JOHN W. CAMPBELL MEMORIAL AWARD  FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL 1973-2002

The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for the best science fiction novel of the year is one of three major annual awards for science fiction. The Award was created to honor the late editor of Astounding Science Fiction Magazine, which is now named Analog. Campbell, who edited the magazine from 1937 until his death in 1971, is called by many writers and scholars, the father of modern science fiction. The Award was first made in 1973. The 1994 result of 'no award' was reportedly due to difficulties with the voting process among the judges, not a judgment that no novel was worthy of an award. The 2002 voting ended in a tie.