C. J. Cherryh

American science fiction and fantasy author

C. J. Cherryh

Cherryh at NorWesCon in 2006

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Born| Carolyn Janice Cherry
(1942-09-01) September 1, 1942 (age 79)
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Pen name| C. J. Cherryh
Occupation| Novelist, short story author, essayist, high school teacher
Nationality| American
Period| 1976–
Genre| Science fiction, fantasy
Notable works| Alliance–Union universe, Foreigner universe
Notable awards| Hugo Award, Locus Award, Prometheus Award
Spouse|

Jane Fancher

(m. 2014)​

[1][2]
Website
cherryh.com/WaveWithoutAShore/

Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is an American writer of speculative fiction. She has written more than 80 books since the mid-1970s, including the Hugo Award-winning novels Downbelow Station (1981) and Cyteen (1988), both set in her Alliance–Union universe, and her Foreigner universe. She is known for worldbuilding, depicting fictional realms with great realism supported by vast research in history, language, psychology, and archeology.

Cherryh (pronounced "Cherry") appended a silent "h" to her real name because her first editor, Donald A. Wollheim, felt that "Cherry" sounded too much like a romance writer.[3] She used only her initials, C. J., to disguise that she was female at a time when the majority of science fiction authors were male.[4]

The author has an asteroid, 77185 Cherryh, named after her. Referring to this honor, the asteroid's discoverers wrote of Cherryh: "She has challenged us to be worthy of the stars by imagining how mankind might grow to live among them."[5]

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Writing style
* 3 World building
* 4 Major themes
* 5 Works
* 6 Scholarship
* 7 Awards and honors
* 8 Organizations
* 9 References
* 10 External links

## Biography[edit]

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Cherryh was born in 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri and raised primarily in Lawton, Oklahoma. She began writing stories at the age of ten when she became frustrated with the cancellation of her favorite TV show, Flash Gordon. In 1964, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin from the University of Oklahoma (Phi Beta Kappa), with academic specializations in archaeology, mythology, and the history of engineering. In 1965, she received a Master of Arts degree in classics from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, where she was a Woodrow Wilson fellow.

After graduation, Cherryh taught Latin, Ancient Greek, the classics, and ancient history at John Marshall High School in the Oklahoma City public school system. While her job was teaching Latin, her passion was the history, religion, and culture of Rome and Ancient Greece. During the summers, she would conduct student tours of the ancient ruins in England, France, Spain, and Italy. In her spare time, she would write, using the mythology of Rome and Greece as plots for her stories of the future. Cherryh did not follow the professional path typical of science fiction writers at the time, which was to first publish short stories in science fiction and fantasy magazines and then progress to novels; she did not consider writing short stories until she had had several novels published.

Cherryh wrote novels in her spare time away from teaching and submitted these manuscripts directly for publication. Initially, she met with little success; indeed various publishers lost manuscripts she had submitted. She was thus forced to retype them from her own carbon copies, time-consuming but cheaper than paying for photocopying. (Using carbon paper to make at least one copy of a manuscript was standard practice until the advent of the personal computer.)

Cherryh's breakthrough came in 1975 when Donald A. Wollheim purchased the two manuscripts she had submitted to DAW Books, Gate of Ivrel and Brothers of Earth. About the former, Cherryh stated in an interview on Amazing Stories

> It was the first time a book really found an ending and really worked, because I had made contact with Don Wollheim at DAW, found him interested, and was able to write for a specific editor whose body of work and type of story I knew. It was a good match. It was a set of characters I'd invented when I was, oh, about thirteen. So it was an old favorite of my untold stories, and ended up being the first in print.[6]

The two novels were published in 1976, Gate of Ivrel preceding Brothers of Earth by several months (although she had completed and submitted Brothers of Earth first). The books won her immediate recognition and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1977.

Although not all of her works have been published by DAW Books, during this early period Cherryh developed a strong relationship with the Wollheim family and their publishing company, frequently traveling to New York City and staying with the Wollheims in their Queens family home. Other companies that have published her novels include Baen Books, HarperCollins, Warner Books, and Random House (under its Del Rey Books imprint). She published six additional novels in the late 1970s.

In 1979, her short story "Cassandra" won the Best Short Story Hugo, and she quit teaching to write full-time. She has since won the Hugo Award for Best Novel twice, first for Downbelow Station in 1982 and then again for Cyteen in 1989.

