2021Analog AnLab and Asimov’s Readers’ Awards Finalists
Finalists for the 2021 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
- “The Silence Before I Sleep“, Adam-Troy Castro (9-10/21)
- “Uploading Angela“, Lettie Prell (5-6/21)
- “The Unlikely Heroines of Callisto Station“, Marie Vibbert (7-8/21)
- “Invasive Species“, Catherine Wells (3-4/21)
Best Novelette
- “A Shot in the Dark“, Deborah Davitt (1-2/21)
- “The Hunger“, Marco Frassetto (9-10/21)
- “Sample Return“, C. Stuart Hardwick (7-8/21)
- “No Stranger to Native Shores“, Matt McHugh (11-12/21)
- “The Next Frontier“, Rosemary Claire Smith (7-8/21)
Best Short Story
- “The Last Science Fiction Story“, Adam-Troy Castro (1-2/21)
- “Heart of Stone“, Tom Jolly (5-6/21)
- “The Trashpusher of Planet 4“, Brenda Kalt (3-4/21)
- “My Hypothetical Friend“, Harry Turtledove (1-2/21)
- “Room to Live“, Marie Vibbert (9-10/21)
Best Fact Article
- “Possible Signs of Life on Venus“, David L. Clements (5-6/21)
- “Return to the Golden Age: Why Venus Might Actually Once Have Been Habitable”, Richard A. Lovett (7-8/21)
- “Constructing a Habitable Planet“, Julie Novakova (1-2/21)
Best Poem
- “A Daguerreotype of the Moon“, Jennifer Crow (7-8/21)
- “Hidden Things“, Jennifer Crow (1-2/21)
- “If“, Bruce McAllister (1-2/21)
- “What We Forget“, Bruce McAllister (11-12/21)
- “When I think of My Father“, Bruce McAllister (7-8/21)
- “Quantum Entanglement”, Ken Poyner (9-10/21)
Best Cover
- Kurt Huggins (9-8/21)
- Maurizio Manzieri (3-4/21)
- Tomislav Tikulin (7-8/21)
Asimov’s Science Fiction Readers’ Award Finalists
Best Novella
- “A Blessing of Unicorns“, Elizabeth Bear (9-10/21)
- “Light Up the Clouds“, Greg Egan (3-4/21)
- “Glitch“, Alex Irvine (3-4/21)
- “A Rocket for Dimitrios“, Ray Nayler (1-2/21)
- “The Realms of Water“, Robert Reed (1-2/21)
Best Novelette
- “The HazMat Sisters“, L.X. Beckett (7-8/21)
- “Philly Killed His Car“, Will McIntosh (7-8/21)
- “Año Nuevo“, Ray Nayler (5-6/21)
- “Table Etiquette for Diplomatic Personnel, in Seventeen Scenes“, Suzanne Palmer (1-2/21)
- “Billie the Kid“, Rick Wilber (9-10/21)
Best Short Story
- “My Heart Is at Capacity“, TJ Berry (5-6/21)
- “Flowers like Needles“, Derek Künsken (3-4/21)
- “Bread and Circuits“, Misha Lenau (11-12/21)
- “Muallim“, Ray Nayler (11-12/21)
- “Sentient Being Blues“, Christopher Mark Rose (3-4/21)
- “Alien Ball“, Kristine Kathryn Rusch (7-8/21)
Best Poem
- “In the Library Annex“, Bruce Boston (9-10/21)
- “Chalk and Carbon“, Marissa Lingen (11-12/21)
- “When I’m Thirty, I Receive a Box Full of Your Bones“, Avra Margariti (1-2/21)
- “Your Memories are Sponsored by a Fossil Fuel Company“, Matt Thompson (11-12/21)
- “Mars Rover, Curiosity“, Jane Yolen (1-2/21)
Best Cover Artist
- Donato Giancola (1-2/21)
- Maurizio Manzieri (11-12/21)
- Edar Zakirov (9-10/21)
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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