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This page lists the finalists for the Theodore
Sturgeon Memorial Award for best short science fiction by year of
publication; the Award is presented during the Campbell Conference Awards Banquet
at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, as the focal point of
a weekend of discussions about the writing, illustration, publishing,
teaching, and criticism of science fiction. We hope to release lists of
finalists for as many previous Awards as possible, so check back for
updates. Finalists are listed alphabetically by author's last name.
When results are final, this page is updated to show the winning story
highlighted in blue.
2014 Sturgeon Award Finalists
"Bloom," Gregory Norman Bossert.
Asimov's, Dec 2013. |
"The Weight of the
Sunrise," Vylar Kaftan.
Asimov's, Feb 2013. |
"They Shall Salt the Earth with
Seeds of Glass," Alaya Dawn Johnson.
Asimov's, Jan 2013. |
"Over There," Will McIntosh.
Asimov's, Jan 2013. |
"The Wildfires of Antarctica," Alan DeNiro. Tyrannia and Other Renditions, Small Beer Press
(originally appeared in Oct/Nov
Asimov's). |
"The Irish
Astronaut," Val Nolan.
Electric Velocipede, May 2013. |
"In Joy, Knowing the
Abyss Behind," Sarah Pinsker. Strange Horizons, July 2013. |
"Mystic Falls,"
Robert Reed. Clarkesworld, Nov 2013. |
"Selected Program Notes from the
Retrospective Exhibition of Theresa Rosenberg Latimer," Kenneth Schneyer.
Clockwork Phoenix 4, Mythic Delirium Books. |
"The Urashima Effect," E. Lily
Yu. Clarkesworld, June 2013.
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Nominations for this year came from John Joseph Adams, Rebecca Bates, Neil
Clarke, Frank Ludlow, Andy Duncan, Ellen Datlow, Gordon van Gelder, Niall
Harrison, Rich Horton, Kim Stanley Robinson, Trevor Quachri, Lois Tilton, Dave Truesdale,
Leslie What, and Sheila Williams.
Thank you very much for your participation!
2013 Sturgeon Award Finalists
| Kate Bachus |
"Things Greater Than Love" |
Strange Horizons, March |
| Aliette de Bodard |
"Immersion" |
Clarkesworld, June |
| Aliette de Bodard |
"Scattered Along the River of Heaven" |
Clarkesworld, January |
| Andy Duncan |
"Close Encounters"
NOTE: Duncan, a juror, removed
the story from consideration. |
The Pottawatomie Giant |
| Molly Gloss |
"The Grinnell Method" |
Strange Horizons, September |
| Jay Lake |
"The Weight of History, The Lightness of the Future" |
Subterranean, Spring |
| Ken Liu |
"The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species" |
Lightspeed, August |
| Ken Liu |
"Mono No Aware" |
The Future is Japanese |
| Linda Nagata |
"Nahiku West" |
Analog, October |
| Robert Reed |
Eater-of-Bone |
Eater-of-Bone |
| Bruce Sterling |
"The Peak of Eternal Light" |
Edge of Infinity |
| E. Catherine Tobler |
"(To See the Other) Whole Against the Sky" |
Clarkesworld, November |
| Nancy Kress |
After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall |
After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall |
Nominations for this year came from Abyss & Apex, J J Adams, Rebecca Bates, Elizabeth Bear, Bruce Bethke, Ellen Datlow, Jim DeMaiolo, Vincent Docherty, Niall Harrison, Rich Horton, Frank Ludlow, Chris McKitterick, Rudy Rucker, Jonathan Strahan, Michael Damian Thomas, Christy Tidwell, Lois Tilton, Dave Truesdale, and Sheila Williams. Thank you very much for your participation!