In addition to developing her own fictional universes, Cherryh has contributed to several shared world anthologies, including Thieves' World, Heroes in Hell, Elfquest, Witch World, Magic in Ithkar, and the Merovingen Nights series, which she edited. Her writing has encompassed a variety of science fiction and fantasy subgenres and includes a few short works of non-fiction. Her books have been translated into Czech, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish and Swedish. She has also translated several published works of fiction from French into English.

She now lives near Spokane, Washington, with her wife[1][2] the science fiction/fantasy author and artist Jane Fancher. She enjoys skating, traveling and regularly makes appearances at science fiction conventions.

Her brother David A. Cherry is a science fiction and fantasy artist.

## Writing style[edit]

Cherryh uses a writing technique she has variously labeled "very tight limited third person", "intense third person", and "intense internal" voice.[7] In this approach, the only things the writer narrates are those that the viewpoint character specifically notices or thinks about.[7] The narration may not mention important features of the environment or situation with which the character is already familiar, even though these things might be of interest to the reader, because the character does not think about them owing to their familiarity.

## World building[edit]

Cherryh's works depict fictional worlds with great realism supported by her strong background in languages, history, archaeology, and psychology. In her introduction to Cherryh's first book, Andre Norton compared the effect of the work to Tolkien's: "Never since reading The Lord of the Rings have I been so caught up in any tale as I have been in Gate of Ivrel." Another reviewer commented, "Her blend of science and folklore gives the novels an intellectual depth comparable to Tolkien or Gene Wolfe".[8] Cherryh creates believable alien cultures, species, and perspectives, causing the reader to reconsider basic assumptions about human nature. Her worlds have been praised as complex and realistic because she presents them through implication rather than explication.[9] She describes the difficulties of translating/expressing concepts between differing languages. This is best demonstrated in both the Chanur and Foreigner series.

She has described the process she uses to create alien societies for her fiction as being akin to asking a series of questions, and letting the answers to these questions dictate various parameters of the alien culture. In her view, "culture is how biology responds to its environment and makes its living conditions better." Some of the issues she considers critical to take into account in detailing an intelligent alien race are:[10]

* The physical environment in which the species lives
* The location and nature of the race's dwellings, including the spatial relationships between those dwellings
* The species' diet, method(s) of obtaining and consuming food, and cultural practices regarding the preparation of meals and eating (if any)
* Processes which the aliens use to share knowledge
* Customs and ideas regarding death, dying, the treatment of the race's dead, and the afterlife (if any)
* Metaphysical issues related to self-definition and the aliens' concept of the fictional universe they inhabit

## Major themes[edit]

Main article: Themes of C. J. Cherryh's works

Her protagonists often attempt to uphold existing social institutions and norms in the service of the greater good while the antagonists often attempt to exploit, subvert or radically alter the predominant social order for selfish gain. She uses the theme of the outsider finding his (or her) place in society and how individuals interact with The Other. A number of Cherryh's novels focus on military and political themes. One underlying theme of her work is an exploration of gender roles. Her characters reveal both strengths and weaknesses regardless of their gender, although her female protagonists are portrayed as especially capable and determined, and many of her male characters are portrayed as damaged, abused, or otherwise vulnerable.

## Works[edit]

Main article: C. J. Cherryh bibliography

Her career began with publication of her first books in 1976, Gate of Ivrel and Brothers of Earth. Since that time, she has published over 80 novels, short-story compilations, with continuing production as her blog attests.[11] Ms. Cherryh has received the Hugo, Locus, and Prometheus Awards for some of her novels. Her novels are divided into various spheres, focusing mostly around the Alliance–Union universe, The Chanur novels, the Foreigner universe, and her fantasy novels.

## Scholarship[edit]

* The Cherryh Odyssey (2004, ISBN 0-8095-1070-7; ISBN 0-8095-1071-5), edited by Edward Carmien, compiles a dozen essays by academic and professional voices discussing the literary life and career of Cherryh. A bibliography is included.
* The Jack Williamson Science Fiction Library at Eastern New Mexico University contains a collection of Cherryh's manuscripts and notes for scholarly research.[12]
* Military Command in Women's Science Fiction: C.J. Cherryh's Signy Mallory (2000), Part 1,[13] Part 2[14] by Camille Bacon-Smith.
* "Animal Transference: A 'Mole-like Progression' in C.J. Cherry" (2011) by Lynn Turner, in Mosaic: a journal for the interdisciplinary study of literature, 44.3, pp. 163–175.[15]

## Awards and honors[edit]

Award  | Category  | Work  | Result[16]

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British SF Award | Novel | Cyteen (1988)  | Nominated
Hugo Award | Novel | The Faded Sun: Kesrith (1978)  | Nominated
Downbelow Station (1981)  | Won
The Pride of Chanur (1982)  | Nominated
Cuckoo's Egg (1985)  | Nominated
Cyteen (1988)  | Won
Novella | "The Scapegoat" (1985)  | Nominated
Short Story | "Cassandra" (1978)  | Won
Locus Award | Novel | The Faded Sun: Kesrith (1978)  | Nominated
Fantasy Novel | The Paladin (1988)  | Nominated
Rusalka (1989)  | Nominated
Fortress of Eagles (1998)  | Nominated
Fortress of Owls (1999)  | Nominated
SF Novel | The Pride of Chanur (1982)  | Nominated
Chanur's Venture (1984)  | Nominated
Cyteen (1988)  | Won
Rimrunners (1989)  | Nominated
Invader (1995)  | Nominated
Finity's End (1997)  | Nominated
Defender (2001)  | Nominated
Visitor (2016)  | Nominated
Collection | Sunfall (1981)  | Nominated
Visible Light (1986)  | Nominated
Novella | "Ealdwood" (1981)  | Nominated
The Scapegoat (1984)  | Nominated
Novelette | "The Haunted Tower" (1981)  | Nominated
"Willow" (1982)  | Nominated
Short Story | "The Only Death in the City" (1981)  | Nominated
Nebula Award | Novel | The Faded Sun: Kesrith (1978)  | Nominated
Short Story | "Cassandra" (1978)  | Nominated
World Fantasy Award | Novella | "Ealdwood" (1981)  | Nominated
"Gwydion and the Dragon" (1991)  | Nominated

Cherryh has also received the following honors:

* John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer – 1977
* NESFA Edward E. Smith Memorial Award (The Skylark) – 1988
* Guest of Honor at BucConeer, the 1998 World Science Fiction Convention in Baltimore
* Asteroid 77185 Cherryh, discovered March 20, 2001 and named in her honor.
* Oklahoma Book Awards – Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award[17] 2005
* Guest of Honor at FenCon IX in Dallas/Fort Worth on September 21–23, 2012.[18]
* SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award – 2016[19]
* Prometheus Award for Best Novel 2020 —Alliance Rising[20]
* Robert A. Heinlein Award – 2021[21]

## Organizations[edit]

* Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA) – member (granted for her "Morgaine" novels)
* National Space Society – seat on the Board of Advisors[22]
* Endangered Language Fund – seat on the Board of Directors[23]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Fancher, Jane (May 5, 2014). "Da Big Secrud!". Retrieved May 7, 2014.
2. ^ a b Fancher, Jane (May 27, 2014). "Wedding Pix!". Retrieved June 22, 2014.
3. ^ rec.arts.sf.written FAQ. Pronunciation of Cherryh.
4. ^ Gunn, James (2004). "Introduction: What We Do For Love". In Carmien, Edward (ed.). The Cherryh Odyssey. Borgo Press. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-0809510702.
5. ^ JPL Small-Body Database Browser Asteroid 77185 Cherryh.
6. ^ Troughton, R.K. (February 19, 2014). "Interview with Award-Winning Author C. J. Cherryh". Amazing Stories. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
7. ^ a b "C.J. Cherryh Short Story Essay Novel Writer". EncycloCentral. Archived from the original on August 11, 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
8. ^ "C. J. Cherryh, Science Fiction, and the Soft Sciences". Dancing Badger. Retrieved June 18, 2007.
9. ^ "Brilliant Literature is Unearthed in Cherryh's Novels". Los Angeles Daily News. November 29, 1987. Retrieved April 10, 2012. "CJ Cherryh will be the guest of honor at LOSCON 14, this year's annual convention for Los Angeles-area science fiction and fantasy fans."
10. ^ Cherryh, C. J. "Worldbuilding". C. J. Cherryh homepage. Retrieved June 18, 2007.
11. ^ Cherryh, C. J. "The Journal: Progress Report". C. J. Cherryh homepage. Retrieved June 18, 2007.
12. ^ "Special Collections". Eastern New Mexico University. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
13. ^ Bacon-Smith, Camille. "Military Command in Women's Science Fiction: C.J. Cherryh's Signy Mallory (part 1)". The Swan. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2007.
14. ^ Bacon-Smith, Camille. "Military Command in Women's Science Fiction: C.J. Cherryh's Signy Mallory (part 2)". The Swan. Archived from the original on August 11, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2007.
15. ^ Turner, Lynn (September 2011). "Animal Transference: A 'Mole-like Progression' in C.J. Cherry". Mosaic: a journal for the interdisciplinary study of literature. 44 (3): 163–175. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
16. ^ "C. J. Cherryh Awards". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
17. ^ "Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award". Oklahoma Department of Libraries. 2005. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
18. ^ "FenCon IX archive site". FenCon. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012.
19. ^ "C.J. Cherryh Named SFWA Damon Knight Grand Master". SFWA. February 17, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
20. ^ "Prometheus Awards". Libertarian Futurist Society. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
21. ^ "Robert A. Heinlein Award". Retrieved March 2, 2021.
22. ^ "Board of Advisors". National Space Society. Retrieved June 18, 2007.
23. ^ "Endangered Language Fund". Retrieved December 29, 2016.

## External links[edit]

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* Official website , Blog and E-Book store run by Cherryh
* Bibliography with notes at SFFchronicles
* Interview at SFFWorld.com
* C. J. Cherryh at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
* C. J. Cherryh at the Internet Book List
* Bibliography on SciFan
* Works by C. J. Cherryh at Open Library
* Bibliography, with book covers on FantasticFiction
* Complete list of sci-fi award wins and nominations by novel
* Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture – Cherryh, Carolyn J.
* C. J. Cherryh at Library of Congress Authorities, with 88 catalog records

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C. J. Cherryh (bibliography)

Science fiction series|

* Alliance–Union universe
* The Morgaine Stories
* The Faded Sun Trilogy
* Alternate Realities
* The Chanur novels
* The Merchanter novels
* Devil to the Belt
* Foreigner universe
* Finisterre universe

Fantasy series|

* Ealdwood Stories
* The Russian Stories
* The Fortress Series

Science fiction novels|

* Gate of Ivrel
* Brothers of Earth
* Hunter of Worlds
* Well of Shiuan
* Fires of Azeroth
* Hestia
* Serpent's Reach
* Downbelow Station
* Merchanter's Luck
* Forty Thousand in Gehenna
* Angel with the Sword
* Cuckoo's Egg
* Exile's Gate
* Cyteen
* Rimrunners
* Tripoint
* Rider at the Gate
* Cloud's Rider
* Finity's End
* Hammerfall
* Forge of Heaven
* Regenesis
* Alliance Rising (with Jane S. Fancher)

Fantasy novels|

* Ealdwood
* The Dreamstone
* The Tree of Swords and Jewels
* The Paladin
* Rusalka
* Chernevog
* Yvgenie
* The Goblin Mirror
* Faery in Shadow
* Lois & Clark: A Superman Novel

Short fiction collections|

* Glass and Amber
* The Collected Short Fiction of C. J. Cherryh

Short fiction|

* "Cassandra"
* "The Scapegoat"
* "The Brothers"

Related|

* Jane Fancher (spouse)
* David A. Cherry (brother)
* Heroes in Hell
* Merovingen Nights
* Azi
* Mri
* Themes of C. J. Cherryh's works
* The Cherryh Odyssey
* The Company War
* 77185 Cherryh

Category

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Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Awards (SFWA Grand Masters)

1975–1999|

* Robert A. Heinlein (1975)
* Jack Williamson (1976)
* Clifford D. Simak (1977)
* L. Sprague de Camp (1979)
* Fritz Leiber (1981)
* Andre Norton (1984)
* Arthur C. Clarke (1986)
* Isaac Asimov (1987)
* Alfred Bester (1988)
* Ray Bradbury (1989)
* Lester del Rey (1991)
* Frederik Pohl (1993)
* Damon Knight (1995)
* A. E. van Vogt (1996)
* Jack Vance (1997)
* Poul Anderson (1998)
* Hal Clement (1999)

