J.G. Ballard

Writing

Born: 1930-11-15
Died: 2009-04-19
From: Shanghai International Settlement, Republic of China [now Shanghai, China]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.4

Also Known As

Shanghai JimJames Graham Ballard

Biography

James Graham Ballard was an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Born in an international settlement in Shanghai to British parents before his family emigrated to the UK, Ballard began writing in the 1950s, becoming associated with the New Wave of science fiction with post-apocalyptic novels such as The Wind from Nowhere and The Drowned World. (Wikipedia)

Awards & Nominations4 won · 20 nominated

🏆 Won

Tähtivaeltaja Award

2004
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Collection

The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard

2002
Nominated

BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction

The Dying Fall

1996
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Short Story

The Message from Mars

1993
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Short Story

Dream Cargoes

1992
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Collection

War Fever

1991
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Collection

The Atrocity Exhibition

1991
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novelette

War Fever

1990
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Short Story

The Enormous Space

1990
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Collection

Memories of the Space Age

1989
🏆 Won

James Tait Black Memorial Prize

1984
Nominated

BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction

The Object of the Attack

1984
Nominated

BSFA Award for Best Novel

Empire of the Sun

1984
Nominated

Booker Prize

Empire of the Sun

1984
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Collection

Myths of the Near Future

1983
Nominated

Nebula Award for Best Novelette

Myths of the Near Future

1983
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novelette

Myths of the Near Future

1983
🏆 Won

Golden Graoully for Best Foreign Novel

1982
Nominated

BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction

Myths of the Near Future

1982
Nominated

BSFA Award for Best Novel

Hello America

1981
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Unlimited Dream Company

1980
🏆 Won

BSFA Award for Best Novel

The Unlimited Dream Company

1979
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Collection

The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard

1979
Nominated

Nebula Award for Best Short Story

The Drowned Giant

1966