Locus Award for Best Anthology

The Locus Award for Best Anthology is one of the annual Locus Awards presented by the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus. Awards presented in a given year are for works published in the previous calendar year. The award for Best Anthology was originally presented as Best Original Anthology between 1972 and 1975, in conjunction with a Best Reprint Anthology/Collection award which evolved into the modern Best Collection award.

Winners

Best Original Anthology

Year Nominated Work[1] Author Ref.
1972 Universe 1 Terry Carr [2]
1973 Again, Dangerous Visions Harlan Ellison [3]
1974 Astounding: John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology Harry Harrison [4]
1975 Universe 4 Terry Carr [5]

Best Anthology

With the 1976 awards the category was renamed Best Anthology.

Year Nominated Work[1] Author Ref.
1976 Epoch Roger Elwood and Robert Silverberg [6]
1977 The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5 Terry Carr [7]
1978 Category not awarded
1979 The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7 Terry Carr [8]
1980 Universe 9 Terry Carr [9]
1981 The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 30 Year Retrospective Edward L. Ferman [10]
1982 Shadows of Sanctuary Robert Lynn Asprin [11]
1983 The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11 Terry Carr [12]
1984 The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12 Terry Carr [13]
1985 Light Years and Dark Michael Bishop [14]
1986 Medea: Harlan's World Harlan Ellison [15]
1987 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection Gardner Dozois [16]
1988 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection Gardner Dozois [17]
1989 Full Spectrum Lou Aronica and Shawna McCarthy [18]
1990 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixth Annual Collection Gardner Dozois [19]
1991 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection Gardner Dozois [20]
1992 Full Spectrum 3 Lou Aronica, Amy Stout and Betsy Mitchell [21]
1993 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection Gardner Dozois [22]
1994 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection Gardner Dozois [23]
1995 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection Gardner Dozois [24]
1996 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection Gardner Dozois [25]
1997 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection Gardner Dozois [26]
1998 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection Gardner Dozois [27]
1999 Legends Robert Silverberg [28]
2000 Far Horizons Robert Silverberg [29]
2001 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection Gardner Dozois [30]
2002 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection Gardner Dozois [31]
2003 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection Gardner Dozois [32]
2004 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection Gardner Dozois [33]
2005 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection Gardner Dozois [34]
2006 The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant [35]
2007 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection Gardner Dozois [36]
2008 The New Space Opera Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan [37]
2009 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection Gardner Dozois [38]
2010 The New Space Opera 2 Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan [39]
2011 Warriors George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois [40]
2012 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection Gardner Dozois [41]
2013 Edge of Infinity Jonathan Strahan [42]
2014 Old Mars George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois [43]
2015 Rogues George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois [44]
2016 Old Venus George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois [45]
2017 The Big Book of Science Fiction Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeer [46]
2018 The Book of Swords Gardner Dozois [47]
2019 The Book of Magic Gardner Dozois [48]
2020 New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color Nisi Shawl [49]
2021 The Book of Dragons Jonathan Strahan [50]
2022 We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2020 C. L. Clark and Charles Payseur [51]
2023 Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and Zelda Knight [52]
2024 Out There Screaming Jordan Peele and John Joseph Adams [53]
2025 The Black Girl Survives in This One Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell [54]

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