Locus Award for Best Illustrated and Art Book
The Locus Award for Best Art Book 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 Art Book was given out for two years 1979-1980 and then revived in 1994.
In 2009-2010 the Art Book and Non-Fiction categories were merged. In 2009 a graphic novel won, and is listed below, in 2010 the winner was a prose non-fiction work and is not mentioned here.
Winners
| Year | Nominated Work[1] | Creator(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Tomorrow and Beyond | Ian Summers | [2] |
| 1980 | Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials | Wayne Douglas Barlowe, Ian Summers | [3] |
| 1994 | The Art of Michael Whelan: Scenes/Visions | Michael Whelan | [4] |
| 1995 | Spectrum: The Best In Contemporary Fantastic Art | Cathy Burnett & Arnie Fenner | [5] |
| 1996 | Spectrum 2: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art | Cathy Burnett & Arnie Fenner | [6] |
| 1997 | Spectrum 3: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art | Cathy Burnett & Arnie Fenner | [7] |
| 1998 | Infinite Worlds: The Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction Art | Vincent Di Fate | [8] |
| 1999 | Spectrum 5: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art | Cathy Burnett & Arnie Fenner | [9] |
| 2000 | Science Fiction of the 20th Century | Frank M. Robinson | [10] |
| 2001 | Spectrum 7: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art | Cathy Burnett & Arnie Fenner | [11] |
| 2002 | Spectrum 8: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art | Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner | [12] |
| 2003 | Spectrum 9: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art | Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner | [13] |
| 2004 | The Sandman: Endless Nights | Neil Gaiman et al. | [14] |
| 2005 | Spectrum 11: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art | Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner | [15] |
| 2006 | Spectrum 12: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art | Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner | [16] |
| 2007 | Spectrum 13: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art | Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner | [17] |
| 2008 | The Arrival | Shaun Tan | [18] |
| 2009 | Coraline: The Graphic Novel | Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell | [19] |
| 2010 | Art book not honoured | [20] | |
| 2011 | Spectrum 17: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art | Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner | [21] |
| 2012 | No award made | ||
| 2013 | Spectrum 18: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art | Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner | [22] |
| 2014 | Spectrum 19: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art | Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner | [23] |
| 2015 | Spectrum 20: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art | Cathy Fenner & Arnie Fenner | [24] |
| 2016 | Julie Dillon's Imagined Realms, Book 2: Earth and Sky | Julie Dillon | [25] |
| 2017 | Walking Through the Landscape of Faerie | Charles Vess | [26] |
| 2018 | The Art of the Pulps: An Illustrated History | Douglas Ellis, Ed Hulse & Robert Weinberg | [27] |
| 2019 | The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition | Ursula K. Le Guin, illustrated by Charles Vess | [28] |
| 2020 | Spectrum 26: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art | John Fleskes | [29] |
| 2021 | The Art of NASA: The Illustrations that Sold the Missions | Piers Bizony | [30] |
| 2022 | The Art of Neil Gaiman & Charles Vess's Stardust | Charles Vess | [31] |
| 2023 | Chivalry | Neil Gaiman, Colleen Doran | [32] |
| 2024 | The Culture: The Drawings | Iain M. Banks | [33] |
| 2025 | The Last Unicorn | Peter S. Beagle, Tom Kidd | [34] |
References
- ^ a b Langford, David (June 27, 2022). "Locus Award". In Clute, John; Langford, David (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (4th ed.). Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Locus Awards 1979". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 1980". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 1994". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 1995". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 1996". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 1997". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 1998". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 1999". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2000". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2001". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2002". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2003". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2004". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2005". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2006". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2007". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2008". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2009". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2010". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2011". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2013". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2014". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2015". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2016". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2017". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2018". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2019". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2020". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2021". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2022". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2023". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2024". Retrieved June 23, 2025.
- ^ "Locus Awards 2025". Retrieved June 23, 2025.