John W. Campbell Memorial Award

· Historical and Discontinued Awards

Inactive after 2019. A juried American award for science-fiction novels.

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2019

8 books

Sam J. Miller · 2019

Sue Burke · 2019

Catherynne M. Valente · 2019

The Calculating Stars

The Calculating Stars

Mary Robinette Kowal · 2019

The Freeze-Frame Revolution

The Freeze-Frame Revolution

Peter Watts · 2019

Theory of Bastards

Theory of Bastards

Audrey Schulman · 2019

Ian McDonald · 2019

Lavie Tidhar · 2019

2018

8 books

Paul J. McAuley · 2018

Annalee Newitz · 2018

Jeff VanderMeer · 2018

Kim Stanley Robinson · 2018

The Moon and the Other

The Moon and the Other

John Kessel · 2018

Nina Allan · 2018

The Stars are Legion

The Stars are Legion

Kameron Hurley · 2018

Tropic of Kansas

Tropic of Kansas

2017

12 books

Central Station

Central Station

Lavie Tidhar · 2017

Rick Wilber · 2017

Azanian Bridges

Azanian Bridges

Nick Wood · 2017

Nisi Shawl · 2017

Into Everywhere

Into Everywhere

Paul J. McAuley · 2017

Tricia Sullivan · 2017

Tade Thompson · 2017

The Arrival of Missives

The Arrival of Missives

The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe

The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe

Kij Johnson · 2017

The Medusa Chronicles

The Medusa Chronicles

Alastair Reynolds, Stephen Baxter · 2017

The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead · 2017

Underground Airlines

Underground Airlines

Ben H. Winters · 2017

2016

9 books

Kim Stanley Robinson · 2016

Europe at Midnight

Europe at Midnight

Dave Hutchinson · 2016

Linda Nagata · 2016

L'Arche de Darwin

L'Arche de Darwin

James Morrow · 2016

Ian McDonald · 2016

Neal Stephenson · 2016

The Book of Phoenix

The Book of Phoenix

Nnedi Okorafor · 2016

The Thing Itself

The Thing Itself

Adam Roberts · 2016

The Water Knife

The Water Knife

Paolo Bacigalupi · 2016

2015

14 books

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

Catherine Webb · 2015

James Cambias · 2015

Daryl Gregory · 2015

Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy

Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy

Jeff VanderMeer · 2015

Adam Roberts · 2015

Peter Watts · 2015

Europe in Autumn

Europe in Autumn

Dave Hutchinson · 2015

John Scalzi · 2015

Emily St. John Mandel · 2015

Laline Paull · 2015

William Gibson · 2015

Nina Allan · 2015

The Three-Body Problem

The Three-Body Problem

Liu Cixin · 2015

Simon Ings · 2015

2014

10 books

Ancillary Justice

Ancillary Justice

Ann Leckie · 2014

Evening's Empires

Evening's Empires

Paul J. McAuley · 2014

Max Barry · 2014

Neptune's Brood

Neptune's Brood

Charles Stross · 2014

On the Steel Breeze

On the Steel Breeze

Alastair Reynolds · 2014

Stephen Baxter · 2014

Kim Stanley Robinson · 2014

Christopher Priest · 2014

The Cusanus Game

The Cusanus Game

Wolfgang Jeschke · 2014

The Red: First Light

The Red: First Light

Linda Nagata · 2014

2013

12 books

Jack Glass: The Story of a Murderer

Jack Glass: The Story of a Murderer

Adam Roberts · 2013

Kim Stanley Robinson · 2013

Alif the Unseen

Alif the Unseen

G. Willow Wilson · 2013

Terry Bisson · 2013

Blue Remembered Earth

Blue Remembered Earth

Alastair Reynolds · 2013

M. John Harrison · 2013

David Brin · 2013

Ken MacLeod · 2013

Slow Apocalypse

Slow Apocalypse

John Varley · 2013

The Fractal Prince

The Fractal Prince

Hannu Rajaniemi · 2013

The Hydrogen Sonata

The Hydrogen Sonata

Iain Banks · 2013

The Rapture of the Nerds

The Rapture of the Nerds

Charles Stross, Cory Doctorow · 2013

2012

9 books

Christopher Priest · 2012

Dancing with Bears

Dancing with Bears

Michael Swanwick · 2012

Gene Wolfe · 2012

China Miéville · 2012

Lavie Tidhar · 2012

Ready Player One

