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131 matching records

1. 1984 42 years ago

   Hardfought: Best Novella

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Hardfought (Novella) by Greg Bear · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

   Hardfought won Best Novella.

2. 1985 41 years ago

   PRESS ENTER[]: Best Novella

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   PRESS ENTER[] (Novella) by John Varley · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

   PRESS ENTER[] won Best Novella.

3. 1985 41 years ago

   Bloodchild: Best Novelette

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Bloodchild (Novella) by Octavia E. Butler · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

   Bloodchild won Best Novelette.

4. 1986 40 years ago

   Sailing to Byzantium: Best Novella

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Sailing to Byzantium (Novella) by Robert Silverberg · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

   Sailing to Byzantium won Best Novella.

5. 1986 40 years ago

   Portraits of His Children: Best Novelette

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Portraits of His Children (Novella) by George R.R. Martin · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

   Portraits of His Children won Best Novelette.

6. 1987 39 years ago

   R&R: Best Novella

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   R&R (Novella) by Lucius Shepard · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

   R&R won Best Novella.

7. 1987 39 years ago

   The Girl Who Fell into the Sky: Best Novelette

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Girl Who Fell into the Sky (Novella) by Kate Wilhelm · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

   The Girl Who Fell into the Sky won Best Novelette.

8. 1988 38 years ago

   Rachel in Love: Best Novelette

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Rachel in Love (Novella) by Pat Murphy · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

   Rachel in Love won Best Novelette.

9. 1988 38 years ago

   The Blind Geometer: Best Novella

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Blind Geometer (Novella) by Kim Stanley Robinson · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

   The Blind Geometer won Best Novella.

10. 1989 37 years ago

    Schrodinger’s Kitten: Best Novelette

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Schrodinger’s Kitten (Novella) by George Alec Effinger · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

    Schrodinger’s Kitten won Best Novelette.

11. 1989 37 years ago

    The Last of the Winnebagos: Best Novella

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Last of the Winnebagos (Novella) by Connie Willis · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

    The Last of the Winnebagos won Best Novella.

12. 1990 36 years ago

    At the Rialto: Best Novelette

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    At the Rialto (Novella) by Connie Willis · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

    At the Rialto won Best Novelette.

13. 1990 36 years ago

    The Mountains of Mourning: Best Novella

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Mountains of Mourning (Novella) by Lois McMaster Bujold · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

    The Mountains of Mourning won Best Novella.

14. 1991 35 years ago

    The Hemingway Hoax: Best Novella

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Hemingway Hoax (Novella) by Joe Haldeman · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

    The Hemingway Hoax won Best Novella.

15. 1991 35 years ago

    Tower of Babylon: Best Novelette

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Tower of Babylon (Novella) by Ted Chiang · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

    Tower of Babylon won Best Novelette.

16. 1992 34 years ago

    Beggars in Spain: Best Novella

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Beggars in Spain (Novella) by Nancy Kress · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

    Beggars in Spain won Best Novella.

17. 1992 34 years ago

    Guide Dog: Best Novelette

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Guide Dog (Novella) by Mike Conner · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

    Guide Dog won Best Novelette.

18. 1993 33 years ago

    City of Truth: Best Novella

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    City of Truth (Novella) by James Morrow · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

    City of Truth won Best Novella.

19. 1993 33 years ago

    Danny Goes to Mars: Best Novelette

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Danny Goes to Mars (Novella) by Pamela Sargent · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

    Danny Goes to Mars won Best Novelette.

20. 1994 32 years ago

    Georgia on My Mind: Best Novelette

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Georgia on My Mind (Novella) by Charles Sheffield · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

    Georgia on My Mind won Best Novelette.