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This page lists the finalists for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best science fiction novel of the year,
by year of publication. For many years, to make it onto this list, a book must
have received at least one vote from the jury (1st, 2nd, or 3rd place - or, in
some cases, Honorable Mention). Starting with the 2016 award, the jury Chair creates a finalist list based on each juror's top 3-5 books, and then the full
jury discusses the merits of each, eventually voting on this more-complete list.
We cannot list all the nominations. We are currently researching
prior-years' finalist lists, but we only began formally releasing these in 2003
after Chris McKitterick joined the committee. As we
identify prior finalists, we will post them here, as well. Anyone with
information, please contact us:
cmckit.SF@gmail.com
The Award was presented during the conference awards banquet at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas,
as the focal point of a weekend of discussions about the writing, illustration,
publishing, teaching, and criticism of science fiction. Finalists are listed alphabetically by author's last name.
When each year's results are made public - usually near the
Campbell Conference - this page is updated
to show the winners (highlighted below).
2019 Campbell Award Finalists
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Sue Burke
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Imraan Coovadia
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Mary Robinette Kowal
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Ian McDonald
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Sam J. Miller -
1st place winner
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Waubgeshig Rice
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Audrey Schulman
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Lavie Tidhar
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Catherynne M. Valente
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Peter Watts
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Aliya Whiteley
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2018 Campbell Award Finalists
2017 Campbell Award Finalists
2016 Campbell Award Finalists
This year's Award was presented on Thursday evening
of the
2016 WorldCon (MidAmeriCon
II) in Kansas City, in the Convention Center, Room 2501D, with a light
banquet and cash bar in the beautiful
room. The
2016 Conference served as the
academic-programming track for
MidAmeriCon II.
2015 Campbell Award Finalists
This year's list of finalists is longer than usual partly in response to controversy over
other, non-juried awards, and partly because 2014 offered so many fine SF
novels.
2014 Campbell Award Finalists
2013 Campbell Award Finalists
2012 Campbell Award Finalists
2011 Campbell Award Finalists
2010 Campbell Award Finalists
2009 Campbell Award Finalists
2008 Campbell Award Finalists
2007 Campbell Award Finalists
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Ben Bova - 1st Place winner
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Titan
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Tor
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Nick DiChario
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A Small and Remarkable Life
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Robert J. Sawyer Books
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David Louis Edelman
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Infoquake
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Pyr
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M. John Harrison
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Nova Swing
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Gollancz
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Jack McDevitt
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Odyssey
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Ace
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James Morrow
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The Last Witchfinder
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William Morrow
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Justina Robson
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Living Next Door to the God of Love
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Tor UK
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Barbara Sapergia
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Dry
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Coteau Books
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Karl Schroeder
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Sun of Suns
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Tor
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Charles Stross
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Glasshouse
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Ace
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Vernor Vinge
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Rainbows End
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Tor
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Jo Walton
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Farthing
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Tor
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Peter Watts
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Blindsight
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Tor
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2006 Campbell Award Finalists
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Stephen Baxter
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Transcendent
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Gollancz
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Steve Cash
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The Meq
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Del Rey
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David Gerrold
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Child of Earth
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Benbella
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Paul McAuley
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Mind's Eye
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Simon & Schuster UK
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Jack McDevitt
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Seeker
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Ace
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Ken Macleod
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Learning the World
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Tor
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Ian R. Macleod
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The Summer Isles
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Aio Publishing
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David Marusek
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Counting Heads
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Tor
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Robert J. Sawyer - 1st Place winner
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Mindscan
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Tor
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Charles Stross
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Accelerando
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Ace
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Karen Traviss
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The World Before
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Eos
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Robert Charles
Wilson
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Spin
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Tor
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2005 Campbell Award Finalists
John Barnes, Gaudeamas
Jack Dann, The Rebel
Ken MacLeod, Newton's Wake
Louise Marley, The Child Goddess
Paul McAuley, White Devils
1st Place winner: Richard Morgan, Market Forces
Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife
Frederik Pohl, The Boy Who Would Live Forever
Robert Reed, The Well of Stars
Philip Roth, The Plot Against America
Geoff Ryman, Air
Karen Traviss, City of Pearl
2004 Campbell Award Finalists
Max Barry, Jennifer Government
Philip Baruth, The X President
Greg Bear, Darwin's Children
Mike Brotherton, Star Dragon
Michael Flynn, The Wreck of the River of Stars
Kay Kenyon, The Braided World
James Lovegrove, Untied Kingdom
1st Place winner: Jack McDevitt, Omega
Syne Mitchell, The Changeling Plague
Linda Nagata, Memory
Robert Reed, Sister Alice
Justina Robson, Natural History
Sheri S. Tepper, The Companions
Amy Thomson, Storyteller
John Varley, Red Thunder
2003 Campbell Award Finalists
Steven Barnes, Lion's Blood
Greg Bear, Vitals
David Brin, Kiln People
1st Place winner: Nancy Kress, Probability Space
Christopher Priest, The Separation
Robert J. Sawyer, Hominids
Brian Stableford, Dark Ararat
Michael Swanwick, Bones of the Earth
Shari Tepper, The Visitor
John C. Wright, The Golden Age
Main Campbell Award page
Campbell Award winners
Campbell Award trophy
Campbell Conference
Campbell Award history article by Harry
Harrison and Sam J. Lundwall
John
W. Campbell: The Man Who Invented Modern Fantasy and the Golden Age of
Science Fiction
updated 8/27/2022
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