Nebula Report: Short Stories Aug 08
The following is a list of works recommended for the Nebula Awards, data current within the last available month.
NOTE: This is not the Preliminary Ballot. This is a list of all works in the applicable category that have received at least one nomination from an Active SFWA voting member and are currently still eligible. Please refer to the Rules section for a more detailed explanation.
Forrest Aguirre, Andretto Walks the King’s Way, Paper Cities, Ekaterina Sedia, Ed., Senses Five Press
Erik Amundsen, Bufo Rex, Weird Tales
Erik Amundsen, Turnipseed, Fantasy Magazine
Charlie Anders, The Last Young Person Alive Writes A Memoir, Flurb
Brian Attebery, Fairest, Strange Horizons
Nathan Ballingrud, Monsters of Heaven, Inferno, Ellen Datlow, Ed., Tor
Nathan Ballingrud, North American Lake Monsters, The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Ellen Datlow, Ed., Del Rey
Gregory Bernard Banks, Law of the Land, Amazon Shorts, Amazon.com
Laird Barron, The Lagerstatte, The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Ellen Datlow, Ed., Del Rey
Chris Barzak, Little Miss Apocalypse, Realms of Fantasy
Chris Barzak, Realer Than You, Coyote Road, Trickster Tales, Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, Ed., Viking Juvenile
Peter S. Beagle, The Last and Only, or, Mr. Moscowitz Becomes French, Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction And Fantasy, Jonathan Strahan, Ed., Night Shade Books
Elizabeth Bear, Hobnoblin Blues, Realms of Fantasy
Elizabeth Bear, Inelastic Collisions, Inferno, Ellen Datlow, Ed., Tor
Elizabeth Bear, Sonny Liston Takes the Fall, The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Ellen Datlow, Ed., Del Rey
Beverly Beard, A Thing Brilliant and Fine, Cicada
E.J. Bergmann, The Dream Tinker, Touched by Wonder, Gamber, Jackie, Ed., Meadowhawk Press
Steve Berman, Tearjerker, Paper Cities, Ekaterina Sedia, Ed., Senses Five Press
Beth Bernobich, A Handful of Pearls, Apex Online
Terry Bisson, Pirates of the Somali Coast, Subterranean
Holly Black, A Reversal of Fortune, Coyote Road, Trickster Tales, Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, Ed., Viking Juvenile
Holly Black, The Coat of Stars, So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction, SBerman, Ed., Haworth Positronic Press
Leah Bobet, The Girl From Another World, Strange Horizons
Richard Bowes, A Tale for the Short Days, Coyote Road, Trickster Tales, Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, Ed., Viking Juvenile
Richard Bowes, King of the Big Night Hours, Subterranean
Paul Brandon & Jack Dann, The Transformation of Targ, Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction And Fantasy, Jonathan Strahan, Ed., Night Shade Books
Stephanie Burgis, It’s All About the Shoes, Flytrap
Stephen L Burns, Righteous Bite, Analog
Stephen L. Burns, The Fourth Thing, Analog
James L. Cambias, Balancing Accounts, F&SF
James L. Cambias, The Dinosaur Train, F&SF
Alan Campbell, The Gadgey, Strange Horizons
Von Carr, The White Isle, Realms of Fantasy
Scott William Carter, Father Hagerman’s Dog, Analog
Michael Cassutt, Skull Valley, Asimov’s
Sarah K. Castle, Still-Hunting, Analog
Adam-Troy Castro, Night of the Living POTUS, Helix: A Speculative Fiction Quarterly, WS & LWE, Ed.
Haddayr Copley-Woods, Dead, Strange Horizons
Jose Antonio Cotrina, Between the Lines, The SFWA European Hall of Fame, James Morrow & Kathryn Morrow, Ed., Tor
Albert Cowdrey, Envoy Extraordinary, F&SF
Albert E. Cowdrey, Thrilling Wonder Stories, F&SF
F. Brett Cox, Mary of the New Dispensation, Postscripts
F. Brett Cox, The Serpent and the Hatchet Gang, Black Static
Ian Creasey, This Is How It Feels, Asimov’s
Alyx M. Dellamonica, Five Good Things About Meghan Sheedy, Strange Horizons
Cory Doctorow, Scroogled, Radar Magazine
Terry Dowling, The Suits at Auderlene, Inferno, Ellen Datlow, Ed., Tor
Terry Dowling, Toother, Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction And Fantasy, Jonathan Strahan, Ed., Night Shade Books
Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald, Philologos, or a Murder in Bistrita, F&SF
Diane Duane, Theobroma, Wizards, Inc., Martin H. Greenberg and Loren L. Coleman, Ed., DAW
Clifford Dunbar, Holiday in Hot Zone 16, Helix: A Speculative Fiction Quarterly, WS & LWE, Ed.
Graham Edwards, Girl in Pieces, Realms of Fantasy
Greg Egan, Dark Integers, Asimov’s
Greg Egan, Steve Fever, MIT Technology Review
Bond Elam, A Plethora of Truth, Analog
Ruthanna Emrys, Ghost Simulations, Strange Horizons
Carol Emshwiller, At 6s & 7s, Asimov’s
Carol Emshwiller, God Clown, Coyote Road, Trickster Tales, Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, Ed., Viking Juvenile
Carol Emshwiller, Wilmer or Wesley, Asimov’s
Nancy Farmer, The Mole Cure, F&SF
Sheila Finch, Stranger Than Imagination Can, The Guild of Xenolinguists, Golden Gryphon Press
Charles Coleman Finlay, The Secret Life of Walter Burty, LiveJournal.com
Eliot Fintushel, How the Little Rabbi Grew, Strange Horizons
Jeffrey Ford, Daltharee, The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Ellen Datlow, Ed., Del Rey
Jeffrey Ford, The Bedroom Light, Inferno, Ellen Datlow, Ed., Tor
Jeffrey Ford, The Dreaming Wind, Coyote Road, Trickster Tales, Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, Ed., Viking Juvenile
Jeffrey Ford, The Drowned Life, Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction And Fantasy, Jonathan Strahan, Ed., Night Shade Books
Jeffrey Ford, Under the Bottom of the Lake, Subterranean
Susan Forest, Back, Analog
Susan Forest, Paid in Full, Asimov’s
Karen Joy Fowler, The Last Worders, Rosebud
P.R. Frost, Alien Voices, The Future We Wish We Had, Martin Greenburg & Rebecca Lickiss, Ed., DAW
Sara Genge, Clapping for the Fairies, Helix: A Speculative Fiction Quarterly, WS & LWE, Ed.
S. L. Gilbow, Who Brought Tulips to the Moon, F&SF
Elizabeth Glover, Metaphysics, Realms of Fantasy
Lisa Goldstein, Reader’s Guide, F&SF
Kathleen Goonan, Electric Rains, Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction And Fantasy, Jonathan Strahan, Ed., Night Shade Books
Theodora Goss, Princess Lucinda and the Hound of the Moon, Realms of Fantasy
Daryl Gregory, Dead Horse Point, Asimov’s
Peni R. Griffin, The Restroom Murders, Realms of Fantasy
Beverly A. Hale, Pest Control, Houston, We’ve Got Bubbas, Selina Rosen, Ed., Yard Dog Press
Merrie Haskell, An Almanac for the Alien Invaders, Asimov’s
Rick Hautala, The Hum, Man vs. Machine, Marting H. Greenberg & John Helfer, Ed., DAW
Kevin N. Haw, Requirements for the Mythology Merit Badge, F&SF
John G. Hemry, The Bookseller of Bastet, Analog
Samantha Henderson, Bottles, Realms of Fantasy
M. K. Hobson, The Hotel Astarte, Realms of Fantasy
Justin Howe, By the Searing Flames, Spacesuits and Sixguns
Matt Hughes, Petri Parousia, F&SF
Michael Hulme, Minty Bags a Squidboy, Strange Horizons
Kristin Janz, Veritas Nos Liberabit, Futurismic Fiction
Paul Jessup, A Word Without Ghosts, Fantasy Magazine
Kij Johnson, 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss, Asimov’s
Gwyneth Jones, Cheats, The Starry Rift, Jonathan Strahan, Ed., Viking Juvenile
Gwyneth Jones, In the Forest of the Queen, Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction And Fantasy, Jonathan Strahan, Ed., Night Shade Books
Gwyneth Jones, The Tomb Wife, F&SF
Shane Jones, I Will Unfold You With My Hairy Hands, Hobart
Stephen Graham Jones, Do (This), Asimov’s
Vylar Kaftan, Break the Vessel, Helix: A Speculative Fiction Quarterly, WS & LWE, Ed.
Vylar Kaftan, Kill Me, Helix: A Speculative Fiction Quarterly, WS & LWE, Ed.
Andrea Kail, Soft Like a Rabbit, Fantasy Magazine
Gloria Kasselman, The Monster, Touched by Wonder, Gamber, Jackie, Ed., Meadowhawk Press
Helen Keeble, In Stone, Strange Horizons
James Patrick Kelly, Don’t Stop, Asimov’s
James Patrick Kelly, Surprise Party, Asimov’s
Toni L.P. Kelner, How Stella Got Her Grave Back, Many Bloody Returns, Charlaine Harris and Toni Kelner L.P., Ed., Ace
Lucy Kemnitzer, The Boulder, Fantasy Magazine
Daniel Keohane, Ray Gun, Apex Science Fiction & Horror Digest
John Kessel, Downtown, Flurb
John Kessel, The Last American, Asimov’s
Stephen King, Ayana, Paris Review
David Barr Kirtley, Save Me Plz, Realms of Fantasy
Ellen Klages, Friday Night at Saint Cecelia’s, Coyote Road, Trickster Tales, Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, Ed., Viking Juvenile
Ellen Klages, Mrs. Zeno’s Paradox, Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction And Fantasy, Jonathan Strahan, Ed., Night Shade Books
Ted Kosmatka, The Art of Alchemy, F&SF
Panagiotis Koustas, Athos Emfovos in the Temple of Sound, The SFWA European Hall of Fame, James Morrow & Kathryn Morrow, Ed., Tor
Mary Robinette Kowal, Death Comes But Twice, Talebones
Barbara Krasnoff, An Old-Time Girl, Behind the Wainscott
Barbara Krasnoff, First Class, Escape Velocity
Nancy Kress, Art of War, The New Space Opera, Eos
Nancy Kress, By Fools Like Me, Asimov’s
Nancy Kress, Sex & Violence, Asimov’s
Mathew Kressel, The Writing’s on the Wall, Farrago’s Wainscott
Jay Lake, A Different Way Into the Life, Wizards, Inc., Martin H. Greenberg and Loren L. Coleman, Ed., DAW
Margo Lanagan, She-Creatures, Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction And Fantasy, Jonathan Strahan, Ed., Night Shade Books
Margo Lanagan, The Goosle, The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Ellen Datlow, Ed., Del Rey
Geoffrey A. Landis, The Man in the Mirror, Analog
Geoffrey A. Landis, Vectoring, Analog
Joel Lane and John Pelan, City of Night, Subterranean
Edward M. Lerner, Inside the Box, Asimov’s
Heather Lindsley, Atalanta Loses at the Interpantheonic Trivia Bee, F&SF
Kelly Link, Light, Tin House
Barry B. Longyear, The Advocate, Asimov’s
Richard A Lovett, The Sands of Titan, Analog
Will Ludwigsen, All Talk, Strange Horizons
Will Ludwigsen, In Search of, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine
Richard K. Lyon, Finalizing History, Analog
Ken MacLeod, Who’s Afraid of Wolf 359, The New Space Opera, Eos
Nick Mamatas, Summon Bind Banish, Bandersnatch, Paul Tremblay & Sean Wallace, Ed., Prime Books
Lisa Mantchev, Six Scents, Weird Tales
Joseph P. Martino, A Bridge in Time, Analog
James Maxey, Silent as Dust, Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show
Tim McDaniel, Teachers’ Lounge, Asimov’s
Maura McHugh, Bone Mother, Fantasy, Sean Wallace & Paul Tremblay, Ed., Prime Books
Maureen F. McHugh, The Lost Boy: A Reporter at Large, Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction And Fantasy, Jonathan Strahan, Ed., Night Shade Books
Will McIntosh, Three Unlikely Futures, Postscripts
Vonda McIntyre, Misprint, Nature,
Anil Menon, A Sky Full of Constants, Albedo One
Richard Mueller, A Ten-Pound Sack of Rice, F&SF
E. C. Myers, Fortune Favors the Bold, Touched by Wonder, Gamber, Jackie, Ed., Meadowhawk Press
Pati Nagle, Draw, Asimov’s
Vera Nazarian, The Three Names of the Hidden God, Heroes in Training, Martin H. Greenberg and Jim C. Hines, Ed., DAW