Ready Player One

Ernest Cline · 2012

Rob Ziegler · 2012

Soft Apocalypse

Soft Apocalypse

Will McIntosh · 2012

This Shared Dream

This Shared Dream

Kathleen Ann Goonan · 2012

2011

9 books

The Dervish House

The Dervish House

Ian McDonald · 2011

Connie Willis · 2011

Connie Willis · 2011

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

Charles Yu · 2011

Hull Zero Three

Hull Zero Three

Greg Bear · 2011

The Quantum Thief

The Quantum Thief

Hannu Rajaniemi · 2011

The Waters Rising

The Waters Rising

Sheri S. Tepper · 2011

Jon Armstrong · 2011

William Gibson · 2011

2010

9 books

The Windup Girl

The Windup Girl

Paolo Bacigalupi · 2010

Galileo's Dream

Galileo's Dream

Kim Stanley Robinson · 2010

Gardens of the Sun

Gardens of the Sun

Paul J. McAuley · 2010

Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America

Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America

Robert Charles Wilson · 2010

Steal Across the Sky

Steal Across the Sky

Nancy Kress · 2010

The City & the City

The City & the City

China Miéville · 2010

The Year of the Flood

The Year of the Flood

Margaret Atwood · 2010

Iain Banks · 2010

Yellow Blue Tibia

Yellow Blue Tibia

Adam Roberts · 2010

2009

5 books

Cory Doctorow · 2009

Ian R. MacLeod · 2009

Neal Stephenson · 2009

City at the End of Time

City at the End of Time

Greg Bear · 2009

L'Apprentie du philisophe

L'Apprentie du philisophe

James Morrow · 2009

2008

9 books

Kathleen Ann Goonan · 2008

Robert Charles Wilson · 2008

Matt Ruff · 2008

Ian McDonald · 2008

Brian Aldiss · 2008

Jay Lake · 2008

Sheri S. Tepper · 2008

The New Moon's Arms

The New Moon's Arms

Nalo Hopkinson · 2008

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

Michael Chabon · 2008

2007

8 books

Peter Watts · 2007

Jo Walton · 2007

Charles Stross · 2007

Living Next Door to the God of Love

Living Next Door to the God of Love

Justina Robson · 2007

M. John Harrison · 2007

Vernor Vinge · 2007

Karl Schroeder · 2007

The Last Witchfinder

The Last Witchfinder

James Morrow · 2007

2006

8 books

Charles Stross · 2006

David Marusek · 2006

Learning the World

Learning the World

Ken MacLeod · 2006

Paul J. McAuley · 2006

Jack McDevitt · 2006

Robert Charles Wilson · 2006

The World Before

The World Before

Karen Traviss · 2006

Stephen Baxter · 2006

2005

7 books

Geoff Ryman · 2005

Karen Traviss · 2005

Newton's Wake: A Space Opera

Newton's Wake: A Space Opera

Ken MacLeod · 2005

The Plot Against America

The Plot Against America

Philip Roth · 2005

The Time Traveler's Wife

The Time Traveler's Wife

Audrey Niffenegger · 2005

The Well of Stars

The Well of Stars

Robert Reed · 2005

Paul J. McAuley · 2005

2004

6 books

Jack McDevitt · 2004

Darwin's Children

Darwin's Children

Greg Bear · 2004

Linda Nagata · 2004

Natural History

Natural History

Justina Robson · 2004

Robert Reed · 2004

Mike Brotherton · 2004

2003

7 books

Probability Space

Probability Space

Nancy Kress · 2003

David Brin · 2003

Steven Barnes · 2003

John C. Wright · 2003

Christopher Priest · 2003

Sheri S. Tepper · 2003

Greg Bear · 2003

2002

8 books

Terraforming Earth

Terraforming Earth

Jack Williamson · 2002

The Chronoliths

The Chronoliths

Robert Charles Wilson · 2002

Ken MacLeod · 2002

Jack McDevitt · 2002

Maureen F. McHugh · 2002

Jon Courtenay Grimwood · 2002

Connie Willis · 2002

Probability Sun

Probability Sun

Nancy Kress · 2002

2001

4 books

Poul Anderson · 2001

Jack McDevitt · 2001

La Guerrière oubliée

La Guerrière oubliée

Mary Gentle · 2001

Sheri S. Tepper · 2001

2000

3 books

A Deepness in the Sky

A Deepness in the Sky

Vernor Vinge · 2000

Greg Bear · 2000

Greenhouse Summer

Greenhouse Summer

Norman Spinrad · 2000

1999

3 books

George Zebrowski · 1999

Bruce Sterling · 1999

Poul Anderson · 1999

1998

3 books

Joe Haldeman · 1998

Greg Bear · 1998

Secret Passages

Secret Passages

Paul Preuss · 1998

1997

3 books

Paul J. McAuley · 1997

Kim Stanley Robinson · 1997

Mary Doria Russell · 1997

1996

3 books

Stephen Baxter · 1996

Ian McDonald · 1996

The Diamond Age

The Diamond Age

Neal Stephenson · 1996

1995

2 books

Permutation City

Permutation City

Greg Egan · 1995

Brittle Innings

Brittle Innings

Michael Bishop · 1995

1994

2 books

Beggars in Spain

Beggars in Spain

Nancy Kress · 1994

Greg Bear · 1994

1993

3 books

Brother to Dragons

Brother to Dragons

Charles Sheffield · 1993

A Fire Upon the Deep

A Fire Upon the Deep

Vernor Vinge · 1993

Sheri S. Tepper · 1993

1992

4 books

Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede

Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede

Bradley Denton · 1992

A Woman of the Iron People

A Woman of the Iron People

Eleanor Arnason · 1992

Stations of the Tide

Stations of the Tide

Michael Swanwick · 1992

The Difference Engine

The Difference Engine

William Gibson, Bruce Sterling · 1992

1991

3 books

Kim Stanley Robinson · 1991

Only Begotten Daughter

Only Begotten Daughter

James Morrow · 1991

Queen of Angels

Queen of Angels

Greg Bear · 1991

1990

3 books

The Child Garden

The Child Garden

Geoff Ryman · 1990

Farewell Horizontal

Farewell Horizontal

K. W. Jeter · 1990

Good News From Outer Space

Good News From Outer Space

John Kessel · 1990

1989

3 books

Islands in the Net

Islands in the Net

Bruce Sterling · 1989

Anne McCaffrey · 1989

Kim Stanley Robinson · 1989

1988

3 books

Lincoln's Dreams

Lincoln's Dreams

Connie Willis · 1988

The Sea and Summer

The Sea and Summer

George Turner · 1988

The Unconquered Country: A Life History

The Unconquered Country: A Life History

Geoff Ryman · 1988

1987

3 books

A Door into Ocean

A Door into Ocean

Joan Slonczewski · 1987

Speaker for the Dead

Speaker for the Dead

Orson Scott Card · 1987

This Is the Way the World Ends

This Is the Way the World Ends

James Morrow · 1987

1986

3 books

David Brin · 1986

Greg Bear · 1986

Keith Roberts · 1986

1985

3 books

The Years of the City

The Years of the City

Frederik Pohl · 1985

Lucius Shepard · 1985

William Gibson · 1985

1984

3 books

The Citadel of the Autarch

The Citadel of the Autarch

Gene Wolfe · 1984

The Birth of the People's Republic of Antarctica

The Birth of the People's Republic of Antarctica

John Batchelor · 1984

John Sladek · 1984

1983

2 books

Helliconia Spring

Helliconia Spring

Brian Aldiss · 1983

No Enemy But Time

No Enemy But Time

Michael Bishop · 1983

1982

1 books

Russell Hoban · 1982

1981

2 books

Gregory Benford · 1981

The Shadow of the Torturer

The Shadow of the Torturer

Gene Wolfe · 1981

1980

3 books

On Wings of Song

On Wings of Song

Thomas M. Disch · 1980

John Crowley · 1980

The Unlimited Dream Company

The Unlimited Dream Company

J. G. Ballard · 1980

1979

1 books

Michael Moorcock · 1979

1978

2 books

Frederik Pohl · 1978

A Scanner Darkly

A Scanner Darkly

Philip K. Dick · 1978

1977

3 books

Kingsley Amis · 1977

Frederik Pohl · 1977

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang

Kate Wilhelm · 1977

1976

2 books

Bob Shaw · 1976

The Stochastic Man

The Stochastic Man

Robert Silverberg · 1976

1975

2 books

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

Philip K. Dick · 1975

The Dispossessed

The Dispossessed

Ursula K. Le Guin · 1975

1974

2 books

Robert Merle · 1974

Rendezvous with Rama

Rendezvous with Rama

Arthur C. Clarke · 1974

1973

2 books

Barry N. Malzberg · 1973

James Gunn · 1973

Year unknown

2 books

Bones of the Earth

Bones of the Earth

Michael Swanwick

The Execution Channel

The Execution Channel