Synopsis
A man with a low IQ becomes the subject of an experimental medical procedure which raises his IQ well over genius level.
Notes
This novelette was expanded by Daniel Keys into the 1966 novel "Flowers for Algernon".
External Links
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Hugo Award | Best Short Fiction | Winner |
| 2012 | Locus Online | 20th Century Novelette | Winner |
Publications (96)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1959 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1959 | Mercury Press, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 5 |
| January 1960 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 1960 | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | MAGAZINE | 103 |
| February 1960 | The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Ninth Series | Doubleday | Anthology | 9 |
| May 1960 | The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Ninth Series | Doubleday / SFBC | Anthology | 9 |
| September 1960 | The 5th Annual of the Year's Best S-F | Simon & Schuster | Anthology | 91 |
| January 1961 | The Year's Best S-F: 5th Annual Edition | Dell | Anthology | 91 |
| March 1961 | Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 97 |
| May 1961 | The Year's Best S-F: 5th Annual Edition | Dell | Anthology | 91 |
| 1962 | The Hugo Winners | Doubleday | Anthology | |09 |
| 1962 | The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Ninth Series | Gollancz | Anthology | |
| 1962 | The Hugo Winners | Doubleday | Anthology | |09 |
| July 1962 | Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | Anthology | 97 |
| December 1962 | The Hugo Winners | Doubleday / SFBC | Anthology | 245 |
| 1963 | The Hugo Winners | Dennis Dobson | Anthology | |09 |
| 1963 | Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 97 |
| September 1963 | Stories of Suspense | Scholastic Book Services | Anthology | 76 |
| October 1963 | The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Ninth Series | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | Anthology | |
| November 1963 | Stories of Suspense | Scholastic Book Services | Anthology | 76 |
| 1964 | The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 9th Series | Ace Books | Anthology | 7 |
| 1964 | The Hugo Winners | Avon | Anthology | 249 |
| 1964 | The Hugo Winners | Avon | Anthology | 249 |
| September 1964 | The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 9th Series | Panther | Anthology | 9 |
| October 1964 | The Hugo Winners | Penguin Books | Anthology | 267 |
| November 1964 | Ten Top Stories | Bantam Books | Anthology | 5 |
| 1965 | Best SF Four | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 97 |
| 1966 | Stories from Science Fiction | Thomas Nelson & Sons | Anthology | 135 |
| October 1966 | The Best of Sci-Fi 5 | Mayflower-Dell | Anthology | 91 |
| 1967 | The Best of Sci-Fi 5 | Mayflower-Dell | Anthology | 91 |
| 1968 | The Hugo Winners | Penguin Books | Anthology | |09 |
| February 1968 | Night in Funland and Other Stories from Literary Cavalcade | Scholastic Book Services | Anthology | 102 |
| April 1968 | Night in Funland and Other Stories from Literary Cavalcade | Scholastic Book Services | Anthology | 102 |
| 1969 | The Best of Sci-Fi 5 | Mayflower | Anthology | 91 |
| January 1969 | Stories of Suspense | Scholastic | Anthology | 76 |
| March 1969 | Stories of Suspense | Scholastic | Anthology | 76 |
| October 1969 | Night in Funland and Other Stories from Literary Cavalcade | Scholastic Book Services | Anthology | 102 |
| December 1969 | Night in Funland and Other Stories from Literary Cavalcade | Scholastic Book Services | Anthology | 102 |
| 1970 | Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 97 |
| February 1970 | Night in Funland and Other Stories from Literary Cavalcade | Scholastic Book Services | Anthology | 102 |
| April 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One | Doubleday | Anthology | 500 |
| May 1970 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One | Doubleday / SFBC | Anthology | 500 |
| 1971 | Science Fictions | University Tutorial Press (London) | Anthology | 39 |
| July 1971 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame | Avon | Anthology | 605 |
| July 1971 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame | Avon | Anthology | 605 |
| 1972 | Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol Two | Sphere | Anthology | |14 |
| 1972 | SF: Inventing the Future | Bellhaven House | Anthology | 113 |
| 1972 | Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume Two | Sphere | Anthology | |14 |
| January 1972 | The Hugo Winners, Volumes One and Two | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | Omnibus | 208 |
