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131 matching records

1. 2014 12 years ago

   The Weight of the Sunrise: Best Novella

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Weight of the Sunrise (Novella) by Vylar Kaftan · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

   The Weight of the Sunrise won Best Novella.

2. 2014 12 years ago

   The Lady Astronaut of Mars — Hugo Award, Best Novelette

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Lady Astronaut of Mars (Novella) by Mary Robinette Kowal · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novelette · Role: Science fiction writer

   The Lady Astronaut of Mars — Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2014-08-17).

3. 2015 11 years ago

   Yesterday’s Kin: Best Novella

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Yesterday’s Kin (Novella) by Nancy Kress · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

   Yesterday’s Kin won Best Novella.

4. 2015 11 years ago

   A Guide to the Fruits of Hawai’i: Best Novelette

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   A Guide to the Fruits of Hawai’i (Novella) by Alaya Dawn Johnson · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

   A Guide to the Fruits of Hawai’i won Best Novelette.

5. 2015 11 years ago

   Binti — first publication

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Science fiction publication

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Binti (Novella) by Nnedi Okorafor · Role: Science fiction writer

   Binti — first publication (2015-09-22).

6. 2016 10 years ago

   Binti — Nebula Award, Best Novella

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Binti (Novella) by Nnedi Okorafor · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella · Role: Science fiction writer

   Binti — Nebula Award, Best Novella (2016-05-14).

7. 2016 10 years ago

   Our Lady of the Open Road — Nebula Award, Best Novelette

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Our Lady of the Open Road (Novella) by Sarah Pinsker · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette · Role: Science fiction writer

   Our Lady of the Open Road — Nebula Award, Best Novelette (2016-05-14).

8. 2016 10 years ago

   Folding Beijing — Hugo Award, Best Novelette

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Folding Beijing (Novella) by Hao Jingfang, Ken Liu (translator) · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novelette · Role: Science fiction writer

   Folding Beijing — Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2016-08-20).

9. 2016 10 years ago

   Binti — Hugo Award, Best Novella

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Binti (Novella) by Nnedi Okorafor · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novella · Role: Science fiction writer

   Binti — Hugo Award, Best Novella (2016-08-20).

10. 2017 9 years ago

    All Systems Red — first publication

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Science fiction publication

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    All Systems Red (Novella) by Martha Wells · Role: Science fiction writer

    All Systems Red — first publication (2017-05-02).

11. 2017 9 years ago

    The Long Fall Up: Best Novelette

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Long Fall Up (Novella) by William Ledbetter · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

    The Long Fall Up won Best Novelette.

12. 2017 9 years ago

    Every Heart a Doorway: Best Novella

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Every Heart a Doorway (Novella) by Seanan McGuire · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

    Every Heart a Doorway won Best Novella.

13. 2018 8 years ago

    A Human Stain: Best Novelette

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    A Human Stain (Novella) by Kelly Robson · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

    A Human Stain won Best Novelette.

14. 2018 8 years ago

    All Systems Red — Nebula Award, Best Novella

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    All Systems Red (Novella) by Martha Wells · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella · Role: Science fiction writer

    All Systems Red — Nebula Award, Best Novella (2018-05-19).

15. 2018 8 years ago

    All Systems Red — Hugo Award, Best Novella

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    All Systems Red (Novella) by Martha Wells · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novella · Role: Science fiction writer

    All Systems Red — Hugo Award, Best Novella (2018-08-19).

16. 2019 7 years ago

    The Tea Master and the Detective: Best Novella

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Tea Master and the Detective (Novella) by Aliette de Bodard · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

    The Tea Master and the Detective won Best Novella.

17. 2019 7 years ago

    The Only Harmless Great Thing: Best Novelette

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Only Harmless Great Thing (Novella) by Brooke Bolander · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

    The Only Harmless Great Thing won Best Novelette.

18. 2020 6 years ago

    Carpe Glitter: Best Novelette

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Carpe Glitter (Novella) by Cat Rambo · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

    Carpe Glitter won Best Novelette.

19. 2020 6 years ago

    This Is How You Lose the Time War: Best Novella

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    This Is How You Lose the Time War (Novella) by Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

    This Is How You Lose the Time War won Best Novella.

20. 2021 5 years ago

    Two Truths and a Lie: Best Novelette

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Two Truths and a Lie (Novella) by Sarah Pinsker · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

    Two Truths and a Lie won Best Novelette.