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THE COMPLETE WINNERS LIST

Every Locus Award winner in science fiction (1971–2026)

The complete list of science fiction novels and novellas that won the Locus Award, from 2026 back to 1971: 96 winners in all. Open any book for its full award history, or pick a year to see the finalists too.

Locus recognition brings a reader perspective to the library. Formal winners and finalists are distinguished from historical poll top five selections. Those selections are not silently presented as formal finalists. Only the selected science fiction categories and eligible works are included. Winners that are fantasy without a science fiction premise are not listed.

YearAwardWinning bookAuthor
2026Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelDeath of the AuthorNnedi Okorafor
2025Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelThe Man Who Saw SecondsAlexander Boldizar
2024Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelSystem CollapseMartha Wells
2023Locus Award for Best NovellaA Prayer for the Crown-ShyBecky Chambers
2023Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelThe Kaiju Preservation SocietyJohn Scalzi
2022Locus Award for Best NovellaFugitive TelemetryMartha Wells
2022Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelA Desolation Called PeaceArkady Martine
2021Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelNetwork EffectMartha Wells
2020Locus Award for Best NovellaThis Is How You Lose the Time WarAmal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
2020Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelThe City in the Middle of the NightCharlie Jane Anders
2019Locus Award for Best NovellaArtificial ConditionMartha Wells
2019Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelThe Calculating StarsMary Robinette Kowal
2018Locus Award for Best NovellaAll Systems RedMartha Wells
2018Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelThe Collapsing EmpireJohn Scalzi
2017Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelDeath's EndCixin Liu
2016Locus Award for Best NovellaSlow BulletsAlastair Reynolds
2016Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelAncillary MercyAnn Leckie
2015Locus Award for Best NovellaYesterday's KinNancy Kress
2015Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelAncillary SwordAnn Leckie
2014Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelAbaddon's GateJames S. A. Corey
2013Locus Award for Best NovellaAfter the Fall, Before the Fall, During the FallNancy Kress
2013Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelRedshirtsJohn Scalzi
2012Locus Award for Best NovellaSilently and Very FastCatherynne M. Valente
2012Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelEmbassytownChina Miéville
2011Locus Award for Best NovellaThe Lifecycle of Software ObjectsTed Chiang
2011Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelBlackout/All ClearConnie Willis
2010Locus Award for Best NovellaThe Women of Nell Gwynne'sKage Baker
2010Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelBoneshakerCherie Priest
2009Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelAnathemNeal Stephenson
2008Locus Award for Best NovellaAfter the SiegeCory Doctorow
2008Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelThe Yiddish Policemen's UnionMichael Chabon
2007Locus Award for Best NovellaMissile GapCharles Stross
2007Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelRainbows EndVernor Vinge
2006Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelAccelerandoCharles Stross
2005Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelThe Baroque Cycle: The Confusion; The System of the WorldNeal Stephenson
2004Locus Award for Best NovellaThe Cookie MonsterVernor Vinge
2004Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelIliumDan Simmons
2003Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelThe Years of Rice and SaltKim Stanley Robinson
2002Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelPassageConnie Willis
2001Locus Award for Best NovellaRadiant Green StarLucius Shepard
2001Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelThe TellingUrsula K. Le Guin
2000Locus Award for Best NovellaOrphans of the HelixDan Simmons
2000Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelCryptonomiconNeal Stephenson
1999Locus Award for Best NovellaOceanicGreg Egan
1999Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelTo Say Nothing of the DogConnie Willis
1998Locus Award for Best Novella…Where Angels Fear to TreadAllen Steele
1998Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelThe Rise of EndymionDan Simmons
1997Locus Award for Best NovellaBellwetherConnie Willis
1997Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelBlue MarsKim Stanley Robinson
1996Locus Award for Best NovellaRemakeConnie Willis
1996Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelThe Diamond AgeNeal Stephenson
1995Locus Award for Best NovellaForgiveness DayUrsula K. Le Guin
1995Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelMirror DanceLois McMaster Bujold
1994Locus Award for Best NovellaMefisto in OnyxHarlan Ellison
1994Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelGreen MarsKim Stanley Robinson
1993Locus Award for Best NovellaBarnacle Bill the SpacerLucius Shepard
1993Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelDoomsday BookConnie Willis
1992Locus Award for Best NovellaThe Gallery of His DreamsKristine Kathryn Rusch
1992Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelBarrayarLois McMaster Bujold
1991Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelThe Fall of HyperionDan Simmons
1990Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelHyperionDan Simmons
1989Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelCyteenC. J. Cherryh
1988Locus Award for Best NovellaThe Secret SharerRobert Silverberg
1988Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelThe Uplift WarDavid Brin
1987Locus Award for Best NovellaR&RLucius Shepard
1987Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelSpeaker for the DeadOrson Scott Card
1986Locus Award for Best NovellaThe Only Neat Thing to DoJames Tiptree Jr.
1986Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelThe PostmanDavid Brin
1985Locus Award for Best NovellaPRESS ENTER[]John Varley
1985Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelThe Integral TreesLarry Niven
1984Locus Award for Best NovellaHer Habiline HusbandMichael Bishop
1984Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelStartide RisingDavid Brin
1983Locus Award for Best NovellaSoulsJoanna Russ
1983Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelFoundation's EdgeIsaac Asimov
1982Locus Award for Best NovellaBlue ChampagneJohn Varley
1982Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelThe Many-Colored LandJulian May
1981Locus Award for Best NovellaNightflyersGeorge R. R. Martin
1981Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelThe Snow QueenJoan D. Vinge
1980Locus Award for Best NovellaEnemy MineBarry B. Longyear
1980Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelTitanJohn Varley
1979Locus Award for Best NovelDreamsnakeVonda N. McIntyre
1979Locus Award for Best NovellaThe Persistence of VisionJohn Varley
1978Locus Award for Best NovellaStardanceJeanne Robinson & Spider Robinson
1978Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelGatewayFrederik Pohl
1977Locus Award for Best NovelWhere Late the Sweet Birds SangKate Wilhelm
1977Locus Award for Best NovellaThe Samurai and the WillowsMichael Bishop
1976Locus Award for Best NovelThe Forever WarJoe Haldeman
1976Locus Award for Best NovellaThe Storms of WindhavenGeorge R. R. Martin & Lisa Tuttle
1975Locus Award for Best NovelThe DispossessedUrsula K. Le Guin
1975Locus Award for Best NovellaBorn with the DeadRobert Silverberg
1974Locus Award for Best NovelRendezvous with RamaArthur C. Clarke
1974Locus Award for Best NovellaThe Death of Doctor IslandGene Wolfe
1973Locus Award for Best NovelThe Gods ThemselvesIsaac Asimov
1973Locus Award for Best NovellaThe Gold at the Starbow's EndFrederik Pohl
1972Locus Award for Best NovelThe Lathe of HeavenUrsula K. Le Guin
1971Locus Award for Best NovelRingworldLarry Niven

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