Kevin Anderson - The Mammoth Book of Nebula Awards SF

2009 Winner:

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, Catherynne M. Valente

The Ray Bradbury Award is presented by SFWA at the Nebula ceremonies to recognize excellence in screenwriting.

2009 Winner:

District 9 , Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell

SFWA’s Solstice Award was created in 2008 for individuals who have had a significant impact on the science fiction or fantasy landscape, and is particularly intended for those who have consistently made a major, positive difference within the speculative fiction field.

2009 Honorees:

Tom Doherty

Terri Windling

Donald A. Wollheim

The SFWA Service Award is presented to recognize those individuals who have performed particularly noteworthy service to the organization.

2009 Honorees:

Vonda N. McIntyre

Keith Stokes

SFWA is a nonprofit organization of professional writers of science fiction, fantasy, and related genres. Founded in 1965 by Damon Knight, the organization now includes over one thousand five hundred 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 website. 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.

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.

Best Novel: Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin

Best Novella: The Spacetime Pool by Catherine Asaro

Best Novelette:“Pride and Prometheus” by John Kessel

Best Short Story:“Trophy Wives” by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

Script: WALL-E Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter

Andre Norton Award: How a Girl of Spirit Gambles All to Expand Her Vocabulary, Confront a Bouncing Boy Terror, and Try to Save Califa from a Shaky Doom (Despite Being Confined to Her Room) by Ysabeau S. Wilce

Solstice Award:Kate Wilhelm, A.J. Budrys and Martin H. Greenberg

SFWA Service Award:Victoria Strauss

Bradbury Award:Joss Whedon

Grand Master:Harry Harrison

Author Emerita:M.J. Engh

Best Novel: The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon

Best Novella: Fountain of Age by Nancy Kress

Best Novelette:“The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate” by Ted Chiang

Best Short Story:“Always” by Karen Joy Fowler

Best Script: Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro

Andre Norton Award: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling

Grand Master: Michael Moorcock

Author Emerita: Ardath Mayhar

SFWA Service Award:Melisa Michaels and Graham P. Collins

Best Novel: Seeker by Jack McDevitt

Best Novella: Burn by James Patrick Kelly

Best Novelette:“Two Hearts” by Peter S. Beagle

Best Short Story:“Echo” by Elizabeth Hand

Best Script: Howl’s Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki, Cindy Davis Hewitt, and Donald H. Hewitt

Andre Norton Award: Magic or Madness by Justine Larbalestier

Grand Master:James Gunn

Author Emeritus:D.G. Compton

SFWA Service Award:Brook West and Julia West jointly

Best Novel: Camouflage by Joe Haldeman

Best Novella: Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link

Best Novelette:“The Faery Handbag” by Kelly Link

Best Short Story:“I Live with You” by Carol Emshwiller

Best Script: Serenity by Joss Whedon

Andre Norton Award: Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie by Holly Black

Grand Master: Harlan Ellison

Author Emeritus: William F. Nolan

Best Novel: Paladin of Souls , by Lois McMaster Bujold

Best Novella: The Green Leopard Plague by Walter Jon Williams

Best Novelette:“Basement Magic” by Ellen Klages

Best Short Story:“Coming to Terms” by Eileen Gunn

Best Script: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson; based on The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Grand Master: Anne McCaffrey

Service to SFWA Award: Kevin O’Donnell, Jr.

Best Novel: The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon

Best Novella: Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Best Novelette:“The Empire of Ice Cream” by Jeffrey Ford

Best Short Story:“What I Didn’t See” by Karen Joy Fowler

Best Script: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Stephen Sinclair & Peter Jackson; based on The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Grand Master: Robert Silverberg

Author of Distinction: Charles Harness

Ser vice to SFWA Award: Michael Capobianco & Ann Crispin jointly

Best Novel: American Gods: A Novel by Neil Gaiman

Best Novella: Bronte’s Egg by Richard Chwedyk

Best Novelette:“Hell is the Absence of God” by Ted Chiang

Best Short Story:“Creature” by Carol Emshwiller

Best Script: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson; based on The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien