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417 matching records

1. 2018 8 years ago

   The Stone Sky — 2017 Nebula Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Stone Sky (Novel) by N. K. Jemisin · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   The Stone Sky — 2017 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2018-05-19).

2. 2018 8 years ago

   The Art of Starving: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Art of Starving (Novel) by Sam J. Miller · Award: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

   The Art of Starving won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.

3. 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).

4. 2018 8 years ago

   Beyond This Horizon — 1943 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Beyond This Horizon (Novel) by Robert A. Heinlein (as Anson MacDonald) · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   Beyond This Horizon — 1943 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel (2018-08-16).

5. 2018 8 years ago

   The Stone Sky — 2018 Hugo Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Stone Sky (Novel) by N.K. Jemisin · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   The Stone Sky — 2018 Hugo Award, Best Novel (2018-08-19).

6. 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).

7. 2019 7 years ago

   The Calculating Stars — 2018 Nebula Award, Best Novel

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Calculating Stars (Novel) by Mary Robinette Kowal · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

   The Calculating Stars — 2018 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2019-05-18).

8. 2019 7 years ago

   Children of Blood and Bone: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   Children of Blood and Bone (Novel) by Tomi Adeyemi · Award: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

   Children of Blood and Bone won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.

9. 2019 7 years ago

   The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington: Best Short Story

   Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

   • Science fiction
   • Science fiction literature

   The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington (Short story) by P. Djèlí Clark · Award: Nebula Award — Best Short Story

   The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington won Best Short Story.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 2019 7 years ago

    Conjure Wife — 1944 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Conjure Wife (Novel) by Fritz Leiber · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    Conjure Wife — 1944 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel (2019-08-15).

13. 2019 7 years ago

    The Calculating Stars — 2019 Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    The Calculating Stars (Novel) by Mary Robinette Kowal · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    The Calculating Stars — 2019 Hugo Award, Best Novel (2019-08-18).

14. 2020 6 years ago

    Riverland: Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Riverland (Novel) by Fran Wilde · Award: Andre Norton Award — Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

    Riverland won Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 2020 6 years ago

    A Song for a New Day — 2019 Nebula Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    A Song for a New Day (Novel) by Sarah Pinsker · Award: Nebula Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    A Song for a New Day — 2019 Nebula Award, Best Novel (2020-05-30).

18. 2020 6 years ago

    Give the Family My Love: Best Short Story

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Give the Family My Love (Short story) by A. T. Greenblatt · Award: Nebula Award — Best Short Story

    Give the Family My Love won Best Short Story.

19. 2020 6 years ago

    Shadow Over Mars (The Nemesis from Terra) — 1945 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    Shadow Over Mars (The Nemesis from Terra) (Novel) by Leigh Brackett · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    Shadow Over Mars (The Nemesis from Terra) — 1945 Retro Hugo Award, Best Novel (2020-07-30).

20. 2020 6 years ago

    A Memory Called Empire — 2020 Hugo Award, Best Novel

    Category: Science Fiction › Type: Award win

    • Science fiction
    • Science fiction literature

    A Memory Called Empire (Novel) by Arkady Martine · Award: Hugo Award — Best Novel · Role: Science fiction writer

    A Memory Called Empire — 2020 Hugo Award, Best Novel (2020-08-01).