Brian W. Aldiss

Overview:

  • Legal Name: Aldiss, Brian Wilson
  • Place of Birth: East Dereham, Norfolk, England, UK
  • Date of Birth: August 18, 1925
  • Date of Death: August 19, 2017

Notes:

Served in the Royal Signal Corp in Burma and Sumatra during WWII. Afterward he worked as an assistant in a bookshop, and began writing fiction about the book trade, which was later collected in <i>The Brightfount Diaries</i>. He became editor of the <i>The Oxford Mail</i> in 1958, and was the first President of the British Science Fiction Association. Aldiss became closely aligned with the British New Wave in the mid 60’s, while establishing himself as an important SF anthologist and critic.

Titles:

Anthologies

Chapter Books

Collections

Cover Art

Essays

Interior Art

Interviews

Magazine Editor

Non-fiction

Novels

Omnibuses

Poems

Reviews

Serials

Short Fiction

Awards

  • 0000. Non-Stop - British Science Fiction Award, BSFA Fiftieth Anniversary Award: Best Novel of 1958 (Win)
  • 0000. Helliconia Winter - British Science Fiction Award, Best Novel (Win)
  • 0000. Helliconia Spring - British Science Fiction Award, Best Novel (Win)
  • 0000. Helliconia Spring - John W. Campbell Memorial Award, Best Science Fiction Novel (Win)
  • 0000. The Moment of Eclipse - British Science Fiction Award, Best Novel (Win)
  • 0000. The Saliva Tree - Nebula Award, Novella (Win)
  • 0000. Trillion Year Spree - Hugo Award, Best Non-Fiction Book (Win)
  • 0000. Trillion Year Spree - Locus Poll Award, Best Non-Fiction (Win)
  • 0000. Billion Year Spree - British Science Fiction Award, Special Award (Win)
  • 0000. Helliconia Spring - Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis, Bester ausländischer SF-Roman (Win)
  • 0000. Appearance of Life - Locus Poll Award, Best Short Story (Nomination)
  • 0000. A Chinese Perspective - Locus Poll Award, Best Novella (Nomination)
  • 0000. Best SF: 1971 - Locus Poll Award, Best Reprint Anthology/Collection (old) (Nomination)
  • 0000. The Astounding-Analog Reader, Volume 1 - Locus Poll Award, Best Reprint Anthology/Collection (old) (Nomination)
  • 0000. Into the Tunnel! - Locus Poll Award, Best Short Story (Nomination)
  • 0000. ...And the Lurid Glare of the Comet - Locus Poll Award, Best Non-Fiction (Nomination)
  • 0000. Seasons in Flight - Locus Poll Award, Best Collection (Nomination)
  • 0000. The Secret of This Book^Common Clay: 20-Odd Stories - Locus Poll Award, Best Collection (Nomination)
  • 0000. Best SF: 1970 - Locus Poll Award, Best Reprint Anthology/Collection (old) (Nomination)
  • 0000. The God Who Slept with Women - Locus Poll Award, Best Novelette (Nomination)
  • 0000. The Madonna of Futurity - Locus Poll Award, Best Novella (Nomination)
  • 0000. An Apollo Asteroid - Locus Poll Award, Best Short Story (Nomination)
  • 0000. HARM - Locus Poll Award, Best SF Novel (Nomination)
  • 0000. A Science Fiction Omnibus - Locus Poll Award, Best Anthology (Nomination)
  • 0000. Total Environment - Hugo Award, Best Novelette (Nomination)
  • 0000. The Twinkling of an Eye, or, My Life As an Englishman - Locus Poll Award, Best Non-Fiction (Nomination)
  • 0000. The Pale Shadow of Science - Locus Poll Award, Best Non-Fiction/Reference (Nomination)
  • 0000. SF Art - Locus Poll Award, Best Associational Item (Nomination)
  • 0000. Los superjuguetes duran todo el verano y otras historias del futuro - Premio Ignotus, Mejor antología - Best Collected Work (Nomination)
  • 0000. Friendship Bridge - Locus Poll Award, Best Novelette (Nomination)
  • 0000. Cultural Breaks - Locus Poll Award, Best Collection (Nomination)
  • 0000. A Tupolev Too Far - Locus Poll Award, Best Collection (Nomination)
