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Awards Summary

Career and Special Awards: 2

Major Awards: 7

Locus Awards: 1

Other Awards: 4

Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 39

— Career and Special Awards —
Science Fiction Hall of Fame — selected by Science Fiction Museum and advisors
2010:
— winner

Forry Award — for lifetime achievement, presented by the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society
2022:
— winner

— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(3 nominations; 3 wins)

2021:
Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation (by OEB, adapted by Damian Duffy, illustrated by John Jennings) (Abrams ComicArts) — graphic story or comic — winner

1985:
“Bloodchild” (Asimov's Jun 1984) — novelette — winner

1984:
“Speech Sounds” (Asimov's mid-Dec 1983) — short story — winner

Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(4 nominations; 2 wins)

2000:
Parable of the Talents (Seven Stories Press) — novel — winner

1995:
Parable of the Sower (Four Walls Eight Windows) — novel — nomination

1988:
“The Evening and the Morning and the Night” (Omni May 1987) — novelette — nomination

1985:
“Bloodchild” (Asimov's Jun 1984) — novelette — winner

Arthur C. Clarke Award — for SF novel published in the UK; juried
(1 nomination)

2001:
Parable of the Talents (The Women's Press) — shortlist

Bram Stoker Awards — for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
(1 nomination; 1 win)

2018:
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation (by Damian Duffy & OEB) (Abrams) — graphic novel — winner

Ignyte Awards — for SF/F/H that celebrates vibrancy and diversity; committee and popular vote
(1 nomination; 1 win)

2021:
Parable of the Sower (by OEB, adapted by Damian Duffy, illustrated by John Jennings) (Abrams) — comics team — winner

James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award — (renamed the Otherwise Award in 2020)
(2 nominations)

1999:
Parable of the Talents (Seven Stories Press) — short list

1996:
Wild Seed (Doubleday) — retrospective Tiptree short list

Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(2 nominations)

2015:
“Childfinder” (Unexpected Stories) — finalist

1988:
“The Evening and the Morning and the Night” (Omni May 1987) — second place (tie)

— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(14 nominations; 1 win)

2006:
Fledgling (Seven Stories) — fantasy novel — 9th place

2004:
“Amnesty” (Sci Fiction 22 Jan 2003) — novelette — 17th place

1999:
Parable of the Talents (Seven Stories Press) — sf novel — 8th place

1996:
Bloodchild and Other Stories (Four Walls Eight Windows) — collection — 3rd place

1995:
Parable of the Sower (Four Walls Eight Windows) — sf novel — 2nd place

1990:
Imago (Warner) — sf novel — 11th place

1989:
Adulthood Rites (Warner) — sf novel — 12th place

1988:
Dawn (Warner) — sf novel — 17th place

1988:
“The Evening and the Morning and the Night” (Omni May 1987) — novelette — 7th place

1985:
Clay's Ark (St. Martin's) — sf novel — 14th place

1985:
“Bloodchild” (Asimov's Jun 1984) — novelette — winner

1984:
“Speech Sounds” (Asimov's mid-Dec 1983) — short story — 5th place

1981:
Wild Seed (Doubleday) — sf novel — 12th place

1980:
Kindred (Doubleday) — fantasy novel — 13th place

— Other Awards —
Carl Brandon Awards — for works by persons of color, and dealing with issues of race and ethnicity; juried
(2 nominations)

2006:
Fledgling (Seven Stories Press) — Parallax Award shortlist

2006:
Fledgling (Seven Stories Press) — Kindred Award shortlist

Ditmar Awards — for Australian SF/F, voted by members of Australian National SF Convention
(1 nomination)

1989:
Dawn (Gollancz) — international fiction — nomination

Endeavour Award — for best book by a Pacific Northwest writer, juried
(1 nomination)

2006:
Fledgling (Seven Stories Press) — finalist

Lambda Award — for gay and lesbian literature, juried
(1 nomination)

2006:
Fledgling (Seven Stories) — sf/fantasy/horror — nomination

Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll — for SF/F works, polled by readers of Science Fiction Chronicle magazine
(2 nominations; 2 wins)

1988:
“The Evening and the Morning and the Night” (Omni May 1987) — novelette — winner

1985:
“Bloodchild” (Asimov's Jun 1984) — novelette — winner

SFWA Awards — for works and contributions to SF, presented by the SFFWA
(2 nominations; 2 wins)

2023:
— Infinity Award — winner

2012:
— Solstice Award — winner



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