1971 Locus Award Nominees

Location: Unknown.

Comments: Unlike many other awards which simply list the winner and the losing nominees, the Locus Awards rank every single nominee on the short list, from first to last, in every single category. Because the Locus Awards are supposed to provide recommendations for Hugo Award voters (and implicitly for Nebula Award and World Fantasy Award voters as well), this sort of ranking makes some sense. After all, even though the fact that a particular book won the Locus Award provides a certain level of information, the fact that another book finished second, while a third book finished twelfth provides even more. On the other hand, for some of the categories, this sort of detailed information is overkill. After all, do we really need to know which single fanzine issue ranked fifth and which one ranked tenth overall?

Best Novel
Winner:
1.   Ringworld by Larry Niven

Other Nominees:
2.   (tie) Tower of Glass by Robert Silverberg
      (tie) The Year of the Quiet Sun by Wilson Tucker
4.   And Chaos Died by Joanna Russ
5.   (tie) Downward to the Earth by Robert Silverberg
      (tie) Fourth Mansions by R.A. Lafferty
7.   Tau Zero by Poul Anderson
8.   The Tactics of Mistake by Gordon R. Dickson
9.   I Will Fear No Evil by Robert A. Heinlein
10. Star Light by Hal Clement
11. Beastchild by Dean Koontz
12. Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz
13. Chronocules by D.G. Compton
14. The Steel Crocodile by D.G. Compton
15. Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
16. After Things Fell Apart by Ron Goulart

Best Short Story
Winner:
1.   The Region Between by Harlan Ellison

Other Nominees:
2.   The Snow Women by Fritz Leiber
3.   Continued on Next Rock by R.A. Lafferty
4.   Beastchild by Dean Koontz
5.   In the Queue by Keith Laumer

6.   Slow Sculpture by Theodore Sturgeon (reviewed in The Hugo Winners, Volume 3, Book 1)

7.   Runesmith by Harlan Ellison and Theodore Sturgeon
8.   Brillo by Ben Bova and Harlan Ellison
9.   The Asian Shore by Thomas M. Disch
10. (tie) Dear Aunt Annie by Gordon Eklund
      (tie) Entire and Perfect Chrysolite by R.A. Lafferty
      (tie) The Fatal Fulfillment by Poul Anderson
13. The Throwbacks by Robert Silverberg

14. Ill Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber (reviewed in The Hugo Winners, Volume 3, Book 1)

Best Anthology or Collection
Winner:

1.   The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume I, 1929-1964 edited by Robert Silverberg

Other Nominees:
2.   Nine Hundred Grandmothers by R.A. Lafferty
3.   Orbit 6 edited by Damon Knight
4.   World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 edited by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry Carr
5.   Orbit 7 edited by Damon Knight
6.   Quark/1 edited by Samuel R. Delany and Marilyn Hacker
7.   Five Fates edited by Anonymous
8.   The Last Hurrah of the Golden Horde by Norman Spinrad
9.   Alchemy and Academe edited by Anne McCaffrey
10. Alpha One by Robert Silverberg
11. The Reluctant Shaman by L. Sprague de Camp
12. Swords Against Death by Fritz Leiber
13. Great Short Novels of Science Fiction edited by Robert Silverberg
14. Orbit 8 edited by Damon Knight
15. Nova 1 edited by Harry Harrison

Best Magazine
Winner:
1. Fantasy & Science Fiction

Other Nominees:
2. Analog
3. Galaxy
4. Amazing Stories
5. Fantastic
6. If
7. Vision of Tomorrow
8. Worlds of Fantasy

Best Fanzine
Winner:
1.   Locus

Other Nominees:
2.   Science Fiction Review
3.   Outworlds
4.   Energumen
5.   Speculation
6.   Yandro
7.   Warhoon
8.   SF Commentary
9.   Luna
10. Focal Point
11. Granfalloon
12. WSFA Journal
13. Riverside Quarterly
14. Amra
15. Tolkien Journal
16. Egoboo

Best Single Fanzine Issue
Winner:
1.   Locus #70

Other Nominees:
2.   Outworlds #4
3.   Warhoon #27
4.   Focal Point #12.5
5.   (tie) Science Fiction Review #39
      (tie) Yandro #200
7.   Energumen #2
8.   (tie) Energumen #4
      (tie) Granfalloon #9
10. Science Fiction Review #41
11. Energumen #3
12. The Essence #2
13. (tie) Anomaly #2
      (tie) SF Commentary #17
15. Locus #66

Best Fan Writer
Winner:
1.   Harry Warner, Jr.

