&SF Oct 1989)
— short story — 3rd place
1987:
Speaker for the Dead (Tor)
— novel — winner
1987:
“Hatrack River” (Asimov's Aug 1986)
— novelette — 2nd place (tie)
1986:
Ender's Game (Tor)
— novel — winner
Seiun Awards — for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(4 nominations; 1 win)
2015:
Pathfinder
— translated novel — nomination
2002:
Children of the Mind
— translated novel — nomination
2001:
Ender's Shadow
— foreign novel — nomination
1989:
“Eye for Eye ”
— foreign short fiction — winner
SF Site Readers Poll — for SF/F books, voted by readers of SF Site website
(1 nomination)
2000:
Ender's Shadow (Tor)
— sf/fantasy book — 5th place
Sidewise Awards — for works of alternate history, juried
(1 nomination)
1997:
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus (Tor)
— long form — nomination
Southeastern SF Achievement Awards — for SF/F/H works by writers in southeastern US
(3 nominations)
2006:
Shadow of the Giant (Tor)
— novel — nomination
2005:
— lifetime achievement — nomination
2002:
Shadow of the Hegemon (Tor)
— novel — nomination
— As Judge —
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
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