It’s the end of 2012, and we’ve been so proud to publish some excellent fiction this year! We couldn’t be more pleased to have championed such a diverse group of voices which continue to keep us on the cutting edge of short form science fiction and fantasy.
Many of these stories are eligible for the Hugo and Nebula Awards, which annually honor outstanding works of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
Hugo winners are selected by the members of Worldcon, but the list of nominees is voted on by Worldcon members. Voting for nominees requires a supporting membership for LoneStarCon 3, although members from last year’s Worldcon are also eligible to nominate. The nomination window will be open in January 2013 and will close on March 10th. The rules for voting are here and you may nominate up to five works in each category.
The Nebula Awards are voted on by active members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. (SFWA for short). Nebula nominations are open from now until February 15, 2013 and the form is here; you must be a SFWA member, and logged in, to nominate. Here is a detailed description of how the voting works.
Novelettes
“Swift, Brutal Retaliation” by Meghan McCarron | |
opens in a new window | “Thanatos Beach” by James Morrow |
opens in a new window | “Sigma Structure Symphony” by Gregory Benford |
opens in a new window | “The Inconstant Moon” by Alaya Dawn Johnson |
opens in a new window | “Legacy Lost” by Anna Banks |
opens in a new window | “Our Human” by Adam-Troy Castro |
opens in a new window | “The Witch of Duva: A Ravkan Folk Tale” by Leigh Bardugo |
opens in a new window | “A Spell of Vengeance” by D.B. Jackson |
opens in a new window | “Faster Gun” by Elizabeth Bear |
opens in a new window | “Portrait of Lisane de Patagnia” by Rachel Swirsky |
opens in a new window | “The Commonplace Book” by Jacob Clifton |
opens in a new window | “Wild Things” by Alyx Dellamonica |
opens in a new window | “The Queen’s Army” by Marissa Meyer |
opens in a new window | “The Finite Canvas” by Lee Mandelo |
opens in a new window | “Am I Free To Go” by Kathryn Cramer |
opens in a new window | “The Ghosts of Christmas” by Paul Cornell |
Short Stories
Graphic Stories
A Hugo-only category, although graphic stories may be nominated for the Nebula in existing prose categories.
opens in a new window | “The Situation” by Jeff Vandermeer and Eric Orchard |
Editor, Short Form
Hugo only
- Patrick Nielsen Hayden
- Liz Gorinsky
- Jim Frenkel
- Beth Potter
- David G. Hartwell
- Kat Brzozowski
- Janine O’Malley
- Holly West
- Liz Szabla
- Noa Wheeler
- Nancy Mercado
- Kate Jacobs
- Joy Peskin
- Melissa Singer
Artists
Hugo only