2020 Analog AnLab and Asimov’s Readers’ Awards Finalists
Finalists for the 2020 Analog Analytical Laboratory (AnLab) and Asimov’s Readers’ Awards have been announced, with many finalists available to read online.
Analog Science Fiction and Fact Analytical Laboratory Award Finalists
Best Novella
- “Moral Biology“, Neal Asher (5-6/20)
- “Draiken Dies“, Adam-Troy Castro (9-10/20)
- “Flyboys“, Stanley Schmidt (7-8/20)
Best Novelette
- “The Offending Eye“, Robert R. Chase (7-8/20)
- “I, Bigfoot“, Sarina Dorie (9-10/20)
- “Sticks and Stones“, Tom Jolly (7-8/20)
- “The Quest for the Great Grey Mossy“, Harry Turtledove (1-2/20)
- “Minerva Girls“, James Van Pelt (9-10/20)
Best Short Story
- “The Greatest Day“, Eric Choi (1-2/20)
- “The Chrysalis Pool“, Sean McMullen (9-10/20)
- “Wheel of Echoes“, Sean McMullen (1-2/20)
- “Rover“, A.T. Sayre (3-4/20)
- “Hive“, Jay Werkheiser (1-2/20)
- “The Writhing Tentacles of History“, Jay Werkheiser (9-10/20)
Best Fact Article
- “Veiling the Earth“, Gregory Benford (3-4/20)
- “Big Smart Objects“, Gregory Benford & Larry Niven (11-12/20)
- “Space Dust: How an Asteroid Altered Life on Earth“, Richard A. Lovett (5-6/20)
Best Poem
- “Miles to Go Before We Rest“, G.O. Clark (5-6/20)
- “Ghost Transmission“, Robert Frazier (1-2/20)
- “How to Go Twelfth“, Mary Soon Lee (3-4/20)
- “Planck“, Josh Pearce (3-4/20)
- “In Theory“, Rebecca Siegel (1-2/20)
Best Cover
- Donato Giancola (5-6/20)
- Dominic Harman (7-8/20)
- Tomislav Tikulin (1-2/20)
- Eldar Zakirov (3-4/20)
Asimov’s Science Fiction Readers’ Award Finalists
Best Novella
- “Semper Augustus“, Nancy Kress (3-4/20)
- “Tool Use by the Humans of Danzhai County“, Derek Künsken (7-8/20)
- “Nic and Viv’s Compulsory Courtship“, Will McIntosh (7-8/20)
- “Maelstrom“, Kristine Kathryn Rusch (9-10/20)
- “Take a Look at the Five and Ten”, Connie Willis (11-12/20)
Best Novelette
- “The Hind“, Kevin J. Anderson & Rick Wilber (11-12/20)
- “Tunnels”, Eleanor Arnason (5-6/20)
- “The Beast Adjoins“, Ted Kosmatka (7-8/20)
- “The Long Iapetan Night“, Julie Novakova (11-12/20)
- “Beyond the Tattered Veil of Stars“, Mercurio D. Rivera (3-4/20)
Best Short Story
- “GO. NOW. FIX.”, Timons Esaias (1-2/20) click here for PODCAST
- “The Conceptual Shark“, Rich Larson (9-10/20)
- “Return to Glory“, Jack McDevitt (11-12/20)
- “Rena in the Desert“, Lia Swope Mitchell (3-4/20)
- “Father“, Ray Nayler (7-8/20)
- “Return to the Red Castle“, Ray Nayler (3-4/20)
Best Poem
- “Incomplete Adaptation“, Bruce Boston (9-10/20)
- “After a Year of Solitude“, Lora Gray (11-12/20)
- “The Hot New Collectible“, Suzanne Palmer (5-6/20)
- “Unlooping“, Marie Vibbert (1-2/20)
- “Ode to Cassini“, Jane Yolen (5-6/20)
- “Relic“, Jane Yolen (3-4/20)
Best Cover Artist
- Maurizio Manzieri (9-10/20)
- John Picacio (3-4/20)
- Eldar Zakirov (11-12/20)
Winners will be announced in the July/August issues. For more information about the awards and a gallery of the nominated covers, see the Analog and Asimov’s websites.
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