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John W. Campbell Memorial Award
Finalists

This page lists the finalists for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award by year of publication; the Award is presented during the Campbell Conference Awards Banquet at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, as the focal point of a weekend of discussions about the writing, illustration, publishing, teaching, and criticism of science fiction. We hope to release lists of finalists for as many previous Awards as possible, so check back for updates. Finalists are listed alphabetically by author's last name. When results are final, this page is updated to show the winning novel highlighted in blue.

2008 Campbell Award Finalists

Brian Aldiss HARM Del Rey
Michael Chabon The Yiddish Policeman's Union HarperCollins
Kathleen Ann Goonan In War Times Tor
Nalo Hopkinson The New Moon's Arms Grand Central Publishing
Jay Lake Mainspring Tor
Ken MacLeod The Execution Channel Tor
Ian McDonald Brasyl Pyr
Rebecca Ore Time's Child Eos
Matt Ruff Bad Monkeys HarperCollins
Robert J. Sawyer Rollback Tor
Jose Carlos Somoza Zig Zag Rayo
Sheri S. Tepper The Margarets Eos
Jeffrey Thomas Deadstock Solaris
Robert Charles Wilson Axis Tor

2007 Campbell Award Finalists

Ben Bova Titan Tor
Nick DiChario A Small and Remarkable Life Robert J. Sawyer Books
David Louis Edelman Infoquake Pyr
M. John Harrison Nova Swing Gollancz
Jack McDevitt Odyssey Ace
James Morrow The Last Witchfinder William Morrow
Justina Robson Living Next Door to the God of Love Tor UK
Barbara Sapergia Dry Coteau Books
Karl Schroeder Sun of Suns Tor
Charles Stross Glasshouse Ace
Vernor Vinge Rainbows End Tor
Jo Walton Farthing Tor
Peter Watts Blindsight Tor
 

2006 Campbell Award Finalists

Stephen Baxter Transcendent Gollancz
Steve Cash The Meq Del Rey
David Gerrold Child of Earth Benbella
Paul McAuley Mind's Eye Simon & Schuster UK
Jack McDevitt Seeker Ace
Ken Macleod Learning the World Tor
Ian R. Macleod The Summer Isles Aio Publishing
David Marusek Counting Heads Tor
Robert J. Sawyer Mindscan Tor
Charles Stross Accelerando Ace
Karen Traviss The World Before Eos
Robert Charles Wilson Spin Tor

2005 Campbell Award Finalists

John Barnes, Gaudeamas
Jack Dann, The Rebel
Ken MacLeod, Newton's Wake
Louise Marley, The Child Goddess
Paul McAuley, White Devils
Richard Morgan, Market Forces
Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife
Frederik Pohl, The Boy Who Would Live Forever
Robert Reed, The Well of Stars
Philip Roth, The Plot Against America
Geoff Ryman, Air
Karen Traviss, City of Pearl

2004 Campbell Award Finalists

Max Barry, Jennifer Government
Philip Baruth, The X President
Greg Bear, Darwin's Children
Mike Brotherton, Star Dragon
Michael Flynn, The Wreck of the River of Stars
Kay Kenyon, The Braided World
James Lovegrove, Untied Kingdom
Jack McDevitt, Omega
Syne Mitchell, The Changeling Plague
Linda Nagata, Memory
Robert Reed, Sister Alice
Justina Robson, Natural History
Sheri S. Tepper, The Companions
Amy Thomson, Storyteller
John Varley, Red Thunder

2003 Campbell Award Finalists

Steven Barnes, Lion's Blood
Greg Bear, Vitals
David Brin, Kiln People
Nancy Kress, Probability Space
Christopher Priest, The Separation
Robert J. Sawyer, Hominids
Brian Stableford, Dark Ararat
Michael Swanwick, Bones of the Earth
Shari Tepper, The Visitor
John C. Wright, The Golden Age

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updated 7/9/2008


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