Christopher Priest

Writing

Born: 1943-07-14

Died: 2024-02-02

From: Cheadle, Cheshire, England, UK

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.2

Biography

Christopher Priest (born July 14, 1943 in Cheadle, Greater Manchester) was an English novelist and science fiction writer. His works include Fugue for a Darkening Island, Inverted World, The Affirmation, The Glamour, The Prestige and The Separation. Priest has been strongly influenced by the science fiction of H. G. Wells and in 2006 was appointed to the position of Vice-President of the international H. G. Wells Society. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Priest(novelist), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & Nominations13 won · 37 nominated

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Airside

2024

Nominated

BSFA Award for Best Novel

Airside

2023

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Evidence

2021

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Collection

Episodes: Short Stories

2020

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

An American Story

2019

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

The Gradual

2017

Nominated

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel

The Adjacent

2016

🏆 Won

Bob Morane award for best foreign novel

The Islanders

2014

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Adjacent

2014

Nominated

Arthur C. Clarke Award

The Adjacent

2014

Nominated

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel

The Islanders

2014

Nominated

BSFA Award for Best Novel

The Adjacent

2013

🏆 Won

John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

2012

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Islanders

2012

🏆 Won

BSFA Award for Best Novel

The Islanders

2011

Nominated

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

The Prestige

2007

Nominated

Nebula Award for Best Script

The Prestige

2007

🏆 Won

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel

The Separation

2006

🏆 Won

Arthur C. Clarke Award

The Separation

2003

Nominated

Arthur C. Clarke Award

The Separation

2003

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Separation

2003

🏆 Won

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story

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2002

🏆 Won

BSFA Award for Best Novel

The Separation

2002

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Extremes

2000

Nominated

Arthur C. Clarke Award

The Extremes

1999

🏆 Won

BSFA Award for Best Novel

The Extremes

1998

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

The Prestige

1997

🏆 Won

World Fantasy Award for Best Novel

The Prestige

1996

Nominated

World Fantasy Award for Best Novel

The Prestige

1996

Nominated

Arthur C. Clarke Award

The Prestige

1996

🏆 Won

James Tait Black Memorial Prize

The Prestige

1995

Nominated

BSFA Award for Best Novel

The Prestige

1995

Nominated

Hugo Award for Best Related Work

1995

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Glamour

1985

Nominated

BSFA Award for Best Novel

The Glamour

1984

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Affirmation

1982

Nominated

BSFA Award for Best Novel

The Affirmation

1981

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Collection

An Infinite Summer

1980

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novella

Palely Loitering

1980

Nominated

Hugo Award for Best Novelette

Palely Loitering

1980

🏆 Won

BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction

Palely Loitering

1979

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Anthology

Anticipations

1979

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Short Story

Whores

1979

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novella

The Watched

1979

Nominated

Hugo Award for Best Novella

The Watched

1979

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Short Story

An Infinite Summer

1977

Nominated

Hugo Award for Best Novel

The Inverted World

1975

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novel

The Inverted World

1975

🏆 Won

BSFA Award for Best Novel

The Inverted World

1974

🏆 Won

Ditmar Award

Acting2 titles

The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan

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Movie

The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan

2007Documentary

Cartoon

The War Of The Worlds: The Prophetic Novel

2025Documentary

Writing1 title

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The Prestige

2006Drama