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 ยท 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
๐Ÿ† 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
๐Ÿ† Won

John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

2012
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The Islanders

2012
๐Ÿ† 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
๐Ÿ† Won

Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel

The Separation

2006
๐Ÿ† 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
๐Ÿ† Won

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

Q52426674

2002
๐Ÿ† 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
๐Ÿ† Won

BSFA Award for Best Novel

The Extremes

1998
Nominated

Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

The Prestige

1997
๐Ÿ† 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
๐Ÿ† 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
๐Ÿ† 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
๐Ÿ† Won

BSFA Award for Best Novel

The Inverted World

1974
๐Ÿ† Won

Ditmar Award