List of awards and nominations received by Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English humorist, satirist, and author of fantasy novels, particularly comical works. He is best known for his Discworld series, which includes 41 novels.

Pratchett in 2012

Literature

Career and lifetime achievement awards

Year	Award	Category	Organisation	Ref.
1994	British Book Awards	Fantasy and Science Fiction Author of the Year	The Bookseller	[1]
2009	Skylark Award		NESFA	[2]
2010	World Fantasy Awards	World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement	World Fantasy Convention	[3]
2011	ALA Awards	Margaret A. Edwards Award	American Library Association	[3]
2016	Nebula Awards	Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award	Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association	[4]

Discworld

Discworld

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1989	British Science Fiction Association Award	BSFA Award for Best Novel	Pyramids	Won	[5]
2001	Carnegie Medal		The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents	Won	[6]
2003	Prometheus Award		Night Watch	Won	[7]
2004	Locus Award	Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book	The Wee Free Men	Won	[8]
	Mythopoeic Award			Nominated	[9]
2005	Hugo Award	Hugo Award for Best Novel	Going Postal	Nominated[lower-alpha 1]	[10]
	Nebula Award	Nebula Award for Best Novel		Nominated	[11]
	Mythopoeic Award		A Hat Full of Sky	Won	[12]
	Locus Award	Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book		Won	[8]
2007	Locus Award	Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book	Wintersmith	Won	[8]
2008	Locus Award	Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel	Making Money	Won	[8]
2010	Nebula Award	Andre Norton Award	I Shall Wear Midnight	Won	[13]
2016	Locus Award	Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book	The Shepherd's Crown	Won	[8]

Career awards

State

State awards

Year	Country	Honour	Citation	Ref.
1998	UK	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)	Services to literature	[14]
2009	UK	Knighthood	Services to literature	[15][16]

Academic

Pratchett drinking Irish stout shortly after receiving an honorary degree from Trinity College Dublin, in 2008

Academic awards

Year	Institution	Honour	Ref.
1999	University of Warwick	Honorary degree	[17]
2001	University of Portsmouth	Honorary degree	[18]
2003	University of Bath	Honorary degree	[19]
2004	University of Bristol	Honorary degree	[20]
2008	Buckinghamshire New University	Honorary degree	[21]
	University of Dublin	Honorary degree	[22]
2009	University of Bradford	Honorary degree	[23]
	University of Winchester	Honorary degree	[24][25]
2013	Open University	Honorary degree	[26]
2014	University of South Australia	Honorary degree	[27]

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous career awards

Year	Organisation	Award	Ref.
2013	British Humanist Association	Humanist of the Year	[28]

Notes

1. Pratchett recused himself, stating that stress over the award would mar his enjoyment of Worldcon^[10]

References

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3. "Winners | World Fantasy Convention". World Fantasy Convention. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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5. "1988 BSFA Awards". sfadb.com.
6. (Carnegie Winner 2001) Archived 29 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners. CILIP. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
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9. "Mythopoeic Awards — 2004". Mythopoeic Society. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
10. "Hugo Nomination Details for 2005" (PDF). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
11. "2005 Nebula Awards". Retrieved 7 April 2023.
12. "Mythopoeic Awards — 2005". Mythopoeic Society. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
13. "Nebula Award Winners Announced". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc. 21 May 2011.
14. "Profile: Terry Pratchett". BBC News. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
15. "Novelist Pratchett becomes a Sir". BBC News. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
16. "No. 59160". The London Gazette. 18 August 2009. pp. 14245–14246.
17. "Terry Pratchett Receives Honorary Degree from University of Warwick". University of Warwick. 8 July 2004. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
18. "Honorary Awardees of the University of Portsmouth". University of Portsmouth. 6 October 2006. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
19. "Discworld author's doctor honour". BBC News. 6 December 2003. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
20. "Honorary Degrees awarded at Bristol University today". University of Bristol. 16 July 2004. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
21. "Author gets honorary doctorate". Salisbury Journal. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
22. "Naturalist Sir David Attenborough and Writer Terry Pratchett Among Recipients of Honorary Degrees". Trinity College Dublin. 15 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
23. Barnett, David (31 July 2009). "Bradford University awards honorary degree". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
24. "Winchester University awards honorary degree". University of Winchester. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.^{[dead link]}
25. "Pratchett is awarded doctorate". BBC News. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
26. "Presentation of Graduates and Conferment of Honorary Degrees" (PDF). Open University. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
27. "UniSA honours Sir Terry Pratchett: International best-selling author, humourist and humanist". University of South Australia. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
28. "BHA mourns patron Terry Pratchett". British Humanist Association. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2024.