2012 Sturgeon Award Finalists
| Charlie Jane Anders |
"Six Months, Three Days" |
Tor.com, June |
| Paul Cornell |
"The Copenhagen Interpretation" |
Asimov's, July |
| Yoon Ha Lee |
"Ghostweight" |
Clarkesworld, January |
| Kij Johnson |
"The Man Who Bridged the Mist"
NOTE: Johnson, a juror, removed
the story from consideration. |
Asimov's, Oct / Nov |
| Jake Kerr |
"The Old Equations" |
Lightspeed, July |
| Ken Liu |
"The Man Who Ended History:
A Documentary" |
Panverse Three |
| Ken Liu |
"The Paper Menagerie" |
F&SF, March / April |
| Paul McAuley |
"The Choice" |
Asimov's, Dec / Jan |
| Catherynne M. Valente |
"Silently and Very Fast" |
Clarkesworld, October |
Nominations for this year came from John Joseph Adams, Lou Anders, Rebecca Bates, Aliette de Bodard, Neil Clarke, Gardner Dozois, Niall Harrison, Patrick Neilsen Hayden, David Hartwell, Chris McKitterick, Eric Reynolds, Jonathan Strahan, Stephen Sullivan, Lois Tilton, Dave Truesdale,
and Sheila Williams. Thank you very much for your participation!
2011 Sturgeon Award Finalists
| Eleanor Arnason |
"Mammoths of the Great Plains" |
(chapbook) |
| Damien Broderick |
"Under the Moons of Venus" |
Subterranean (Spring) |
| Elizabeth Hand |
"The Maiden Flight of McAuley's Bellerophon" |
Stories: All-New Tales |
| Geoffrey A. Landis |
"The Sultan of the Clouds" |
Asimov's, September |
| Yoon Ha Lee |
"Flower, Mercy, Needle, Chain" |
Lightspeed, September |
| Paul Park |
"Ghosts Doing the Orange Dance" |
F&SF, January / February |
| Robert Reed |
"Dead Man's Run" |
F&SF, November / December |
| Alastair Reynolds |
"Troika" |
Godlike Machines |
| Steve Rasnic Tem |
"A Letter from the Emperor" |
Asimov's, January |
| Lavie Tidhar |
"The Night Train" |
Strange Horizons, 14 June |
| Peter Watts |
"The Things" |
Clarkesworld, January |
Nominations for this year came from Rebecca Bates, Neil Clarke, Gardner Dozois, Greg Feeley, Gordon Van Gelder, Niall Harrison,
David Hartwell, Rich Horton, Mark Kelly, Chris McKitterick, Eric Reynolds, Stanley Schmidt, Jonathan Strahan, Lois Tilton, Dave Truesdale, Nathaniel Williams, Sheila Williams, George Zebrowski.
Thank you very much for your participation!
2010 Sturgeon Award Finalists
| John Barnes |
"Things Undone" |
Baen's
Universe, December |
Damien Broderick
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"This Wind Blowing, and This Tide" |
Asimov's, April/May
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Sara Genge
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"As Women Fight"
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Asimov's, October/November
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| Kij Johnson |
"Spar"
NOTE: Johnson, a juror, removed story
from consideration. Not for young readers. |
Clarkesworld, October
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Ted Kosmatka and Michael Poore
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"Blood Dauber"
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Asimov's,
December
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Tanith Lee
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"Clockatrice"
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Fantasy Magazine, October
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James Morrow
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"Shambling Towards Hiroshima" |
Tachyon
Publications (stand-alone novella) |
Tim Pratt
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"Her Voice in a Bottle"
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Subterranean, Winter 2009
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Robert Reed
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"True Fame"
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Asimov's, April/May
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Lewis Shiner
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"The Death of Che Guevara"
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Subterranean, Fall 2009
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Rachel Swirsky
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"Eros, Philia, Agape"
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Tor.com
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Peter Watts
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"The Island"
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The New Space Opera 2
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Nominations for this year came from John Joseph Adams, Ellen Datlow, Scott Edelman, Rich Horton, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Chris
McKitterick, Stanley Schmidt, Lois Tilton, Larry Taylor, Gordon Van
Gelder, Sheila Williams, and George Zebrowski. Thank you very much for
your participation!
2009 Sturgeon Award Finalists
Nominations for this year came from Lou Anders, Rebecca Bates, Aliette de Bodard, Andy Cox, Ellen Datlow, Wendy S. Delmater, Gardner
Dozois, L. Timmel Duchamp, Eugie Foster, Kelly Green, Eileen Gunn,
Anthony Hildebrand, Andrew Hook, Jim Kelly, Mark R. Kelly, Chris
McKitterick, Eric Reynolds, Stanley Schmidt, Mike Payne, Larry Taylor,
Lois Tilton, Dave Truesdale, Fran Van Cleave, Gordon Van Gelder, and
Sheila Williams.
