Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The novel won the 1997 Locus Award , and was nominated for both the 1998 Nebula Award and the 1997 World Fantasy Award .
Simplified: The book was put up for the 1998 Nebula Award and the 1997 World Fantasy Award , and won the 1997 Locus Award .