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In Memoriam
Devoted husband and faithful friend. As the author of ten published novels and over seventy published short stories and articles, Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. won literary awards and had a devoted following of readers. He chaired SFWA’s Nebula Award Committee, ran SFWA’s Bulletin, helped run SFWA’s website and for six years held SFWA’s dirtiest and most [...]
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French-born Aliette de Bodard writes SF and fantasy in English–her second language. Her work has appeared in Interzone and other professional venues.
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“Lerner’s vision of the future is both topical and possible in this crisp, fast-paced hard SF adventure.”— Publishers Weekly
Nebula Awards Weekend
The Forty-Eighth Nebula Awards Weekend will be held May 16-19th, 2013, in San Jose at the San Jose Hilton. Additional information coming soon.
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Nebula Awards
The Nebula Awards ® are voted on, and presented by, active members of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. Founded as the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1965 by Damon Knight, the organization began with a charter membership of 78 writers; it now has over 1,500 members, among them many of the leading writers of science fiction and fantasy.
Lloyd Biggle, Jr., the SFWA’s first secretary-treasurer, originally proposed in 1965 that the organization publish an annual anthology of the best stories of the year. This notion, according to Damon Knight in his introduction to Nebula Award Stories: 1965 (Doubleday, 1966) “rapidly grew into an annual ballot of SFWA’s members to choose the best stories, and an annual awards banquet.”
Since 1965, the Nebula Awards have been given each year for the best novel, novella, novelette, and short story eligible for that year’s award. The Award for Best Script was added in 2000. An anthology including the winning pieces of short fiction and several runners-up is also published every year. The Nebula Awards® Banquet, which takes place each spring, is attended by many writers and editors and is preceded by meetings and panel discussions.
Past Winners:
2011 Nebula Award Winners
Awarded in Washington D.C
Novel: Among Others, Jo Walton (Tor)
Novella: ”The Man Who Bridged the Mist,” Kij Johnson (Asimov’s Science Fiction, October/November 2011)
Novelette: ”What We Found,” Geoff Ryman (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September/October 2011)
Short Story: ”The Paper Menagerie,” Ken Liu (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March/April 2011)
Ray Bradbury Award: Doctor Who: “The Doctor’s Wife,” Neil Gaiman (writer), Richard Clark (director) (BBC Wales)
Andre Norton Award: The Freedom Maze, Delia Sherman (Big Mouth House)2010 Nebula Award Winners
2011 Damon Knight Grand Master Award: Connie Willis
Solstice Award: Octavia Butler (posthumous) and John Clute
Service To SFWA Award: Bud Webster
2010 Nebula Award Winners
Awarded in Washington D.C
Novel: Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis (Spectra)
Novella: “The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen’s Window” by Rachel Swirsky (Subterranean, Summer 10)
Novelette: “That Leviathan Whom Thou Hast Made” by Eric James Stone (Analog Sept10)
Short Story: Tie “Ponies” by Kij Johnson (Tor.com, January ’10) and “How Interesting: A Tiny Man” by Harlan Ellison (Realms of Fantasy, Feb10)
Ray Bradbury Award: Inception
Andre Norton Award: I Shall Wear Midnight, by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday; Harper)
2009 Nebula Award Winners
Awarded in Cocoa Beach, FL
Ray Bradbury Award Reinstated
Novel: The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Nightshade)
Novella: “The Women of Nell Gwynne’s” by Kage Baker (Subterranean Press)
Novelette: “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast” by Eugie Foster (Interzone Feb09)
Short Story: “Spar” by Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld Oct09)
Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation: District 9 by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
Damon Knight Grand Master: Joe Haldeman
Author Emeritus: Neal Barrett, Jr.