2008 Sturgeon Award Finalists
| Barron, Laird |
"The Forest" |
Inferno,
Dec, Tor |
| Bear,
Elizabeth |
"Tideline" |
Asimov's, March |
| Chiang, Ted |
"The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate" |
F&SF, Sept |
| Ford, Jeffrey |
"The Dreaming Wind" |
Coyote
Road, Viking Juvenile, July |
| Fowler, Karen Joy |
"Always" |
Asimov's, Apr/May |
| Johnson, Kij |
"The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs Of
North Park After the Change"
NOTE: Johnson, a juror, removed story
from consideration. |
Coyote
Road, Viking Juvenile, July |
| Jones, Gwyneth |
"The Tomb Wife" |
F&SF, August |
| Kessel, John |
"The Last American" |
Foundation 100, August |
| McLeod, Ian R. |
"The Master Miller's Tale" |
F&SF, May |
| Moles,
David R. |
"Finisterra" |
F&SF, Dec |
| Sinisalo, Johanna |
"Baby Doll" |
SFWA
European Hall of Fame, Tor, June |
| Wolfe, Gene |
"Memorare" |
F&SF, April |
Nominations for this year came from Lou Anders, Rebecca Bates,
Suzanne Church, Ellen Datlow, Wendy Delmater, Gardner Dozois, L. Timmel
Duchamp, Scott Edelman, Nick Gevers, Eileen Gunn, Brian Hades, David
Hartwell, Jim Kelly, Mark R. Kelly, Bridget McKenna, C. Powell, Eric
Reynolds, Stanley Schmidt, Ekaterina Sedia, Mike Payne, Sue Ramey,
Steve Silver, Larry Taylor, Lois Tilton, Gordon Van Gelder, and Sheila
Williams.
2007 Sturgeon Award Finalists
| Bacigalupi, Paolo |
Yellow Card Man |
Asimov's Dec |
| Flynn, Michael F. |
Dawn, and Sunset, and the Colours of the Earth |
Asimov's Oct/Nov |
| Ford, Jeffrey |
Botch Town |
The Empire of Ice Cream, Golden Gryphon |
| McDonald, Ian |
The Djinn's Wife |
Asimov's Jul |
| Melko, Paul |
The Walls of the Universe |
Asimov's, Apr/May |
| Reed, Robert |
A Billion Eves |
Asimov's, Oct |
| Rickert, M. |
You Have Never Been Here |
Feeling Very Strange |
| Rosenbaum, Benjamin |
The House Beyond Your Sky |
Strange Horizons, Sept |
| Rowe, Christopher |
Another Word for Map Is Faith |
F&SF Aug |
| Shunn, William |
Inclination |
Asimov's, Apr/May |
| Swanwick, Michael |
Lord Weary's Empire |
Asimov's Dec |
| Wilson, Robert Charles |
The
Cartesian Theater |
Futureshocks, Roc |
| Wilson, Robert Charles |
Julian: A Christmas Story |
PS Publishing chapbook |
Nominations for this year came from Lou Anders, Rebecca Bates,
Suzanne Church, Ellen Datlow, Gardner Dozois, Eugie Foster, Nicholas
Gevers, Eileen Gunn, Brian Hades, Jim Kelly, Bridget McKenna, C.
Powell, Eric Reynolds, Ekaterina Sedia, Steven H. Silver, Larry Taylor,
Lois Tilton, Gordon Van Gelder, and Sheila Williams.
2006 Sturgeon Award Finalists
| Bacigalupi, Paolo |
The
Calorie Man |
F&SF, Oct/Nov |
| Gregory, Daryl |
Second Person, Present Tense |
Asimov's, Sept |
| Link, Kelly |
Magic for Beginners |
F&SF, Sept |
| McDaid, John G. |
Keyboard Practice |
F&SF, Jan |
| McDonald, Ian |
The Little Goddess |
Asimov's, Jun |
| McIntyre, Vonda |
Little Faces |
SciFiction, Feb |
| Sterling, Bruce |
The Blemmye's Stratagem |
F&SF, Jan |
| Stoddard, Jason |
Panacea |
SciFiction, Sept |
| Van Pelt, James |
The Inn at Mount Either |
Analog, May |
| Willis, Connie |
Inside Job |
Asimov's, Jan |
Nominations for this year came from Rebecca Bates, Suzanne Church,
Kathryn Cramer, Ellen Datlow, Gardner Dozois, L. Timmel Duchamp, Eugie
Foster, Nicholas Gevers, Brian Hades, David Hartwell, Mark R. Kelly,
Bridget McKenna, Sue Ramey, Stanley Schmidt, Ekaterina Sedia, Steven H.
