Nebula Awards Showcase 2010 - By Bill Fawcett Page 0,1
after Earth has suffered a nuclear disaster so traumatic that it changed the world views of the survivors in very positive ways. Even those very dark Mad Max movies always end with us being told the race survived and has begun again to move forward. Optimism. We SF types are by genre and nature optimists. Individually we can be occasionally cantankerous, feel the same day-to-day pressures as mundane, and many of us are fairly sure the publishing industry is doomed. But still we write about the future from the assumption that there will be a future. And an interesting future at that. Shared optimism is part of why SF readers and writers are fun to be with, interesting, and our gatherings are so famously open and welcoming.
So welcome to the Nebula Awards Showcase, my fellow optimists. Join us where mankind has a long and interesting future, where human nature can overcome demons and dark spells, and we even have a few laughs along the way.
ABOUT THE SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY WRITERS OF AMERICA
SFWA is a nonprofit organization of professional writers science fiction, fantasy, and related genres. Founded in 1965 by Damon Knight, the organization now includes over 1500 speculative authors, artists, editors, and allied professionals. SFWA presents the prestigious Nebula Awards, assists members in legal disputes with publishers, and hosts the well-known Writer Beware Web site. SFWA administers a number of benevolent funds, including the Emergency Medical Fund, the Legal Fund, and a Literacy Fund intended to encourage genre reading and literacy in general. Online discussion forums, member directories, and private convention suites help its members keep in touch with each other and stay abreast of new developments in the field.
ABOUT THE NEBULA AWARDS
Since 1965, the Nebula Awards have been presented yearly for the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States. The winners are chosen by a vote of the active members of SFWA; awards are made in the categories of novel, novella, novelette, short story, and script. The award itself was originally designed by Judy Blish. Over the years additional awards are now presented at the Nebula Awards ceremony honoring those who have contributed to science fiction and fantasy in other ways. These include such awards as Grand Master, Solstice, and Author Emeritus. The winning shorter fiction is published annually in volumes like this, the Nebula Awards Showcase.
2009 NEBULA AWARD NOMINEES
NOVELS Little Brother | Cory Doctorow Tor Books, April 2008 Powers | Ursula K. Le Guin Harcourt, Inc., September 2008 Cauldron | Jack McDevitt Ace Books, November 2007 Brasyl | Ian McDonald Pyr, May 2007 Superpowers | David J. Schwartz Three Rivers Press, June 2008
NOVELLAS The Spacetime Pool | Catherine Asaro Analog Science Fiction and Fact, March 2008
Dark Heaven | Gregory Benford Alien Crimes, ed. Mike Resnick, Science Fiction Book Club, January 2007
Dangerous Space | Kelley Eskridge Dangerous Space, Aqueduct Press, June 2007
The Political Prisoner | Charles Coleman Finlay Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 2008
The Duke in His Castle | Vera Nazarian Norilana Books, June 2008
NOVELETTES “If Angels Fight” | Richard Bowes Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 2008
“The Ray-Gun: A Love Story” | James Alan Gardner Asimov’s Science Fiction, February 2008
“Dark Rooms” | Lisa Goldstein Asimov’s Science Fiction, October/November 2007
“Pride and Prometheus” | John Kessel Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 2008
“Night Wind” | Mary Rosenblum Lace and Blade, ed. Deborah J. Ross, Norilana Books, February 2008
“Baby Doll” | Johanna Sinisalo Translated from the Finnish by David Hackston The SFWA European Hall of Fame, ed. James Morrow & Kathryn Morrow, Tor Books, June 2007
“Kaleidoscope” | K. D. Wentworth Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 2007
SHORT STORIES “The Button Bin” | Mike Allen Helix: A Speculative Fiction Quarterly, October 2007
“The Dreaming Wind” | Jeffrey Ford The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales, ed. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, Viking Press, July 2007
“Trophy Wives” | Nina Kiriki Hoffman Fellowship Fantastic , ed. Martin H. Greenberg and Kerrie Hughes, DAW Books, January 2008
“26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss” | Kij Johnson Asimov’s Science Fiction, July 2008
“The Tomb Wife” | Gwyneth Jones Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, August 2007
“Don’t Stop” | James Patrick Kelly Asimov’s Science Fiction, June 2007
“Mars: A Traveler’s Guide” | Ruth Nestvold Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 2008
SCRIPTS The Dark Knight | Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer Warner Bros., July 2008
WALL-E | Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter Walt Disney, June 2008
The Shrine | Brad Wright Stargate Atlantis, August 2008