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Locus Award for Best First Novel

literary award by the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus
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Locus Award for Best First Novel

Summary

Locus Award for Best First Novel is a literary award[1]. It draws 146 Wikipedia views per month (literary_award category, ranking #63 of 526).[2]

Key Facts

  • Locus Award for Best First Novel won the Robert L. Forward[3].
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel won the S. P. Somtow[4].
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel won the Donald Kingsbury[5].
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel won the R. A. MacAvoy[6].
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel won the Kim Stanley Robinson[7].
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel won the Carl Sagan[8].
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel is in the country of United States[9].
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel's instance of is recorded as literary award[10].
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel's instance of is recorded as science fiction award[11].
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel's instance of is recorded as class of award[12].
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel is part of Locus Awards[13].
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel's official website is recorded as https://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_locus-sf_index.asp[14].
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel's topic's main category is recorded as Q29575996[15].
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel's conferred by is recorded as Locus[16].
  • Locus Award for Best First Novel's described by source is recorded as Science Fiction Awards Database[17].

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When and Where

Locus Award for Best First Novel is in the country of United States[9].

Context

Locus Award for Best First Novel is part of Locus Awards[13]. Recorded instance of include literary award[10], science fiction award[11], and class of award[12].

Why It Matters

Locus Award for Best First Novel draws 146 Wikipedia views per month (literary_award category, ranking #63 of 526).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

What awards did Locus Award for Best First Novel receive?

Honors received include Robert L. Forward[3], S. P. Somtow[4], Donald Kingsbury[5], and R. A. MacAvoy[6].

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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