2003 FINAL NEBULA BALLOT
NOVELS
Solitaire, Kelley Eskridge (Eos, September 2002)
American Gods,Neil Gaiman (winner) (William Morrow, July 2001)
The Other Wind, Ursula K. Le Guin (Harcourt Brace, September 2001)
Picoverse, Robert A. Metzger (Ace, March 2002)
Perdido Street Station, China Miéville (Del Rey, March 2001)
Bones of the Earth, Michael Swanwick (Eos, March 2002)
NOVELLAS
“Sunday Night Yams at Minnie and Earl’s,” Adam-Troy Castro (Analog Science Fiction and Fact, June 2001)
“Bronte’s Egg,” Richard Chwedyk (winner) (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2002)
“The Chief Designer,” Andy Duncan (Asimov’s Science Fiction, June 2001)
“The Political Officer,” Charles Coleman Finlay (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 2002)
“Magic’s Price,” Bud Sparhawk (Analog Science Fiction and Fact, March 2001)
NOVELETTES
“The Pagodas of Ciboure,” M. Shayne Bell (The Green Man: Tales From the Mythic Forest, Viking, May 2002)
“The Ferryman’s Wife,” Richard Bowes (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 2001)
“Hell Is the Absence of God,” Ted Chiang (winner) (Starlight, July 2001)
“Madonna of the Maquiladora,” Gregory Frost (Asimov’s Science Fiction, May 2002)
“The Days Between,” Allen Steele (Asimov’s Science Fiction, March 2001)
“Lobsters,” Charles Stross (Asimov’s Science Fiction, June 2001)
SHORT STORIES
“Creature,” Carol Emshwiller (winner) (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October/ November 2001; Report to the Men’s Club and Other Stories, August 2002)
“Creation,” Jeffrey Ford (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 2002) “Cut,” Megan Lindholm (Asimov’s Science Fiction, May 2001)
“Nothing Ever Happens in Rock City,” Jack McDevitt (Artemis, Summer 2001)
“Little Gods,” Tim Pratt (Strange Horizons, 4 February 2002)
“The Dog Said Bow-Wow,” Michael Swanwick (Asimov’s Science Fiction, October/November 2001)
SCRIPTS
Shrek, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman, Based on Shrek! by William Steig (Dreamworks, May 2001)
Unreasonable Doubt, Michael Taylor, Created for TV by Michael Piller and Shawn Piller, based on characters from the Stephen King novel, The Dead Zone, July 2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson (winner) Based on The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (New Line Cinema, December 2001)
Once More, with Feeling, Joss Whedon, Soundtrack (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 6 November 2001)
PAST NEBULA AWARD WINNERS
In addition to the Nebula Awards, SFWA gives out the Grand Master Award and the Bradbury Award, and honors an Author Emeritus who speaks at the awards banquet.
1965
Novel: Dune by Frank Herbert
Novella: “The Saliva Tree” by Brian W. Aldiss || “He Who Shapes” by Roger Zelazny (tie)
Novelette: “The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth” by Roger Zelazny
Short Story: “ ‘Repent, Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman” by Harlan Ellison
1966
Novel: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes || Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany (tie)
Novella: “The Last Castle” by Jack Vance
Novelette: “Call Him Lord” by Gordon R. Dickson
Short Story: “The Secret Place” by Richard McKenna
1967
Novel: The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany
Novella: “Behold the Man” by Michael Moorcock
Novelette: “Gonna Roll the Bones” by Fritz Leiber
Short Story: “Aye, and Gomorrah” by Samuel R. Delany
1968
Novel: Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin
Novella: “Dragonrider” by Anne McCaffrey
Novelette: “Mother to the World” by Richard Wilson
Short Story: “The Planners” by Kate Wilhelm
1969
Novel: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Novella: “A Boy and His Dog” by Harlan Ellison
Novelette: “Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones” by Samuel R. Delany
Short Story: “Passengers” by Robert Silverberg
1970
Novel: Ringworld by Larry Niven
Novella: “Ill Met in Lankhmar ” by Fritz Leiber
Novelette: “Slow Sculpture” by Theodore Sturgeon
Short Story: No Award
1971
Novel: A Time of Changes by Robert Silverberg
Novella: “The Missing Man” by Katherine MacLean
Novelette: “The Queen of Air and Darkness” by Poul Anderson
Short Story: “Good News from the Vatican” by Robert Silverberg
1972
Novel: The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
Novella: “A Meeting with Medusa” by Arthur C. Clarke
Novelette: “Goat Song” by Poul Anderson
Short Story: “When it Changed” by Joanna Russ
1973
Novel: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Novella: “The Death of Doctor Island” by Gene Wolfe
Novelette: “Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand” by Vonda N. McIntyre
Short Story: “Love Is the Plan, the Plan Is Death” by James Tiptree, Jr.
Dramatic Presentation: Soylent Green by Stanley R. Greenberg for Screenplay (based on the novel Make Room!Make Room!) | | Harry Harrison for Make Room! Make Room!
1974
Novel: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Novella: “Born with the Dead” by Robert Silverberg
Novelette: “If the Stars Are Gods” by Gordon Eklund and Gregory Benford
Short Story: “The Day Before the Revolution” by Ursula K. Le Guin
Dramatic Presentation: Sleeper by Woody Allen
1975
Novel: The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Novella: “Home Is the Hangman” by Roger Zelazny Novelette: “San Diego Lightfoot Sue” by Tom Reamy
Short Story: “Catch that Zeppelin!” by Fritz Leiber
Dramatic Writing: Young Frankenstein by Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder
1976
Novel: Man Plus by Frederik Pohl
Novella: “Houston, Houston, Do You Read?” by James Tiptree, Jr.
Novelette: “The Bicentennial Man” by Isaac Asimov
Short Story: “A Crowd of Shadows” by Charles L. Grant
1977
Novel: Gateway by Frederik Pohl
Novella: “Stardance” by Spider and Jeanne Robinson
Novelette: “The Screwfly Solution” by Raccoona Sheldon
Short Story: “Jeffty Is Five” by Harlan Ellison
Special Award: Star Wars
1978
Novel: Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre
Novella: “The Persistence of Vision” by John Varley
Novelette: “A Glow of Candles, a Unicorn’s Eye” by Charles L. Grant
Short Story: “Stone” by Edward Bryant
1979
Novel: The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke
Novella: “Enemy Mine” by Barry Longyear
Novelette: “Sandkings” by George R. R. Martin
Short Story: “giANTS” by Edward Bryant
1980
Novel: Timescape by Gregory Benford
Novella: “The Unicorn Tapestry” by Suzy McKee Charnas
Novelette: “The Ugly Chickens” by Howard Waldrop
Short Story: “Grotto of the Dancing Deer” by Clifford D. Simak
1981
Novel: The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe
Novella: “The Saturn Game” by Poul Anderson
Novelette:
“The Quickening” by Michael Bishop
Short Story: “The Bone Flute” by Lisa Tuttle (This Nebula Award was declined by the author.)
1982
Novel: No Enemy But Time by Michael Bishop
Novella: “Another Orphan” by John Kessel
Novelette: “Fire Watch” by Connie Willis
Short Story: “A Letter from the Clearys” by Connie Willis
1983
Novel: Startide Rising by David Brin
Novella: “Hardfought” by Greg Bear
Novelette: “Blood Music” by Greg Bear
Short Story: “The Peacemaker” by Gardner Dozois
1984
Novel: Neuromancer by William Gibson
Novella: “Press Enter ” by John Varley
Novelette: “Bloodchild” by Octavia E. Butler
Short Story: “Morning Child” by Gardner Dozois
1985
Novel: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Novella: “Sailing to Byzantium” by Robert Silverberg
Novelette: “Portraits of His Children” by George R. R. Martin
Short Story: “Out of All Them Bright Stars” by Nancy Kress
1986
Novel: Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
Novella: “R & R” by Lucius Shepard
Novelette: “The Girl Who Fell into the Sky” by Kate Wilhelm
Short Story: “Tangents” by Greg Bear
1987
Novel: The Falling Woman by Pat Murphy
Novela: “The Blind Geometer” by Kim Stanley Robinson
Novelette: “Rachel in Love” by Pat Murphy
Short Story: “Forever Yours, Anna” by Kate Wilhelm
1988
Novel: Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold
Novella: “The Last of the Winnebagos” by Connie Willis
Novelette: “Schrodinger’s Kitten” by George Alec Effinger
Short Story: “Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The Deluge” by James Morrow
1989
Novel: The Healer’s War by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Novella: “The Mountains of Mourning” by Lois McMaster Bujold
Novelette: “At the Rialto” by Connie Willis
Short Story: “Ripples in the Dirac Sea” by Geoffrey A. Landis
1990
Novel: Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
Novella: “The Hemingway Hoax” by Joe Haldeman
Novelette: “Tower of Babylon” by Ted Chiang
Short Story: “Bears Discover Fire” by Terry Bisson
1991
Novel: Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick
Novella: “Beggars in Spain” by Nancy Kress
Novelette: “Guide Dog” by Mike Conner
Short Story: “Ma Qui” by Alan Brennert
1992
Novel: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Novella: “City of Truth” by James Morrow
