Winners of the 61st Annual SFWA Nebula Awards Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) have announced the winners of the 61st annual Nebula Awards for works first published in 2025, 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 game writing and best outstanding dramatic presentation.

The Nebula Awards was presented in a ceremony on Saturday June 6 in Chicago as part of the 61st Annual Nebula Awards Conference. 

The Nebula Award for Best Novel

• The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, by Stephen Graham Jones (Saga; Titan UK)

The Nebula Award for Best Novella

• The River Has Roots, by Amal El-Mohtar (Tordotcom; Arcadia)

The Nebula Award for Best Novelette

• “Uncertain Sons”, by Thomas Ha (Uncertain Sons)

The Nebula Award for Best Short Story

• “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything”, by Effie Seiberg (Diabolical Plots 5/25)

The Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

• Into the Wild Magic, by Michelle Knudsen (Candlewick)

The Nebula Award for Best Game Writing

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, by Guillaume Broche, & Jennifer Svedberg-Yen (Kepler Interactive), Developer: Sandfall Interactive, Sandfall SAS.

The Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• Murderbot: Season One, by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz (Apple TV+)

The Nebula Award for Best Comic

• Mary Shelley’s School for Monsters: The Killing Stone, by Jessica Maison (Wicked Tree)

The Nebula Award for Best Poem

• “The World To Come”, by Jennifer Hudak (Strange Horizons 12/22/25)

Finalists for the 61st Annual SFWA Nebula Awards Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) have announced the finalists for the 61st annual Nebula Awards for works first published in 2025, along with contenders for 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 game writing and best outstanding dramatic presentation.

The Nebula Awards will be presented in a ceremony on Saturday June 6 in Chicago as part of the 61st Annual Nebula Awards Conference. 

The Nebula Award for Best Novel

• When We Were Real, by Daryl Gregory (Saga)
• The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, by Stephen Graham Jones (Saga; Titan UK)
• Katabasis, by RF Kuang (Harper Voyager US; Harper Voyager UK)
• Death of the Author, by Nnedi Okorafor (Morrow; Gollancz)
• The Incandescent, by Emily Tesh (Tor; Orbit UK)
• Sour Cherry, by Natalia Theodoridou (Tin House; Wildfire)
• Wearing the Lion, by John Wiswell (DAW; Arcadia)

The Nebula Award for Best Novella

• Disgraced Return of the Kap’s Needle, by Renan Bernardo (Dark Matter INK)
• The River Has Roots, by Amal El-Mohtar (Tordotcom; Arcadia)
• The Death of Mountains, by Jordan Kurella (Lethe)
• Automatic Noodle, by Annalee Newitz (Tordotcom)
• But Not Too Bold, by Hache Pueyo (Tordotcom)
• “Descent”, by Wole Talabi (Clarkesworld 5/25)

The Nebula Award for Best Novelette

• “Our Echoes Drifting Through the Marsh”, by Marie Croke (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 1/9/25)
• “Uncertain Sons”, by Thomas Ha (Uncertain Sons)
• “We Begin Where Infinity Ends”, by Somto Ihezue (Clarkesworld 2/25)
• The Name Ziya, by Wen-Yi Lee (Reactor)
• “Never Eaten Vegetables”, by HH Pak (Clarkesworld 1/25)
• “The Life and Times of Alavira the Great as Written by Titos Pavlou and Reviewed by Two Lifelong Friends”, by Eugenia Triantafyllou (Uncanny 3-4/25)

The Nebula Award for Best Short Story

• “Through the Machine”, by PA Cornell (Lightspeed 5/25)
• “Six People to Revise You”, by JR Dawson (Uncanny 1-2/25)
• “In My Country”, by Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld 4/25)
• “The Tawlish Island Songbook of the Dead”, by EM Linden (PodCastle 2/18/25)
• “Because I Held His Name Like a Key”, by Aimee Ogden (Strange Horizons 6/16/25)
• “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything”, by Effie Seiberg (Diabolical Plots 5/25)

The Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

• The Tower, by David Anaxagoras (Recorded Books)
• Gemini Rising, by Jonathan Brazee (Semper Fi Press)
• Wishing Well, Wishing Well, by Jubilee Cho (Atthis Arts)
• Sunrise on the Reaping, by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)
• Into the Wild Magic, by Michelle Knudsen (Candlewick)
• Goblin Girl, by KA Mielke (self-published)

The Nebula Award for Best Game Writing

• Spire, Surge, and Sea, by Stewart C Baker (Choice of Games)
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, by Guillaume Broche, & Jennifer Svedberg-Yen (Kepler Interactive), Developer: Sandfall Interactive, Sandfall SAS.
• Hollow Knight: Silksong, by Ari Gibson & William Pelen (Team Cherry)*
• Dispatch, by Ashley Jeffalone, Suzee Matson, Chris Rebbert, Chad Rhiness, & Pierre Shorette (AdHoc Studios)
• Hades II, by Greg Kasavin
• (Supergiant Games)
• Blue Prince, by Tonda Ros (Raw Fury, Developer: Dogubomb)

The Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• KPop Demon Hunters, by Danya Jimenez, Maggie Kang, & Hannah McMechan (Netflix)*
• Sinners, by Ryan Coogler (Warner Bros Pictures)*
• Severance: “Chikhai Bardo”, by Dan Erickson & Mark Friedman (Apple TV+)*
• Pluribus: Season One, by Vince Gilligan (Apple TV+)*
• Superman, by James Gunn (Warner Bros Pictures)*
• Murderbot: Season One, by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz (Apple TV+)*

The Nebula Award for Best Comic

• Second Shift, by Kit Anderson (Avery Hill)
• Carmilla Volume 3: The Eternal, by Amy Chu (Berger)
• Helen of Wyndhorn, by Tom King (Dark Horse)
• Fishflies, by Jeff Lemire (Image)
• Mary Shelley’s School for Monsters: The Killing Stone, by Jessica Maison (Wicked Tree)
• Strange Bedfellows, by Ariel Slamet Ries (HarperAlley)
• The Flip Side, by Jason Walz (Rocky Pond)
• The Stoneshore Register, by G Willow Wilson (Berger)

The Nebula Award for Best Poem

• “Though You Always Are”, by Linda D Addison & Jamal Hodge (Everything Endless)
• “They Said Robots Are”, by Casey Aimer (Penumbric 6/25)
• “The World To Come”, by Jennifer Hudak (Strange Horizons 12/22/25)
• “The Mourning Robot”, by Angela Liu (Uncanny 9-10/25)
• “Care for Lightning”, by Mari Ness (Uncanny 1-2/25)
• “To Be the Change”, by Nico Martinez Nocito (Strange Horizons 3/10/25)

*Provisional nomination; awaiting acceptance and response on LLM-use.

