2021 Nebula Awards Winners

Novel

• WINNER: A Master of Djinn, P. Djèlí Clark (Tordotcom; Orbit UK)

• The Unbroken, C.L. Clark (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Machinehood, S.B. Divya (Saga)
• A Desolation Called Peace, Arkady Martine (Tor; Tor UK)
• Plague Birds, Jason Sanford (Apex)

Novella

• WINNER: And What Can We Offer You Tonight, Premee Mohamed (Neon Hemlock)

• A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Becky Chambers (Tordotcom)
• Fireheart Tiger, Aliette de Bodard (Tordotcom)
• Sun-Daughters, Sea-Daughters, Aimee Ogden (Tordotcom)
• Flowers for the Sea, Zin E. Rocklyn (Tordotcom)
• The Necessity of Stars, E. Catherine Tobler (Neon Hemlock)
• “The Giants of the Violet Sea”, Eugenia Triantafyllou (Uncanny 9-10/21)

Novelette

• WINNER: “O2 Arena”, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (Galaxy’s Edge 11/21)

• “Just Enough Rain“, PH Lee (Giganotosaurus 5/21)
• “(emet)”, Lauren Ring (F&SF 7-8/21)
• “That Story Isn’t the Story“, John Wiswell (Uncanny 11-12/21)
• “Colors of the Immortal Palette“, Caroline M. Yoachim (Uncanny 3-4/21)

Short Story

• WINNER: “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather“, Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny 3-4/21)

• “Mr. Death“, Alix E. Harrow (Apex 2/21)
• “Proof by Induction“, José Pablo Iriarte (Uncanny 5-6/21)
• “Let All the Children Boogie“, Sam J. Miller (Tor.com 1/6/21)
• “Laughter Among the Trees“, Suzan Palumbo (The Dark 2/21)
• “For Lack of a Bed“, John Wiswell (Diabolical Plots 4/21)

Andre Norton Award

• WINNER: A Snake Falls to Earth, Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido)

• Victories Greater Than Death, Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen; Titan)
• Thornwood, Leah Cypess (Delacorte)
• Redemptor, Jordan Ifueko (Amulet; Hot Key)
• Root Magic, Eden Royce (Walden Pond)
• Iron Widow, Xiran Jay Zhao (Penguin Teen; Rock the Boat)

Ray Bradbury Award

• WINNER: WandaVision

• Encanto
• The Green Knight
• Loki
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
• Space Sweepers
• What We Do in the Shadows: Season 3

Game Writing

• WINNER: Thirsty Sword Lesbians

• Coyote & Crow
• Granma’s Hand
• Wanderhome
• Wildermyth

The SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award

• Mercedes Lackey

The Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award

• Arley Sorg
• Troy L. Wiggins
• Petra Mayer (posthumous)

The Kevin J O’Donnell, Jr. Service to SFWA Award

• Colin Coyle

The administrators note:

Author Martha Wells graciously declined her nomination as a novella finalist this year for Fugitive Telemetry: Murderbot Diaries, Book 6, published by Tordotcom. Wells felt that the Murderbot Diaries series has already received incredible praise from her industry peers and wanted to open the floor to highlight other works within the community.

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