Novelette: “Danny Goes to Mars” by Pamela Sargent
Short Story: “Even the Queen” by Connie Willis
1993
Novel: Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Novella: “The Night We Buried Road Dog” by Jack Cady
Novelette: “Georgia on My Mind” by Charles Sheffield
Short Story: “Graves” by Joe Haldeman
1994
Novel: Moving Mars by Greg Bear
Novella: “Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge” by Mike Resnick
Novelette: “The Martian Child” by David Gerrold
Short Story: “A Defense of the Social Contracts” by Martha Soukup
1995
Novel: The Terminal Experiment by Robert J. Sawyer
Novella: “Last Summer at Mars Hill” by Elizabeth Hand
Novelette: “Solitude” by Ursula K. Le Guin
Short Story: “Death and the Librarian” by Esther Friesner
1996
Novel: Slow River by Nicola Griffith
Novella: “Da Vinci Rising” by Jack Dann
Novelette: “Lifeboat on a Burning Sea” by Bruce Holland Rogers
Short Story: “A Birthday” by Esther M. Friesner
1997
Novel: The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre
Novella: “Abandon in Place” by Jerry Oltion
Novelette: “The Flowers of Aulit Prison” by Nancy Kress
Short Story: “Sister Emily’s Lightship” by Jane Yolen
1998
Novel: Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman
Novella: “Reading the Bones” by Sheila Finch
Novelette: “Lost Girls” by Jane Yolen
Short Story: “Thirteen Ways to Water” by Bruce Holland Rogers
OTHER AWARDS & HONORS:
Grand Master: Hal Clement (Harry Stubbs)
Bradbury Award: J. Michael Straczynski
Author Emeritus: William Tenn (Phil Klass)
1999
Novel: Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
Novella: “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang
Novelette: “Mars Is No Place for Children” by Mary A. Turzillo
Short Story: “The Cost of Doing Business” by Leslie What
Script: The Sixth Sense by M. Night Shyamalan
OTHER AWARDS & HONORS:
Grand Master: Brian W. Aldiss
Author Emeritus: Daniel Keyes
2000
Novel: Darwin’s Radio by Greg Bear
Novella: “Goddesses” by Linda Nagata
Novelette: “Daddy’s World” by Walter Jon Williams
Short Story: “macs” by Terry Bisson
Script: Galaxy Quest by Robert Gordon and David Howard
OTHER AWARDS & HONORS:
Grand Master: Philip José Farmer
Bradbury Award: Yuri Rasovsky and Harlan Ellison
Author Emeritus: Robert Sheckley
2001
Novel: The Quantum Rose by Catherine Asaro
Novella: “The Ultimate Earth” by Jack Williamson
Novelette: “Louise’s Ghost” by Kelly Link
Short Story: “The Cure for Everything” by Severna Park
Script: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by James Schamus, Kuo Jung Tsai, and Hui-Ling Wang; from the book by Du Lu Wang
OTHER AWARDS & HONORS:
President’s Award: Betty Ballantine
2002
Novel: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Novella: “Bronte’s Egg” by Richard Chwedyk
Novelette: “Hell Is the Absence of God” by Ted Chiang
Short Story: “Creature” by Carol Emshwiller
Script: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson; based on The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
OTHER AWARDS & HONORS:
Grand Master: Ursula K. Le Guin
Author Emeritus: Katherine MacLean
ADDITIONAL COPYRIGHT NOTICES FOR THE NEBULA AWARDS SHOWCASE 2004
“Bronte’s Egg” by Richard Chwedyk. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Copyright © Richard Chwedyk, 2002.
“Hell Is the Absence of God” by Ted Chiang. Only published in Starlight. Copyright © Ted Chiang, 2001.
“Coming to America: 14,000 B.C.” by Neil Gaiman, an excerpt from American Gods. Copyright © Neil Gaiman, 2001.
“Sunday Night Yams at Minnie and Earl’s” by Adam-Troy Castro. Originally published in Analog. Copyright © Adam-Troy Castro, 2001.
“Nothing Ever Happens in Rock City” by Jack McDevitt. Originally published in Artemis. Copyright © Jack McDevitt, 2001.
“Cut” by Megan Lindholm. Originally published in Asimov’s. Copyright © Megan Lindholm, 2001.
“The Dog Said Bow-Wow” by Michael Swanwick. Originally published in Asimov’s. Copyright © Michael Swanwick, 2001.
“Games” by Katherine McLean. Originally published in Games. Copyright © Katherine McLean, 1953.
“
Sita Dulip’s Method” and “Porridge on Islac” by Ursula K. Le Guin, excerpts from Changing Planes. Copyright © Ursula K. Le Guin, 2003.
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