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The Locus Award for Non-fiction 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 Best non-fiction award has been made since 1979, originally known as Best Reference Book.[1] The category was briefly merged with Best Art Book in 2004 and 2009-2010, and had on some occasions been previous won by graphic novels, which at the time did not have a category to fit them.

Winners

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Award winners[2][3]
Year Nominated work Author Ref.
1979 The Way the Future Was Frederik Pohl [4]
1980 The Science Fiction Encyclopedia Peter Nicholls [1]
1981 In Joy Still Felt: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1954-1978 Isaac Asimov [5]
1982 Danse Macabre Stephen King [6]
1983 The Engines of the Night Barry N. Malzberg [7]
1984 Dream Makers, Volume II Charles Platt [8]
1985 Sleepless Nights in the Procrustean Bed Harlan Ellison [9]
1986 Benchmarks: Galaxy Bookshelf Algis Budrys [10]
1987 Trillion Year Spree Brian Aldiss with David Wingrove [11]
1988 Watchmen Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons [12]
1989 First Maitz Don Maitz [13]
1990 Grumbles from the Grave Robert A. Heinlein [14]
1991 Science Fiction Writers of America Handbook Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith [15]
1992 Science-Fiction: The Early Years Everett F. Bleiler [16]
1993 Dinotopia James Gurney [17]
1994 The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction John Clute and Peter Nicholls [18]
1995 I. Asimov: A Memoir Harlan Ellison [19]
1996 Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia John Clute [20]
1997 Look at the Evidence John Clute [21]
1998 The Encyclopedia of Fantasy John Clute and John Grant [22]
1999 The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World Thomas M. Disch [23]
2000 Sixty Years of Arkham House S. T. Joshi [24]
2001 On Writing Stephen King [25]
2002 Being Gardner Dozois Michael Swanwick [26]
2003 Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next Fifty Years Bruce Sterling [27]
2004 The Sandman: Endless Nights Neil Gaiman [28]
2005 The Wave in the Mind Ursula K. Le Guin [29]
2006 Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop Kate Wilhelm [30]
2007 James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon Julie Phillips [31]
2008 Breakfast in the Ruins Barry N. Malzberg [32]
2009 Awarded to an Art Book [33]
2010 Cheek by Jowl: Essays Ursula K. Le Guin [34][35]
2011 Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century: Volume 1: 1907-1948: Learning Curve William H. Patterson, Jr [36][37]
2012 Evaporating Genres: Essays on Fantastic Literature Gary K. Wolfe [38]
2013 Distrust That Particular Flavor William Gibson [39][40]
2014 Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction Jeff VanderMeer [41][42]
2015 What Makes This Book So Great Jo Walton [43]
2016 Letters to Tiptree Alisa Krasnostein and Alexandra Pierce [44][45]
2017 The Geek Feminist Revolution Kameron Hurley [46]
2018 Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler Alexandra Pierce and Mimi Mondal [47]
2019 Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing Ursula K. Le Guin and David Naimon [48][49]
2020 Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson [50]
2021 The Magic of Terry Pratchett Marc Burrows [51][52]
2022 Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950 to 1985 Andrew Nette and Iain McIntyre [53]
2023 Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes: The Official Biography Rob Wilkins [54][55]
2024 Space Crone Ursula K. Le Guin [56][57]
2025 Afro-Centered Futurisms in Our Speculative Fiction Eugen Bacon [58][59]
2026 Enshittification Cory Doctorow [60]

References

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  2. ↑ Langford, David (June 27, 2022). "Locus Award". In Clute, John; Langford, David (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (4th ed.). Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Locus Awards Winners By Category". sfadb. Archived from the original on 2026-02-26. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
  4. ↑ "Locus Awards 1979". sfadb. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Locus Awards 1981". sfadb. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Locus Awards 1982". sfadb. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Locus Awards 1983". sfadb. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Locus Awards 1984". sfadb. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Locus Awards 1985". sfadb. Archived from the original on March 5, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Locus Awards 1986". sfadb. Archived from the original on April 24, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Locus Awards 1987". sfadb. Archived from the original on May 30, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Locus Awards 1988". sfadb. Archived from the original on June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Locus Awards 1989". sfadb. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Locus Awards 1990". sfadb. Archived from the original on June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Locus Awards 1991". sfadb. Archived from the original on February 18, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Locus Awards 1992". sfadb. Archived from the original on September 21, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Locus Awards 1993". sfadb. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Locus Awards 1994". sfadb. Archived from the original on June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Locus Awards 1995". sfadb. Archived from the original on June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Locus Awards 1996". sfadb. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
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  25. ↑ "Locus Awards 2001". sfadb. Archived from the original on May 22, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
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  31. ↑ "Locus Awards 2007". sfadb. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  32. ↑ "Locus Awards 2008". sfadb. Archived from the original on June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  33. ↑ "Locus Awards 2009". sfadb. Archived from the original on May 22, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  34. ↑ "Locus Awards 2010". sfadb. Archived from the original on May 30, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
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  42. ↑ "Awards: Locus Winners; Guardian Children's Fiction". Shelf Awareness. 2014-06-30. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
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  54. ↑ "Locus Awards 2023". sfadb. Archived from the original on June 23, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
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  57. ↑ "The 2024 Locus Award Winners". Book Riot. 2024-06-24. Archived from the original on 2025-05-14. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
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