Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Nebula Award Winners - Best Novel
Rather than rewriting that which can be found on several websites, I will cut and paste for simplicity's sake.
Wikipedia.org has a pretty good synopsis. I took this information from
http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/blog/the-nebula-awards-best-novel-winner-1966-present/
Wikipedia.org has a pretty good synopsis. I took this information from
http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/blog/the-nebula-awards-best-novel-winner-1966-present/
The winners of the best novel have been:
- 1965 – Dune by Frank Herbert
- 1966 – Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes / Babel-17 by Samuel Delany
- 1967 – The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany
- 1968 – Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin
- 1969 – The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 1970 – Ringworld by Larry Niven
- 1971 – A Time Of Changes by Robert Silverberg
- 1972 – The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
- 1973 – Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
- 1974 – The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 1975 – The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
- 1976 – Man Plus by Frederik Pohl
- 1977 – Gateway by Frederik Pohl
- 1978 – Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre
- 1979 – The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke
- 1980 – Timescape by Gregory Benford
- 1981 – Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe
- 1982 – No Enemy But Time by Michael Bishop
- 1983 – Startide Rising by David Brin
- 1984 – Neuromancer by William Gibson
- 1985 – Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
- 1986 – Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
- 1987 – The Falling Woman by Pat Murphy
- 1988 – Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold
- 1989 – Healer’s War by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
- 1990 – Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
- 1991 – Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick
- 1992 – Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
- 1993 – Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
- 1994 – Moving Mars: A Novel by Greg Bear
- 1995 – The Terminal Experiment by Robert J. Sawyer
- 1996 – Slow River, by Nicola Griffith
- 1997 – The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre
- 1998 – Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman
- 1999 – Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
- 2000 – Darwin’s Radio by Greg Bear
- 2001 – The Quantum Rose by Catherine Asaro
- 2002 – American Gods: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
- 2003 – The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
- 2004 – Paladin of Souls, by Lois McMaster Bujold
- 2005 – Camouflage by Joe Haldeman
- 2006 – Seeker by Jack McDevitt
- 2007 – The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon
- 2008 - Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin
Friday, January 1, 2010
General Information About The Hugo and Nebula
I think some background information will start this project off on a good note.
Hugo Award - According to its official website www.thehugoawards.org, The Hugo Awards are awarded every year by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), an organization which exists for this sole purpose. It is through the membership dues of its members, currently fifty dollars, that the WSFS sponsors an annual World Science Fiction Convention or Worldcon. Prior to the years Worldcon, paying members of the WSFS are allowed to take part in a two step voting process, which allows a list of potential candidates to be formed and eventually winners to be chosen.
At Worldcon awards are granted for excellence in several categories. Currently there are fifteen categories which can be found here www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-categories/
While the organization centers itself around fantasy and science fiction, books which fall outside of the general fantasy sci-fi category are not necessarily excluded. In most cases the preference of the voters seems to take preference over pedantic delineation. An example which comes to mind is the 2009 winner, The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon, which is usually found in the regular fiction section.
Nebula Award - According to http://www.nebulaawards.com, The Nebula Awards are annual awards granted for outstanding literary achievement in several categories including Novel, Novella, Short Story, Script(A more recent addition), and several specialized categories. The various Nebula awards are voted on and given out by the Science Fiction Writers of America or SFWA.
Information about SFWA can be found at http://www.sfwa.org
"SWFA informs, supports, promotes, defends and advocates for its members. We host the prestigious Nebula Awards, assist members in legal disputes with publishers, and administer benevolent funds for authors facing medical or legal expenses. Novice authors benefit from our Information Center and the well-known Writer Beware site."
It would seem that the SWFA has a more limited view of membership in that the WSFS is limited to persons who have some kind of professional involvement in the literature business. This includes but is not limited too authors, publishers, and legal representatives. Only Active and Associate members of the SFWA are allowed to nominate and vote on the final ballots. Similiar to the WSFS, Nebula voting happens in a two stage process by which members nominate and then vote on final winners.
