It’s the end of 2012, and we’ve been so proud to publish some excellent fiction this year! We couldn’t be more pleased to have championed such a diverse group of voices which continue to keep us on the cutting edge of short form science fiction and fantasy.
Many of these stories are eligible for the Hugo and Nebula Awards, which annually honor outstanding works of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
Hugo winners are selected by the members of Worldcon, but the list of nominees is voted on by Worldcon members. Voting for nominees requires a supporting membership for LoneStarCon 3, although members from last year’s Worldcon are also eligible to nominate. The nomination window will be open in January 2013 and will close on March 10th. The rules for voting are here and you may nominate up to five works in each category.
The Nebula Awards are voted on by active members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. (SFWA for short). Nebula nominations are open from now until February 15, 2013 and the form is here; you must be a SFWA member, and logged in, to nominate. Here is a detailed description of how the voting works.
Novelettes
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“Swift, Brutal Retaliation” by Meghan McCarron |
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“Thanatos Beach” by James Morrow |
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“Sigma Structure Symphony” by Gregory Benford |
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“The Inconstant Moon” by Alaya Dawn Johnson |
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“Legacy Lost” by Anna Banks |
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“Our Human” by Adam-Troy Castro |
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“The Witch of Duva: A Ravkan Folk Tale” by Leigh Bardugo |
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“A Spell of Vengeance” by D.B. Jackson |
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“Faster Gun” by Elizabeth Bear |
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“Portrait of Lisane de Patagnia” by Rachel Swirsky |
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“The Commonplace Book” by Jacob Clifton |
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“Wild Things” by Alyx Dellamonica |
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“The Queen’s Army” by Marissa Meyer |
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“The Finite Canvas” by Lee Mandelo |
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“Am I Free To Go” by Kathryn Cramer |
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“The Ghosts of Christmas” by Paul Cornell |
Short Stories
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“Uncle Flower’s Homecoming Waltz” by Marissa K. Lingen |
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“Among the Silvering Herd” by Alyx Dellamonica |
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“Mother, Crone, Maiden” by Cat Hellisen |
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“New World Blues” by L. E. Modesitt Jr. |
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“Dormanna” by Gene Wolfe |
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“Crazy Me” by James Patrick Kelly |
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“On 20468 Petercook” by Andy Duncan |
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“What the Dragon Said: A Love Story (poem)” by Catherynne M. Valente |
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“Prophet” by Jennifer Bosworth |
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“Aquaman and the Duality of Self/Other, America, 1985” by Catherynne M. Valente |
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“At the Foot of the Lighthouse (Todai Moto Kurashi)” by Erin Hoffman |
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“About Fairies” by Pat Murphy |
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“Dress Your Marines in White” by Emmy Laybourne |
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“Loco” by Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling |
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“The Mongolian Wizard” by Michael Swanwick |
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“Brother. Prince. Snake.” by Cecil Castellucci |
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“A Tall Tail” by Charles Stross |
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“The Cairn in Slater Woods” by Gina Rosati |
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“The Fire Gown” by Michael Swanwick |
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“Men Who Wish To Drown” by Elizabeth Fama |
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“Ruled” by Caragh M. O’Brien |
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“Day of the Kraken” by Michael Swanwick |
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“The Department of Alterations” by Gennifer Albin |
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“The King of Marbury” by Andrew Smith |
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“Jacks and Queens at the Green Mill” by Marie Rutkoski |
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“Too Fond” by Leanna Renee Hieber |
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“Foundation” by Ann Aguirre |
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“How to Make a Triffid” by Kelly Lagor |
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“Heads Will Roll” by Lish McBride |
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“Intestate” by Charlie Jane Anders |
Graphic Stories
A Hugo-only category, although graphic stories may be nominated for the Nebula in existing prose categories.
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“The Situation” by Jeff Vandermeer and Eric Orchard |
Editor, Short Form
Hugo only
- Patrick Nielsen Hayden
- Liz Gorinsky
- Jim Frenkel
- Beth Potter
- David G. Hartwell
- Kat Brzozowski
- Janine O’Malley
- Holly West
- Liz Szabla
- Noa Wheeler
- Nancy Mercado
- Kate Jacobs
- Joy Peskin
- Melissa Singer
Artists
Hugo only
