Octavia E. Butler
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 2
Major Awards: 7
Locus Awards: 1
Other Awards: 4
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 39
— Career and Special Awards —
Forry Award — for lifetime achievement, presented by the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society
2022:
— winner
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(3 nominations; 3 wins)
2021:
Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation (by OEB, adapted by Damian Duffy, illustrated by John Jennings) (Abrams ComicArts)
— graphic story or comic — winner
1985:
“Bloodchild” (Asimov's Jun 1984)
— novelette — winner
1984:
“Speech Sounds” (Asimov's mid-Dec 1983)
— short story — winner
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(4 nominations; 2 wins)
2000:
Parable of the Talents (Seven Stories Press)
— novel — winner
1995:
Parable of the Sower (Four Walls Eight Windows)
— novel — nomination
1988:
“The Evening and the Morning and the Night” (Omni May 1987)
— novelette — nomination
1985:
“Bloodchild” (Asimov's Jun 1984)
— novelette — winner
Arthur C. Clarke Award — for SF novel published in the UK; juried
(1 nomination)
2001:
Parable of the Talents (The Women's Press)
— shortlist
Bram Stoker Awards — for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2018:
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation (by Damian Duffy & OEB) (Abrams)
— graphic novel — winner
Ignyte Awards — for SF/F/H that celebrates vibrancy and diversity; committee and popular vote
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2021:
Parable of the Sower (by OEB, adapted by Damian Duffy, illustrated by John Jennings) (Abrams)
— comics team — winner
James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award — (renamed the Otherwise Award in 2020)
(2 nominations)
1999:
Parable of the Talents (Seven Stories Press)
— short list
1996:
Wild Seed (Doubleday)
— retrospective Tiptree short list
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(2 nominations)
2015:
“Childfinder” (Unexpected Stories)
— finalist
1988:
“The Evening and the Morning and the Night” (Omni May 1987)
— second place (tie)
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(14 nominations; 1 win)
2006:
Fledgling (Seven Stories)
— fantasy novel — 9th place
2004:
“Amnesty” (Sci Fiction 22 Jan 2003)
— novelette — 17th place
1999:
Parable of the Talents (Seven Stories Press)
— sf novel — 8th place
1996:
Bloodchild and Other Stories (Four Walls Eight Windows)
— collection — 3rd place
1995:
Parable of the Sower (Four Walls Eight Windows)
— sf novel — 2nd place
1990:
Imago (Warner)
— sf novel — 11th place
1989:
Adulthood Rites (Warner)
— sf novel — 12th place
1988:
Dawn (Warner)
— sf novel — 17th place
1988:
“The Evening and the Morning and the Night” (Omni May 1987)
— novelette — 7th place
1985:
Clay's Ark (St. Martin's)
— sf novel — 14th place
1985:
“Bloodchild” (Asimov's Jun 1984)
— novelette — winner
1984:
“Speech Sounds” (Asimov's mid-Dec 1983)
— short story — 5th place
1981:
Wild Seed (Doubleday)
— sf novel — 12th place
1980:
Kindred (Doubleday)
— fantasy novel — 13th place
— Other Awards —
Carl Brandon Awards — for works by persons of color, and dealing with issues of race and ethnicity; juried
(2 nominations)
2006:
Fledgling (Seven Stories Press)
— Parallax Award shortlist
2006:
Fledgling (Seven Stories Press)
— Kindred Award shortlist
Ditmar Awards — for Australian SF/F, voted by members of Australian National SF Convention
(1 nomination)
1989:
Dawn (Gollancz)
— international fiction — nomination
Endeavour Award — for best book by a Pacific Northwest writer, juried
(1 nomination)
2006:
Fledgling (Seven Stories Press)
— finalist
Lambda Award — for gay and lesbian literature, juried
(1 nomination)
2006:
Fledgling (Seven Stories)
— sf/fantasy/horror — nomination
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll — for SF/F works, polled by readers of Science Fiction Chronicle magazine
(2 nominations; 2 wins)
1988:
“The Evening and the Morning and the Night” (Omni May 1987)
— novelette — winner
1985:
“Bloodchild” (Asimov's Jun 1984)
— novelette — winner
SFWA Awards — for works and contributions to SF, presented by the SFFWA
(2 nominations; 2 wins)
2023:
— Infinity Award — winner
2012:
— Solstice Award — winner
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