Prometheus Award
| Prometheus Award | |
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| Description | The best science fiction novel promoting individual freedom published in the United States in the previous calendar year |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Libertarian Futurist Society |
| First awarded | 1979 |
| Currently held by | Johanna Sinisalo (The Core of the Sun) |
| Website | lfs.org |
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The Prometheus Award is an award for libertarian science fiction novels given annually by the Libertarian Futurist Society, which also publishes the quarterly journal Prometheus. L. Neil Smith established the award in 1979, but it was not awarded regularly until the newly founded Libertarian Futurist Society revived it in 1982. The Society created a Hall of Fame Award (for classic works of libertarian science fiction, not necessarily novels) in 1983, and also presents occasional one-off awards.
Multiple recipients
Some authors have won the award for best novel more than once:
- Cory Doctorow (three times)
- Victor Koman (three times)
- Ken MacLeod (three times)
- L. Neil Smith (three times)
- James P. Hogan (twice)
- Neal Stephenson (twice)
- Vernor Vinge (twice)
- F. Paul Wilson (twice)
A few authors have won the Prometheus Hall of Fame award more than once:
Process
Anyone may join the Libertarian Futurist Society at various levels: Basic, Full, or Full plus Committee.
Books published in a given year are eligible (although books from the last few months of the previous year are also eligible if it is felt that they have been overlooked).
- All members may nominate novels for the award.
- Members of the Best Novel Committee read at least 10-12 of the nominated novels and vote for a slate of 5 finalists.
- Full members (a higher price tier of membership) then vote on the finalists.
Step 2 happens in the first few months of the following year.
Step 3 happens in early summer of the following year.
The awards are given at the Annual Worldcon.
Prometheus Award winners and finalists
* Winners + No winner selected
Hall of Fame Award inductees
- 1983 Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress | Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged}}
- 1984 George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four | Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451}}
- 1985 Poul Anderson, Trader to the Stars | Eric Frank Russell, The Great Explosion}}
- 1986 Cyril Kornbluth, The Syndic | Robert Anton Wilson / Robert Shea, Illuminatus! trilogy}}
- 1987 Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land | Ayn Rand, "Anthem"}}
- 1988 Alfred Bester, The Stars My Destination
- 1989 J. Neil Schulman, Alongside Night
- 1990 F. Paul Wilson, The Healer
- 1991 F. Paul Wilson, An Enemy of the State
- 1992 Ira Levin, This Perfect Day
- 1993 Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed
- 1994 Yevgeny Zamyatin, We
- 1995 Poul Anderson, The Star Fox
- 1996 Robert A. Heinlein, Red Planet
- 1997 Robert A. Heinlein, Methuselah's Children
- 1998 Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
- 1999 H. Beam Piper / John J. McGuire, A Planet for Texans (also known as Lone Star Planet)
- 2000 Hans Christian Andersen, "The Emperor's New Clothes"
- 2001 Jerry Pournelle / John F. Carr (editors), The Survival of Freedom
- 2002 Patrick McGoohan, The Prisoner (TV series)
- 2003 Robert A. Heinlein, "Requiem"
- 2004 Vernor Vinge, "The Ungoverned"
- 2005 A. E. van Vogt, The Weapon Shops of Isher
- 2006 Alan Moore (author) / David Lloyd (illustrator), V for Vendetta (graphic novel)
- 2008 Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange
- 2009 J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
- 2010 Poul Anderson, "No Truce with Kings"
- 2011 George Orwell, Animal Farm
- 2012 E. M. Forster, "The Machine Stops"
- 2013 Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon
- 2014 Lois McMaster Bujold, Falling Free
- 2015 Harlan Ellison, ""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman"
- 2016 Donald Kingsbury, Courtship Rite
- 2017 Robert A. Heinlein, "Coventry"
Special Award recipients
- 1998 – Brad Linaweaver and Edward E. Kramer: editors, Free Space (anthology)
- 2001 – Poul Anderson, Special Prometheus Award for Lifetime Achievement
- 2005 – Mark Tier and Martin H. Greenberg: editors, Give Me Liberty and Visions of Liberty (anthologies for Baen Books)
- 2005 – L. Neil Smith (writer) and Scott Bieser (illustrator), The Probability Broach: The Graphic Novel
- 2006 – Joss Whedon (writer-director), Serenity
- 2007 – James McTeigue (director) and the Wachowski brothers (screenplay), V for Vendetta (Motion Picture)
- 2014 – Vernor Vinge, Special Prometheus Award for Lifetime Achievement
- 2014 - Leslie Fish, "Tower of Horses" (novella) and "The Horsetamer's Daughter" (song).
- 2015 - F. Paul Wilson, Special Prometheus Award for Lifetime Achievement
- 2016 - L. Neil Smith, Special Prometheus Award for Lifetime Achievement
- 2016 - Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn, Alex + Ada
- 2017 - Mark Stanley, Freefall [38]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1979 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1982 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1983 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1984 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1985 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1986 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1987 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1988 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1989 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1990 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1991 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1992 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1993 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1994 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1995 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1996 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1997 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1998 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1999 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2000 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2001 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2002 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2003 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2004 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2005 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2006 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2008 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2010 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2011 Prometheus Awards". Locus. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ^ a b c d e f "2012 Prometheus Best Novel Winners Announced". Libertarian Futurist Society. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ^ a b c d e "2013 Prometheus Winners Announced". www.lfs.org. Libertarian Futurist Society. 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ^ a b c d e "2014 PROMETHEUS BEST NOVEL WINNERS ANNOUNCED". Libertarian Futurist Society. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ^ a b c d "PROMETHEUS AWARD WINNER ANNOUNCED". Libertarian Futurist Society. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
- ^ a b c d e "2016 PROMETHEUS AWARD BEST NOVEL WINNERS ANNOUNCED". Libertarian Futurist Society. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ^ a b c d e "PROMETHEUS AWARD FINALISTS CHOSEN FOR BEST NOVEL". Libertarian Futurist Society. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
- ^ Publications, Locus. "Locus Online News » Special Prometheus Award for Freefall". www.locusmag.com. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
External links
- Libertarian Futurist Society
- LFS Press Releases
- Libertarian Futurist Society: Organizational Profile – National Center for Charitable Statistics (Urban Institute)
- Locus Magazine's Index of Prometheus Award winners
- Award discussed in this Salon.com interview with 2-time Prometheus Award winner Ken MacLeod