Nebula Awards Nominees and Winners: Best Novelette

1985

• “A Gift from the GrayLanders” by Michael Bishop, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1985
• “The Jaguar Hunter” by Lucius Shepard, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1985
• “Paladin of the Lost Hour” by Harlan Ellison, published by Twilight Zone. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1985
• “Rockabye Baby” by S. C. Sykes, published by Analog. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1985

1984

• “Bloodchild” by Octavia E. Butler, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Winner, Best Novelette in 1984
• “Bad Medicine” by Jack Dann, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1984
• “The Lucky Strike” by Kim Stanley Robinson. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1984
• “The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule” by Lucius Shepard, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1984
• “Saint Theresa of the Aliens” by James Patrick Kelly, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1984
• “Trojan Horse” by Michael Swanwick, published by Omni. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1984

1983

• “Blood Music” by Greg Bear, published by Analog. Winner, Best Novelette in 1983
• “Black Air” by Kim Stanley Robinson, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1983
• “Blind Shemmy” by Jack Dann, published by Omni. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1983
• “Cicada Queen” by Bruce Sterling. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1983
• “The Monkey Treatment” by George R.R. Martin, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1983
• “The Sidon in the Mirror” by Connie Willis, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1983
• “Slow Birds” by Ian Watson, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1983

1982

• “Fire Watch” by Connie Willis, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Winner, Best Novelette in 1982
• “Burning Chrome” by William Gibson, published by Omni. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1982
• “The Mystery of the Young Gentleman” by Joanna Russ. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1982
• “Myths of the Near Future” by J. G. Ballard, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1982
• “Swarm” by Bruce Sterling, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1982
• “Understanding Human Behavior” by Thomas M. Disch, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1982

1981

• “The Quickening” by Michael Bishop. Winner, Best Novelette in 1981
• “The Fire When It Comes” by Parke Godwin, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1981
• “Lirios: A Tale of the Quintana Roo” by James Tiptree Jr., published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1981
• “Mummer Kiss” by Michael Swanwick. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1981
• “Sea Changeling” by Mildred Downey Broxon, published by Asimov’s Magazine. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1981
• “The Thermals of August” by Edward Bryant, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1981

1980

• “The Ugly Chickens” by Howard Waldrop. Winner, Best Novelette in 1980
• “Beatnik Bayou” by John Varley. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1980
• “The Feast of Saint Janis” by Michael Swanwick. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1980
• “Ginungagap” by Michael Swanwick, published by TriQuarterly. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1980
• “Strata” by Edward Bryant, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1980
• “The Way Station” by Stephen King, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1980

1979

• “Sandkings” by George R.R. Martin, published by Omni. Winner, Best Novelette in 1979
• “The Angel of Death” by Michael Shea, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1979
• “Camps” by Jack Dann, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1979
• “Options” by John Varley. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1979
• “The Pathways of Desire” by Ursula K. Le Guin. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1979
• “The Ways of Love” by Poul Anderson. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1979

1978

• “A Glow of Candles, A Unicorn’s Eye” by Charles L. Grant. Winner, Best Novelette in 1978
• “Devil You Don’t Know” by Dean Ing, published by Analog. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1978
• “Mikal’s Songbird” by Orson Scott Card, published by Analog. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1978

1977

• “The Screwfly Solution” by James Tiptree Jr., published by Analog. Winner, Best Novelette in 1977
• “The Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven and Other Lost Songs” by Carter Scholz. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1977
• “Particle Theory” by Edward Bryant, published by Analog. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1977
• “A Rite of Spring” by Fritz Leiber. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1977
• “The Stone City” by George R.R. Martin. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1977

1976

• “The Bicentennial Man” by Isaac Asimov. Winner, Best Novelette in 1976
• “Custer’s Last Jump” by Steven Utley and Howard Waldrop. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1976
• “His Hour Upon the Stage” by Grant Carrington, published by Amazing Stories. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1976
• “In the Bowl” by John Varley, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1976
• “The Diary of the Rose” by Ursula K. Le Guin. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1976

1975

• “San Diego Lightfoot Sue” by Tom Reamy, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Winner, Best Novelette in 1975
• “The Bleeding Man” by Craig Strete, published by Galaxy Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1975
• “Blooded on Arachne” by Michael Bishop. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1975
• “The Custodians” by Richard Cowper, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1975
• “The Dybbuk Dolls” by Jack Dann. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1975
• “The Final Fighting of Fion Mac Cumhail” by Randall Garrett, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1975
• “A Galaxy Called Rome” by Barry N. Malzberg, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1975
• “The New Atlantis” by Ursula K. Le Guin. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1975
• “Polly Charms, the Sleeping Woman” by Avram Davidson, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1975
• “Retrograde Summer” by John Varley, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1975
• “The Warlord of Saturn’s Moons” by Eleanor Arnason. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1975

1974

• “If the Stars are Gods” by Gregory Benford and Gordon Eklund. Winner, Best Novelette in 1974
• “The Rest is Silence” by Charles L. Grant, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1974
• “Twilla” by Tom Reamy, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1974

1973

• “Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand” by Vonda N. McIntyre, published by Analog. Winner, Best Novelette in 1973
• “The Girl Who Was Plugged In” by James Tiptree Jr.. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1973
• “The Deathbird” by Harlan Ellison, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1973
• “Case and the Dreamer” by Theodore Sturgeon, published by Galaxy Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1973

1972

• “Patron of the Arts” by William Rotsler. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1972
• “A Kingdom by the Sea” by Gardner Dozois. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1972
• “In the Deadlands” by David Gerrold. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1972
• “The Funeral” by Kate Wilhelm. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1972
• “Basilisk” by Harlan Ellison, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1972
• “The Animal Fair” by Alfred Bester, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1972
• “Goat Song” by Poul Anderson, published by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Winner, Best Novelette in 1972

1971

• “A Special Kind of Morning” by Gardner Dozois. Nominated for Best Novelette in 1971

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