Iain Banks - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	16-February-1954
Place of Birth	Dunfermline (United Kingdom, Fife, Scotland)
Nationality	United Kingdom
Also know as	Iain M. Banks, Iain Menzies Banks
Profession	Author, Novelist, Writer
Iain Banks was a Scottish author. He wrote mainstream fiction under the name Iain Banks, and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, including the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies. Following the publication and success of The Wasp Factory, Banks began to write on a full-time basis. His first science fiction book, Consider Phlebas, was released in 1987, marking the start of the popular The Culture series. His books have been adapted for theatre, radio and television. In 2008, The Times named Banks in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". In April 2013, Banks announced that he had inoperable cancer and was unlikely to live beyond a year. He died on 9 June 2013.

Awards by Iain Banks

Check all the awards nominated and won by Iain Banks.

2009

Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Prometheus Award for Best Novel	Matter
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel	Matter

2005

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Hugo Award for Best Novel	The Algebraist
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel	The Algebraist

2001

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel	Look to Windward

1997

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel	Excession

1996

BSFA award for best novel

Honored for : Excession

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
James Tiptree, Jr. Award	Excession

1995

Tähtivaeltaja Award

Honored for : The Player of Games

Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel	Feersum Endjinn

1994

BSFA award for best novel

Honored for : Feersum Endjinn

Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel	Against a Dark Background

1991

Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Arthur C. Clarke Award	Use of Weapons

1989

Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel	The Player of Games

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