Other Nominees:
2.   Dick Geis
3.   Charlie Brown
4.   Liz Fishman
5.   Terry Carr
6.   Ted White
7.   Ted Pauls
8.   Bob Shaw
9.   Bob Tucker
10. Piers Anthony
11. Rosemary Ullyot
12. (tie) Mike Glicksohn
      (tie) Juanita Coulson
13. Gregory Benford

Best Fan Critic
Winner:
1.   Ted Pauls

Other Nominees:
2.   Paul Walker
3.   Richard Delap
4.   Charlie Brown
5.   Dick Geis
6.   Buck Coulson
7.   Fred Patten
8.   Bruce Gillespie
9.   Alexei Panshin
10. Chris Couch
11. John Foyster
12. Dena Brown
13. Ted White
14. Sandra Miesel
15. Alexis Gilliland

Best Paperback Cover Illustrator
Winner:
1.   Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon

Other Nominees:
2.   Jeff Jones
3.   Frank Kelly Freas
4.   Jack Gaughan
5.   Frank Frazetta
6.   George Barrv
7.   (tie) John Schoenherr
      (tie) Steele Savage
9.   Dean Ellis
10. Robert Pepper
11. Gervasio Gallardo
12. Jim Steranko
13. Paul Lehr
14. Gene Szafran
15. James Bama

Best Fan Artist
Winner:
1.   Alicia Austin

Other Nominees:
2.   Tim Kirk
3.   George Barr
4.   Steve Fabian
5.   Mike Gilbert
6.   Bill Rotsler
7.   Grant Canfield
8.   James Shull
9.   Derek Carter
10. Atom
11. Bjo Trimble
12. (tie) Connie Faddis
      (tie) Vincent Di Fate
14. Jim McLeod
15. Vaughn Bodé
16. Eddie Jones

Best Fan Cartoonist
Winner:
1.   Bill Rotsler

Other Nominees:
2.   Tim Kirk
3.   Steve Stiles
4.   ATom
5.   Derek Carter
6.   Grant Canfield
7.   Alexis Gilliland
8.   Jay Kinney
9.   Mike Gilbert
10. Vaughn Bodé
11. Doug Lovenstein
12. Jonh Ingham
13. Jack Gaughan
14. Jeff Schalles

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1971 Mythopoeic Award Nominees

Location: Unknown

Comments: In 1971 the Mythopoeic Society created the Mythopoeic Awards with two categories - one for Best Fantasy Literature, and one for Scholarship in Inklings Studies. The second award category focuses on scholarship related to the works of the Inklings - a groups that included J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Roger Lancelyn Green, Hugo Dyson, and several others. But the interesting thing here is that this award for scholarship relating to the Inklings was created while several of the Inklings, such as Tolkien, Green, and Dyson, were still alive. There is something that seems just a little audacious about creating an award for scholarship relating to a group with several living members, which seems like an odd thing to say about an organization dedicated to studying and honoring a collection of university professors who liked to get together to drink and swap stories.

Best Adult Fantasy Literature

Winner:
The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart

Other Nominees:
Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz
The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian by Lloyd Alexander
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny

Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies

Winner:
(tie) C.S. Kilby
(tie) Mary McDermott Shideler

Other Nominees:
None

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1971 Hugo Award Nominees

Location: Noreascon I in Boston, Massachusetts.

Comments: 1971 was a fairly ordinary year for the Hugo Awards, with only two notable elements, both of which are somewhat negative.

First: After a couple of years in which women made inroads in the male dominated field of science fiction, the 1971 ballot was devoid of any female writers in the fiction categories.

Second: Despite a somewhat weak array of nominees, the result of "No Winner" in the Best Dramatic Presentation category was still something of an embarrassment - either Colossus: The Forbin Project or No Blade of Grass would have both been worthy winners. This marked the third time that the Best Dramatic Presentation Award had a "No Winner" result. The Best Dramatic Presentation category did have some interesting new nominees in the field, with two albums nominated, one by Paul Kantner, formerly of Jefferson Airplane, performing on Blows Against the Empire with the embryonic Jefferson Starship, and the second by comedy troupe Firesign Theatre.

