Awards • An episode of CBC Radio programme
The Scales of Justice written by Kay, entitled "Second Time Around", was awarded the 1985 Scales of Justice Award by the
Law Reform Commission of Canada. The purpose of the award was to "accord national recognition to media reports that foster greater public understanding of the inherent values of the Canadian legal and judicial system". •
The Wandering Fire won the 1987 Prix Aurora Award in the English category for best work of
speculative fiction. • Kay was runner-up for the
White Pine Award in 2007 for
Ysabel. •
Ysabel was the winner of the 2008
World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. • Kay won the International Goliardos Award for his contributions of the international literature of the fantastic. • Kay was appointed to the
Order of Canada in 2014 "for his contributions to the field of speculative fiction as an internationally celebrated author". •
River of Stars won the 2017 Prix Elbakin in France. •
Under Heaven was named the best fantasy novel of the year by the
American Library Association. It was the SF Book Club book of the year. It received the
Sunburst Award in 2011 and was longlisted for the
IMPAC/Dublin Literary prize. It won the 2015 Prix Elbakin, a French award.
Nominations • Several nominations for the
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award in the category of Adult Literature. • Four nominations for the
World Fantasy Award, won in 2008 for
Ysabel. • Multiple nominations for the
Sunburst Award. ==References==