  • 0000. The Gods in Flight - Locus Poll Award, Best Short Story (Nomination)
  • 0000. Best SF Stories of Brian W. Aldiss^Man in His Time (1989) - Locus Poll Award, Best Collection (Nomination)
  • 0000. Helliconia Winter - SF Chronicle Award, Novel (Nomination)
  • 0000. Helliconia Summer - SF Chronicle Award, Novel (Nomination)
  • 0000. Helliconia Summer - SF Chronicle Award, Novel (Nomination)
  • 0000. La nave elegante y delicada - Premio Ignotus, Mejor cuento extranjero - Best Foreign Story (Nomination)
  • 0000. Steppenpferd - Locus Poll Award, Best Short Story (Nomination)
  • 0000. Helliconia Summer - Locus Poll Award, Best SF Novel (Nomination)
  • 0000. Bury My Heart at W. H. Smith's - Hugo Award, Best Non-Fiction Book (Nomination)
  • 0000. Hothouse - Locus Online, 20th Century Novelette (Nomination)
  • 0000. Helliconia Winter - Locus Poll Award, Best SF Novel (Nomination)
  • 0000. Hell's Cartographers: Some Personal Histories of Science Fiction Writers - Locus Poll Award, Best Associational Item (Nomination)
  • 0000. The Detached Retina - Locus Poll Award, Best Non-Fiction (Nomination)
  • 0000. The Pale Shadow of Science - Hugo Award, Best Non-Fiction Book (Nomination)
  • 0000. Helliconia Spring - Locus Poll Award, Best SF Novel (Nomination)
  • 0000. Total Environment - Nebula Award, Novelette (Nomination)
  • 0000. Bury My Heart at W. H. Smith's - Locus Poll Award, Best Non-Fiction (Nomination)
  • 0000. The Astounding-Analog Reader, Volume 2 - Locus Poll Award, Best Reprint Anthology/Collection (old) (Nomination)
  • 0000. The Hibernators - Asimov's Readers' Poll, Best Short Story (Nomination)
  • 0000. Helliconia Winter - Nebula Award, Novel (Nomination)
  • 0000. Helliconia Summer - British Science Fiction Award, Best Novel (Nomination)
  • 0000. Helliconia Spring - Nebula Award, Novel (Nomination)
  • 0000. Frankenstein Unbound - Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award, Best International Long Fiction (Nomination)
  • 0000. Cryptozoic!^An Age (UK) - Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award, Best International Long Fiction (Nomination)
  • 0000. The Secret of This Book^Common Clay: 20-Odd Stories - World Fantasy Award, Best Collection (Nomination)
  • 0000. Man in His Time - Nebula Award, Short Story (Nomination)
  • 0000. The God Who Slept with Women - World Fantasy Award, Best Novella (Nomination)
  • 0000. Horse Meat - Locus Poll Award, Best Novelette (Nomination)
  • 0000. The Hibernators - Locus Poll Award, Best Short Story (Nomination)
  • 0000. Helliconia: Sommer - Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis, Bester ausländischer SF-Roman (Nomination)
  • 0000. Helliconia: Winter - Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis, Bester ausländischer SF-Roman (Nomination)
  • 0000. White Mars, or, The Mind Set Free: A 21st-Century Utopia - Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis, Bestes ausländisches Werk (Nomination)
  • 0000. Enemies of the System - Hugo Award, Best Novella (Nomination below cutoff)
  • 0000. Man in His Time - Hugo Award, Best Short Story (Nomination below cutoff)
  • 0000. HARM - John W. Campbell Memorial Award, Best Science Fiction Novel (Nomination below cutoff)
  • 0000. The Deceptive Truth - Rhysling Award, Short Poem (Nomination below cutoff)
  • 0000. The Madonna of Futurity - Hugo Award, Best Novella (Nomination below cutoff)
  • 0000. The Twinkling of an Eye, or, My Life As an Englishman - Hugo Award, Best Related Book (Nomination below cutoff)
  • 0000. Skeleton Crew - Hugo Award, Best Short Fiction (Nomination below cutoff)

Genres/Themes: