Awards and Critical Reception
"Whenever I find my will to live becoming too strong, I read Peter Watts." -- James Nicoll, SF critic.
"The Things":
- Finalist 2010 Parsec Award for Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form)
- Nominee 2010 BSFA Award for Best Short Story
- Winner 2010 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Short Story
- Nominee 2011 Hugo Award for Best Short Story
- 3rd Place 2011 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
- Finalist 2011 Locus Award for Best Short Story
The Island:
- Won the 2010 Hugo Award for the Best Novelette
- Nominee for the 2010 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
- Nominee for the 2010 Locus Award for Best Novelette
Blindsight
- Nominated for the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Novel (official announcement)
- Nominated for the 2007 Campbell Award
- Nominated for the 2007 Locus Award for Best SF Novel
- Shortlisted for the 2010 Geffen Award
- Won the SFinks Prize (by Polish s-f oriented quarterly magazine "SFinks") for Best Non-Polish Language Novel for the 2008.
Starfish:
- Nominated for the 2000 Campbell Award
A Niche:
- Tied with "Breaking Ball" by Michael Skeet for the Prix Aurora Award in 1992.
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