Ondrej Neff, The Fourth Day to Eternity, The SFWA European Hall of Fame, James Morrow & Kathryn Morrow, Ed., Tor
Ruth Nestvold, Mars: A Traveler’s Guide, F&SF
Ruth Nestvold, The Far Side of the Moon, Ideomancer
Garth Nix, Bad Luck, Trouble, Death, and Vampire Sex, Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction And Fantasy, Jonathan Strahan, Ed., Night Shade Books
Brian O’Halloren, Why Is It That My Girlfriend Insists on Hanging Around While I Transform into a Werewolf, The Onion
Jerry Oltion, Outside the Box, Analog
Jerry Oltion, Salvation, Analog
Lawrence Person, Gabe’s Globster, Asimov’s
Holly Phillips, The Oracle Spoke, Clarkesworld Magazine
John A. Pitts, The Hanging of the Greens, Aeon Magazine
Brian Plante, The Astronaut, Analog
Irene Radford, Alien Voices, The Future We Wish We Had, Martin Greenburg & Rebecca Lickiss, Ed., DAW
Irene Radford, The Final Choice, Fate Fantastic, Martin H. Greenberg and Daniel M. Hoyt, Ed., DAW
Cat Rambo, Events at Fort Plentitude, Weird Tales
Cat Rambo, I’ll Gnaw Your Bones, the Manticore Said, Clarkesworld Magazine
Cat Rambo, Sugar, Fantasy, Sean Wallace & Paul Tremblay, Ed., Prime Books
Michelle R. Rasey, Banshee’s Tatoo, Touched by Wonder, Gamber, Jackie, Ed., Meadowhawk Press
Robert Reed, Character Flu, F&SF
Robert Reed, Reunion, F&SF
Robert Reed, The House Left Empty, Asimov’s
Jessica Reisman, Flowertongue, Farrago’s Wainscott
Laura Resnick, Creation: The Launch, Jim Baen’s Universe
Mik Resnick, Christmas Eve at Harvey Wallbanger’s, Jim Baen’s Universe
Mark Rich, To Make a Love Story Short, Zahir
M. Rickert, Don’t Ask, F&SF
Mary Rickert, Holiday, Subterranean
Denise Rininger, Demon Sun, Tales of the Talisman
Chris Roberson, The Sky is Large and the Earth is Small, Asimov’s
Madeleine E. Robins, Virtue and the Archangel, Lace and Blade, Deborah Ross, Ed., Norilana Books
Michaela Roessner, It’s a Wonderful Life, F&SF
Margaret Ronald, Goat Eschatologies, Strange Horizons
Selina Rosen, Salvager’s Gold, Helix: A Speculative Fiction Quarterly, WS & LWE, Ed.
Benjamin Rosenbaum & David Ackert, Stray, F&SF
Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Disaster Relief, Wizards, Inc., Martin H. Greenberg and Loren L. Coleman, Ed., DAW
Kristine Kathryn Rusch, The End of the World, Alien Crimes, Resnick, Mike, Ed., SFBC
Karen Russell, Vampires in the Lemon Grove, Zoetrope All-Story
John Schoffstall, Bullet Dance, Asimov’s
Ke Scholes, Summer in Paris, Light From the Sky, Clarkesworld Magazine
David J. Schwartz, Somnambulist, Paper Cities, Ekaterina Sedia, Ed., Senses Five Press
Ekaterina Sedia, The Taste of Wheat, Clarkesworld Magazine
Ekaterina Sedia, Virus Changes Skin, Analog
Jacqueline Seewald, Girl with One Green Eye and Cat, Touched by Wonder, Gamber, Jackie, Ed., Meadowhawk Press
Lucius Shepard, Larissa Miusov, Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction And Fantasy, Jonathan Strahan, Ed., Night Shade Books
Lucius Shepard, The Ease With Which We Freed the Beast, Inferno, Ellen Datlow, Ed., Tor
Delia Sherman, Gift From a Spring, Realms of Fantasy
Felicity Shoulders, Burgerdroid, Asimov’s
William Shunn, Objective Impermeability in a Closed System, An Alternate History of the 21st Century, Spilt Milk Press
Robert Silverberg, Against the Current, F&SF
Adrian Simmons, Retinue, Coyote Wild
Bradley H. Sinor, Money’s Worth, Places To Be, People To Kill, Martin H. Greenberg and Brittany A. Koren, Ed., DAW
Jack Skillingstead, Strangers on a Bus, Asimov’s
Jack Skillingstead, Thank You, Mr. Whiskers, Asimov’s
Alan Smale, A Trade in Serpents, Realms of Fantasy
