Literary award · United States
Locus Award for Best Novel
Literary award by the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus; discontinued in 1979.
About Locus Award for Best Novel
Winners of the Locus Award for Best Novel, one of several discontinued Locus Awards, awarded by Locus magazine. Awards presented in a given year are for works published in the previous calendar year. The award for Best Novel was presented from 1971 (when the awards began) to 1979. Since 1980, awards have been presented for Best Science Fiction Novel and Best Fantasy Novel.
From the Wikipedia article “Locus Award for Best Novel”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Vonda N. McIntyre | Dreamsnake |
| 1977 | Kate Wilhelm | Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang |
| 1976 | Joe Haldeman | The Forever War |
| 1975 | Ursula K. Le Guin | The Dispossessed |
| 1974 | Arthur C. Clarke | Rendezvous with Rama |
| 1973 | Isaac Asimov | The Gods Themselves |
| 1972 | Ursula K. Le Guin | The Lathe of Heaven |
| 1971 | Larry Niven | Ringworld |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Locus Award for Best Novel 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 Q595998 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).