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Pratchett in 2012

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.

Literature

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Career and lifetime achievement awards

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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

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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[a] [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

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State

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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

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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

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

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "Previous Winners & Shortlists – The Fantasy and Science Fiction Author of the Year". BritishBookAwards.co.uk. August 2005. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2007.
  2. ^ "The E. E. Smith Memorial Award". Nesfa.org. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Winners | World Fantasy Convention". World Fantasy Convention. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  4. ^ Baker, Kathryn (14 March 2016). "Sir Terry Pratchett to Receive the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc.
  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.
  7. ^ "Libertarian Futurist Society". Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Locus Awards Winners By Year". Science Fiction Awards Database. 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Mythopoeic Awards — 2004". Mythopoeic Society. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  10. ^ a b "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.
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