Winners of the 2020 SFWA Nebula Awards Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the winners for this year’s Nebula Awards for works first published in 2019, along with the winners of the Ray Bradbury and Andre Norton Awards.

Each year, the organization’s members vote on which stories they consider to be the best novel, novella, novelette, short story and Young Adult story in the genre, as well as the best outstanding dramatic presentation. This year also included a brand new award for Game Writing.

Originally scheduled to take place in Woodland Hills, California, the Nebula Awards Ceremony were streamed live in a special presentation on May 30.

Novel

• A Song for a New Day, Sarah Pinsker (Berkley)

Novella

• This Is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone (Saga)

Novelette

• Carpe Glitter, Cat Rambo (Meerkat)

Short Story

• “Give the Family My Love”, AT Greenblatt (Clarkesworld February 2019)

Game Writing

• The Outer Worlds, Leonard Boyarsky, Megan Starks, Kate Dollarhyde, Chris L’Etoile (Obsidian Entertainment)

The Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book

• Riverland, Fran Wilde (Amulet)

The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• Good Omens: “Hard Times”, Neil Gaiman (Amazon Studios/BBC Studios)

Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Community

• John Picacio
• David Gaughran

The Kevin J O’Donnell, Jr., Service to SFWA Award

•  Julia Rios

The 35th Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Honouree

•  Lois McMaster Bujold