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417 matching records

1. 2007 19 years ago

   Seeker — 2006 Nebula Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Seeker (Novel) by Jack McDevitt · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Seeker — 2006 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2007-05-12).

2. 2007 19 years ago

   Burn: Best Novella

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Burn (Novella) by James Patrick Kelly · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

   Burn won Best Novella.

3. 2007 19 years ago

   Two Hearts: Best Novelette

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Two Hearts (Novella) by Peter S. Beagle · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

   Two Hearts won Best Novelette.

4. 2007 19 years ago

   Magic or Madness: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Magic or Madness (Novel) by Justine Larbalestier · Award: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

   Magic or Madness won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.

5. 2008 18 years ago

   The Yiddish Policemen’s Union — 2008 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Yiddish Policemen’s Union (Novel) by Michael Chabon · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   The Yiddish Policemen’s Union — 2008 Hugo Award, Best Novel (2008).

6. 2008 18 years ago

   Arthur C. Clarke — death

   Category: Organizations and People › Type: Death

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature
   • Space engineering

   Role: Science fiction writer, Engineer

   Arthur C. Clarke — death (2008-03-19).

7. 2008 18 years ago

   Always: Best Short Story

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Always (Short story) by Karen Joy Fowler · Award: Nebula Award — Best Short Story

   Always won Best Short Story.

8. 2008 18 years ago

   The Yiddish Policemen’s Union — 2007 Nebula Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Yiddish Policemen’s Union (Novel) by Michael Chabon · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   The Yiddish Policemen’s Union — 2007 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2008-04-26).

9. 2008 18 years ago

   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Novel) by J. K. Rowling · Award: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.

10. 2008 18 years ago

    Fountain of Age: Best Novella

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Fountain of Age (Novella) by Nancy Kress · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

    Fountain of Age won Best Novella.

11. 2008 18 years ago

    The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate: Best Novelette

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate (Novella) by Ted Chiang · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

    The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate won Best Novelette.

12. 2009 17 years ago

    The Graveyard Book — 2009 Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Graveyard Book (Novel) by Neil Gaiman · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    The Graveyard Book — 2009 Hugo Award, Best Novel (2009).

13. 2009 17 years ago

    Pride and Prometheus: Best Novelette

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Pride and Prometheus (Novella) by John Kessel · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novelette

    Pride and Prometheus won Best Novelette.

14. 2009 17 years ago

    Powers — 2008 Nebula Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Powers (Novel) by Ursula K. Le Guin · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    Powers — 2008 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2009-04-25).

15. 2009 17 years ago

    Trophy Wives: Best Short Story

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Trophy Wives (Short story) by Nina Kiriki Hoffman · Award: Nebula Award — Best Short Story

    Trophy Wives won Best Short Story.

16. 2009 17 years ago

    The Spacetime Pool: Best Novella

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Spacetime Pool (Novella) by Catherine Asaro · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

    The Spacetime Pool won Best Novella.

17. 2009 17 years ago

    Flora’s Dare: Andre Norton Award

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Flora’s Dare: How a Girl of Spirit Gambles All to Expand Her Vocabulary, Confront a Bouncing Boy Terror, and Try to Save Califa from a Shaky Doom (Despite Being Confined to Her Room) (Novel) by Ysabeau S. Wilce · Award: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

    Flora’s Dare: How a Girl of Spirit Gambles All to Expand Her Vocabulary, Confront a Bouncing Boy Terror, and Try to Save Califa from a Shaky Doom (Despite Being Confined to Her Room) won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle…

18. 2010 16 years ago

    Spar: Best Short Story

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Spar (Short story) by Kij Johnson · Award: Nebula Award — Best Short Story

    Spar won Best Short Story.

19. 2010 16 years ago

    The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Novel) by Catherynne M. Valente · Award: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

    The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.

20. 2010 16 years ago

    The Women of Nell Gwynne’s: Best Novella

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Women of Nell Gwynne’s (Novella) by Kage Baker · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novella

    The Women of Nell Gwynne’s won Best Novella.