The Handmaid 's Tale won the first Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1987 .
The Handmaid 's Tale won the 1985 Governor General 's Award and the first Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1988 ; it was also nominated for the 1986 Nebula Award , the 1986 Booker Prize , and the 1987 Prometheus Award .
The Handmaid's Tale