2000–present|

* Brian Aldiss (2000)
* Philip José Farmer (2001)
* Ursula K. Le Guin (2003)
* Robert Silverberg (2004)
* Anne McCaffrey (2005)
* Harlan Ellison (2006)
* James Gunn (2007)
* Michael Moorcock (2008)
* Harry Harrison (2009)
* Joe Haldeman (2010)
* Connie Willis (2012)
* Gene Wolfe (2013)
* Samuel R. Delany (2014)
* Larry Niven (2015)
* C. J. Cherryh (2016)
* Jane Yolen (2017)
* Peter S. Beagle (2018)
* William Gibson (2019)
* Lois McMaster Bujold (2020)
* Nalo Hopkinson (2021)
* Mercedes Lackey (2022)

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* t
* e

Hugo Award for Best Novel

Retro|

* The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White (1939)
* Slan by A. E. van Vogt (1941)
* Beyond This Horizon by Robert A. Heinlein (1943)
* Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber (1944)
* Shadow Over Mars by Leigh Brackett (1945)
* The Mule by Isaac Asimov (1946)
* Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein (1951)
* Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (1954)

1953–1975|

* The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester (1953)
* They'd Rather Be Right (aka: The Forever Machine) by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley (1955)
* Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein (1956)
* The Big Time by Fritz Leiber (1958)
* A Case of Conscience by James Blish (1959)
* Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (1960)
* A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. (1961)
* Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein (1962)
* The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (1963)
* Here Gather the Stars (aka: Way Station) by Clifford D. Simak (1964)
* The Wanderer by Fritz Leiber (1965)
* Dune by Frank Herbert / ...And Call Me Conrad (aka: This Immortal) by Roger Zelazny (1966)
* The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (1967)
* Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny (1968)
* Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner (1969)
* The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970)
* Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971)
* To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer (1972)
* The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov (1973)
* Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (1974)
* The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (1975)

1976–2000|

* The Forever War by Joe Haldeman (1976)
* Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm (1977)
* Gateway by Frederik Pohl (1978)
* Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre (1979)
* The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke (1980)
* The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge (1981)
* Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh (1982)
* Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov (1983)
* Startide Rising by David Brin (1984)
* Neuromancer by William Gibson (1985)
* Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (1986)
* Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card (1987)
* The Uplift War by David Brin (1988)
* Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh (1989)
* Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1990)
* The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold (1991)
* Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold (1992)
* A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge / Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (1993)
* Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1994)
* Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold (1995)
* The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson (1996)
* Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1997)
* Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman (1998)
* To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis (1999)
* A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge (2000)

2001–present|

* Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling (2001)
* American Gods by Neil Gaiman (2002)
* Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer (2003)
* Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold (2004)
* Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (2005)
* Spin by Robert Charles Wilson (2006)
* Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge (2007)
* The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2008)
* The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (2009)
* The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi / The City & the City by China Miéville (2010)
* Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis (2011)
* Among Others by Jo Walton (2012)
* Redshirts by John Scalzi (2013)
* Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (2014)
* The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu (2015)
* The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin (2016)
* The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin (2017)
* The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin (2018)
* The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (2019)
* A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine (2020)
* Network Effect by Martha Wells (2021)

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* t
* e

Hugo Award for Best Short Story

Retro Hugos

* "How We Went to Mars" by Arthur C. Clarke (1939)
* "Robbie" by Isaac Asimov (1941)
* "The Twonky" by Lewis Padgett (1943)
* "King of the Gray Spaces" or: "R is for Rocket" by Ray Bradbury (1944)
* "Uncommon Sense" by Hal Clement (1946)
* "To Serve Man" by Damon Knight (1951)
* "The Nine Billion Names of God" by Arthur C. Clarke (1954)

1955–1960

* "Allamagoosa" by Eric Frank Russell (1955)
* "The Star" by Arthur C. Clarke (1956)
* "Or All the Seas with Oysters" by Avram Davidson (1958)
* "That Hell-Bound Train" by Robert Bloch (1959)
* "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes (1960)

