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The 2009 Nebula Awards nominees were announced today (also Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation and Andre Norton for Young Adult fiction):
Short Story
* “Hooves and the Hovel of Abdel Jameela” Saladin Ahmed (Clockwork Phoenix 2, Norilana Press, Jul09)
* “I Remember the Future” Michael A. Burstein (I Remember the Future, Apex Publications, Nov08)
* “Non-Zero Probabilities” N. K. Jemisin (Clarkesworld, Nov09)
* “Spar” Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld, Oct09)
* “Going Deep” James Patrick Kelly (Asimov’s Science Fiction, Jun09)
* “Bridesicle” Will McIntosh (Asimov’s Science Fiction, Jan09)
Novelette
* “The Gambler” Paolo Bacigalupi (Fast Forward 2, Pyr Books, Oct08)
* “Vinegar Peace, or the Wrong-Way Used-Adult Orphanage” Michael Bishop (Asimov’s Science Fiction, Jul08)
* “I Needs Must Part, The Policeman Said” Richard Bowes (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Dec09)
* “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast” Eugie Foster (Interzone, Feb09)
* “Divining Light” Ted Kosmatka (Asimov’s Science Fiction, Aug08)
* “A Memory of Wind” Rachel Swirsky (Tor.com, Nov09)
Novella
* The Women of Nell Gwynne’s, Kage Baker (Subterranean Press, Jun09)
* “Arkfall” Carolyn Ives Gilman (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Sep09)
* “Act One” Nancy Kress (Asimov’s Science Fiction, Mar09)
* "Shambling Towards Hiroshima" James Morrow (Tachyon, Feb09)
* “Sublimation Angels,” Jason Sanford (Interzone, Oct09)
* "The God Engines" John Scalzi ( Subterranean Press, Dec09)
Novel
* "The Windup Girl" Paolo Bacigalupi (Nightshade, Sep09)
* "The Love We Share Without Knowing" Christopher Barzak (Bantam, Nov08)
* "Flesh and Fire" Laura Anne Gilman (Pocket, Oct09)
* "The City & The City" China Miéville (Del Rey, May09)
* "Boneshaker" Cherie Priest (Tor, Sep09)
* "Finch" Jeff VanderMeer (Underland Press, Oct09)
The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
* "Star Trek" JJ Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (Paramount, May09)
* "District 9" Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell (Tri-Star, Aug09)
* "Avatar" James Cameron (Fox, Dec 09)
* "Moon" Duncan Jones and Nathan Parker (Sony, Jun09)
* "Up" Bob Peterson and Pete Docter (Disney/Pixar, May09)
* "Coraline" Henry Selick (Laika/Focus Feb09)
Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
* "Hotel Under the Sand" Kage Baker (Tachyon, Jul09)
* "Ice" Sarah Beth Durst (Simon and Schuster, Oct09)
* "Ash" Malinda Lo (Little, Brown and Company, Sep09)
* "Eyes Like Stars" Lisa Mantchev (Feiwel and Friends, Jul09)
* "Zoe’s Tale" John Scalzi (Tor Aug08)
* "When You Reach Me" Rebecca Stead (Wendy Lamb Books, 2009)
* "The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making" Catherynne M. Valente (Catherynne M. Valente, Jun09)
* "Leviathan" Scott Westerfeld (Simon, Oct09)
Pretty strong competition but then 2009 was a good year for SF.
Short Story
* “Hooves and the Hovel of Abdel Jameela” Saladin Ahmed (Clockwork Phoenix 2, Norilana Press, Jul09)
* “I Remember the Future” Michael A. Burstein (I Remember the Future, Apex Publications, Nov08)
* “Non-Zero Probabilities” N. K. Jemisin (Clarkesworld, Nov09)
* “Spar” Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld, Oct09)
* “Going Deep” James Patrick Kelly (Asimov’s Science Fiction, Jun09)
* “Bridesicle” Will McIntosh (Asimov’s Science Fiction, Jan09)
Novelette
* “The Gambler” Paolo Bacigalupi (Fast Forward 2, Pyr Books, Oct08)
* “Vinegar Peace, or the Wrong-Way Used-Adult Orphanage” Michael Bishop (Asimov’s Science Fiction, Jul08)
* “I Needs Must Part, The Policeman Said” Richard Bowes (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Dec09)
* “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast” Eugie Foster (Interzone, Feb09)
* “Divining Light” Ted Kosmatka (Asimov’s Science Fiction, Aug08)
* “A Memory of Wind” Rachel Swirsky (Tor.com, Nov09)
Novella
* The Women of Nell Gwynne’s, Kage Baker (Subterranean Press, Jun09)
* “Arkfall” Carolyn Ives Gilman (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Sep09)
* “Act One” Nancy Kress (Asimov’s Science Fiction, Mar09)
* "Shambling Towards Hiroshima" James Morrow (Tachyon, Feb09)
* “Sublimation Angels,” Jason Sanford (Interzone, Oct09)
* "The God Engines" John Scalzi ( Subterranean Press, Dec09)
Novel
* "The Windup Girl" Paolo Bacigalupi (Nightshade, Sep09)
* "The Love We Share Without Knowing" Christopher Barzak (Bantam, Nov08)
* "Flesh and Fire" Laura Anne Gilman (Pocket, Oct09)
* "The City & The City" China Miéville (Del Rey, May09)
* "Boneshaker" Cherie Priest (Tor, Sep09)
* "Finch" Jeff VanderMeer (Underland Press, Oct09)
The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
* "Star Trek" JJ Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (Paramount, May09)
* "District 9" Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell (Tri-Star, Aug09)
* "Avatar" James Cameron (Fox, Dec 09)
* "Moon" Duncan Jones and Nathan Parker (Sony, Jun09)
* "Up" Bob Peterson and Pete Docter (Disney/Pixar, May09)
* "Coraline" Henry Selick (Laika/Focus Feb09)
Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
* "Hotel Under the Sand" Kage Baker (Tachyon, Jul09)
* "Ice" Sarah Beth Durst (Simon and Schuster, Oct09)
* "Ash" Malinda Lo (Little, Brown and Company, Sep09)
* "Eyes Like Stars" Lisa Mantchev (Feiwel and Friends, Jul09)
* "Zoe’s Tale" John Scalzi (Tor Aug08)
* "When You Reach Me" Rebecca Stead (Wendy Lamb Books, 2009)
* "The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making" Catherynne M. Valente (Catherynne M. Valente, Jun09)
* "Leviathan" Scott Westerfeld (Simon, Oct09)
Pretty strong competition but then 2009 was a good year for SF.