1997 Nebula Awards®
Photo by A. C. Crispin
Presented at Hotel Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico on May 2, 1998
About 250 people attended the Nebula Awards® in Santa Fe. There was a group signing at Page One Books on Thursday with parties that evening. There were additional signings throughout the weekend, talks about working in Hollywood, writing and the law, writing for mixed media, and a photo show about the Mars lander. There was also a pre-arranged trip to Los Alamos National Laboratory Michael Cassutt served as emcee and former astrophysicist, current game designer Chris Crawford provided the keynote speech. The Service to SFWA Award was presented to Robin Wayne Bailey.
Best Novel
- Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold, published by Baen
- King’s Dragon by Kate Elliott, published by DAW
- A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, published by Bantam Spectra
- Ancient Shores by Jack McDevitt, published by HarperPrism
- Winner: The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre, published by Pocket
- How Few Remain by Harry Turtledove, published by Ballantine Del Rey
- City on Fire by Walter Jon Williams, published by HarperPrism
- Bellwether by Connie Willis, published by Bantam Spectra
Best Novella
- “The Funeral March of the Marionettes” by Adam-Troy Castro, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Loose Ends” by Paul Levinson, published by Analog
- Winner: “Abandon in Place” by Jerry Oltion, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- “Chrysalis” by Robert Reed, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “Primrose and Thorn” by Bud Sparhawk, published by Analog
- “…Where Angels Fear to Tread” by Allen Steele, published by Asimov’s Magazine
Best Novelette
- “The Dog’s Story” by Eleanor Arnason, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human Bloodstream” by James Alan Gardner, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “We Will Drink a Fish Together” by Bill Johnson, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “The Miracle of Ivar Avenue” by John Kessel
- Winner: “The Flowers of Aulit Prison” by Nancy Kress, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “The Copyright Notice Case” by Paul Levinson, published by Analog
- “The Undiscovered” by William Sanders, published by Asimov’s Magazine
Best Short Story
- “The Crab Lice” by Gregory Feeley
- “The Elizabeth Complex” by Karen Joy Fowler, published by Crank!
- “Itsy Bitsy Spider” by James Patrick Kelly, published by Asimov’s Magazine
- “The Dead” by Michael Swanwick
- “Burning Bright” by K. D. Wentworth
- Winner: “Sister Emily’s Lightship” by Jane Yolen