What is List of science fiction awards?
Several awards are given to [[author]]s, [[editors]] and [[illustrator]]s for creating works of [[science fiction]]. These awards show that fans or other professionals recognize the quality of stories, [[novel]]s, movies, illustrations, or other works.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/index.html|title=The Locus Index to Science Fiction Awards, compiled by Mark R. Kelly|website=www.locusmag.com}}</ref> Awards are usually given once a year. The list below gives the name of the award, additional information, and the year it began. ==International awards== *[[Hugo Award]] - since 1955 *[[Nebula Award]] - since 1965 *[[Edward E. Smith Memorial Award]] ''(the Skylark)'' - since 1966 *[[BSFA award|BSFA Award]] - since 1970 *[[Seiun Award]] - since 1970 *[[Locus Award]] - since 1971 *[[Saturn Award]] - movie and television SF - since 1972 *[[John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel]] - since 1973 *[[Rhysling Award]] - for best [[science fiction poetry]], given by the [[Science Fiction Poetry Association]] - since 1978 *[[Philip K. Dick Award]] - since 1982 *[[Arthur C. Clarke Award]] - since 1987 *[[Theodore Sturgeon Award|Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for best short science fiction]] - since 1987 ==Awards by country or region== *[[Aurealis Award]] - [[Australia]]n *[[Aurora Award]] - for [[Canada|Canadian]] science fiction *[[Chandler Award]] - for contributions to [[Australia]]n Science fiction *The Constellation Awards - for the best SF/fantasy movie or television works released in [[Canada]] *[[Ditmar Award]] - for SF by Australians *[[Endeavour Award]]- for SF by authors from the Pacific Northwest *[[Janusz A. Zajdel Award]] - award of Polish fandom *[[Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis]] - [[Germany|German]] SF award *[[Nautilus Award]] - [[Poland|Polish]] award *[[Paul Harland Prize]] - for [[Netherlands|Dutch]] SF *[[Prix Tour-Apollo Award]] - [[France]] since 1972 *[[SFERA Award]] - given by [[SFera (Croatia)|SFera]], a Croatian SF society *[[Sir Julius Vogel Award]] - for SF by [