SFWA Solstice Awards: Tom Doherty, Terri Windling and the late Donald A. Wollheim
2008 Nebula Award Winners
Awarded in Los Angeles, CA
Solstice Award Created
Novel: Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin (Harcourt)
Novella: “The Spacetime Pool” by Catherine Asaro (Analog, Mar 08)
Novelette: “Pride and Prometheus” by John Kessel (F&SF, Jan 08)
Short Story: “Trophy Wives” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman (Fellowship Fantastic, DAW Books)
Script: WALL-E by Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon. Original story by Andrew Stanton & Pete Docter (Pixar, Jun 08)
Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy: Flora’s Dare: How a Girl of Spirit Gambles All to Expand Her Vocabulary, Confront a Bouncing Boy Terror, and Try to Save Califa from a Shaky Doom (Despite Being Confined to Her Room) by Ysabeau S. Wilce (Harcourt, Sep 08)
Grand Master: Harry Harrison
Author Emeritus: M.J. Engh
Solstice Awards: Kate Wilhelm, Martin H. Greenberg and the late Algis Budrys
2007 Nebula Award Winners
Awarded in Austin, Texas
Novel: The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins)
Novella: “Fountain of Age” by Nancy Kress (Asimov‘s, Jul07)
Novelette: “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate” by Ted Chiang (F&SF, Sep 07)
Short Story: “Always” by Karen Joy Fowler (Asimov’s, Apr/May07)
Script: Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro
Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling (Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books)
Grand Master: Michael Moorcock
Author Emeritus: Ardath Mayhar
2006 Nebula Award Winners
Awarded in New York, NY
Novel: Seeker by Jack McDevitt (Ace, Nov05)
Novella: “Burn” by James Patrick Kelly (Tachyon Publications)
Novelette: “Two Hearts” by Peter S. Beagle (F&SF, Oct/Nov05)
Short Story: “Echo” by Elizabeth Hand (F&SF, Oct/Nov05)
Script: Howl’s Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt (Studio Ghibli and Walt Disney Pictures, U.S. Premier 10 Jun05. Based on the novel by Diana Wynne Jones)
Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy: Magic or Madness by Justine Larbalestier (Penguin/Razorbill)
Grand Master: James Gunn
2005 Nebula Award Winners
Awarded in Tempe, AZ
Andre Norton Award Established
Novel: Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (Ace; Analog Mar/Apr/May 2004)
Novella: “Magic for Beginners” by Kelly Link (Magic For Beginners; F&SF Sep05)
Novelette: “The Faery Handbag” by Kelly Link (The Faery Reel: Tales From the Twilight Realm, 04)
Short Story: “I Live With You” by Carol Emshwiller (F&SF Mar05)
Script: Serenity by Joss Whedon
Grand Master: Harlan Ellison
Andre Norton Award: Valiant by Holly Black (Simon & Schuster)
2004 Nebula Award Winners
Awarded in Chicago, IL
Novel: Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold (Eos)
Novella: “The Green Leopard Plague” by Walter Jon Williams (Asimov’s Oct/Nov03)
Novelette: “Basement Magic” by Ellen Klages (F&SF, May03)
Short Story: “Coming to Terms” by Eileen Gunn (Stable Strategies and Others)
Script: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King by Frances Walsh, Phillipa Boyens, Peter Jackson (New Line)
Grand Master: Anne McCaffrey
2003 Nebula Award Winners
Awarded in Seattle, WA
Novel: Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon (Ballantine)
Novella: “Coraline” by Neil Gaiman (Harper Collins)
Novelette: “The Empire of Ice Cream” by Jeffrey Ford (SCI FICTION Feb03)
Short Story: “What I Didn’t See” by Karen Joy Fowler (SCI FICTION Jul02)
Script: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by Frances Walsh, Phillipa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, Peter Jackson (New Line)
Grand Master: Robert Silverberg
2002 Nebula Award Winners
Awarded in Philadelphia, PA
Grand Master Award Renamed: Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
Novel: American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Morrow)
Novella: “Bronte’s Egg” by Richard Chwedyk (F&F)
Novelette: “Hell is the Absence of God” by Ted Chiang (Starlight 3, Tor)
Short Story: “Creature” by Carol Emshwiller (F&SF, Nov01)
Script: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by Frances Walsh, Phillipa Boyens and Peter Jackson (New Line)
Grand Master: Ursula K. Le Guin
Author Emeritus: Katherine MacLean
2001 Nebula Award Winners
Awarded in Kansas City, MO
Novel: The Quantum Rose by Catherine Asaro (Tor)
Novella: “The Ultimate Earth” by Jack Williamson (Analog Dec00)
Novelette: “Louise’s Ghost” by Kelly Link (Stranger Things Happen, Small Beer Press Jul01)
Short Story: “The Cure for Everything” by Severna Park (SCI FICTION June00)
Script: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by James Schamus, Kuo Jung Tsai and Hui-Ling Wang (Sony Pictures Classics” by Dec00)
President’s Award: Betty Ballantine
2000 Nebula Award Winners
Awarded in Beverly Hills, CA
Award for Best Script Added
Novel: Darwin’s Radio by Greg Bear (Ballantine)
Novella: “Goddesses” by Linda Nagata (SCI FICTION/SciFi.com, July 5, 2000)
Novelette: “Daddy’s World” by Walter Jon Williams (Not of Woman Born, Roc)
Short Story: “macs” by Terry Bisson (F&SF, Oct/Nov99)
Script: Galaxy Quest by Robert Gordon, David Howard (Dreamworks)