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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.
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 from 2009 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!
We are always looking for fresh points of view: If you are a
serious short-SF reader or reviewer interested in participating in the
Award nominations process, please contact Chris McKitterick (cmckit@ku.edu) for
more information.
2009 Sturgeon Award Finalists
Nominations from 2008 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 from 2007 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 2006 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 2005 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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