Silver, Larry Taylor, Lois Tilton, and Gordon Van Gelder.
2005 Sturgeon Award Finalists
| Berman, Judith |
The Fear Gun |
Asimov's, Jun |
| Bisson, Terry |
Scout's Honor |
SciFiction |
| Cooper, Brenda |
Savant Songs |
Analog |
| Denton, Brad |
Sergeant
Chip |
F&SF |
| Feeley, Gregory |
Arabian Wine |
Asimov's, Apr/May |
| Gerrold, David |
Dancer in the Dark |
F&SF, Apr |
| Kessell, John |
The Baum Plan for Financial Independence |
SciFiction |
| Lanagan, Margo |
Singing My Sister Down |
Black Juice |
| Link, Kelly |
Stone Animals |
Conjunctions #43 |
| Moscoe, Mike |
The Strange Redemption of Sister Mary Ann |
Analog, Nov |
| Okorafor-Mbachu, Nnedi |
The Magical Negro |
DARK MATTER |
| Reed, Robert |
MERE |
Golden Gryphon |
| Rosenbaum, Benjamin |
Start the Clock |
F&SF, Aug |
| Rowe, Christopher |
The Voluntary State |
SciFiction, 5/5 |
| Sargent, Pamela |
Venus Flowers at Night |
Microcosmos |
| Tilton, Lois |
The Gladiator's War: A Dialogue |
Asimov's, Jun |
| Tomasula, Steve |
Risk-Taking Gene as Expressed…. |
Denver Quarterly, Fall 04 |
| Uttley, Stephen |
Invisible Kingdoms |
F&SF |
| Watson, Ian |
An Appeal to Adolf |
Conqueror Fantastic |
| Wolfe, Gene |
The Lost Pilgrim |
The First Heroes |
2004 Sturgeon Award Finalists
| Bacigalupi, Paolo |
The Fluted Girl |
F&SF, 6/03 |
| Baker, Kage |
The Empress of Mars |
Asimov's,
7/03 |
| Barton, William |
Off on a Starship |
Asimov's 9/03 |
| Castro, Adam-Troy |
The Tangled Strings of Marionettes |
F&SF, 7/03 |
| Ford, Jeffrey |
The Empire of Ice Cream |
SciFiction, 2/26/03 |
| Kelly, Jim |
Bernardo's House |
Asimov's 6/03 |
| Kessell, John |
It's All True |
SciFiction, 11/5 |
| Levine, David D. |
The Tale of the Golden Eagle |
F&SF, 6/03 |
| Nestvold, Ruth |
Looking Through Lace |
Asimov's, 9/03 |
| Sanders, William |
Dry Bones |
Asimov's, 5/03 |
| Shepard, Lucius |
Only Partly Here |
Asimov's, 3/03 |
| Skillingstead, Jack |
Dead Worlds |
Asimov's, 6/03 |
2003 Sturgeon Award Finalists
| Ted Chiang |
Liking What You See: A Documentary |
Stories of Your Life and Others, Tor |
| Richard Chwedyk |
Bronte's Egg |
F&SF, 8/02 |
| Greg Egan |
Singleton |
Interzone, 2/02 |
| Paul di Filippo |
A Year in the Linear City |
PS Publishing |
| Gregory Frost |
Madonna of the Maquiladora |
Asimov's, 5/02 |
| John Kessel |
Stories for Men |
Asimov's, 10/02 |
| Ursula K. LeGuin |
The Seasons of the Ansarac |
Infinite Matrix, 6/3 |
| Ursula K. LeGuin |
The Wild Girls |
Asimov's, 3/02 |
| Ian R. MacLeod |
Breathmoss |
Asimov's, 5/02 |
| Robert Reed |
Coelacanths |
F&SF, 3/02 |
| Lucius
Shepard |
Over Yonder |
SciFiction, 1/02 |
| Bruce Sterling |
In Paradise |
F&SF, 9/02 |
| Charles Stross |
Halo |
Asimov's, 6/02 |
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