Read Nebula Awards Showcase 2016 Online
Authors: Mercedes Lackey
Script:
Serenity
by Joss Whedon
Grand Master: Harlan Ellison
Author Emeritus: William F. Nolan
2006
Novel:
Seeker
by Jack McDevitt
Novella: “Burn” by James Patrick Kelly
Novelette: “Two Hearts” by Peter S. Beagle
Short Story: “Echo” by Elizabeth Hand
Script:
Howl's Moving Castle
by Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt
Andre Norton Award:
Magic or Madness
by Justine Larbalestier
Grand Master: James Gunn
Author Emeritus: D. G. Compton
2007
Novel:
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
by Michael Chabon
Novella: “Fountain of Age” by Nancy Kress
Novelette: “The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate” by Ted Chiang
Short Story: “Always” by Karen Joy Fowler
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
Grand Master: Michael Moorcock
Author Emeritus: Ardath Mayhar
SFWA Service Awards: Melisa Michaels and Graham P. Collins
2008
Novel:
Powers
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Novella: “The Spacetime Pool” by Catherine Asaro
Novelette: “Pride and Prometheus” by John Kessel
Short Story: “Trophy Wives” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Script:
WALL-E
by Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon. Original story by Andrew Stanton and Pete Docter
Andre Norton Award:
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
Grand Master: Harry Harrison
Author Emeritus: M. J. Engh
Solstice Award: Kate Wilhelm, Martin H. Greenberg, and the late Algis Budrys
SFWA Service Award: Victoria Strauss
2009
Novel:
The Windup Girl
by Paolo Bacigalupi
Novella: “The Women of Nell Gwynne's” by Kage Baker
Novelette: “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast” by Eugie Foster
Short Story: “Spar” by Kij Johnson
Ray Bradbury Award:
District 9
by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
Andre Norton Award:
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
by Catherynne M. Valente
Grand Master: Joe Haldeman
Author Emeritus: Neal Barrett Jr.
Solstice Award: Tom Doherty, Terri Windling, and the late Donald A. Wollheim
SFWA Service Awards: Vonda N. McIntyre and Keith Stokes
2010
Novel:
Blackout/All Clear
by Connie Willis
Novella: “The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen's Window” by Rachel Swirsky
Novelette: “That Leviathan Whom Thou Hast Made” by Eric James Stone
Short Story: “Ponies” by Kij Johnson and “How Interesting: A Tiny Man” by Harlan Ellison (tie)
Ray Bradbury Award:
Inception
by Christopher Nolan
Andre Norton Award:
I Shall Wear Midnight
, by Terry Pratchett
2011
Novel:
Among Others
, Jo Walton
Novella: ”The Man Who Bridged the Mist,” Kij Johnson
Novelette: ”What We Found,” Geoff Ryman
Short Story: ”The Paper Menagerie,” Ken Liu
Ray Bradbury Award:
Doctor Who
: “The Doctor's Wife” by Neil Gaiman (writer), Richard Clark (director)
Andre Norton Award:
The Freedom Maze
by Delia Sherman
Damon Knight Grand Master Award: Connie Willis
Solstice Award: Octavia Butler (posthumous) and John Clute
SFWA Service Award: Bud Webster
2012
Novel:
2312
by Kim Stanley Robinson
Novella:
After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall
by Nancy Kress
Novelette: “Close Encounters” by Andy Duncan
Short Story: “Immersion” by Aliette de Bodard
Ray Bradbury Award:
Beasts of the Southern Wild
; Benh Zeitlin, director; Benh Zeitlin & Lucy Abilar, writers
Andre Norton Award:
Fair Coin
by E. C. Myers
2013
Novel:
Ancillary Justice
by Ann Leckie
Novella: “The Weight of the Sunrise” by Vylar Kaftan
Novelette: “The Waiting Stars” by Aliete de Bodard
Short Story: “If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love” by Rachel Swirsky
Ray Bradbury Award:
Gravity
; Alfonso Cuarón, director; Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón, writers
Andre Norton Award:
Sister Mine
by Nalo Hopkinson
Damon Knight Grand Master Award: Samuel R. Delany
2013 Distinguished Guest: Frank M. Robinson
Kevin O'Donnell Jr. Service to SFWA Award: Michael Armstrong
2014
Novel:
Annihilation
by Jeff VanderMeer
Novella:
Yesterday's Kin
by Nancy Kress
Novelette: “A Guide to the Fruits of Hawai'i” by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Short Story: “Jackalope Wives” by Ursula Vernon
Ray Bradbury Award:
Guardians of the Galaxy
, James Gunn and Nicole Perlman, writers
Andre Norton Award:
Love Is the Drug,
Alaya Dawn Johnson
Damon Knight Grand Master Award: Larry Niven
Solstice Award: Joanna Russ (posthumous), Stanley Schmidt
Kevin O'Donnell Jr. Service to SFWA Award: Jeffry Dwight
ABOUT THE EDITOR
Mercedes Lackey
is a full-time writer and has published numerous novels and works of short fiction, including the bestselling Heralds of Valdemar and Elemental Masters series. She is also a professional lyricist and a licensed wild bird rehabilitator. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband, artist Larry Dixon, and their flock of parrots.
ABOUT THE COVER ARTIST
Reiko Murakami
is an illustrator and concept artist who specializes in creature design and surreal horror illustrations. In 2015, she was nominated for a Chesley Award. She is also known as raqmo, and has worked for companies such as Hobby Japan, Square Enix, Capcom, INEI, and Harmonix. Her work has been published in
Exposé 11
and
2DArtist Magazine
, and she has been featured in the Japanese Digital Art Masters Gallery on the 3DTotal Japan website. More of her work can be seen at
reikomurakami.com
and
facebook.com/raqmoful
.