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The John W. Campbell Memorial Award
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The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for the best science-fiction novel of the year is one of the three major annual awards for science fiction. The first Campbell Award was presented at the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1973. Since then the Award has been presented in various parts of the world and since 1979 at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.
The Award was created to honor the late editor of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, which is now named Analog. Campbell, who edited the magazine from 1937 until his death in 1971, is called, by many writers and scholars, the father of modern science fiction. Writers and critics Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss established the award in Campbell's name as a way of continuing his efforts to encourage writers to produce their best possible work.
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Selection Process
The Campbell Award differs from the other two major awards in the field by being restricted to the novel and by its method of selection. The Hugo Awards are voted on by some thousand of the several thousand members who pay advance fees to attend the World Science Fiction Convention, which meets annually at different locations on Labor Day weekend. The Nebula Awards are voted on by some hundred of the nearly three thousand members of the Science Fiction Writers of America and presented at the annual Nebula Award meeting usually held late in April.
The Campbell Award is the only award of the three selected by a committee small enough to discuss among its members the novels published during the year and to arrive at a consensus choice. The current jury consists of Gregory Benford, Paul A. Carter, James Gunn, Elizabeth Anne Hull, Christopher McKitterick, Farah Mendlesohn, Pamela Sargent, and T.A. Shippey.
Nominations come from the science-fiction publishers as well as individual jurors. Nominations are usually requested in December by Chris McKitterick in the United States and Farah Mendlesohn in the United Kingdom, and the jurors read and debate the merits of these books through April. This process produces a list of finalists based on jurors' rankings, and the final decision is made after vigorous debate on the merits of the finalists during May. The winning author is usually contacted in May and invited to attend the Campbell Conference; the winner often attends the last day or two of the SF Writers Workshop, as well.
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Jack's novel The Rebel: An Imagined Life of James Dean has been shortlisted for this year's John W. Campbell Award. This juried award is given annually to the best SF novel published in the United States. Posted by Jack Dann at 9:35 PM ... - A Hugo Nudge
Just a note that I'm eligible for the Campbell Award this year and that a lot of other fine folk are too. You have until Friday to nominate for the Hugos and Campbell Award, so get to it. =) - BASFA 2010 Campbell Award Recommendations
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Campbell Award for Best New Writer, for best new science fiction writer of 2005; Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer, 2008 (also nominated in 2007); Hugo Award for Best Related Book, for Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded: A Decade of Whatever ... - Making a case for tiaras.
Okay, so here's the thing: I qualify for the Campbell Award this year (and next year). You can view the rules by clicking this link, and they basically come down to a) when you made your first professional sale, and b) how long ago that ... - Campbell Award Nomination Eligibility List
Campbell award. I don't know how it happened, and I'm pretty overwhelmed by the news. From the Campbell Award website: The John W. Campbell Award is given to the best new science fiction or fantasy writer whose first work of science ...