Finalists for the 60th Annual SFWA Nebula Awards Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) have announced the finalists for the 60th annual Nebula Awards for works first published in 2024, along with contenders for 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 game writing and best outstanding dramatic presentation.

The Nebula Awards will be presented in a ceremony on Saturday June 7 in Kansas City, MO as part of the 60th Annual Nebula Awards Conference. 

 

Novel

• Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory, Yaroslav Barsukov (Caezik SF & Fantasy)
• Rakesfall, Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)
• Asunder, Kerstin Hall (Tordotcom)
• A Sorceress Comes to Call, T Kingfisher (Tor; Titan UK)
• The Book of Love, Kelly Link (Random House; Ad Astra UK)
• Someone You Can Build a Nest In, John Wiswell (DAW; Arcadia UK)

Novella

• The Butcher of the Forest, Premee Mohamed (Tordotcom)
• The Tusks of Extinction, Ray Nayler (Tordotcom)
• Lost Ark Dreaming, Suyi Davies Okungbowa (Tordotcom)
• Countess, Suzan Palumbo (ECW)
• The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain, Sofia Samatar (Tordotcom)
• The Dragonfly Gambit, AD Sui (Neon Hemlock)

Novelette

• The Brotherhood of Montague St. Video, Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld 5/24)
• Katya Vasilievna and the Second Drowning of Baba Rechka, Christine Hanolsy (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 4/18/24)
• Another Girl Under the Iron Bell, Angela Liu (Uncanny 9-10/24)
• What Any Dead Thing Wants, Aimee Ogden (Psychopomp 2/24)
• Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being, AW Prihandita (Clarkesworld 11/24)
• Joanna’s Bodies, Eugenia Triantafyllou (Psychopomp 7/1/24)
• Loneliness Universe, Eugenia Triantafyllou (Uncanny 5-6/24)

Short Story

• The Witch Trap, Jennifer Hudak (Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet 9/24)
• Five Views of the Planet Tartarus, Rachael K Jones (Lightspeed 1/24)
• Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole, Isabel J Kim (Clarkesworld 2/24)
• Evan: A Remainder, Jordan Kurella (Reactor 1/31/24)
• The V*mpire, PH Lee (Reactor 10/23/24)
• We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read, Caroline M Yoachim (Lightspeed 5/24)

Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

• Daydreamer, Rob Cameron (Labyrinth Road)
• Braided, Leah Cypess (Delacorte)
• Benny Ramírez and the Nearly Departed, José Pablo Iriarte (Knopf)
• Moonstorm, Yoon Ha Lee (Delacorte; Solaris UK)
• Puzzleheart, Jenn Reese (Henry Holt)
• The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts, Vanessa Ricci-Thode (self-published)

Game Writing

• A Death in Hyperspace, Stewart C Baker, Phoebe Barton, James Beamon, Kate Heartfield, Isabel J Kim, Sara S Messenger, Naca Rat, Natalia Theodoridou, M Darusha Wehm, Merc Fenn Wolfmoor (Infomancy.net)
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Hidetaka Miyazaki (From Software)
• The Ghost and the Golem, Benjamin Rosenbaum (Choice of Games)
• 1000xRESIST, Remy Siu, Pinki Li, Conor Wylie (Fellow Traveller Games)
• Pacific Drive, Karrie Shao, Paul Dean (Ironwood Studios)
• Restore, Reflect, Retry, Natalia Theodoridou (Choice of Games)
• Slay the Princess - The Pristine Cut, Tony Howard-Arias, Abby Howard (Black Tabby Games)
• Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast, Jay Dragon, M Veselak, Mercedes Acosta, Lillie J Harris (Possum Creek Games)

Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• Doctor Who: “Dot and Bubble” by Russell T Davies (BBC)
• Dune: Part Two by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve (Warner Bros)
• I Saw the TV Glow by Jane Schoenbrun (A24 Films LLC)
• KAOS by Charlie Covell, Georgia Christou (Netflix)
• Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 by Mike McMahan (Paramount+)
• Wicked by Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox (Universal Pictures)

Winners of the 2024 Nebula Awards Anounced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the winners of this year’s Nebula Awards for works first published in 2023, along with contenders for 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 game writing and best outstanding dramatic presentation.

The Nebula Awards were announced on June 8 at the 2024 Nebula Conference in Pasadena, California.

 

Novel

• The Saint of Bright Doors, Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)

Novella

• “Linghun,” Ai Jiang (Linghun)

Novelette

• “The Year Without Sunshine,” Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny 11-12/23)

Short Story

• “Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200,” RSA Garcia (Uncanny 7-8/23)

Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

• To Shape a Dragon’s Breath, Moniquill Blackgoose (Del Rey)

Game Writing

• Baldur’s Gate 3, Adam Smith, Adrienne Law, Baudelaire Welch, Chrystal Ding, Ella McConnell, Ine Van Hamme, Jan Van Dosselaer, John Corocran, Kevin VanOrd, Lawrence Schick, Martin Docherty, Rachel Quirke, Ruairí Moore, Sarah Baylus, Stephen Rooney, Swen Vincke (Larian Studios)

Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• Barbie, Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach (Warner Bros., Heyday Films, LuckyChap Entertainment)

Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

• Susan Cooper

The SFWA Infinity Award

• Tanith Lee

The Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award

• Jennell Jaquays

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

• James Hosek

Finalists for the 2024 SFWA Nebula Awards Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the finalists for this year’s Nebula Awards for works first published in 2023, along with contenders for 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 game writing and best outstanding dramatic presentation.

