The Locus Index to SF Awards: About the John W. Campbell Memorial Award

About the Awards

John W. Campbell Memorial Award

• About

Winners—
• By Year
• By Category

Winners and
Nominations—
• Complete List by Nominee
• Records and Tallies

• Judges List

• Results by Year:

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1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973	1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981	2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991

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The John W. Campbell Memorial Award (not to be confused with the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer) is awarded each year to the best SF novel published in the US. It was the first major SF award established after the Hugos and Nebulas, and is distinguished from them by being a judged award, limited to novel.

Full Name John W. Campbell Memorial Award

First year given 1973, for novels published in 1972

History Founded by Harry Harrison and Brian Aldiss in 1972 to honor recently-deceased John W. Campbell, the influential editor of Astounding (later Analog) magazine from 1937 until his death in 1971.

Who Selected judges

Scope SF novels published in the US

Dating convention year of award

Issues and controversies The 1994 result of 'no award' was reportedly due to difficulties with the voting process among the judges, not a judgment that no novel was worthy of an award.

Type prize

Website http://www.ku.edu/~sfcenter/campbell.htm