R. F. Kuang
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 1
Locus Awards: 1
Other Awards: 3
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 19
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(1 nomination)
2021:
The Poppy War (Harper Voyager)
— series — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(2 nominations; 1 win)
2023:
Babel (Harper Voyager)
— novel — winner
2019:
The Poppy War (Harper Voyager)
— novel — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(3 nominations)
2024:
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 (RFK & John Joseph Adams, eds.) (Mariner)
— anthology — nomination
2023:
Babel (Harper Voyager US; Harper Voyager UK)
— novel — nomination
2019:
The Poppy War (Harper Voyager)
— novel — nomination
British Fantasy Awards — for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
(1 nomination)
2019:
for The Poppy War (HarperVoyager)
— Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer — nomination
Dragon Awards — for SF/F works, voted on by members of the annual Dragon Con
(1 nomination)
2023:
Babel (Harper Voyager)
— fantasy novel (including paranormal) — nomination
Ignyte Awards — for SF/F/H that celebrates vibrancy and diversity; committee and popular vote
(2 nominations)
2023:
Babel (Harper Voyager US; Harper Voyager UK)
— adult novel — nomination
2020:
The Dragon Republic (Harper Voyager)
— adult novel — nomination
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(3 nominations; 1 win)
2024:
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 (RFK & John Joseph Adams, eds.) (Mariner)
— anthology — 7th place (tie)
2023:
Babel (Harper Voyager US; Harper Voyager UK)
— fantasy novel — winner
2019:
The Poppy War (Harper Voyager)
— first novel — 2nd place
— Other Awards —
Astounding Award for Best New Writer. — for new SF/F writer, voted by members of annual World SF con
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2020:
winner
Compton Crook Stephen Tall Memorial Award — for best first novel, voted by members of annual Balticon
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2019:
The Poppy War (Harper Voyager)
— winner
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer — (renamed the Astounding Award in 2020)
(1 nomination)
2019:
finalist
Sidewise Awards — for works of alternate history, juried
(1 nomination)
2023:
Babel (Harper Voyager)
— long form — nomination
The Kitschies — for speculative/fantastic works that elevate the tone of genre literature, juried
(1 nomination)
2019:
The Poppy War (Harper Voyager)
— Golden Tentacle (debut novel) — nomination
William L. Crawford - IAFA Fantasy Award — for first fantasy book, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2019:
The Poppy War (Harper Voyager)
— winner
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