1965 Nebula Awards®
Presented at:
East – Overseas Press Club, New York, New York on March 11, 1966
West – McHenry’s Tail O’ the Cock in Beverly Hills, California on March 11, 1966
Best Novel
- The Star Fox by Poul Anderson, published by Doubleday
- Nova Express by William S. Burroughs, published by Grove Press
- Rogue Dragon by Avram Davidson, published by Ace
- Dr. Bloodmoney by Phillip K. Dick, published by Ace
- The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Phillip K. Dick, published by Doubleday
- The Genocides by Thomas M. Disch, published by Berkley
- The Ship That Sailed the Time Stream by G.C. Edmondson, published by Ace
- Winner: Dune by Frank Herbert, published by Chilton Company
- A Plague of Demons by Keith Laumer, published by Berkley
- All Flesh is Grass by Clifford D. Simak, published by Doubleday
- The Clone by Theodore L. Thomas and Kate Wilhelm, published by Berkley
- The Escape Orbit by James White, published by Ace
Best Novella
- Winner: “The Saliva Tree” by Brian W. Aldiss, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Rogue Dragon” by Avram Davidson, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “The Mercurymen” by C. C. MacApp, published by Galaxy Science Fiction
- “Under Two Moons” by Frederik Pohl, published by If
- “The Ballad of Beta-2” by Samuel R. Delany, published by Ace
- “On the Storm Planet” by Cordwainer Smith, published by Galaxy Science Fiction
- “Research Alpha” by A. E. van Vogt and James H. Schmitz, published by If
- Winner: “He Who Shapes” by Roger Zelazny, published by Amazing Stories
Best Novelette
- “The Shipwrecked Hotel” by James Blish and Norman L. Knight, published by Galaxy Science Fiction
- “Vanishing Point” by Jonathan Brand, published by If
- “102 H-Bombs” by Thomas M. Disch, published by Fantastic
- “Half a Loaf” by R. C. Fitzpatrick, published by Analog
- “The Decision Makers” by Joseph Green, published by Galaxy Science Fiction
- “Planet of Forgetting” by James H. Schmitz, published by Galaxy Science Fiction
- “Goblin Night” by James H. Schmitz, published by Analog
- “Laugh Along with Franz” by Norman Kagan, published by Galaxy Science Fiction
- “The Earth Merchants” by Norman Kagan, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “At the Institute” by Norman Kagan, published by Worlds of Tomorrow
- “The Life of Your Time” by Michael Karageorge, published by Analog
- “Four Ghosts in Hamlet” by Fritz Leiber, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “The Adventure of the Extraterrestrial” by Mack Reynolds, published by Analog
- “Small One” by E. Clayton McCarty, published by If
- “Masque of the Red Shift” by Fred Saberhagen, published by If
- “Maiden Voyage” by J. W. Schutz, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Shall We Have a Little Talk?” by Robert Sheckley, published by Galaxy Science Fiction
- “The Masculinist Revolt” by William Tenn, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- Winner: “The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth” by Roger Zelazny, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Best Short Story
- “Better Than Ever” by Alex Kirs, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “The House the Blakeneys Built” by Avram Davidson, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Come to Venus Melancholy” by Thomas M. Disch, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Game” by Donald Barthelme, published by Playboy
- “A Better Mousehole” by Edgar Pangborn, published by Galaxy Science Fiction
- Winner: “‘Repent, Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman” by Harlan Ellison, published by Galaxy Science Fiction
- “Computers Don’t Argue” by Gordon R. Dickson, published by Analog
- “Inside Man” by H. L. Gold, published by Galaxy Science Fiction
- “Souvenir” by J. G. Ballard, published by Playboy
- “Of One Mind” by James A. Durham, published by If
- “Balanced Ecology” by James H. Schmitz, published by Analog
- “Lord Moon” by Jane Beauclerk, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “A Few Kindred Spirits” by John Christopher, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Becalmed in Hell” by Larry Niven, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Wrong-Way Street” by Larry Niven, published by Galaxy Science Fiction
- “Uncollected Works” by Lin Carter, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “A Leader for Yesteryear” by Mack Reynolds, published by If
- “In Our Block” by R. A. Lafferty, published by If
- “Slow Tuesday Night” by R. A. Lafferty, published by Galaxy Science Fiction
- “The Mischief Maker” by Richard Olin, published by Analog
- “The Eight Billion” by Richard McKenna, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Keep Them Happy” by Robert Rohrer, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Calling Dr. Clockwork” by Ron Goulart, published by Amazing Stories
- “Though a Sparrow Fall” by Scott Nichols, published by Analog
- “Over the River and Through the Woods” by Clifford D. Simak, published by Amazing Stories
- “The Peacock King” by Ted White and Larry McCombs, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Devil Car” by Roger Zelazny, published by Galaxy Science Fiction