Awards & Winners

Nebula Award for Best Novella

Nebula Awards

The Nebula Awards are given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for the best science fiction or fantasy fiction published in the United States during the previous year. The award has been described as one of "the most important of the American science fiction awards" and "the science-fiction and fantasy equivalent" of the Emmy Awards. The Nebula Award for Best Novella is given each year for science fiction or fantasy novellas published in English or translated into English and released in the United States or on the internet during the previous calendar year. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a novella if it is between 17,500 and 40,000 words; awards are also given out for pieces of longer lengths in the novel category, and for shorter lengths in the short story and novelette categories. The Nebula Award for Best Novella has been awarded annually since 1966. Novellas published by themselves are eligible for the novel award instead if the author requests them to be considered as such. Nebula Award nominees and winners are chosen by members of the SFWA, though the authors of the nominees do not need to be members. Works are nominated each year between November 15 and February 15 by published authors who are members of the organization, and the six works that receive the most nominations then form the final ballot, with additional nominees possible in the case of ties. Members may then vote on the ballot throughout March, and the final results are presented at the Nebula Awards ceremony in May. Authors are not permitted to nominate their own works, and ties in the final vote are broken, if possible, by the number of nominations the works received. The rules were changed to their current format in 2009. Previously, the eligibility period for nominations was defined as one year after the publication date of the work, which allowed the possibility for works to be nominated in the calendar year after their publication and then be awarded in the calendar year after that. Works were added to a preliminary list for the year if they had ten or more nominations, which were then voted on to create a final ballot, to which the SFWA organizing panel was also allowed to add an additional work.
Date Established : 1966

Check all the winners of Nebula Award for Best Novella presented under Nebula Awards since 1965 .


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Vylar Kaftan

Honored for : The Weight of the Sunrise

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Andy Duncan Wakulla Springs
Ellen Klages Wakulla Springs
Vylar Kaftan The Weight of the Sunrise
Nancy Kress Annabel Lee
Veronica Schanoes Burning Girls
Lawrence M. Schoen Trial of the Century
Catherynne M. Valente Six-Gun Snow White

Nancy Kress

Honored for : After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nancy Kress After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall
Aliette de Bodard On a Red Station, Drifting
Lawrence M. Schoen Barry's Tale
Robert Reed Katabasis
Ken Liu All the Flavors
Jay Lake The Stars Do Not Lie

Kij Johnson

Honored for : The Man Who Bridged the Mist

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kij Johnson The Man Who Bridged the Mist
Adam-Troy Castro With Unclean Hands
Ken Liu The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary
Carolyn Ives Gilman The Ice Owl
Catherynne M. Valente Silently and Very Fast
Mary Robinette Kowal Kiss Me Twice

Rachel Swirsky

Honored for : The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rachel Swirsky The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window
Geoffrey A. Landis The Sultan of the Clouds
Ted Chiang The Lifecycle of Software Objects
Paolo Bacigalupi The Alchemist
J. Kathleen Cheney Iron Shoes
Paul Park Ghosts Doing the Orange Dance

Kage Baker

Honored for : The Women of Nell Gwynne's

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James K. Morrow Shambling Towards Hiroshima
John Scalzi The God Engines
Kage Baker The Women of Nell Gwynne's
Carolyn Ives Gilman Arkfall
Jason Sanford Sublimation Angels
Nancy Kress Act One

Catherine Asaro

Honored for : The Spacetime Pool

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Catherine Asaro The Spacetime Pool
Gregory Benford Dark Heaven
Kelley Eskridge Dangerous Space
Charles Coleman Finlay The Political Prisoner
Vera Nazarian The Duke in His Castle

Nancy Kress

Honored for : Fountain of Age

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Matt Hughes The Helper and His Hero
Bruce Sterling Kiosk
Judith Berman Awakening
Nancy Kress Fountain of Age
Gene Wolfe Memorare
Lucius Shepard Stars Seen Through Stone

James Patrick Kelly

Honored for : Burn

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Patrick Kelly Burn
Paul Melko The Walls of the Universe
Michael A. Burstein Sanctuary
William Shunn Inclination

Kelly Link

Honored for : Magic for Beginners

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kelly Link Magic for Beginners
Albert E. Cowdrey The Tribes of Bela
Robert J. Sawyer Identity Theft
Paul Witcover Left of the Dial
Bud Sparhawk Clay's Pride

Walter Jon Williams

Honored for : The Green Leopard Plague

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Catherine Asaro Walk in Silence
Walter Jon Williams The Green Leopard Plague
Connie Willis Just Like the Ones We Used to Know
Adam-Troy Castro The Tangled Strings of the Marionettes
Vernor Vinge The Cookie Monster

Neil Gaiman

Honored for : Coraline

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ian R. MacLeod Breathmoss
Kage Baker The Empress of Mars
John Kessel Stories for Men
Neil Gaiman Coraline
Eleanor Arnason The Potter of Bones

Richard Chwedyk

Honored for : Bronte's Egg

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Coleman Finlay The Political Officer
Andy Duncan The Chief Designer
Richard Chwedyk Bronte's Egg
Adam-Troy Castro Sunday Night Yams at Minnie and Earl's
Bud Sparhawk Magic's Price

Jack Williamson

Honored for : The Ultimate Earth

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lucius Shepard Radiant Green Star
Brenda Clough May Be Some Time
Catherine Asaro A Roll of the Dice
Jack Williamson The Ultimate Earth
Jack Dann The Diamond Pit

Linda Nagata

Honored for : Goddesses

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jonathan Lethem Ninety Percent of Everything
James Patrick Kelly Ninety Percent of Everything
John Kessel Ninety Percent of Everything
Andy Duncan Fortitude
Lucius Shepard Crocodile Rock
Walter Jon Williams Argonautica
Linda Nagata Goddesses
Mike Resnick Hunting the Snark

Ted Chiang

Honored for : Story of Your Life

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Andy Duncan The Executioners' Guild
Michael A. Burstein Reality Check
Adam-Troy Castro The Astronaut from Wyoming
Jerry Oltion The Astronaut from Wyoming
David Marusek The Wedding Album
L. Timmel Duchamp Living Trust
Ted Chiang Story of Your Life

Sheila Finch

Honored for : Reading the Bones

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Eliot Fintushel Izzy and the Father of Terror
Geoffrey A. Landis Ecopoiesis
David Gerrold Jumping Off the Planet
Sheila Finch Reading the Bones
Avram Davidson The Boss in the Wall, A Treatise on the House Devil
Grania Davis The Boss in the Wall, A Treatise on the House Devil
Catherine Asaro Aurora in Four Voices

Jerry Oltion

Honored for : Abandon in Place

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Adam-Troy Castro The Funeral March of the Marionettes
Bud Sparhawk Primrose and Thorn
Robert Reed Chrysalis
Allen Steele \u2026Where Angels Fear to Tread
Paul Levinson Loose Ends
Jerry Oltion Abandon in Place

Jack Dann

Honored for : Da Vinci Rising

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Dann Da Vinci Rising
Jack McDevitt Time Travelers Never Die
Ursula K. Le Guin A Woman's Liberation
Maureen F. McHugh The Cost to Be Wise
George R. R. Martin Blood of the Dragon
Allen Steele The Death of Captain Future

Elizabeth Hand

Honored for : Last Summer at Mars Hill

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nicola Griffith Yaguara
Elizabeth Hand Last Summer at Mars Hill
Susan Shwartz Bibi
Mike Resnick Bibi
Gregory Benford Soon Comes Night
Brian Stableford Mortimer Gray's History of Death

Mike Resnick

Honored for : Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Swanwick Cold Iron
Harlan Ellison Mefisto in Onyx
Nina Kiriki Hoffman Haunted Humans
Geoff Ryman Fan
Ursula K. Le Guin Forgiveness Day
Mike Resnick Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge

Jack Cady

Honored for : The Night We Buried Road Dog

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Walter Jon Williams Wall, Stone, Craft
G. David Nordley Into the Miranda Rift
Jack Cady The Night We Buried Road Dog
Nancy Kress Dancing on Air
Kate Wilhelm Naming the Flowers
Ray Aldridge The Beauty Addict

James K. Morrow

Honored for : City of Truth

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James K. Morrow City of Truth
Lucius Shepard Barnacle Bill the Spacer
Bradley Denton The Territory
Michael Swanwick Griffin's Egg
Lee Goodloe Contact
Jerry Oltion Contact
Emma Bull Silver or Gold
Maureen F. McHugh Protection

Nancy Kress

Honored for : Beggars in Spain

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mike Resnick Bully!
Pauline Ashwell Man Opening a Door
Kristine Kathryn Rusch The Gallery of His Dreams
Nancy Kress Beggars in Spain
Connie Willis Jack
Michael Bishop Apartheid, Superstrings, and Mordecai Thubana

Joe Haldeman

Honored for : The Hemingway Hoax

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Patrick Kelly Mr. Boy
Pat Cadigan Fool to Believe
Joe Haldeman The Hemingway Hoax
Pat Murphy Bones
Lois McMaster Bujold Weatherman

Lois McMaster Bujold

Honored for : The Mountains of Mourning

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Judith Moffett Tiny Tango
Lois McMaster Bujold The Mountains of Mourning
Howard Waldrop A Dozen Tough Jobs
Robin Hobb A Touch of Lavender
George Alec Effinger Marîd Changes His Mind
John Crowley Great Work of Time

Connie Willis

Honored for : The Last of the Winnebagos

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lucius Shepard The Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter
Norman Spinrad Journals of the Plague Years
Connie Willis The Last of the Winnebagos
Walter Jon Williams Surfacing
Jane Yolen The Devil's Arithmetic
Bradley Denton The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians

Kim Stanley Robinson

Honored for : The Blind Geometer

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Walter Jon Williams Witness
Robert Silverberg The Secret Sharer
Geoff Ryman The Unconquered Country
John M. Ford Fugue State
Keith Roberts The Tiger Sweater
Kim Stanley Robinson The Blind Geometer

Lucius Shepard

Honored for : R&R

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Silverberg Gilgamesh in the Outback
Gregory Benford Newton Sleep
Kim Stanley Robinson Escape from Kathmandu
F. Paul Wilson Dydeetown Girl
Lucius Shepard R&R

Robert Silverberg

Honored for : Sailing to Byzantium

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Tiptree, Jr. The Only Neat Thing to Do
Kim Stanley Robinson Green Mars
Robert Silverberg Sailing to Byzantium
Bruce Sterling Green Days in Brunei
Kate Wilhelm The Gorgon Field
Roger Zelazny 24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai

John Varley

Honored for : Press Enter

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Frederik Pohl The Greening of Bed-Stuy
Michael Swanwick Marrow Death
Lucius Shepard A Traveler's Tale
Nancy Kress Trinity
John Varley Press Enter
Avram Davidson Young Doctor Eszterhazy

Greg Bear

Honored for : Hardfought

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Bishop The Gospel According to Gamaliel Crucis
Robert Silverberg Homefaring
Avram Davidson Eszterhazy and the Autogóndola-Invention
Michael Bishop Her Habiline Husband
Vonda N. McIntyre Transit
Greg Bear Hardfought

John Kessel

Honored for : Another Orphan

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joanna Russ Souls
Fritz Leiber Horrible Imaginings
Brad Linaweaver Moon of Ice
John Kessel Another Orphan
George R. R. Martin Unsound Variations

Poul Anderson

Honored for : The Saturn Game

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gregory Benford Swarmer, Skimmer
Jack Dann Amnesia
Vernor Vinge True Names
Phyllis Eisenstein In the Western Tradition
Kate Wilhelm The Winter Beach
Poul Anderson The Saturn Game

Suzy McKee Charnas

Honored for : Unicorn Tapestry

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marta Randall Dangerous Games
Avram Davidson There Beneath the Silky-Trees and Whelmed in Deeper Gulphs Than Me
Suzy McKee Charnas Unicorn Tapestry
Thomas M. Disch The Brave Little Toaster
Gordon R. Dickson Lost Dorsai
Michael Shea The Autopsy

Barry B. Longyear

Honored for : Enemy Mine

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hilbert Schenck The Battle of the Abaco Reefs
Barry B. Longyear Enemy Mine
Joan D. Vinge Fireship
Frederik Pohl Mars Masked
Samuel R. Delany The Tale of Gorgik
Richard Wilson The Story Writer

John Varley

Honored for : The Persistence of Vision

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Varley The Persistence of Vision
Gene Wolfe Seven American Nights

Spider Robinson, Jeanne Robinson

Honored for : Stardance

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vonda N. McIntyre Aztecs
Spider Robinson Stardance
Jeanne Robinson Stardance

James Tiptree, Jr.