Best Novel

Winner:
Ringworld by Larry Niven

Other Nominees:
Star Light by Hal Clement
Tau Zero by Poul Anderson
Tower of Glass by Robert Silverberg
The Year of the Quiet Sun by Wilson Tucker

Best Novella

Winner:

Ill-Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber (reviewed in The Hugo Winners, Volume 3, Book 1)

Other Nominees:
Beastchild by Dean R. Koontz
The Region Between by Harlan Ellison
The Thing in the Stone by Clifford D. Simak
The World Outside by Robert Silverberg
The Snow Women by Fritz Leiber

Best Short Story

Winner:

Slow Sculpture by Theodore Sturgeon (reviewed in The Hugo Winners, Volume 3, Book 1)

Other Nominees:
Brillo by Ben Bova and Harlan Ellison
Continued on Next Rock by R.A. Lafferty
In the Queue by Keith Laumer
Jean Duprès by Gordon R. Dickson

Best Dramatic Presentation

Winner:
No Winner

Other Nominees:
Blows Against the Empire (album)
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers (album)
Hauser's Memory (television movie)
No Blade of Grass

Best Professional Magazine

Winner:
Fantasy & Science Fiction edited by Edward L. Ferman

Other Nominees:
Amazing Stories edited by Ted White

Analog Science Fact/Science Fiction edited by John W. Campbell, Jr.

Galaxy edited by Ejler Jakobsson
Vision of Tomorrow edited by Philip Harbottle

Best Professional Artist

Winner:
Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon

Other Nominees:
Frank Kelly Freas
Jack Gaughan
Eddie Jones
Jeff Jones

Best Fanzine

Winner:

Locus edited by Charles N. Brown and Dena Brown

Other Nominees:
Energumen edited by Michael Glicksohn and Susan Glicksohn
Outworlds edited by Bill Bowers and Joan Bowers
Science Fiction Review edited by Richard E. Geis
Speculation edited by Peter R. Weston

Best Fan Writer

Winner:

Richard E. Geis

Other Nominees:
Terry Carr
Tom Digby
Elizabeth Fishman
Ted Pauls

Best Fan Artist

Winner:

Alicia Austin

Other Nominees:
Steve Fabian
Mike Gilbert
Tim Kirk
Bill Rotsler

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1971 Nebula Award Nominees

Location: Les Champs Restaurant, New York City, New York.

Comments: 1971 was the first year in which the Nebula Awards returned a "No Winner" result, with "No Winner" being the leading vote getting in the Best Short Story category. This result seems to have been the result of some confusion, and also caused some moderate controversy. It seems that some voters turned in a "No Winner" vote with the intention of abstaining rather than choosing no winner. We'll never know for certain if rectifying this confusion would have resulted in a winner for the award, as many of the voters from thirty-plus years ago are no longer with us, and of those who are, it seems unlikely that they would remember exactly how they voted after all these years.

The controversy resulted when Isaac Asimov, announcing with winner for the Best Short Story award, mistakenly announced the author who probably should have won the award: Gene Wolfe who had been nominated for The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories. Asimov was quickly informed of the error, and changed the announcement, but the mistaken announcement caused him a fair amount of embarrassment. This result, which seemingly resulted from confusion on the part of some voters, seems to indicate that even five years after they were first created, the Nebula Awards was still experiencing some growing pains.

Best Novel

Winner:
Ringworld by Larry Niven

Other Nominees:
And Chaos Died by Joanna Russ
Fourth Mansions by R.A. Lafferty
The Steel Crocodile by D.G. Compton
Tower of Glass by Robert Silverberg
The Year of the Quiet Sun by Wilson Tucker

Best Novella

Winner:

Ill Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber (reviewed in The Hugo Winners, Volume 3, Book 1)

Other Nominees:
April Fool's Day Forever by Kate Wilhelm
The Fatal Fulfillment by Poul Anderson
The Region Between by Harlan Ellison
A Style in Treason by James Blish
The Thing in the Stone by Clifford D. Simak
The Snow Women by Fritz Leiber

Best Novelette

Winner:

Slow Sculpture by Theodore Sturgeon (reviewed in The Hugo Winners, Volume 3, Book 1)

Other Nominees:
The Asian Shore by Thomas M. Disch
Continued on Next Rock by R.A. Lafferty
Dear Aunt Annie by Gordon Eklund
The Second Inquisition by Joanna Russ
The Shaker Revival by Gerald Jonas

Best Short Story

Winner:
No Winner

Other Nominees:
By the Falls by Harry Harrison
A Cold Dark Night With Snow by Kate Wilhelm
The Creation of Bennie Good by James Sallis
A Dream at Noonday by Gardner Dozois
Entire and Perfect Chrysolite by R.A. Lafferty
In the Queue by Keith Laumer
The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories by Gene Wolfe

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