Locus Award
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The Locus Awards were established in 1971 and are presented to winners of Locus Magazine's annual readers' poll. Currently, the Locus Awards are presented at an annual banquet. Unusually, the publishers of winning works are honored with a certificate.^[1]

The first Locus Award was given in 1971 for works published in 1970.

Winners

The following authors have won the most awards in the "fiction" categories as of July 2005.

10 or more awards

• Ursula K. Le Guin (18), Harlan Ellison (15), Dan Simmons (12), George R. R. Martin (11), John Varley (10)

3 - 9 awards

• Connie Willis (9)
• Orson Scott Card (8), Neil Gaiman (8), Lucius Shepard (8)
• Kim Stanley Robinson (6)
• Robert Silverberg (5), David Brin (5), Gene Wolfe (5)
• Isaac Asimov (4), Joe Haldeman (4), China Miéville (4), Larry Niven (4)
• Michael Bishop (3), Greg Egan (3), Stephen King (3), Kelly Link (3), Lois McMaster Bujold (3), Tim Powers (3), Neal Stephenson (3) Terry Pratchett (3)

Categories

• Locus Award for Best Novel
• Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
• Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
• Locus Award for Best First Novel
• Locus Award for Best Short Story

References

External links

• Excerpts and synopses for Locus winning and nominated novels

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