Honored for : Houston, Houston, Do You Read?

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Tiptree, Jr. Houston, Houston, Do You Read?
John Middleton Murry, Jr. Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Gene Wolfe The Eyeflash Miracles
Michael Bishop The Samurai and the Willows

Roger Zelazny

Honored for : Home Is the Hangman

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
William K. Carlson Sunrise West
Roger Zelazny Home Is the Hangman
James Tiptree, Jr. A Momentary Taste of Being
George R. R. Martin The Storms of Windhaven
Lisa Tuttle The Storms of Windhaven

Robert Silverberg

Honored for : Born with the Dead

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Silverberg Born with the Dead
Michael Bishop On the Street of the Serpents
George R. R. Martin A Song for Lya

Gene Wolfe

Honored for : The Death of Doctor Island

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gene Wolfe The Death of Doctor Island
Gardner Dozois Chains of the Sea
Michael Bishop Death and Designation Among the Asadi
Jack Dann Junction
Michael Bishop The White Otters of Childhood

Arthur C. Clarke

Honored for : A Meeting with Medusa

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gene Wolfe The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Frederik Pohl The Gold at the Starbow's End
Arthur C. Clarke A Meeting with Medusa
Richard A. Lupoff With the Bentfin Boomer Boys on Little Old New Alabama
Ursula K. Le Guin The Word for World is Forest
Phyllis Gotlieb Son of the Morning

Katherine MacLean

Honored for : The Missing Man

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jerzy Kosi?ski Being There
Kate Wilhelm The Plastic Abyss
Keith Roberts The God House
Kate Wilhelm The Infinity Box
Katherine MacLean The Missing Man

Fritz Leiber

Honored for : Ill Met in Lankhmar

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Blish A Style in Treason
Poul Anderson The Fatal Fulfillment
Fritz Leiber Ill Met in Lankhmar
Harlan Ellison The Region Between
Clifford D. Simak The Thing in the Stone
Kate Wilhelm April Fool's Day Forever

Harlan Ellison

Honored for : A Boy and His Dog

Nominations 1969 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Silverberg To Jorslem
Harlan Ellison A Boy and His Dog
Anne McCaffrey Dramatic Mission
Fritz Leiber Ship of Shadows
Charles L. Harness Probable Cause

Anne McCaffrey

Honored for : Dragonrider

Nominations 1968 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dean McLaughlin Hawk Among the Sparrows
Anne McCaffrey Dragonrider
Keith Laumer The Day Before Forever
Robert Silverberg Nightwings
Samuel R. Delany Lines of Power

Michael Moorcock

Honored for : Behold the Man

Nominations 1967 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Theodore Sturgeon If All Men Were Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister?
Anne McCaffrey Weyr Search
Michael Moorcock Behold the Man
Philip José Farmer Riders of the Purple Wage

Jack Vance

Honored for : The Last Castle

Nominations 1966 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charles L. Harness The Alchemist
Avram Davidson Clash of Star-Kings
Jack Vance The Last Castle

Brian Aldiss

Honored for : The Saliva Tree

Nominations 1965 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Zelazny The Dream Master
Brian Aldiss The Saliva Tree
Cordwainer Smith On the Storm Planet
James H. Schmitz Research Alpha
A. E. van Vogt Research Alpha
C. C. MacApp The Mercurymen
Frederik Pohl Under Two Moons
Samuel R. Delany The Ballad of Beta-2
Avram Davidson Rogue Dragon

Roger Zelazny

Honored for : The Dream Master

Nominations 1965 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Zelazny The Dream Master
Brian Aldiss The Saliva Tree
Cordwainer Smith On the Storm Planet
James H. Schmitz Research Alpha
A. E. van Vogt Research Alpha
C. C. MacApp The Mercurymen
Frederik Pohl Under Two Moons
Samuel R. Delany The Ballad of Beta-2
Avram Davidson Rogue Dragon