Literary award · United States · since 2001
Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award
Science fiction and fantasy literary award. Established 2001 in United States.
About Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award
The Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award honors underread science fiction and fantasy authors, with the intention of drawing renewed attention to the winners. The award was created in 2001 by the Cordwainer Smith Foundation in memory of the science fiction author Cordwainer Smith. The first award ceremony was held at the Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool, and since 2002 has been awarded at the Readercon science fiction convention.
From the Wikipedia article “Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Suzette Haden Elgin | — |
| 2025 | Kris Ottman Neville | — |
| 2024 | Clare Winger Harris | — |
| 2023 | Josephine Saxton | — |
| 2020 | Rick Raphael | — |
| 2019 | Carol Emshwiller | — |
| 2018 | Frank M. Robinson | — |
| 2017 | Seabury Quinn | — |
| 2016 | Judith Merril | — |
| 2015 | Clark Ashton Smith | — |
| 2014 | Mildred Clingerman | — |
| 2012 | Fredric Brown | — |
| 2011 | Katherine MacLean | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q25348546 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).