Complex sentence: It was the winning entry in the Warner Aspect First Novel Contest, received the 1999 Locus Award for Best First Novel, and earned Hopkinson the 1999 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
Split into simpler sentences: It was the winning entry in the Warner Aspect First Novel Contest. Since the selection, Hopkinson's novel has received critical acclaim in the form of the 1999 Locus Award for Best First Novel, and the 1999 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.