1961–1980

* "The Longest Voyage" by Poul Anderson (1961)
* "Hothouse" by Brian W. Aldiss (1962)
* "The Dragon Masters" by Jack Vance (1963)
* "No Truce with Kings" by Poul Anderson (1964)
* "Soldier, Ask Not" by Gordon R. Dickson (1965)
* ""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman" by Harlan Ellison (1966)
* "Neutron Star" by Larry Niven (1967)
* "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison (1968)
* "The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World" by Harlan Ellison (1969)
* "Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" by Samuel R. Delany (1970)
* "Slow Sculpture" by Theodore Sturgeon (1971)
* "Inconstant Moon" by Larry Niven (1972)
* "Eurema's Dam" by R. A. Lafferty / "The Meeting" by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth (1973)
* "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin (1974)
* "The Hole Man" by Larry Niven (1975)
* "Catch That Zeppelin!" by Fritz Leiber (1976)
* "Tricentennial" by Joe Haldeman (1977)
* "Jeffty Is Five" by Harlan Ellison (1978)
* "Cassandra" by C. J. Cherryh (1979)
* "The Way of Cross and Dragon" by George R. R. Martin (1980)

1981–2000

* "Grotto of the Dancing Deer" by Clifford D. Simak (1981)
* "The Pusher" by John Varley (1982)
* "Melancholy Elephants" by Spider Robinson (1983)
* "Speech Sounds" by Octavia E. Butler (1984)
* "The Crystal Spheres" by David Brin (1985)
* "Fermi and Frost" by Frederik Pohl (1986)
* "Tangents" by Greg Bear (1987)
* "Why I Left Harry's All-Night Hamburgers" by Lawrence Watt-Evans (1988)
* "Kirinyaga" by Mike Resnick (1989)
* "Boobs" by Suzy McKee Charnas (1990)
* "Bears Discover Fire" by Terry Bisson (1991)
* "A Walk in the Sun" by Geoffrey A. Landis (1992)
* "Even the Queen" by Connie Willis (1993)
* "Death on the Nile" by Connie Willis (1994)
* "None So Blind" by Joe Haldeman (1995)
* "The Lincoln Train" by Maureen F. McHugh (1996)
* "The Soul Selects Her Own Society" by Connie Willis (1997)
* "The 43 Antarean Dynasties" by Mike Resnick (1998)
* "The Very Pulse of the Machine" by Michael Swanwick (1999)
* "Scherzo with Tyrannosaur" by Michael Swanwick (2000)

2001–2020

* "Different Kinds of Darkness" by David Langford (2001)
* "The Dog Said Bow-Wow" by Michael Swanwick (2002)
* "Falling onto Mars" by Geoffrey A. Landis (2003)
* "A Study in Emerald" by Neil Gaiman (2004)
* "Travels with My Cats" by Mike Resnick (2005)
* "Tk'tk'tk" by David D. Levine (2006)
* "Impossible Dreams" by Tim Pratt (2007)
* "Tideline" by Elizabeth Bear (2008)
* "Exhalation" by Ted Chiang (2009)
* "Bridesicle" by Will McIntosh (2010)
* "For Want of a Nail" by Mary Robinette Kowal (2011)
* "The Paper Menagerie" by Ken Liu (2012)
* "Mono no aware" by Ken Liu (2013)
* "The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere", by John Chu (2014)
* <no award> (2015)
* "Cat Pictures Please" by Naomi Kritzer (2016)
* "Seasons of Glass and Iron" by Amal El-Mohtar (2017)
* "Welcome to your Authentic Indian Experience™" by Rebecca Roanhorse (2018)
* "A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies" by Alix E. Harrow (2019)
* "As the Last I May Know" by S. L. Huang (2020)

2021–present

* "Metal Like Blood in the Dark" by T. Kingfisher (2021)

* Complete list
* Retro
* 1955–1960
* 1961–1980
* 1981–2000
* 2001–2020
* 2021–present

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Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

1980–1990|

* Titan by John Varley (1980)
* The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge (1981)
* The Many-Colored Land by Julian May (1982)
* Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov (1983)
* Startide Rising by David Brin (1984)
* The Integral Trees by Larry Niven (1985)
* The Postman by David Brin (1986)
* Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card (1987)
* The Uplift War  by David Brin (1988)
* Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh (1989)
* Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1990)

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* A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine (2022)

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