1983 Nebula Awards®
Presented on the Queen Mary, Long Beach, California on April 28, 1984
The Friday night hospitality suite was sponsored by Berkley and Bantam while Baen sponsored the pre-banquet reception. Berkley and IASFM sponsored parties on Saturday night. Terry Carr served as toastmaster and Art Seidenbaum of the LA Times Book Review was the featured speaker. The Business Meeting was held on Saturday Morning followed by a discussion by SFWA agent Richard Curtis and SFWA attorney Henry Holmes about ways to negotiate with Publishers.
Best Novel
- Against Infinity by Gregory Benford, published by Timescape
- Winner: Startide Rising by David Brin, published by
- Tea with the Black Dragon by R. A. MacAvoy, published by Bantam
- The Void Captain’s Tale by Norman Spinrad, published by Timescape
- Lyonesse by Jack Vance, published by Berkley
- The Citadel of the Autarch by Gene Wolfe, published by Timescape
Best Novella
- Winner: “Hardfought” by Greg Bear, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “The Gospel According to Gamaliel Crucis” by Michael Bishop, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “Her Habiline Husband” by Michael Bishop
- “Eszterhazy and the Autogondola-Invention” by Avram Davidson, published by Amazing Stories
- “Transit” by Vonda N. McIntyre, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “Homefaring” by Robert Silverberg, published by Amazing Stories
Best Novelette
- Winner: “Blood Music” by Greg Bear, published by Analog
- “Blind Shemmy” by Jack Dann, published by Omni
- “The Monkey Treatment” by George R.R. Martin, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Black Air” by Kim Stanley Robinson, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Cicada Queen” by Bruce Sterling
- “Slow Birds” by Ian Watson, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “The Sidon in the Mirror” by Connie Willis, published by Asimov’s Magazine
Best Short Story
- Winner: “The Peacemaker” by Gardner Dozois, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “Her Furry Face” by Leigh Kennedy, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “Cryptic” by Jack McDevitt, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “Ghost Town” by Chad Oliver, published by Analog
- “The Geometry of Narrative” by Hilbert Schenck, published by Analog
- “Wong’s Lost and Found Emporium” by William F. Wu, published by Amazing Stories