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1983 Best Novel Awards
Booker Prize
Flying to Nowhere by John Fuller
The Illusionist by Anita Mason
The Life and Times of Michael K by J M Coetzee (winner)
Rates of Exchange by Malcolm Bradbury
Shame by Salman Rushdie
Waterland by Graham Swift
Flying to Nowhere by John Fuller
The Illusionist by Anita Mason
The Life and Times of Michael K by J M Coetzee (winner)
Rates of Exchange by Malcolm Bradbury
Shame by Salman Rushdie
Waterland by Graham Swift
Hugo
2010 by Arthur C Clarke
Courtship Rite by Donald M Kingsbury
Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov (winner)
Friday by Robert Heinlein
The Pride of Chanur by C J Cherryh
2010 by Arthur C Clarke
Courtship Rite by Donald M Kingsbury
Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov (winner)
Friday by Robert Heinlein
The Pride of Chanur by C J Cherryh
John W Campbell Memorial Award
Helliconia Spring by Brian Aldiss (winner)
No Enemy But Time by Michael Bishop
Helliconia Spring by Brian Aldiss (winner)
No Enemy But Time by Michael Bishop
Nebula Awards
Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov
Friday by Robert Heinlein
Helliconia Spring by Brian Aldiss
No Enemy But Time by Michael Bishop (winner)
The Transmigration of Timothy Archer by Philip K Dick
Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov
Friday by Robert Heinlein
Helliconia Spring by Brian Aldiss
No Enemy But Time by Michael Bishop (winner)
The Transmigration of Timothy Archer by Philip K Dick
Newbery Medal
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt (winner)
Graven Images by Paul Fleischman
Homesick by Jean Fritz
Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush by Virginia Hamilton
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt (winner)
Graven Images by Paul Fleischman
Homesick by Jean Fritz
Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush by Virginia Hamilton
Prometheus Award
Fire Dancer by Ann Maxwell
Friday by Robert Heinlein
The Many-Coloured Land by Julian May
Oath of Fealty by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The Rainbow Cadenza by J Neil Schulman (winner)
Voyage from Yesteryear by James P Hogan (winner)
Fire Dancer by Ann Maxwell
Friday by Robert Heinlein
The Many-Coloured Land by Julian May
Oath of Fealty by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The Rainbow Cadenza by J Neil Schulman (winner)
Voyage from Yesteryear by James P Hogan (winner)
Rita Awards
Andrea by Jo Stewart (winner)
Defiant Love by Maura Seger (winner)
The Endearment by LaVyrle Spencer (winner)
The Heart's Victory by Nora Roberts (winner)
Opal Fires by Lynda Trent (winner)
Renegade Player by Dixie Browning (winner)
Andrea by Jo Stewart (winner)
Defiant Love by Maura Seger (winner)
The Endearment by LaVyrle Spencer (winner)
The Heart's Victory by Nora Roberts (winner)
Opal Fires by Lynda Trent (winner)
Renegade Player by Dixie Browning (winner)
World Fantasy
Fevre Dream by George R R Martin
The Nestling by Charles L Grant
Nifft the Lean by Michael Shea (winner)
Phantom by Thomas Tessier
Fevre Dream by George R R Martin
The Nestling by Charles L Grant
Nifft the Lean by Michael Shea (winner)
Phantom by Thomas Tessier
1983 Best Short Story Awards
Hugo
The Boy Who Waterskied to Forever by James Tiptree Jr
Ike at the Mike by Howard Waldrop
Melancholy Elephants [short story] by Spider Robinson (winner)
Spider Rose by Bruce Sterling
Sur by Ursula K Le Guin
The Boy Who Waterskied to Forever by James Tiptree Jr
Ike at the Mike by Howard Waldrop
Melancholy Elephants [short story] by Spider Robinson (winner)
Spider Rose by Bruce Sterling
Sur by Ursula K Le Guin
Nebula Awards
Corridors by Barry N Malzberg
God's Hooks! by Howard Waldrop
High Steel [short story] by Jack C Haldeman II
A Letter from the Clearys by Connie Willis (winner)
Petra by Greg Bear
The Pope of the Chimps by Robert Silverberg
Corridors by Barry N Malzberg
God's Hooks! by Howard Waldrop
High Steel [short story] by Jack C Haldeman II
A Letter from the Clearys by Connie Willis (winner)
Petra by Greg Bear
The Pope of the Chimps by Robert Silverberg
World Fantasy
Deathtracks by Dennis Etchison