I found this interesting http://www.nebulaawards.com/index.php/about/rules
6. Eligibility
a. All works first published in English, in the United States, during the calendar year, in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, or a related fiction genre are eligible for the Nebula Awards® in their respective categories.
i. Works such as comic books, graphic novels, and similar type works shall be placed in an existing category as deemed appropriate by the Nebula Awards Commissioner, based primarily on their word count.
ii. The Nebula Awards Commissioner will decide the eligibility of a questionable work. (emphasis mine)
Hugo Award - According to its official website www.thehugoawards.org, The Hugo Awards are awarded every year by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), an organization which exists for this sole purpose. It is through the membership dues of its members, currently fifty dollars, that the WSFS sponsors an annual World Science Fiction Convention or Worldcon. Prior to the years Worldcon, paying members of the WSFS are allowed to take part in a two step voting process, which allows a list of potential candidates to be formed and eventually winners to be chosen.
At Worldcon awards are granted for excellence in several categories. Currently there are fifteen categories which can be found here www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-categories/
While the organization centers itself around fantasy and science fiction, books which fall outside of the general fantasy sci-fi category are not necessarily excluded. In most cases the preference of the voters seems to take preference over pedantic delineation. An example which comes to mind is the 2009 winner, The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon, which is usually found in the regular fiction section.
Nebula Award - According to http://www.nebulaawards.com, The Nebula Awards are annual awards granted for outstanding literary achievement in several categories including Novel, Novella, Short Story, Script(A more recent addition), and several specialized categories. The various Nebula awards are voted on and given out by the Science Fiction Writers of America or SFWA.
Information about SFWA can be found at http://www.sfwa.org
"SWFA informs, supports, promotes, defends and advocates for its members. We host the prestigious Nebula Awards, assist members in legal disputes with publishers, and administer benevolent funds for authors facing medical or legal expenses. Novice authors benefit from our Information Center and the well-known Writer Beware site."
It would seem that the SWFA has a more limited view of membership in that the WSFS is limited to persons who have some kind of professional involvement in the literature business. This includes but is not limited too authors, publishers, and legal representatives. Only Active and Associate members of the SFWA are allowed to nominate and vote on the final ballots. Similiar to the WSFS, Nebula voting happens in a two stage process by which members nominate and then vote on final winners.
I found this interesting http://www.nebulaawards.com/index.php/about/rules
6. Eligibility
a. All works first published in English, in the United States, during the calendar year, in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, or a related fiction genre are eligible for the Nebula Awards® in their respective categories.
i. Works such as comic books, graphic novels, and similar type works shall be placed in an existing category as deemed appropriate by the Nebula Awards Commissioner, based primarily on their word count.
ii. The Nebula Awards Commissioner will decide the eligibility of a questionable work. (emphasis mine)
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
I Have a Blog
Why did I create this blog and what is it's purpose?
First and foremost this will be a literary blog, documenting my progress as I read every Nebula award winning book as well as every Hugo award winner. Which list I do first is still undecided. My goal is to finish at least one of the award lists by the end of 2010.
After graduating college, getting married, and finding a steady nine to five job, I have found myself yearning for a sense of accomplishment. I love reading fantasy and science fiction. With so many wonderful books to read out there, it seemed like a worth wild goal, going through so many classic sci-fi and fantasy.
I will be starting with Dune by Frank Herbert. If a book belongs to a series, I want to read the whole series before I move on. This may cause time problems and which will have to be considered. Lets see how it goes.
Live Long and Prosper
First and foremost this will be a literary blog, documenting my progress as I read every Nebula award winning book as well as every Hugo award winner. Which list I do first is still undecided. My goal is to finish at least one of the award lists by the end of 2010.
After graduating college, getting married, and finding a steady nine to five job, I have found myself yearning for a sense of accomplishment. I love reading fantasy and science fiction. With so many wonderful books to read out there, it seemed like a worth wild goal, going through so many classic sci-fi and fantasy.
I will be starting with Dune by Frank Herbert. If a book belongs to a series, I want to read the whole series before I move on. This may cause time problems and which will have to be considered. Lets see how it goes.
Live Long and Prosper
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