| November 1972 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame | Avon | Anthology | 605 |
| December 1972 | Stories of Suspense | Scholastic | Anthology | 76 |
| April 1973 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame | Avon | Anthology | 605 |
| April 1973 | The Hugo Winners, Volume 1 | Fawcett Crest | Anthology | 249 |
| 1974 | Introductory Psychology Through Science Fiction | Rand McNally & Company | Anthology | 43 |
| 1974 | The Hugo Winners, Volume 1 | Fawcett Crest | Anthology | 249 |
| April 1974 | Introductory Psychology Through Science Fiction | Rand McNally & Company | Anthology | 43 |
| 1975 | Is There Life on Earth? | Rigby | Anthology | 89 |
| 1975 | Science Fiction Hall of Fame: The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of All Time | Avon | Anthology | 605 |
| January 1975 | Stories of Suspense | Scholastic Book Services | Anthology | 76 |
| 1976 | The Late Great Future | Fawcett Crest | Anthology | 90 |
| 1977 | Introductory Psychology Through Science Fiction | Rand McNally College Publishing Co. | Anthology | 95 |
| 1977 | Psy Fi One: An Anthology of Psychology in Science fiction | Random House | Anthology | 15 |
| 1978 | Composition & Literary Form: An Anthology: Second Edition | Winthrop Publishers | Anthology | 49 |
| March 1978 | Ten Top Stories | Bantam Books | Anthology | 5 |
| October 1979 | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1979 | Mercury Press, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 65 |
| October 1979 | The Hugo Winners | Fawcett Crest | Anthology | 249 |
| April 1980 | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 30 Year Retrospective | Doubleday | Anthology | 58 |
| April 1980 | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 30 Year Retrospective | Doubleday / SFBC | Anthology | 58 |
| July 1980 | Space Mail | Fawcett Crest | Anthology | 231 |
| 1981 | The Hugo Winners | Fawcett Crest | Anthology | 249 |
| March 1981 | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | Anthology | 603 |
| August 1981 | Ten Top Stories | Bantam Books | Anthology | 5 |
| 1982 | Space Mail | Fawcett Crest | Anthology | |
| November 1982 | From Here to Forever | Mentor / New American Library | Anthology | 75 |
| May 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology | Oxford University Press | Anthology | 371 |
| May 1983 | Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology | Oxford University Press | Anthology | 371 |
| July 1986 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame | Avon | Anthology | 605 |
| 1988 | Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology | Harper & Row | Anthology | 285 |
| 1989 | Dilemmas | Houghton Mifflin | Anthology | 17 |
| September 1992 | The Super Hugos | Baen Books | Anthology | 369 |
| April 1993 | The Puffin Book of Science Fiction | Viking UK | Anthology | 105 |
| May 1994 | The Puffin Book of Science Fiction | Puffin / Penguin Books (UK) | Anthology | 105 |
| January 1997 | From Here to Forever | Borealis / White Wolf Publishing | Anthology | 123 |
| August 1998 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One | Doubleday / SFBC | Anthology | 500 |
| February 2000 | Algernon, Charlie and I: A Writer's Journey | Challcrest Press Books | Nonfiction | 187 |
| May 2000 | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 2000 | Mercury Press, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 35 |
| 2001 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One | The Easton Press | Anthology | 500 |
| February 2003 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 | Tor | Anthology | 502 |
| May 2003 | From Here to Forever | Scarecrow Press | Anthology | 89 |
| February 2005 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 | Orb | Anthology | 502 |
| March 2006 | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury | Gramercy Books | Anthology | 603 |
| December 2008 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts | Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press | Anthology | 1110 |
| September 2009 | The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: 60th Anniversary Anthology | Tachyon Publications | Anthology | 71 |
| September 2009 | The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: 60th Anniversary Anthology | Tachyon Publications / SFBC | Anthology | 71 |
| 2015 | Science Fiction: Stories and Contexts | Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press | Anthology | 678 |
| April 2015 | Escape Pod, EP490 | Escape Artists, Inc. | MAGAZINE | |
| December 2017 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume One, 1929-1964 | Blackstone Audio | Anthology | |500 |
| February 2018 | The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 | Tor | Anthology |