The Handmaid's Tale was published in multiple countries.
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction ( formerly known as the Booker-McConnell Prize and commonly known simply as the Booker Prize ) is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel , written in the English language and published in the UK . The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States . The Nebula Awards Weekend , at which the awards are announced and presented , is held each spring in the United States . The Handmaid's Tale . The Handmaid 's Tale won the 1985 Governor General 's Award and the first Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1987 ; it was also nominated for the 1986 Nebula Award , the 1986 Booker Prize , and the 1987 Prometheus Award .