Firestorm by Steve Rasnic Tem
The Gorgon [short story] by Tanith Lee (winner)
The Man Who Met Picasso by Michael Swanwick
Petra by Greg Bear
Deathtracks by Dennis Etchison
Firestorm by Steve Rasnic Tem
The Gorgon [short story] by Tanith Lee (winner)
The Man Who Met Picasso by Michael Swanwick
Petra by Greg Bear
1983 Best Novellette Awards
Hugo
Aquila by Somtow Sucharitkul (S P Somtow)
Fire Watch [short story] by Connie Willis (winner)
Nightlife by Phyllis Eisenstein
Pawn's Gambit by Timothy Zahn
Swarm by Bruce Sterling
Aquila by Somtow Sucharitkul (S P Somtow)
Fire Watch [short story] by Connie Willis (winner)
Nightlife by Phyllis Eisenstein
Pawn's Gambit by Timothy Zahn
Swarm by Bruce Sterling
Nebula Awards
Burning Chrome [short story] by William Gibson
Fire Watch [short story] by Connie Willis (winner)
The Mystery of the Young Gentleman by Joanna Russ
Myths of the Near Future [short story] by J G Ballard
Swarm by Bruce Sterling
Understanding Human Behavior by Thomas M Disch
Burning Chrome [short story] by William Gibson
Fire Watch [short story] by Connie Willis (winner)
The Mystery of the Young Gentleman by Joanna Russ
Myths of the Near Future [short story] by J G Ballard
Swarm by Bruce Sterling
Understanding Human Behavior by Thomas M Disch
1983 Best Novella Awards
Hugo
Another Orphan by John Kessel
Brainchild by Joseph H Delaney
The Postman [short story] by David Brin
Souls [short story] by Joanna Russ (winner)
To Leave a Mark by Kim Stanley Robinson
Unsound Variations by George R R Martin
Another Orphan by John Kessel
Brainchild by Joseph H Delaney
The Postman [short story] by David Brin
Souls [short story] by Joanna Russ (winner)
To Leave a Mark by Kim Stanley Robinson
Unsound Variations by George R R Martin
Nebula Awards
Another Orphan by John Kessel (winner)
Horrible Imaginings by Fritz Leiber
Moon of Ice [short story] by Brad Linaweaver
Souls [short story] by Joanna Russ
Unsound Variations by George R R Martin
Another Orphan by John Kessel (winner)
Horrible Imaginings by Fritz Leiber
Moon of Ice [short story] by Brad Linaweaver
Souls [short story] by Joanna Russ
Unsound Variations by George R R Martin
World Fantasy
Beyond Any Measure by Karl Edward Wagner (winner)
The Breathing Method [short story] by Stephen King
Confess the Seasons by Charles L Grant (winner)
Horrible Imaginings by Fritz Leiber
Night's Swift Dragons by Charles L Grant
Beyond Any Measure by Karl Edward Wagner (winner)
The Breathing Method [short story] by Stephen King
Confess the Seasons by Charles L Grant (winner)
Horrible Imaginings by Fritz Leiber
Night's Swift Dragons by Charles L Grant
1983 Best Collection Awards
1983 Best Book Awards
John W. Campbell
The Breaking of Northwall by Paul O Williams (winner)
Dreamrider by Sandra Miesel
Emergence by David R Palmer
The Ends of the Circle by Paul O Williams (winner)
An Image of Voices by Warren C Norwood
The Red Magician by Lisa Goldstein
The Breaking of Northwall by Paul O Williams (winner)
Dreamrider by Sandra Miesel
Emergence by David R Palmer
The Ends of the Circle by Paul O Williams (winner)
An Image of Voices by Warren C Norwood
The Red Magician by Lisa Goldstein
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce
The Door in the Hedge by Robin McKinley
The Firelings by Carol Kendall (winner)
God Stalk by P C Hodgell
Lady of Light by Diana L Paxson
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The One Tree by Stephen Donaldson
Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce
The Door in the Hedge by Robin McKinley
The Firelings by Carol Kendall (winner)
God Stalk by P C Hodgell
Lady of Light by Diana L Paxson
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The One Tree by Stephen Donaldson
Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings
National Book Award for Fiction
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty by Eudora Welty (winner)
The Color Purple by Alice Walker (winner)
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty by Eudora Welty (winner)
The Color Purple by Alice Walker (winner)
PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction
Birthplace : Moving into Nearness by William S Wilson
