Nebula Awards Nominees and Winners: Best Novelette

1997

• “Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human Bloodstream” by James Alan Gardner, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1997
• “The Miracle of Ivar Avenue” by John Kessel. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1997
• “The Undiscovered” by William Sanders, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1997
• “We Will Drink a Fish Together” by Bill Johnson, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1997

1996

• “Lifeboat on a Burning Sea” by Bruce Holland Rogers, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Winner, Best Novelette in 1996
• “After a Lean Winter” by Dave Wolverton, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1996
• “The Chronology Protection Case” by Paul Levinson, published by Analog. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1996
• “Erase/Record/Play” by John M. Ford. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1996
• “Mirror of Lop Nor” by George Guthridge. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1996
• “Must and Shall” by Harry Turtledove, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1996
• “The Perseids” by Robert Charles Wilson, published by Realms of Fantasy. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1996

1995

• “Solitude” by Ursula K. Le Guin, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Winner, Best Novelette in 1995
• “Home for Christmas” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1995
• “Jesus at the Bat” by Esther M. Friesner, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1995
• “The Resurrection Man’s Legacy” by Dale Bailey, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1995
• “Tea and Hamsters” by Michael Coney, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1995
• “Think Like a Dinosaur” by James Patrick Kelly, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1995
• “When the Old Gods Die” by Mike Resnick, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1995

1994

• “The Martian Child” by David Gerrold, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Winner, Best Novelette in 1994
• “The Matter of Seggri” by Ursula K. Le Guin. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1994
• “Necronauts” by Terry Bisson, published by Playboy. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1994
• “Nekropolis” by Maureen F. McHugh, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1994
• “The Singular Habits of Wasps” by Geoffrey A. Landis, published by Analog. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1994
• “The Skeleton Key” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1994

1993

• “Georgia on My Mind” by Charles Sheffield, published by Analog. Winner, Best Novelette in 1993
• “Death on the Nile” by Connie Willis, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1993
• “England Underway” , published by Omni. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1993
• “The Franchise” by John Kessel, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1993
• “The Nutcracker Coup” by Janet Kagan, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1993
• “Things Not Seen” by Martha Soukup, published by Analog. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1993

1992

• “Danny Goes to Mars” by Pamela Sargent. Winner, Best Novelette in 1992
• “The Honeycrafters” by Carolyn Gilman. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1992
• “The July Ward” by S.N. Dyer, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1992
• “Matter’s End” by Gregory Benford. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1992
• “Prayers on the Wind” by Walter Jon Williams. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1992
• “Suppose They Gave a Peace” by Susan Shwartz. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1992

1991

• “Standing in Line with Mister Jimmy” by James Patrick Kelly, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1991
• “The Happy Man” by Jonathan Lethem, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1991
• “Getting Real” by Susan M. Schwartz. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1991
• “Gate of Faces” by Ray Aldridge, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1991
• “Black Glass” by Karen Joy Fowler. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1991
• “The All-Consuming” by Lucius Shepard and Robert Frazier, published by Playboy and Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1991
• “Guide Dog” by Mike Conner, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Winner, Best Novelette in 1991

1990

• “Tower of Babylon” by Ted Chiang, published by Omni. Winner, Best Novelette in 1990
• “1/72nd Scale” by Ian R. MacLeod, published by Weird Tales. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1990
• “The Coon Rolled Down and Ruptured His Larinks, A Squeezed Novel by Mr. Skunk” by Dafydd ab Hugh, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1990
• “The Manamouki” by Mike Resnick, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1990
• “Loose Cannon” by Susan M. Schwartz. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1990
• “A Time for Every Purpose” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, published by Amazing Stories. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1990
• “The Shobies’ Story” by Ursula K. Le Guin, published by Universe 1. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1990
• “Over the Long Haul” by Martha Soukup, published by Amazing Stories. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1990

1989

• “At the Rialto” by Connie Willis, published by Omni. Winner, Best Novelette in 1989
• “Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another” by Robert Silverberg, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1989
• “Fast Cars” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1989
• “For I Have Touched the Sky” by Mike Resnick, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1989
• “Silver Lady and the Fortyish Man” by Megan Lindholm, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1989
• “Sisters” by Greg Bear. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1989

1988

• “Schrodinger’s Kitten” by George Alec Effinger, published by Omni. Winner, Best Novelette in 1988
• “Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance” by Howard Waldrop, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1988
• “Ginny Sweethips’ Flying Circus” by Neal Barrett, Jr., published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1988
• “The Hob” by Judith Moffett, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1988
• “Kirinyaga” by Mike Resnick, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1988
• “Peaches for Mad Molly” by Steven Gould, published by Analog. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1988
• “Unfinished Portrait of the King of Pain by Van Gogh” by Ian McDonald. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1988

1987

• “Rachel in Love” by Pat Murphy, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Winner, Best Novelette in 1987
• “Buffalo Gals, Won’t You Come Out Tonight” by Ursula K. Le Guin, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1987
• “Dream Baby” by Bruce McAllister, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1987
• “The Evening and the Morning and the Night” by Octavia E. Butler, published by Omni. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1987
• “Flowers of Edo” by Bruce Sterling, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1987
• “Schwarzschild Radius” by Connie Willis. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1987

1986

• “The Girl Who Fell into the Sky” by Kate Wilhelm, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Winner, Best Novelette in 1986
• “Aymara” by Lucius Shepard, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1986
• “Hatrack River” by Orson Scott Card, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1986
• “Listening to Brahms” by Suzy McKee Charnas, published by Omni. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1986
• “Permafrost” by Roger Zelazny, published by Omni. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1986
• “Surviving” by Judith Moffett, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1986
• “The Winter Market” by William Gibson, published by Interzone and Stardate. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1986

1985

• “Portraits of His Children” by George R.R. Martin, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Winner, Best Novelette in 1985
• “Dogfight” by Michael Swanwick and William Gibson, published by Omni. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1985
• “The Fringe” by Orson Scott Card, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1985

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