N.B. Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned.
The Nebula Awards® are annual awards voted on and presented by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America to celebrate excellence in science fiction and fantasy writing in works published during the previous calendar year. An anthology including the winning pieces of short fiction and several runners-up is also published every year.
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2023
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Linghun by Ai Jiang Winner
- The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
- Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
- Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
- The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
- Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo
2022
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Even Though I Knew the End C.L. Polk Winner
- A Prayer for the Crown-Shy Becky Chambers
- “Bishop’s Opening“ R.S.A. Garcia (Clarkesworld 1/22)
- I Never Liked You Anyway Jordan Kurella
- High Times in the Low Parliament Kelly Robson
2021
- And What Can We Offer You Tonight, Premee Mohamed Winner
- A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Becky Chambers
- Fireheart Tiger, Aliette de Bodard
- Sun-Daughters, Sea-Daughters, Aimee Ogden
- Flowers for the Sea, Zin E. Rocklyn
- The Necessity of Stars, E. Catherine Tobler
- “The Giants of the Violet Sea”, Eugenia Triantafyllou
2020
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Ring Shout P. Djèlí Clark Winner
- “Tower of Mud and Straw” Yaroslav Barsukov
- Finna Nino Cipri
- “Ife-Iyoku the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon”, Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald (Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora, Aurelia Leo)
- The Four Profound Weaves R.B. Lemberg
- Riot Baby Tochi Onyebuchi
2019
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This Is How You Lose the Time War Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone Winner
- “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom” from Exhalation Ted Chiang
- The Haunting of Tram Car 015 P. Djèlí Clark
- Her Silhouette, Drawn in Water Vylar Kaftan
- The Deep Rivers Solomon, with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson & Jonathan Snipes
- Catfish Lullaby A.C. Wise
2018
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“The Tea Master and the Detective” Aliette de Bodard Winner
- “Fire Ant” Jonathan P. Brazee
- “The Black God’s Drums” P. Djèlí Clark
- “Alice Payne Arrives” Kate Heartfield
- “Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach" Kelly Robson
- “Artificial Condition: The Murderbot Diaries” Martha Wells
2017
- All Systems Red Martha Wells Winner
- River of Teeth Sarah Gailey
- Passing Strange Ellen Klages
- “And Then There Were (N-One)” Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny 3-4/17)
- Barry’s Deal Lawrence M. Schoen
- The Black Tides of Heaven JY Yang
2016
- Every Heart a Doorway Seanan McGuire Winner
- Runtime S.B. Divya
- The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe Kij Johnson
- The Ballad of Black Tom Victor LaValle
- “The Liar” John P. Murphy
- A Taste of Honey Kai Ashante Wilson
2015
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Binti, Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com) Winner
- Wings of Sorrow and Bone, Beth Cato (Harper Voyager Impulse)
- “The Bone Swans of Amandale,” C.S.E. Cooney (Bone Swans)
- “The New Mother,” Eugene Fischer (Asimov’s 4-5/15)
- “The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn,” Usman T. Malik (Tor.com 4/22/15)
- “Waters of Versailles,” Kelly Robson (Tor.com 6/10/15)
2014
- “Yesterday’s Kin”, Nancy Kress (Tachyon) winner
- “We Are All Completely Fine”, Daryl Gregory (Tachyon)
- “The Regular,” Ken Liu (Upgraded)
- “The Mothers of Voorhisville,” Mary Rickert (Tor.com 4/30/14)
- Calendrical Regression, Lawrence Schoen (NobleFusion)
- “Grand Jeté (The Great Leap),” Rachel Swirsky (Subterranean Summer ’14)
2013
- The Weight of the Sunrise, Vylar Kaftan (Asimov’s 2/13)
2012
-
After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall
by Nancy Kress
2011
- The Man Who Bridged the Mist, Kij Johnson (Asimov’s Science Fiction, October/November 2011)
2010
- The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen’s Window by Rachel Swirsky (Subterranean Summer ’10)
2009
- The Women of Nell Gwynne’s by Kage Baker (Subterranean Press, June 2009)
2008
- The Spacetime Pool by Catherine Asaro
2007
- Fountain of Age by Nancy Kress
2006
- Burn James Patrick Kelly
2005
- Magic for Beginners Kelly Link (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 2005)
2004
- The Green Leopard Plague Walter Jon Williams (Asimov’s, Oct/Nov 2003)
2003
-
Coraline
Neil Gaiman
2002
- Bronte’s Egg Richard Chwedyk (F&SF, Aug 2002)
2001
- The Ultimate Earth Jack Williamson
2000
- Goddesses Linda Nagata
1999
- Story of your life Ted Chiang
1998
- Reading the bones Sheila Finch
1997
- Abandon in place Jerry Oltion
1996
- Da Vinci rising Jack Dann
1995
- Last summer at Mars Hill Elizabeth Hand
1994
- Seven views Of Olduvai Gorge Mike Resnick
1993
- The Night we buried Road Dog Jack Cady
1992
- City of truth James Morrow
1991
- Beggars in Spain Nancy Kress
1990
- The Hemingway hoax Joe Haldeman
1989
- The Mountains of mourning Lois McMaster Bujold
1988
- The Last of the Winnebagos Connie Willis
1987
- The Blind geometer Kim Stanley Robinson
1986
- R & R Lucius Shepard
1985
- Sailing to Byzantium Robert Silverberg
1984
- Press enter John Varley
1983
- Hardfought Greg Bear
1982
- Another orphan John Kessel
1981
- The Saturn game Poul Anderson
1980
- The Unicorn tapestry Suzy Mckee Chamas
1979
- Enemy mine Barry Longyear
1978
- The Persistence of vision John Varley
1977
- Stardance Spider and Jeanne Robinson
1976
- Houston, Houston, do you read? James Tiptree Jr.
1975
- Home is the hangman Roger Zelazny
1974
- Born with the dead Robert Silverberg
1973
- The Death of Doctor Island Gene Wolfe
1972
- A Meeting with Medusa Arthur C. Clarke
1971
- The Missing man Katherine McLean
1970
- Ill Met in Lankhmar Fritz Leiber
1969
- A Boy and his dog Harlan Ellison
1968
- Dragonrider Anne McCaffrey
1967
- Behold the man Michael Moorcock
1966
- The Last castle Jack Vance
1965
- The Saliva tree Brian W Aldiss; He who shapes Roger Zelazny (tie)
