Skylark Award
The Skylark Award (officially the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award or EE Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction ) is an American literary award that has been awarded to well-known science fiction authors in recognition of their life's work since 1966 , both through their Both work and personality exemplarily embody the qualities of Edward E. Smith , who died in 1965 , including the author of the Skylark novel cycle. The award is presented annually by the New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA) at the Boskone , the NESFA convention held in Boston.
The price is a trophy with a large lens on a base, in reference to Smiths known Lensmen cycle (English lens "lens").
Prize winners were:
- 2019 Melinda Snodgrass
- 2018 Daniel M. Kimmel
- 2017 Jo Walton
- 2016 Gardner Dozois
- 2015 Moshe Feder
- 2014 Robert J. Sawyer
- 2013 Ginjer Buchanan
- 2012 Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
- 2011 Lois McMaster Bujold
- 2010 Omar Rayyan
- 2009 Terry Pratchett
- 2008 Charles Stross
- 2007 Beth Meacham
- 2006 David G. Hartwell
- 2005 Tamora Pierce
- 2004 George RR Martin
- 2003 Patrick Nielsen Hayden & Teresa Nielsen Hayden
- 2002 Dave Langford
- 2001 Ellen Asher
- 2000 Bruce Coville
- 1999 Bob Eggleton
- 1998 James White
- 1997 Hal Clement
- 1996 Joe Haldeman & Gay Haldeman
- 1995 Mike Resnick
- 1994 Esther M. Friesner
- 1993 Tom Doherty
- 1992 Orson Scott Card
- 1991 David A. Cherry
- 1990 Jane Yolen
- 1989 Gene Wolfe
- 1988 CJ Cherryh
- 1987 Vincent Di Fate
- 1986 Wilson (Bob) Tucker
- 1985 Jack Williamson
- 1984 Robert Silverberg
- 1983 Andre Norton
- 1982 Poul Anderson
- 1981 Frank Kelly Freas
- 1980 Jack L. Chalker
- 1979 David Gerrold
- 1978 Spider Robinson
- 1977 Jack Gaughan
- 1976 Anne McCaffrey
- 1975 Gordon R. Dickson
- 1974 Ben Bova
- 1973 Larry Niven
- 1972 Lester del Rey
- 1971 (not awarded)
- 1970 Judy-Lynn Benjamin del Rey
- 1969 Hal Clement
- 1968 John W. Campbell
- 1967 Isaac Asimov
- 1966 Frederik Pohl
literature
- David Langford : Skylark Award. In: John Clute , Peter Nicholls : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition), version dated February 21, 2018.
Web links
- official page
- Skylark Award , entry in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
- Skylark Award , overview in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Skylark Award , entry in Fancyclopedia 3 (English)