The Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award honors underread science fiction and fantasy authors, with the intention of drawing renewed attention to the winners. The award was created in 2001 by the Cordwainer Smith Foundation in memory of the science fiction author Cordwainer Smith. The first award ceremony was held at the Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool, and since 2002 has been awarded at the Readercon science fiction convention.
Winners 2001: Olaf Stapledon 2002: R. A. Lafferty 2003: Edgar Pangborn 2004: Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore 2005: Leigh Brackett 2006: William Hope Hodgson 2007: Daniel F. Galouye 2008: Stanley G. Weinbaum 2009: A. Merritt 2010: Mark Clifton 2011: Katherine MacLean 2012: Fredric Brown 2013: Wyman Guin 2014: Mildred Clingerman 2015: Clark Ashton Smith 2016: Judith Merril 2017: Seabury Quinn 2018: Frank M. Robinson 2019: Carol Emshwiller 2020: Rick Raphael 2021: D. G. Compton 2022: No award given due to cancellation of 2022 Readercon 2023: Josephine Saxton 2024: Clare Winger Harris 2025: Kris Neville 2026: Suzette Haden Elgin
Judges
2001–2006 judges: John Clute, Gardner Dozois, Scott Edelman, and Robert Silverberg. 2007 judges: Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Mike Resnick, and Gordon Van Gelder. 2008–2011 judges: Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Mike Resnick, and Robert J. Sawyer. 2012–2018 judges: Elizabeth Hand, Barry N. Malzberg, Mike Resnick, and Robert J. Sawyer 2019 judges: Barry Malzberg, Mike Resnick, and Robert J. Sawyer 2020 judges: Barry Malzberg and Robert J. Sawyer 2021 judges: Rich Horton, Steven H. Silver, and Grant Thiessen 2023 jury: Ann VanderMeer, Steven H. Silver, Rich Horton, and Grant Thiessen 2023–2026 jury: Ann VanderMeer, Steven H. Silver, and Rich Horton
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