1979 Nebula Awards®
Presented at Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Los Angeles, California on April 26, 1980
Following the Business Meeting on Saturday was a slide presentation of Rick Sternbach’s art and a panel comprised of six editors. David Gerrold served as toastmaster for the 120 attendees at the banquet while Dr. Edward Krupp, director of the Griffith Observatory gave the keynote speech followed by a talk by Robert L. Forward. Arthur C. Clarke sent an audio recording of an acceptance speech for The Fountains of Paradise.
Best Novel
- Winner: The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke, published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- The Road to Corlay by Richard Cowper, published by Pocket
- On Wings of Song by Thomas M. Disch, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and St. Martin’s
- Jem by Frederik Pohl, published by St. Martin’s
- Titan by John Varley, published by Analog and Berkley/Putnam
- Juniper Time by Kate Wilhelm, published by Harper & Row
Best Novella
- Winner: “Enemy Mine” by Barry B. Longyear, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “Mars Masked” by Frederik Pohl, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “The Tale of Gorgik” by Samuel R. Delany, published by Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine
- “The Battle of the Abaco Reefs” by Hilbert Schenck, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Fireship” by Joan D. Vinge, published by Analog
- “The Story Writer” by Richard Wilson
Best Novelette
- “The Ways of Love” by Poul Anderson
- “Camps” by Jack Dann, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “The Pathways of Desire” by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Winner: “Sandkings” by George R.R. Martin, published by Omni
- “The Angel of Death” by Michael Shea, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Options” by John Varley
Best Short Story
- “Vernalfest Morning” by Michael Bishop
- “Unaccompanied Sonata” by Orson Scott Card, published by Omni
- Winner: “giANTS” by Edward Bryant, published by Analog
- “The Extraordinary Voyages of Amélie Bertrand” by Joanna Russ, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Red as Blood” by Tanith Lee, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “The Way of Cross and Dragon” by George R.R. Martin, published by Omni