22 May 2023 Nebula Awards
On Sunday, May 14, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) presented their 58th Annual Nebula Awards to writers and creators of speculative fiction works released in 2022. The Nebulas, along with the Hugo Awards, are the most prestigious awards in the speculative fiction genres, and also serve to award outstanding achievement in those spaces. This blog post will include the winners and nominees for the awards, and links to the catalog where applicable. Without further ado, here are some of the winners and nominees! You can find the full list of winners here, and a recording of the ceremony here.
Best Novel
Babel by R. F. Kuang
Also Nominated: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Spear by Nicola Griffith
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
If you’re interested in reading past winners for this award, here’s a list of them, with links to find copies in our catalog.
1966 | Frank Herbert | Dune |
1967 | Samuel R. Delany | Babel-17 |
1967 | Daniel Keyes | Flowers for Algernon |
1968 | Samuel R. Delany | The Einstein Intersection |
1969 | Alexei Panshin | Rite of Passage |
1970 | Ursula K. Le Guin | The Left Hand of Darkness |
1971 | Larry Niven | Ringworld |
1972 | Robert Silverberg | A Time of Changes |
1973 | Isaac Asimov | The Gods Themselves |
1974 | Arthur C. Clarke | Rendezvous with Rama |
1975 | Ursula K. Le Guin | The Dispossessed |
1976 | Joe Haldeman | The Forever War |
1977 | Frederik Pohl | Man Plus |
1978 | Frederik Pohl | Gateway |
1979 | Vonda N. McIntyre | Dreamsnake |
1980 | Arthur C. Clarke | The Fountains of Paradise |
1981 | Gregory Benford | Timescape |
1982 | Gene Wolfe | The Claw of the Conciliator |
1983 | Michael Bishop | No Enemy But Time |
1984 | David Brin | Startide Rising |
1985 | William Gibson | Neuromancer |
1986 | Orson Scott Card | Ender’s Game |
1987 | Orson Scott Card | Speaker for the Dead |
1988 | Pat Murphy | The Falling Woman |
1989 | Lois McMaster Bujold | Falling Free |
1990 | Elizabeth Ann Scarborough | The Healer’s War |
1991 | Ursula K. Le Guin | Tehanu |
1992 | Michael Swanwick | Stations of the Tide |
1993 | Connie Willis | Doomsday Book |
1994 | Kim Stanley Robinson | Red Mars |
1995 | Greg Bear | Moving Mars |
1996 | Robert J. Sawyer | The Terminal Experiment |
1997 | Nicola Griffith | Slow River |
1998 | Vonda N. McIntyre | The Moon and the Sun |
1999 | Joe Haldeman | Forever Peace |
2000 | Octavia E. Butler | Parable of the Talents |
2001 | Greg Bear | Darwin’s Radio |
2002 | Catherine Asaro | The Quantum Rose |
2003 | Neil Gaiman | American Gods |
2004 | Elizabeth Moon | The Speed of Dark |
2005 | Lois McMaster Bujold | Paladin of Souls |
2006 | Joe W. Haldeman | Camouflage |
2007 | Jack McDevitt | Seeker |
2008 | Michael Chabon | The Yiddish Policemen’s Union |
2009 | Ursula K. Le Guin | Powers |
2010 | Paolo Bacigalupi | The Windup Girl |
2011 | Connie Willis | Blackout |
2011 | Connie Willis | All Clear |
2012 | Jo Walton | Among Others |
2013 | Kim Stanley Robinson | 2312 |
2014 | Ann Lecki | Ancillary Justice |
2015 | Jeff VanderMeer | Annihilation |
2016 | Naomi Novik | Uprooted |
2017 | Charlie Jane Anders | All the Birds in the Sky |
2018 | N. K. Jemisin | The Stone Sky |
2019 | Mary Robinette Kowal | The Calculating Stars |
2020 | Sarah Pinsker | A Song for a New Day |
2021 | Martha Wells | Network Effect |
2022 | P. Djeli Clark | A Master of Djinn |
2023 | R. F. Kuang | Babel |
Best Novella
Even Though I Knew the End by C. L. Polk
Also Nominated: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
Bishop’s Opening by R. S. A. Garcia
I Never Liked You Anyway by Jordan Kurella
High Times in the Low Parliament by Kelly Robson
Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Also Nominated: Severance
The Sandman: Season 1
Our Flag Means Death
Andor: “One Way Out”
Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction:
Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion by K. Tempest Bradford
Also Nominated: The Scratch Daughters by H. A. Clarke
The Mirrorwood by Deva Fagan
Every Bird a Prince by Jenn Reese
The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor