2023 Nebula Awards Winners

Novel

WINNER: The Saint of Bright Doors, Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)

• The Water Outlaws, S.L. Huang (Tordotcom; Solaris UK)
• Translation State, Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• The Terraformers, Annalee Newitz (Tor; Orbit UK)
• Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon, Wole Talabi (DAW; Gollancz)
• Witch King, Martha Wells (Tordotcom)

Novella

WINNER: “Linghun”, Ai Jiang (Linghun)

• The Crane Husband, Kelly Barnhill (Tordotcom)
• Thornhedge, T. Kingfisher (Tor; Titan UK)
• Untethered Sky, Fonda Lee (Tordotcom)
• The Mimicking of Known Successes, Malka Older (Tordotcom)
• Mammoths at the Gates, Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)

Novelette

WINNER: “The Year Without Sunshine“, Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny 11-12/23)

• “A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair“, Renan Bernardo (Samovar 2/23)
• I AM AI, Ai Jiang (Shortwave)
• “Imagine: Purple-Haired Girl Shooting Down the Moon“, Angela Liu (Clarkesworld 6/23)
• “Saturday’s Song“, Wole Talabi (Lightspeed 5/23)
• “Six Versions of My Brother Found Under the Bridge“, Eugenia Triantafyllou (Uncanny 9-10/23)

Short Story

WINNER: “Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200“, R.S.A Garcia (Uncanny 7-8/23)

• “Once Upon a Time at The Oakmont“, P.A. Cornell (Fantasy 10/23)
• “Window Boy“, Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld 8/23)
• “The Sound of Children Screaming“, Rachael K. Jones (Nightmare 10/23)
• “Better Living Through Algorithms“, Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld 5/23)
• “Bad Doors“, John Wiswell (Uncanny 1-2/23)

Andre Norton Award

WINNER: To Shape a Dragon’s Breath, Moniquill Blackgoose (Del Rey)

• The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern, J. Dianne Dotson (Android)
• Liberty’s Daughter, Naomi Kritzer (Fairwood)
• The Ghost Job, Greg van Eekhout (Harper)

Ray Bradbury Award

WINNER: Barbie

• The Boy and the Heron
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
• The Last of Us: “Long, Long Time”
• Nimona
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Game Writing

WINNER: Baldur’s Gate 3

• Alan Wake II
• The Bread Must Rise
• Chants of Sennaar
• Dredge
• Ninefox Gambit: Machineries of Empire Roleplaying Game

Additional honors and awards included the SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award to Susan Mary Cooper, the SFWA Infinity Awards to Tanith Lee, the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award to Jennell Jaquays, and the Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. Service to SFWA Award to James Hosek.

Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists!

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