The Nebula Awards will be announced on June 8 at the 2024 Nebula Conference in Pasadena, California.

 

Novel

• The Saint of Bright Doors, Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)
• The Water Outlaws, SL Huang (Tordotcom; Solaris UK)
• Translation State, Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• The Terraformers, Annalee Newitz (Tor; Orbit UK)
• Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon, Wole Talabi (DAW, Gollancz)
• Witch King, Martha Wells (Tordotcom)

Novella

• The Crane Husband, Kelly Barnhill (Tordotcom)
• “Linghun,” Ai Jiang (Linghun)
• Thornhedge, T Kingfisher (Tor Books; Titan UK)
• Untethered Sky, Fonda Lee (Tordotcom)
• The Mimicking of Known Successes, Malka Older (Tordotcom)
• Mammoths at the Gates, Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)

Novelette

• “A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair,” Renan Bernardo (Samovar 2/23)
• I Am AI, Ai Jiang (Shortwave)
• “The Year Without Sunshine,” Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny 11-12/23)
• “Imagine: Purple-Haired Girl Shooting Down The Moon,” Angela Liu (Clarkesworld 6/23)
• “Saturday’s Song,” Wole Talabi (Lightspeed 5/23)
• “Six Versions of My Brother Found Under the Bridge,” Eugenia Triantafyllou (Uncanny 9-10/23)

Short Story

• “Once Upon a Time at The Oakmont,” PA Cornell (Fantasy 10/23)
• “Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200,” RSA Garcia (Uncanny 7-8/23)
• “Window Boy,” Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld 8/23)
• “The Sound of Children Screaming,” Rachael K Jones (Nightmare 10/23)
• “Better Living Through Algorithms,” Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld 5/23)
• “Bad Doors,” John Wiswell (Uncanny 1-2/23)

Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

• To Shape a Dragon’s Breath, Moniquill Blackgoose (Del Rey)
• The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern, J Dianne Dotson (Android)
• Liberty’s Daughter, Naomi Kritzer (Fairwood)
• The Ghost Job, Greg van Eekhout (Harper)

Game Writing

• The Bread Must Rise, Stewart C Baker, James Beamon (Choice of Games)
• Alan Wake II, Sam Lake, Clay Murphy, Tyler Burton Smith, Sinikka Annala (Remedy Entertainment, Epic Games Publishing)
• Ninefox Gambit: Machineries of Empire Roleplaying Game, Yoon Ha Lee, Marie Brennan (Android)
• Dredge, Joel Mason (Black Salt Games, Team 17)
• Chants of Sennaar, Julien Moya, Thomas Panuel (Rundisc, Focus Entertainment)
• Baldur’s Gate 3, Adam Smith, Adrienne Law, Baudelaire Welch, Chrystal Ding, Ella McConnell, Ine Van Hamme, Jan Van Dosselaer, John Corocran, Kevin VanOrd, Lawrence Schick, Martin Docherty, Rachel Quirke, Ruairí Moore, Sarah Baylus, Stephen Rooney, Swen Vincke (Larian Studios)

Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• Nimona, Robert L Baird, Lloyd Taylor, Pamela Ribon, Marc Haimes, Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Keith Bunin, Nate Stevenson (Annapurna Animation, Annapurna Pictures)
• The Last of Us: “Long, Long Time,” Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin (HBOMax)
• Barbie, Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach (Warner Bros., Heyday Films, LuckyChap Entertainment)
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Michael Gilio, Chris McKay (Paramount Pictures, Entertainment One, Allspark Pictures)
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Dave Callaham (Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Avi Arad Productions)
• The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli, Toho Company)

Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

• Susan Cooper

Winners of the 2023 SFWA Nebula Awards Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the winners of this year’s Nebula Awards for works first published in 2022, along with the winners of the Ray Bradbury and Andre Norton Awards and special 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 game writing and best outstanding dramatic presentation.

The Nebula Awards were announced on May 14 2023.

 

Novel

• Babel, RF Kuang (Harper Voyager US; Harper Voyager UK)

 

Novella

• Even Though I Knew The End, CL Polk (Tordotcom)

 

Novelette

• “If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You”, John Chu (Uncanny 7–8/22)

 

Short Story

• “Rabbit Test”, Samantha Mills (Uncanny 11–12/22)

 

Game Writing

• Elden Ring, Hidetaka Miyazaki, George RR Martin (FromSoftware, Bandai Namco)

 

Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

• Ruby Finley vs the Interstellar Invasion, K Tempest Bradford (Farrar, Straus, Giroux)

 

Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• Everything Everywhere All At Once, Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (A24, AGBO, IAC Films)

SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

• Robin McKinley

SFWA Infinity Award, to posthumously honour acclaimed creators who passed away before they could be considered for a Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

• Octavia E Butler (posthumously)

Kevin J O'Donnell Jr Services To SFWA Award

• Mishell Baker

Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award, for significant contributions to the science fiction, fantasy, and related genres community

• Cerece Renee Murphy
• Greg Bear (posthumously)

Finalists for the 2023 SFWA Nebula Awards Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the finalists for this year’s Nebula Awards for works first published in 2022, along with contenders for 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 game writing and best outstanding dramatic presentation.

The Nebula Awards will be announced on May 14 2023.

