2012 Nebula Award Winner!
The 2012 Nebula Awards were announced last night at the Forty-Eighth Nebula Awards Weekend in San Jose, CA, hosted by the SWFA. The winner for best novel is Kim Stanley Robinson’s 2312. The other nominees were:
- Throne of the Crescent Moon – Saladin Ahmed (DAW; Gollancz ’13)
- Ironskin – Tina Connolly (Tor)
- The Killing Moon – N. K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- The Drowning Girl – Caitlín R. Kiernan (Roc)
- Glamour in Glass – Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)
Congrats to KSR and all the nominees. Good company, indeed. The complete list of winners in all categories can be found at Locus Online.
This is the first win for 2312 which has been nominated for a whopping 6 awards. What do you think of this result? With all those noms it can’t be much of a surprise. Anything on the ballot that you would have preferred to have won?
2012 Nebula Award Nominees!
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announces the nominees for the 2012 Nebula Awards. The nominees in the Novel category are:
- Throne of the Crescent Moon – Saladin Ahmed (DAW; Gollancz ’13)
- Ironskin – Tina Connolly (Tor)
- The Killing Moon – N. K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- The Drowning Girl – Caitlín R. Kiernan (Roc)
- Glamour in Glass – Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)
- 2312 – Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
See the official press release for the complete shortlist for all categories. The winners will be announced at the Forty-Eighth Nebula Awards Weekend which will be held May 16-19th, 2013, in San Jose at the San Jose Hilton. Voting will open to SFWA Active members on March 1 and close on March 30.
Congratulations to all the nominees! So what do you think of this lineup? Any early favorites?