Alan Smale, Quartet, With Mermaids, Abyss & Apex
Bud Sparhawk, The Suit, Analog
Justin Stanchfield, Produgal, Asimov’s
Bruce Sterling, The Lustration, Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction And Fantasy, Jonathan Strahan, Ed., Night Shade Books
James Stoddard, The Star to Every Wandering Barque, F&SF
Jason Stoddard, The Elephant Ironclads, The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Ellen Datlow, Ed., Del Rey
Eric James Stone, The Ashes of His Fathers, Analog
Jerome Stueart, Brazos, Strange Horizons
Lucy Sussex, Ardent Clouds, The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Ellen Datlow, Ed., Del Rey
Robin Svedi, Yellow Ribbons, Touched by Wonder, Gamber, Jackie, Ed., Meadowhawk Press
Michael Swanwick, Congratulations from the Future, Asimov’s
Michael Swanwick, From Babel’s Fall’n Glory We Fled, Asimov’s
Chris Szego, Valiant on the Wing, Strange Horizons
Harry Turtledove, Hoxbomb, Alien Crimes, Resnick, Mike, Ed., SFBC
Laura J. Underwood, Drooling Wizards, Helix: A Speculative Fiction Quarterly, WS & LWE, Ed.
Steven Utley, The Woman Under the World, Asimov’s
Catherynne M. Valente, A Buyer’s Guide to Maps of Antarctica, Clarkesworld Magazine
Greg van Eekhout, Ghost Market, Paper Cities, Ekaterina Sedia, Ed., Senses Five Press
James Van Pelt, How Music Begins, Asimov’s
Scott Virtes, Jimmy the Box, Analog
Kaaron Warren, Down to the Silver Spirits, Paper Cities, Ekaterina Sedia, Ed., Senses Five Press
Desmond Warzel, Wikihistory, Abyss & Apex
Ysabeau S. Wilce, Quartermaster Returns, Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction And Fantasy, Jonathan Strahan, Ed., Night Shade Books
Kate Wilhelm, The Fountain of Neptune, F&SF
Walter Jon Williams, Send Them Flowers, The New Space Opera, Eos
Jane Yolen, Chinese Proverb Sent by Worried Friend, Helix: A Speculative Fiction Quarterly, WS & LWE, Ed.
Kim Zimring, My Heart As Dry As Dust, Asimov’s
12 comments so far.
Maura,
I sent off an email to the NAR Editor.
sorry about that.
Dear David,
Thanks for the quick response! No problem, mix-ups like this happen. 
Maura
The fact that my story “How Stella Got Her Grave Back” is included on this list makes me happier than I can possibly say. But the story came out in a book published in Sept. 2007. Is the story still eligible?
A story remains eligible for 12 months after it received a recommendation, yes.
Awesome. I will continue to be elated. Thanks much for the prompt response.
Maura, your name is now fixed for “Bone Mother” in the NAR database. Sorry about the mix-up! Sometimes when doing data entry, I don’t read as well as I should. . . .
And David, thanks for bringing it to our attention.
Julia West, NAR database gnome
Dear Julia (and David),
Thanks for sorting this out.
All the best,
Maura McHugh
I am honored that my short story “Girl With One Green Eye and Cat” has been included in the nominations. Thank you!
I just found out that “Athos Emfovos” has been included in the nominations. I am really shocked and deeply honored. I hope it’s not a typo…
no mistake.
congratulations and well done:)
Someone liked “Ghosts and Simulations”! Count me also among the shocked and honored.
1. Maura McHugh on 29th August 2008 at 4:15 am
Hi, I’m delighted that my story “Bone Mother” has made the Nebula list, but would like to point out that I wrote the story, and not Maureen F. McHugh (although I’m flattered to be mistaken for such a fabulous writer).
You can check my website for verification.
Please let me know if there is someone I need to contact to clear this up.
Cheers!