On Tuesday, March 8th, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announced the finalists for the 2021 Nebula Awards.
The winners of the 57th Annual Nebula Awards will be revealed during the 2022 Nebula Conference, which will once again be held virtually. The event runs May 19-22, 2022 with the awards ceremony streaming live on Saturday, May 21.
See the finalists below!
Best Novel Nominees
See the rest of the nominees below!
Best Novella
- A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Becky Chambers (Tordotcom)
- Fireheart Tiger, Aliette de Bodard (Tordotcom)
- And What Can We Offer You Tonight, Premee Mohamed (Neon Hemlock)
- 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)
Best Novelette
- “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)
Best Short Story
- “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)
- “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather”, Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny 3–4/21)
- “For Lack of a Bed”, John Wiswell (Diabolical Plots 4/21)
Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
- Victories Greater Than Death, Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen; Titan)
- Thornwood, Leah Cypess (Delacorte)
- Redemptor, Jordan Ifueko (Amulet; Hot Key)
- A Snake Falls to Earth, Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido)
- Root Magic, Eden Royce (Walden Pond)
- Iron Widow, Xiran Jay Zhao (Penguin Teen; Rock the Boat)
Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
- Encanto, Charise Castro Smith, Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Jason Hand, Nancy Kruse, Lin-Manuel Miranda (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures)
- The Green Knight, David Lowery (Sailor Bear, BRON Studios, A24)
- Loki: Season 1, Bisha K. Ali, Elissa Karasik, Eric Martin, Michael Waldron, Tom Kauffman, Jess Dweck (Marvel Studios)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Dave Callaham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham (Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel Studios)
- Space Sweepers, Jo Sung-hee 조성희 (Bidangil Pictures)
- WandaVision: Season 1, Peter Cameron, Mackenzie Dohr, Laura Donney, Bobak Esfarjani, Megan McDonnell, Jac Schaeffer, Cameron Squires, Gretchen Enders, Chuck Hayward (Marvel Studios)
- What We Do in the Shadows: Season 3, Jake Bender, Zach Dunn, Shana Gohd, Sam Johnson, Chris Marcil, William Meny, Sarah Naftalis, Stefani Robinson, Marika Sawyer, Paul Simms, Lauren Wells (FX Productions, Two Canoes Pictures, 343 Incorporated, FX Network)
Best Game Writing
- Coyote & Crow, Connor Alexander, William McKay, Weyodi Oldbear, Derek Pounds, Nico Albert, Riana Elliott, Diogo Nogueira, William Thompson (Coyote & Crow, LLC.)
- Gramma’s Hand, Balogun Ojetade (Balogun Ojetade, Roaring Lion Productions)
- Thirsty Sword Lesbians, April Kit Walsh, Whitney Delagio, Dominique Dickey, Jonaya Kemper, Alexis Sara, Rae Nedjadi (Evil Hat Games)
- Wanderhome, Jay Dragon (Possum Creek Games)
- Wildermyth, Nate Austin, Anne Austin (Worldwalker Games, LLC, Whisper Games)
(via Locus)
