Locus Award


The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus, a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California. The awards are presented at an annual banquet.
Originally a poll of Locus subscribers only, voting is now open to anyone, but the votes of subscribers count twice as much as the votes of non-subscribers. The award was inaugurated in 1971, and was originally intended to provide suggestions and recommendations for the Hugo Awards. They have come to be considered a prestigious prize in science fiction, fantasy and horror literature. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction regards the Locus Awards as sharing the stature of the Hugo and Nebula Awards.
Gardner Dozois holds the record for the most wins, while Neil Gaiman has won the most awards for works of fiction. Robert Silverberg has received the highest number of nominations.

Frequently nominated

As of the 2021 awards, the following have had the most nominations:
PersonNominationsNominations Wins
Robert Silverberg158889
Gardner Dozois1332143
Ellen Datlow104016
Michael Swanwick84743
Ursula K. Le Guin805624
Martin H. Greenberg8000
Gene Wolfe74676
Stephen Baxter73671
David G. Hartwell7301
Robert Reed71670
Lucius Shepard70608
Gregory Benford69540
Terri Windling6610
Frederik Pohl65463
Nancy Kress64572
George R. R. Martin634216

Categories

In addition to the regular categories, there have been Special Awards

Inactive categories

There are several categories that no longer receive Locus Awards: