| Hugo |
Foundation's Edge, Isaac Asimov |
| Nebula |
No Enemy But Time, Michael Bishop |
| World Fantasy |
Nifft the Lean, Michael Shea |
Campbell Memorial (winner) |
Helliconia Spring, Brian W. Aldiss |
Philip K. Dick (winner) |
Software, Rudy Rucker |
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Locus (sf novel) |
Foundation's Edge, Isaac Asimov |
Locus (fantasy novel) |
The Sword of the Lictor, Gene Wolfe |
Locus (first novel) |
Courtship Rite, Donald Kingsbury |
Apollo (none) |
L'Orbe et la Roue, Michel Jeury |
Aurora (long-form, English) |
no award |
British Fantasy (August Derleth Award (novel)) |
The Sword of the Lictor, Gene Wolfe |
| British SF |
Helliconia Spring, Brian W. Aldiss |
Ditmar (international fiction) |
Riddley Walker, Russell Hoban [1981] |
Seiun (foreign novel) |
Dragon's Egg, Robert L. Forward [1980] |
| Balrog |
The One Tree, Stephen R. Donaldson |
Mythopoeic (fantasy) |
The Firelings, Carol Kendall |
| Prometheus |
Voyage from Yesteryear, James P. Hogan |
Prometheus (hall of fame) |
Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand [1957] |
Prometheus (hall of fame) |
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Robert A. Heinlein [1966] |
Crook (none) |
Courtship Rite, Donald Kingsbury |
| SF Chronicle |
The Sword of the Lictor, Gene Wolfe |