The word went out at four different conventions, but as I was at none of them I had to find out about it via the internet. In case you haven’t heard yet, here are the particulars of primary interest to authors:
Best Novel
2312, Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit)
Blackout, Mira Grant (Orbit)
Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance, Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen)
Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas, John Scalzi (Tor)
Throne of the Crescent Moon, Saladin Ahmed (DAW)
Best Novella
After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall, Nancy Kress (Tachyon Publications)
The Emperor’s Soul, Brandon Sanderson (Tachyon Publications)
On a Red Station, Drifting, Aliette de Bodard (Immersion Press)
San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats, Mira Grant (Orbit)
“The Stars Do Not Lieâ€, Jay Lake (Asimov’s, Oct-Nov 2012)
Best Novelette
“The Boy Who Cast No Shadowâ€, Thomas Olde Heuvelt (Postscripts: Unfit For Eden, PS Publications)
“Fade To Whiteâ€, Catherynne M. Valente ( Clarkesworld, August 2012)
“The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushiâ€, Pat Cadigan (Edge of Infinity, Solaris)
“In Sea-Salt Tearsâ€, Seanan McGuire (Self-published)
“Rat-Catcherâ€, Seanan McGuire ( A Fantasy Medley 2, Subterranean)
Best Short Story
“Immersionâ€, Aliette de Bodard ( Clarkesworld, June 2012)
“Mantis Wivesâ€, Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld, August 2012)
“Mono no Awareâ€, Ken Liu (The Future is Japanese, VIZ Media LLC)
The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
Zen Cho
Max Gladstone
Mur Lafferty
Stina Leicht
Chuck Wendig
Congratulations to all nominees!
I’ll be sitting in the audience in San Antonio waiting to see who walks away with a shiny rocket!
Tags: Awards, Conventions