 

Novel

• Legends & Lattes, Travis Baldree (Cryptid; Tor)
• Spear, Nicola Griffith (Tordotcom)
• Nettle and Bone, T Kingfisher (Tor; Titan UK)
• Babel, RF Kuang (Harper Voyager US; Harper Voyager UK)
• Nona the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir (Tordotcom)
• The Mountain in the Sea, Ray Nayler (MCD; Weidenfeld & Nicolson)

 

Novella

• A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, Becky Chambers (Tordotcom)
• “Bishop’s Opening”, RSA Garcia (Clarkesworld 1/22)
• I Never Liked You Anyway, Jordan Kurella (Vernacular)
• Even Though I Knew The End, CL Polk (Tordotcom)
• High Times in the Low Parliament, Kelly Robson (Tordotcom)

 

Novelette

• “If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You”, John Chu (Uncanny 7–8/22)
• “Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold”, SB Divya (Uncanny 5–6/22)
• “Murder by Pixel: Crime and Responsibility in the Digital Darkness”, SL Huang (Clarkesworld 12/22
• “A Dream of Electric Mothers”, Wole Talabi (Africa Risen)
• “The Prince of Salt and the Ocean’s Bargain”, Natalia Theodoridou (Uncanny 9/22)
• “We Built This City”, Marie Vibbert (Clarkesworld 6/22)

 

Short Story

• “Destiny Delayed”, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (Asimov’s 5–6/22)
• “Give Me English”, Ai Jiang (F&SF 5–6/22)
• “Rabbit Test”, Samantha Mills (Uncanny 11–12/22)
• “Douen”, Suzan Palumbo (The Dark 3/22)
• “Dick Pig”, Ian Muneshwar (Nightmare 1/22)
• “D.I.Y”, John Wiswell (Tor.com 8/24/22)

 

Game Writing

• Elden Ring, Hidetaka Miyazaki, George RR Martin (FromSoftware, Bandai Namco)
• Horizon Forbidden West, Ben McCaw, Anna Kitain (Guerilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Journeys through the Radiant Citadel, Ajit George, F Wesley Schneider, Justice Ramin Arman, Dominique Dickey, Basheer Ghouse, Alastor Guzman, D Fox Harrell, TK Johnson, Felice Tzehuei Kuan, Surena Marie, Mimi Mondal, Mario Ortegón, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, Pam Punzalan, Erin Roberts, Stephanie Yoon, Terry H Romero (Wizards of the Coast: Dungeons & Dragons 5th Ed.)
• Pentiment, Kate Dollarhyde, Zoe Franznick, Märten Rattasepp, Josh Sawyer (Obsidian Entertainment, Xbox Game Studios)
• Stray, Steven Lerner, Vivien Mermet-Guyenet, Colas Koola (BlueTwelve Studio, Annapurna Interactive)
• Vampire: The Masquerade - Sins of the Sires, Natalia Theodoridou (Choice of Games, Paradox Interactive)

 

Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

• Ruby Finley vs the Interstellar Invasion, K Tempest Bradford (Farrar, Straus, Giroux)
• The Scratch Daughters, HA Clarke (Erewhon)
• The Mirrorwood, Deva Fagan (Atheneum)
• The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester, Maya MacGregor (Astra Young Readers)
• Every Bird A Prince, Jenn Reese (Henry Holt)

 

Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• Andor: “One Way Out”, Beau Willimon (Lucasfilm, Disney+)
• Everything Everywhere All At Once, Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (A24, AGBO, IAC Films)
• Nope, Jordan Peele (Universal Pictures)
• Our Flag Means Death, David Jenkins, Eliza Jiménez Cossio, Zadry Ferrer-Geddes, William Meny, Maddie Dai, Alyssa Lane, John Mahone, Simone Nathan, Natalie Torres, Zackery Alexzander Stephens, Alex J Sherman, Jes Tom, Adam Stein, Yvonne Zima (Dive, HBO Max)
• The Sandman: Season 1, Neil Gaiman, Lauren Bello, Vanessa Benton, Mike Dringenberg, Sam Kieth, Catherine Smyth-McMullen, Heather Bellson, Jim Campolongo, Jay Franklin, Austin Guzman, Alexander Newman-Wise, Ameni Rozsa, David Goyer, Allan Heinberg (DC Entertainment, Netflix)
• Severance, Dan Erickson, Chris Black, Andrew Colville, Amanda Overton, Anna Ouyang Moench, Helen Leigh, Kari Drake, and Mark Friedman. (Endeavor Content, Red Hour Films, Apple TV+)

Winners of the 2022 SFWA Nebula Awards Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the finalists for this year’s Nebula Awards for works first published in 2021, along with 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 game writing and best outstanding dramatic presentation.

 

Novel

• A Master of Djinn, P Djèlí Clark (Tordotcom; Orbit UK) 

 

Novella

• And What Can We Offer You Tonight, Premee Mohamed (Neon Hemlock) 

 

Novelette

• “O2 Arena”, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (Galaxy’s Edge 11/21)

 

Short Story

• “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather”, Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny 3–4/21)

 

Game Writing

• Thirsty Sword Lesbians, April Kit Walsh, Whitney Delagio, Dominique Dickey, Jonaya Kemper, Alexis Sara, Rae Nedjadi (Evil Hat Games) 

 

Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

• A Snake Falls to Earth, Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido) 

 

Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• WandaVision: Season 1, Peter Cameron, Mackenzie Dohr, Laura Donney, Bobak Esfarjani, Megan McDonnell, Jac Schaeffer, Cameron Squires, Gretchen Enders, Chuck Hayward (Marvel Studios) 

 

SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

• Mercedes Lackey

 

Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award (for distinguished contributions to the science fiction and fantasy community)

• Arley Sorg
• Troy L Wiggins
• Petra Mayer (posthumous)

 

Kevin J O'Donnell Jr Award (for services to the SFWA)

• Colin Coyle

Finalists for the 2022 SFWA Nebula Awards Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the finalists for this year’s Nebula Awards for works first published in 2021, along with contenders for 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 game writing and best outstanding dramatic presentation.

The Nebula Awards will be announced on May 2022.

 

Novel

• The Unbroken, CL Clark (Orbit US; Orbit UK) 
• A Master of Djinn, P Djèlí Clark (Tordotcom; Orbit UK) 
• Machinehood, SB Divya (Saga) 
• A Desolation Called Peace, Arkady Martine (Tor; Tor UK) 
• Plague Birds, Jason Sanford (Apex)

 

Novella

• A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Becky Chambers (Tordotcom) 
• Fireheart Tiger, Aliette de Bodard (Tordotcom) 
• And What Can We Offer You Tonight, Premee Mohamed (Neon Hemlock) 
• Sun-Daughters, Sea-Daughters, Aimee Ogden (Tordotcom) 
• Flowers for the Sea, Zin E Rocklyn (Tordotcom) 
• The Necessity of Stars, E Catherine Tobler (Neon Hemlock)
• “The Giants of the Violet Sea”, Eugenia Triantafyllou (Uncanny 9–10/21)

 

Novelette

• “O2 Arena”, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (Galaxy’s Edge 11/21)
• “Just Enough Rain”, PH Lee (Giganotosaurus 5/21)
• “(emet)”, Lauren Ring (F&SF 7–8/21)
• “That Story Isn’t The Story”, John Wiswell (Uncanny 11–12/21)
• “Colors of the Immortal Palette”, Caroline M Yoachim (Uncanny 3–4/21)

 

Short Story

• “Mr. Death”, Alix E Harrow (Apex 2/21)
• “Proof by Induction”, José Pablo Iriarte (Uncanny 5–6/21)
• “Let All The Children Boogie”, Sam J Miller (Tor.com 1/6/21)
• “Laughter Among The Trees”, Suzan Palumbo (The Dark 2/21)
• “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather”, Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny 3–4/21)
• “For Lack of a Bed”, John Wiswell (Diabolical Plots 4/21)

 

Game Writing

• Coyote & Crow, Connor Alexander, William McKay, Weyodi Oldbear, Derek Pounds, Nico Albert, Riana Elliott, Diogo Nogueira, William Thompson (Coyote & Crow, LLC.) 
• Granma’s Hand, Balogun Ojetade (Balogun Ojetade, Roaring Lion Productions) 
• Thirsty Sword Lesbians, April Kit Walsh, Whitney Delagio, Dominique Dickey, Jonaya Kemper, Alexis Sara, Rae Nedjadi (Evil Hat Games) 
• Wanderhome, Jay Dragon (Possum Creek Games) 
• Wildermyth, Nate Austin, Anne Austin, Douglas Austin (Worldwalker Games, LLC)

 

Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

• Victories Greater Than Death, Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen; Titan) 
• Thornwood, Leah Cypess (Delacorte) 
• Redemptor, Jordan Ifueko (Amulet; Hot Key) 
• A Snake Falls to Earth, Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido) 
• Root Magic, Eden Royce (Walden Pond) 
• Iron Widow, Xiran Jay Zhao (Penguin Teen; Rock the Boat)

 

Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• Encanto, Charise Castro Smith, Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Jason Hand, Nancy Kruse, Lin-Manuel Miranda (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures) 
• The Green Knight, David Lowery (Sailor Bear, BRON Studios, A24) 
• Loki: Season 1, Bisha K. Ali, Elissa Karasik, Eric Martin, Michael Waldron, Tom Kauffman, Jess Dweck (Marvel Studios) 
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Dave Callaham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham (Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel Studios) 
• Space Sweepers, Jo Sung-hee 조성희 (Bidangil Pictures) 
• WandaVision: Season 1, Peter Cameron, Mackenzie Dohr, Laura Donney, Bobak Esfarjani, Megan McDonnell, Jac Schaeffer, Cameron Squires, Gretchen Enders, Chuck Hayward (Marvel Studios) 
• What We Do in the Shadows: Season 3, Jake Bender, Zach Dunn, Shana Gohd, Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil, William Meny, Sarah Naftalis, Stefani Robinson, Marika Sawyer, Paul Simms, Lauren Wells (FX Productions, Two Canoes Pictures, 343 Incorporated, FX Network)

Winners of the 2021 SFWA Nebula Awards Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the winners of this year’s Nebula Awards for works first published in 2020, 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 game writing and best outstanding dramatic presentation.

The Nebula Awards were announced on June 5 2021.

Novel

• Network Effect, Martha Wells (Tordotcom Publishing)

Novella

• Ring Shout, P. Djèlí Clark (Tordotcom Publishing)

Novelette

• “Two Truths and a Lie,” Sarah Pinsker (Tor.com 6/17/20)

Short Story

• “Open House on Haunted Hill,” John Wiswell (Diabolical Plots 6/15/20)

The Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

• A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking, T. Kingfisher (Argyll)

Game Writing

• Hades, Greg Kasavin (Supergiant)

The Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Drama Presentation

• The Good Place: “Whenever You’re Ready,” Michael Schur (NBC)

Finalists for the 2021 SFWA Nebula Awards Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the finalists for this year’s Nebula Awards for works first published in 2020, along with contenders for 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 game writing and best outstanding dramatic presentation.

The Nebula Awards will be announced on June 5 2021.

Novel

• Piranesi, Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury)
• The City We Became, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)
• Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey)
• The Midnight Bargain, C.L. Polk (Erewhon)
• Black Sun, Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga)
• Network Effect, Martha Wells (Tordotcom Publishing)

Novella

• “Tower of Mud and Straw,” Yaroslav Barsukov (Metaphorosis)
• Finna, Nino Cipri (Tordotcom Publishing)
• Ring Shout, P. Djèlí Clark (Tordotcom Publishing)
• “Ife-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon,” Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora, Aurelia Leo)
• The Four Profound Weaves, R.B. Lemberg (Tachyon)
• Riot Baby, Tochi Onyebuchi (Tordotcom Publishing)

Novelette

• “Stepsister,” Leah Cypess (F&SF 5-6/20)
• “The Pill,” Meg Elison (Big Girl, PM Press)
• “Burn or the Episodic Life of Sam Wells as a Super,” A.T. Greenblatt (Uncanny 5-6/20)
• “Two Truths and a Lie,” Sarah Pinsker (Tor.com 6/17/20)
• “Where You Linger,” Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam (Uncanny 1-2/20)
• “Shadow Prisons,” Caroline M. Yoachim (serialized in the Dystopia Triptych series as “The Shadow Prison Experiment,” “Shadow Prisons of the Mind,” and “The Shadow Prisoner’s Dilemma,” Broad Reach Publishing + Adamant Press)

Short Story

• “Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse,” Rae Carson (Uncanny 1-2/20)
• “Advanced Word Problems in Portal Math,” Aimee Picchi (Daily Science Fiction 1/3/20)
• “A Guide for Working Breeds,” Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Made to Order: Robots and Revolution, Solaris)
• “The Eight-Thousanders,” Jason Sanford (Asimov’s 9-10/20)
• “My Country Is a Ghost,” Eugenia Triantafyllou (Uncanny 1-2/20)
• “Open House on Haunted Hill,” John Wiswell (Diabolical Plots 6/15/20)

The Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

• Raybearer, Jordan Ifueko (Amulet)
• Elatsoe, Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido)
• A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking, T. Kingfisher (Argyll)
• A Game of Fox & Squirrels, Jenn Reese (Holt)
• Star Daughter, Shveta Thakrar (HarperTeen)

Game Writing

• Blaseball, Stephen Bell, Joel Clark, Sam Rosenthal (The Game Band)
• Hades, Greg Kasavin (Supergiant)
• Kentucky Route Zero, Jake Elliott (Cardboard Computer)
• The Luminous Underground, Phoebe Barton (Choice of Games)
• Scents & Semiosis, Sam Kabo Ashwell, Cat Manning, Caleb Wilson, Yoon Ha Lee (Self)
• Spiritfarer, Nicolas Guérin, Maxime Monast, Alex Tommi-Morin (Thunder Lotus Games)

The Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Drama Presentation

• Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, Christina Hodson (Warner Bros. Pictures/DC Entertainment)
• The Expanse: “Gaugamela,” Dan Nowak (Amazon)
• The Good Place: “Whenever You’re Ready,” Michael Schur (NBC)
• Lovecraft Country Season 1, Misha Green, Shannon Houston, Kevin Lau, Wes Taylor, Ihuoma Ofordire, Jonathan I. Kidd, Sonya Winton-Odamtten (HBO Max)
• The Mandalorian: “The Tragedy,” Jon Favreau (Disney+)
• The Old Guard, Greg Rucka (Netflix)

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

Finalists for the 2020 SFWA Nebula Awards Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the finalists for this year’s Nebula Awards for works first published in 2019, along with contenders for 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 includes a brand new award for Game Writing.

The Nebula Awards Ceremony will stream live at 5pm PT on May 30.

Novel

• Marque of Caine, Charles E Gannon (Baen)
• The Ten Thousand Doors of January, Alix E Harrow (Redhook; Orbit UK)
• A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine (Tor)
• Gods of Jade and Shadow, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey; Jo Fletcher)
• Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir (Tor.com Publishing)
• A Song for a New Day, Sarah Pinsker (Berkley)

Novella

• “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom”, Ted Chiang (Exhalation)
• The Haunting of Tram Car 015, P Djèlí Clark (Tor.com Publishing)
• This Is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone (Saga)
• Her Silhouette, Drawn in Water, Vylar Kaftan (Tor.com Publishing)
• The Deep, Rivers Solomon, with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson & Jonathan Snipes (Saga)
• Catfish Lullaby, AC Wise (Broken Eye)

Novelette

• “A Strange Uncertain Light”, GV Anderson (F&SF July-August 2019)
• “For He Can Creep”, Siobhan Carroll (Tor.com July 10 2019)
• “His Footsteps, Through Darkness and Light”, Mimi Mondal (Tor.com January 23 2019)
• “The Blur in the Corner of Your Eye”, Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny July-August 2019)
• Carpe Glitter, Cat Rambo (Meerkat)
• “The Archronology of Love”, Caroline M Yoachim (Lightspeed April 2019)

Short Story

• “Give the Family My Love”, AT Greenblatt (Clarkesworld February 2019)
• “The Dead, In Their Uncontrollable Power”, Karen Osborne (Uncanny March-April 2019)
• “And Now His Lordship Is Laughing”, Shiv Ramdas (Strange Horizons September 9 2019)
• “Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island”, Nibedita Sen (Nightmare May 2019)
• “A Catalog of Storms”, Fran Wilde (Uncanny January-February 2019)
• “How the Trick Is Done”, AC Wise (Uncanny July-August 2019)

Game Writing

• Outer Wilds, Kelsey Beachum (Mobius Digital)
• The Outer Worlds, Leonard Boyarsky, Megan Starks, Kate Dollarhyde, Chris L’Etoile (Obsidian Entertainment)
• The Magician’s Workshop, Kate Heartfield (Choice of Games)
• Disco Elysium, Robert Kurvitz (ZA/UM)
• Fate Accessibility Toolkit, Elsa Sjunneson-Henry (Evil Hat Productions) 

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

• Sal and Gabi Break the Universe, Carlos Hernandez (Disney Hyperion)
• Catfishing on CatNet, Naomi Kritzer (Tor Teen)
• Dragon Pearl, Yoon Ha Lee (Disney Hyperion)
• Peasprout Chen: Battle of Champions, Henry Lien (Holt)
• Cog, Greg van Eekhout (Harper)
• Riverland, Fran Wilde (Amulet)

The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• Avengers: Endgame, Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (Marvel Studios)
• Captain Marvel, Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck & Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Marvel Studios)
• Good Omens: “Hard Times”, Neil Gaiman (Amazon Studios/BBC Studios)
• The Mandalorian: “The Child”, Jon Favreau (Disney+)
• Russian Doll: “The Way Out”, Allison Silverman and Leslye Headland (Netflix)
• Watchmen: “A God Walks into Abar”, Jeff Jensen & Damon Lindelof (HBO)

Winners of the 2019 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 2018, along with contenders for 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.

The Nebula Awards Ceremony was held from Thursday May 16 through Sunday May 19 at the Marriott Warner Center in Woodland Hills, CA.

