Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

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The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award is a lifetime honor presented annually by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) to a living writer of fantasy or science fiction. It was first awarded in 1975, to Robert Heinlein. In 2002, it was renamed after Damon Knight, the founder of SFWA, who had died that year.[1]

The presentation is made at the annual SFWA Nebula Awards banquet, commonly during May, but it is not one of the Nebulas, which recognize the preceding calendar year's works and are selected by vote of all Association members. SFWA officers and past presidents alone submit Grand Master nominations and the final selection must be approved by a majority of that group.[2] The recipient is announced in advance, commonly during the preceding calendar year.

From 1995 to 2010, SFWA also gave some writers the title of Author Emeritus. In 2023, SFWA announced the creation of the Infinity Award, which posthumously honors creators who died before they could be considered for the Grand Master Award. The first recipient of the Infinity Award was Octavia E. Butler.[3]

History

The first Grand Master, Robert Heinlein, was named in 1975. The Grand Master Award was originally limited to six recipients per decade;[4] six were presented in the ten years to 1984 and twelve in the twenty years to 1994. From 1995, the award has been conferred annually, with the exception of 2002 and 2011.[2] Andre Norton was the first woman to receive the award, in 1984. As of 2025, N.K. Jemisin is the youngest person to have received the award; she was aged 53.

From 1995 to 2010, SFWA also awarded the title of Author Emeritus "as a way to recognize and appreciate senior writers in the genres of science fiction and fantasy who have made significant contributions to our field but who are no longer active or whose excellent work may no longer be as widely known as it once was." Recipients were invited to speak at the annual Nebula Awards banquet.[5] Fourteen honorees were named in the sixteen years the award was given.[5] As of 2024, there has been no overlap between Grand Masters and Authors Emeritus. The award's status as a consolation prize was a matter of controversy.[6]

Grand Masters

As of 2025, 42 Grand Masters have been created. The list below shows the year of the award ceremonies for each respective recipient. Awards are announced in advance of the ceremony, sometimes in the preceding year.[1]

Year Recipient Ref.
1975 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1907–1988)
1976 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1908–2006)
1977 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1904–1988)
1978 —
1979 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1907–2000)
1980 —
1981 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1910–1992)
1982 —
1983 —
1984 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1912–2005)
1985 —
1986 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1917–2008)
1987 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1920–1992)
1988 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1913–1987)
1989 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1920–2012)
1990 —
1991 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1915–1993)
1992 —
1993 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1919–2013)
1994 —
1995 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1922–2002)
1996 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1912–2000)
1997 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1916–2013)
1998 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1926–2001)
1999 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1922–2003)
2000 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1925–2017)
2001 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1918–2009)
2002 —
2003 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1929–2018)
2004 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1935–)
2005 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1926–2011)
2006 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1934–2018) [7]
2007 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1923–2020)
2008 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1939–) [8][9]
2009 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1925–2012) [10][11]
2010 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1943–) [12][13][14]
2011 —
2012 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1945–) [15][16][17]
2013 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1931–2019) [18][19][20][21]
2014 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1942–) [22][23]
2015 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1938–) [24]
2016 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1942–) [25][26]
2017 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1939–) [27]
2018 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1939–) [28][29][30][31]
2019 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1948–) [32][33][34]
2020 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1949–) [35]
2021 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1960–) [36][37]
2022 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1950–) [38][39]
2023 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1952–) [40]
2024 Susan Cooper (1935–) [41][42]
2025 Nicola Griffith (1960–) [43]
2026 N.K. Jemisin (1972–) [44]

Infinity Award

In 2023, SFWA announced the creation of the Infinity Award, which posthumously honors creators who died before they could be considered for the Grand Master Award. SFWA President Jeffe Kennedy said, "Over the years, so many creators have been passed over for the Grand Master nod, for one reason or another. Some died tragically early. Others were not recognized for their work during their lifetimes because of cultural prejudices and blind spots."[3]

Year Recipient Ref.
2023 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1947–2006) [3]
2024 Script error: No such module "Sort". (1947–2015) [45]

Anthologies

In 1989, the anthology Grand Masters' Choice was published, edited by Andre Norton and Ingrid Zierhut. Three more anthologies honoring recipients of the Grand Master Award and collecting some of their short works have been published: The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 1 (1999), The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2 (2000), and The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3 (2001), all edited by Frederik Pohl. Collectively, they honor the first fifteen recipients of the award.

See also

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References

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  3. ↑ a b c "The Inaugural Infinity Award Honoree: Octavia E. Butler," Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA), April 27, 2023.
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  5. ↑ a b "SFWA Author Emeritus". SFWA. Archived 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  6. ↑ "Other SFWA Awards" Template:Webarchive. The Locus Index to SF Awards: About the Awards. Locus Publications. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
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  45. ↑ "Tanith Lee Announced as 2024 SFWA Infinity Award Recipient." SFWA. March 12, 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-12.

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Further reading

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