Grotto of the Dancing Deer

1980 short story by Clifford D. Simak
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Grotto of the Dancing Deer

Summary

Grotto of the Dancing Deer is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Grotto of the Dancing Deer authored Clifford D. Simak[3].
  • Grotto of the Dancing Deer received the Hugo Award for Best Short Story[4].
  • Grotto of the Dancing Deer received the Locus Award for Best Short Story[5].
  • Grotto of the Dancing Deer received the Nebula Award for Best Short Story[6].
  • Grotto of the Dancing Deer's instance of is recorded as literary work[7].
  • Grotto of the Dancing Deer's genre is science fiction[8].
  • Grotto of the Dancing Deer's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Grotto of the Dancing Deer's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • Grotto of the Dancing Deer was released on April 1980[11].
  • Grotto of the Dancing Deer's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Short Story[12].
  • Grotto of the Dancing Deer's published in is recorded as Analog Science Fiction and Fact[13].
  • Grotto of the Dancing Deer's published in is recorded as Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction[14].
  • Grotto of the Dancing Deer's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Grotto of the Dancing Deer'}[15].
  • Grotto of the Dancing Deer's form of creative work is recorded as short story[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Grotto of the Dancing Deer authored Clifford D. Simak[3].

Publication

Grotto of the Dancing Deer was released on April 1980[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is science fiction[8].

Reception

Awards received include Hugo Award for Best Short Story[4], a literary award[17], founded in 1955[18]; Locus Award for Best Short Story[5], a literary award[19], in United States[20]; and Nebula Award for Best Short Story[6], a literary award[21], in United States[22], founded in 1966[23].

Why It Matters

Grotto of the Dancing Deer ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did Grotto of the Dancing Deer receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Short Story[4], Locus Award for Best Short Story[5], and Nebula Award for Best Short Story[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Cantor · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction
    Country of origin United States
    Instance of literary work
    Language of work or name English
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