Novel

• 'The Calculating Stars', Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)

Novella

• 'The Tea Master and the Detective', Aliette de Bodard (Subterranean)

Novelette

• 'The Only Harmless Great Thing', Brooke Bolander (Tor.com Publishing)

Short Story

• 'The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington', Phenderson Djèlí Clark (Fireside Feb. 2018)

Game Writing

• 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch', Charlie Brooker (House of Tomorrow & Netflix)

The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse' (Screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman)

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

• 'Children of Blood and Bone', Tomi Adeyemi (Henry Holt; Macmillan)

The Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award for individuals who have made a significant impact in the science fiction and fantasy field

• Neil Clarke
• Nisi Shawl

The 35th Damon Knight Grand Master

• William Gibson

Finalists for the 2019 SFWA Nebula Awards Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the finalists for this year’s Nebula Awards for works first published in 2018, along with contenders for 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.

The Nebula Awards Ceremony will be held from Thursday May 16 through Sunday May 19 at the Marriott Warner Center in Woodland Hills, CA.

Novel

• 'The Calculating Stars', Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)
• 'The Poppy War', RF Kuang (Harper Voyager US; Harper Voyager UK)
• 'Blackfish City', Sam J Miller (Ecco; Orbit UK)
• 'Spinning Silver', Naomi Novik (Del Rey; Macmillan)
• 'Witchmark', CL Polk (Tor.com Publishing)
• 'Trail of Lightning', Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga)

Novella

• 'Fire Ant', Jonathan P Brazee (Semper Fi)
• 'The Black God’s Drums', P. Djèlí Clark (Tor.com Publishing)
• 'The Tea Master and the Detective', Aliette de Bodard (Subterranean)
• 'Alice Payne Arrives', Kate Heartfield (Tor.com Publishing)
• 'Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach', Kelly Robson (Tor.com Publishing)
• 'Artificial Condition', Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)

Novelette

• 'The Only Harmless Great Thing', Brooke Bolander (Tor.com Publishing)
• 'The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections', Tina Connolly (Tor.com July 11 2018)
• 'An Agent of Utopia', Andy Duncan (An Agent of Utopia)
• 'The Substance of My Lives, the Accidents of Our Births', José Pablo Iriarte (Lightspeed Jan. 2018)
• 'The Rule of Three', Lawrence M Schoen (Future Science Fiction Digest Dec. 2018)
• 'Messenger', Yudhanjaya Wijeratne and RR Virdi (Expanding Universe, Volume 4)

Short Story

• 'Interview for the End of the World', Rhett C Bruno (Bridge Across the Stars)
• 'The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington', Phenderson Djèlí Clark (Fireside Feb. 2018)
• 'Going Dark', Richard Fox (Backblast Area Clear)
• 'And Yet', AT Greenblatt (Uncanny Mar-Apr. 2018)
• 'A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies', Alix E Harrow (Apex Feb. 6 2018)
• 'The Court Magician', Sarah Pinsker (Lightspeed Jan. 2018)

Game Writing

• 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch', Charlie Brooker (House of Tomorrow & Netflix)
• 'The Road to Canterbury', Kate Heartfield (Choice of Games)
• 'God of War', Matt Sophos, Richard Zangrande Gaubert, Cory Barlog, Orion Walker, and Adam Dolin (Santa Monica Studio/Sony/Interactive Entertainment)
• 'Rent-A-Vice', Natalia Theodoridou (Choice of Games)
• 'The Martian Job', M. Darusha Wehm (Choice of Games)

The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• 'The Good Place: Jeremy Bearimy' (Written by Megan Amram)
• 'Black Panther' (Written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole)
• 'A Quiet Place' (Screenplay by John Krasinski, Bryan Woods, and Scott Beck)
• 'Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse' (Screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman)
• 'Dirty Computer' (Written by Janelle Monáe and Chuck Lightning)
• 'Sorry To Bother You' (Written by Boots Riley)

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

• 'Children of Blood and Bone', Tomi Adeyemi (Henry Holt; Macmillan)
• 'Aru Shah and the End of Time', Roshani Chokshi (Rick Riordan Presents)
• 'A Light in the Dark', AK DuBoff (BDL)
• 'Tess of the Road', Rachel Hartman (Random House)
• 'Dread Nation', Justina Ireland (Balzer + Bray)
• 'Peasprout Chen: Future Legend of Skate and Sword', Henry Lien (Henry Holt)

The 2017 SFWA Nebula Award Winners Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the winners for the 52nd annual Nebula Awards, along with 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.

The Nebula Awards Ceremony was held from Thursday May 17 through Sunday May 20 at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center.

Novel

• The Stone Sky, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)

Novella

• All Systems Red, Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)

Novelette

• “A Human Stain”, Kelly Robson (Tor.com, January 4 2017)

Short Story

• “Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™”, Rebecca Roanhorse (Apex, August 2017)

The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• Get Out (Written by Jordan Peele)

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

• The Art of Starving, Sam J Miller (HarperTeen)

The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

• Peter S Beagle

The Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award 

in recognition of distinguished contributions to the science fiction and fantasy community

• Gardner Dozois
• Sheila Williams

The 2017 SFWA Nebula Award Nominees Announced

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the finalists for this year’s Nebula Awards, along with contenders for 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.

The Nebula Awards Ceremony will be held from Thursday May 17 through Sunday May 20 at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center.

Novel

• Amberlough, Lara Elena Donnelly (Tor)
• The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, Theodora Goss (Saga)
• Spoonbenders, Daryl Gregory (Knopf; riverrun)
• The Stone Sky, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Six Wakes, Mur Lafferty (Orbit US)
• Jade City, Fonda Lee (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Autonomous, Annalee Newitz (Tor; Orbit UK 2018)

Novella

• River of Teeth, Sarah Gailey (Tor.com Publishing)
• Passing Strange, Ellen Klages (Tor.com Publishing)
• “And Then There Were (N-One)”, Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny 3-4/17)
• Barry’s Deal, Lawrence M. Schoen (NobleFusion Press)
• All Systems Red, Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)
• The Black Tides of Heaven, JY Yang (Tor.com Publishing)

Novelette

• “Dirty Old Town”, Richard Bowes (F&SF 5-6/17)
• “Weaponized Math”, Jonathan P. Brazee (The Expanding Universe, Vol. 3)
• “Wind Will Rove”, Sarah Pinsker (Asimov’s 9-10/17)
• “A Series of Steaks”, Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Clarkesworld 1/17)
• “A Human Stain”, Kelly Robson (Tor.com 1/4/17)
• “Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time”, K.M. Szpara (Uncanny 5-6/17)

Short Story

• “Fandom for Robots”, Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Uncanny 9-10/17)
• “Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™”, Rebecca Roanhorse (Apex 8/17)
• “Utopia, LOL?”, Jamie Wahls (Strange Horizons 6/5/17)
• “Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand”, Fran Wilde (Uncanny 9-10/17)
• “The Last Novelist (or A Dead Lizard in the Yard)”, Matthew Kressel (Tor.com 3/15/17)
• “Carnival Nine”, Caroline M. Yoachim (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 5/11/17)

The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• Get Out (Written by Jordan Peele)
• The Good Place: “Michael’s Gambit” (Written by Michael Schur)
• Logan (Screenplay by Scott Frank, James Mangold, and Michael Green)
• The Shape of Water (Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro & Vanessa Taylor)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Written by Rian Johnson)
• Wonder Woman (Screenplay by Allan Heinberg)

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

• Exo, Fonda Lee (Scholastic Press)
• Weave a Circle Round, Kari Maaren (Tor)
• The Art of Starving, Sam J. Miller (HarperTeen)
• Want, Cindy Pon (Simon Pulse)

2016 Nebula Awards Winners Announced

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the winners for this year’s Nebula Awards for works published in 2016, along with 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.

Best Novel

• 'All the Birds in the Sky', Charlie Jane Anders (Tor; Titan)

Best Novella

• 'Every Heart a Doorway', Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)

Best Novelette

• 'The Long Fall Up', William Ledbetter (F&SF May/June 2016)

Best Short Story

• 'Seasons of Glass and Iron', Amal El-Mohtar (The Starlit Wood)

Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• 'Arrival', Directed by Denis Villeneuve, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer, 21 Laps Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment/Lava Bear Films/Xenolinguistics

Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy

• 'Arabella of Mars', David D. Levine (Tor)

The 2016 SFWA Nebula Awards Finalists Announced

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have announced the finalists for this year’s Nebula Awards, along with contenders for 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.

The Nebula Awards Ceremony will be held from Thursday, May 18 through Sunday, May 21 at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center.

Best Novel

• 'All the Birds in the Sky', Charlie Jane Anders (Tor; Titan)
• 'Borderline', Mishell Baker (Saga)
• 'The Obelisk Gate', N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• 'Ninefox Gambit', Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
• 'Everfair', Nisi Shawl (Tor)

Best Novella

• 'Runtime', S.B. Divya (Tor.com Publishing)
• 'The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe', Kij Johnson (Tor.com Publishing)
• 'The Ballad of Black Tom', Victor LaValle (Tor.com Publishing)
• 'Every Heart a Doorway', Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
• 'The Liar', John P. Murphy (F&SF 3-4/16)
• 'A Taste of Honey', Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com Publishing)

Best Novelette

• 'The Long Fall Up', William Ledbetter (F&SF May/June 2016)
• 'Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea', Sarah Pinsker (Lightspeed February 2016)
• 'Red in Tooth and Cog', Cat Rambo (F&SF March/April 2016)
• 'Blood Grains Speak Through Memories', Jason Sanford (Beneath Ceaseless Skies March 2016)
• 'The Jewel and Her Lapidary', Fran Wilde (Tor.com Publishing)
• 'You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay', Alyssa Wong (Uncanny May/June 2016)

Best Short Story

• 'Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies', Brooke Bolander (Uncanny November/December 2016)
• 'Seasons of Glass and Iron', Amal El-Mohtar (The Starlit Wood)
• 'Sabbath Wine', Barbara Krasnoff (Clockwork Phoenix 5)
• 'Things With Beards', Sam J. Miller (Clarkesworld June 2016)
• 'This Is Not a Wardrobe Door', A. Merc Rustad (Fireside Magazine January 2016)
• 'A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers', Alyssa Wong (Tor.com March 2016)
• 'Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station│Hours Since the Last Patient Death: 0', Caroline M. Yoachim (Lightspeed March 2016)

Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• 'Arrival', Directed by Denis Villeneuve, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer, 21 Laps Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment/Lava Bear Films/Xenolinguistics
• 'Doctor Strange', Directed by Scott Derrickson, Screenplay by Scott Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill, Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures
• 'Kubo and the Two Strings', Directed by Travis Knight, Screenplay by Mark Haimes & Chris Butler; Laika Entertainment
• 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story', Directed by Gareth Edwards, Written by Chris Weitz & Tony Gilroy; Lucusfilm/ Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures
• 'Westworld: The Bicameral Mind', Directed by Jonathan Nolan, Written by Lisa Joy & Jonathan Nolan; HBO
• 'Zootopia', Directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore, & Jared Bush, Screenplay by Jared Bush & Phil Johnston; Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios

Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy

• 'The Girl Who Drank the Moon', Kelly Barnhill (Algonquin Young Readers)
• 'The Star-Touched Queen', Roshani Chokshi (St. Martin’s)
• 'The Lie Tree', Frances Hardinge (Macmillan UK; Abrams)
• 'Arabella of Mars', David D. Levine (Tor)
• 'Railhead', Philip Reeve (Oxford University Press; Switch)
• 'Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies', Lindsay Ribar (Kathy Dawson Books)
• 'The Evil Wizard Smallbone', Delia Sherman (Candlewick)

2015 Nebula Awards Winners

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

The Nebula Awards Ceremony were held at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Illinois, May 14, 2016.

Best Novel

• 'Uprooted', Naomi Novik (Del Rey)

Best Novella

• 'Binti', Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com)

Best Novelette

• 'Our Lady of the Open Road', Sarah Pinsker (Asimov’s June 2015)

Best Short Story

• 'Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers', Alyssa Wong (Nightmare October 2015)

Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• 'Mad Max: Fury Road', Written by George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nick Lathouris

Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy

• 'Updraft', Fran Wilde (Tor)

Damon Knight Grand Master Honouree

• CJ Cherryh