Dinner At the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
Grace Abounding by Maureen Howard
The Portage to San Cristobal of A. H. by George Steiner
Seaview by Toby Olson (winner)
Shiloh and Other Stories by Bobbie Ann Mason
Birthplace : Moving into Nearness by William S Wilson
Dinner At the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
Grace Abounding by Maureen Howard
The Portage to San Cristobal of A. H. by George Steiner
Seaview by Toby Olson (winner)
Shiloh and Other Stories by Bobbie Ann Mason
Philip K Dick Award
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers (winner)
Benefits by Zoë Fairbairns
Millennium by John Varley
Tea with the Black Dragon by R A MacAvoy
The Zen Gun by Barrington J Bayley
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers (winner)
Benefits by Zoë Fairbairns
Millennium by John Varley
Tea with the Black Dragon by R A MacAvoy
The Zen Gun by Barrington J Bayley
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The Color Purple by Alice Walker (winner)
Dinner At the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
The Color Purple by Alice Walker (winner)
Dinner At the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
1983 Best Paperback original Awards
1983 Lifetime Achievement Awards
1983 Best New Writer Awards
Authors born in 1983
Renée Ahdieh
Madeline Ashby
Sophie Barnes
Sabrina Benulis
Erik Scott de Bie
Georgina Bloomberg
Max Brallier
Ali Carter
Daniel Cole
Gina Damico
Andrew Ewart
Claire Farrell
Nathan M Farrugia
Victoria Fox
Devin Hanson
Aita Ighodaro
Stina Jackson
Nick James
Will Jordan
David Joy
Suzanne LaFleur
Stéphane Larue
Owen Laukkanen
Lang Leav
Tao Lin
Valeria Luiselli
Martin MacInnes
Helen Marshall
Dorota Masłowska
Louise Mey
Oscar De Muriel
Sally Nicholls
Christopher Paolini
Jason Reynolds
Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Anna Stothard
Katherine Woodfine
Alia Trabucco Zerán
Jenny Zhang
Jakub Żulczyk
Madeline Ashby
Sophie Barnes
Sabrina Benulis
Erik Scott de Bie
Georgina Bloomberg
Max Brallier
Ali Carter
Daniel Cole
Gina Damico
Andrew Ewart
Claire Farrell
Nathan M Farrugia
Victoria Fox
Devin Hanson
Aita Ighodaro
Stina Jackson
Nick James
Will Jordan
David Joy
Suzanne LaFleur
Stéphane Larue
Owen Laukkanen
Lang Leav
Tao Lin
Valeria Luiselli
Martin MacInnes
Helen Marshall
Dorota Masłowska
Louise Mey
Oscar De Muriel
Sally Nicholls
Christopher Paolini
Jason Reynolds
Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Anna Stothard
Katherine Woodfine
Alia Trabucco Zerán
Jenny Zhang
Jakub Żulczyk
Authors who died in 1983
Desmond Bagley
Frank Baker
Gil Brewer
Andre Chamson
Matt Chisholm
Barry Cord
Lewis Cox
Richard Deming
Max Ehrlich
Hebe Elsna
Gerard Fairlie
John Fante
Constantine Fitzgibbon
Leslie Ford
Maeve Gilmore
William Goyen
Zenna Henderson
Hergé
Hal Jons
Arthur Koestler
Gordon Landsborough
Jonathan Latimer
Errol Lecale
Richard Llewellyn
Norah Lofts
John Lymington
Ross MacDonald
Audrie Manley-Tucker
Catherine Marshall
John Masters
Alan Melville
Gladys Mitchell
Lucien Nahum
Beverley Nichols
David Niven
Victor Norwood
Norvin Pallas
Robert Payne
Zelda Popkin
Willard Price
Dorothy Quentin
Mary Renault
Mack Reynolds
Jack Ritchie
Mercè Rodoreda
Gabrielle Roy
Joan Sales
Julia L Sauer
Anna Seghers
Christina Stead
Yves Thériault
Rena Vale
Herbert Van Thal
Rebecca West
Leonard Wibberley
Lawrence Williams
Tennessee Williams
Frank Baker
Gil Brewer
Andre Chamson
Matt Chisholm
Barry Cord
Lewis Cox
Richard Deming
Max Ehrlich
Hebe Elsna
Gerard Fairlie
John Fante
Constantine Fitzgibbon
Leslie Ford
Maeve Gilmore
William Goyen
Zenna Henderson
Hergé
Hal Jons
Arthur Koestler
Gordon Landsborough
Jonathan Latimer
Errol Lecale
Richard Llewellyn
Norah Lofts
John Lymington
Ross MacDonald
Audrie Manley-Tucker
Catherine Marshall
John Masters
Alan Melville
Gladys Mitchell
Lucien Nahum
Beverley Nichols
David Niven
Victor Norwood
Norvin Pallas
Robert Payne
Zelda Popkin
Willard Price
Dorothy Quentin
Mary Renault
Mack Reynolds
Jack Ritchie
Mercè Rodoreda
Gabrielle Roy
Joan Sales
Julia L Sauer
Anna Seghers
Christina Stead
Yves Thériault
Rena Vale
Herbert Van Thal
Rebecca West
Leonard Wibberley
Lawrence Williams
Tennessee Williams