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About
The John W. Campbell Award is given to the best new science fiction or fantasy writer
whose first work of science fiction or fantasy was
published in a professional publication
in the previous two years.
For the 2019 award, which is presented at the
World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon), the qualifying work must have been published
in 2017 or 2018.
There can be confusion over the term "professional publication"
since the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), the World Science Fiction
Society (WSFS), and the award sponsor define it differently. For the purposes of the
Campbell Award, professional publications are works sold for more than a nominal amount
and published anywhere in the world.
Please refer to the
Eligibility F.A.Q.
for an explanation of qualifying publications and answers to common questions.
The Campbell Award is administered by the Worldcon, but the rules for awarding the Campbell are
determined by the award sponsor, Dell Magazine. Eligibility rules were changed in 2005.
Voting Procedure
The John W. Campbell Award uses the same nomination and voting mechanism as
the Hugo, even though the Campbell Award is not a Hugo.
Like the Hugo Awards, the Campbell Award voting takes place in two stages.
The first stage, nomination, is open to anyone who had a Supporting or Attending
membership in the previous, current, or following year's Worldcon as of January 31.
For Dublin 2019, this means members of Worldcon 76, and Dublin 2019 itself, or Worldcon 78 (CoNZealand) can nominate any eligible author. This web page helps identify eligible
authors for the Campbell Award.
Nominations are now open on the Dublin 2019 Hugo area. All nomination ballots
must be received by Friday, March 15, 2019 at 11:59 PDT.
Eligible Authors for 2019 Campbell Award
We are currently updating the site for the 2019 Award season.
2019 eligible authors should contact us
for inclusion in the list with (1) information about the work that first
satisfied an eligibility criterion (see Eligibility F.A.Q.),
(2) the web page you'd like linked to your name, and (3) a statement that you had no prior sales
that met eligibility.
A moderator can help you
determine your eligibility if you are stumped.
The following is the list of known eligible authors for the 2019 Award.
Authors marked with an asterisk*
are believed to be eligible, but we need to contact author to verify eligibility.
Authors marked with two asterisks** may not be eligible due to prior
publications, which will ultimately be determined by the Hugo committee.
The Rocket Stack website has posted a
list of eligible short story writers reviewed on their site.
Consider that list supplemental to the list below, which includes novelists and work not reviewed
by Rocket Stack.
2019 Award: Writers in 2nd year of eligibility
2019 Award: Writers in 1st year of eligibility - Being Updated
2019 Award: Known expiration of eligibility
Past Voting Results
2018 Campbell Award Finalists
| Author |
Year of Eligibility |
| Rebecca Roanhorse (winner) |
1st year |
| Katherine Arden |
1st year |
| Sarah Kuhn |
2nd year |
| Jeannette Ng |
1st year |
| Vina Jie-Min Prasad |
1st year |
| Rivers Solomon |
1st year |
2017 Campbell Award Finalists
| Author |
Year of Eligibility |
| Ada Palmer (winner) |
1st year |
| Malka Older |
2nd year |
| Sarah Gailey |
2nd year |
| Laurie Penny |
2nd year |
| Kelly Robson |
2nd year |
| J. Mulrooney |
1st year |
2016 Campbell Award Finalists
| Author |
Year of Eligibility |
| Andy Weir (winner) |
2nd year |
| Alyssa Wong |
|
| Brian Niemeier |
|
| Pierce Brown |
|
| Sebastien de Castell |
|
2015 Campbell Award Finalists
2014 Campbell Award Finalists
2013 Campbell Award Finalists
2012 Campbell Award Finalists
2011 Campbell Award Finalists
2010 Campbell Award Finalists
2009 Campbell Award Finalists
2008 Campbell Award Finalists
2007 Campbell Award Finalists
2006 Campbell Award Finalists
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