{"id":6167,"date":"2011-05-22T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2011-05-22T18:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=6167"},"modified":"2011-05-22T10:00:37","modified_gmt":"2011-05-22T18:00:37","slug":"an-aside-2011-nebula-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/news\/an-aside-2011-nebula-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"An Aside | 2011 Nebula Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/blackout-and-all-clear.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/blackout-and-all-clear-500x375.png\" alt=\"Blackout\/All Clear by Connie Willis\" title=\"Blackout\/All Clear by Connie Willis\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"center\" \/><\/a>\n<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tor.com\/blogs\/2011\/05\/2011-nebula-award-winners\">Tor.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>SHORT&nbsp;STORY<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<strong>WINNER:&nbsp;&ldquo;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tor.com\/stories\/2010\/11\/ponies\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: rgb(68, 138, 174);\" target=\"_blank\">Ponies<\/a>,&rdquo; Kij Johnson (Tor.com 1\/17\/10)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<strong>WINNER:&nbsp;&ldquo;How Interesting: A Tiny Man,&rdquo; Harlan Ellison&reg;&nbsp;<em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rofmag.com\/\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: rgb(68, 138, 174);\" target=\"_blank\">Realms of Fantasy<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;2\/10)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t&ldquo;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightspeedmagazine.com\/fiction\/arvies\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arvies<\/a>,&rdquo; Adam-Troy Castro <em>(Lightspeed<\/em> 8\/10)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t&ldquo;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightspeedmagazine.com\/fiction\/im-alive-i-love-you\/\" target=\"_blank\">I&rsquo;m Alive, I Love You, I&rsquo;ll See You in Reno<\/a>,&rdquo; Vylar Kaftan <em>(Lightspeed<\/em> 6\/10)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t&ldquo;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apexbookcompany.com\/apex-online\/2010\/11\/short-fiction-the-green-book-by-amal-el-mohtar\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Green Book<\/a>,&rdquo; Amal El-Mohtar <em>(Apex<\/em> 11\/1\/10)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t&ldquo;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apexbookcompany.com\/2010\/12\/dark-faith-ghosts-of-new-york-by-jennifer-pelland\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ghosts of New York<\/a>,&rdquo; Jennifer Pelland <em>(Dark Faith<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t&ldquo;Conditional Love,&rdquo; Felicity Shoulders <em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/2011_03\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Asimov&rsquo;s<\/a><\/em> 1\/10)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<strong>NOVELETTE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<strong>WINNER:&nbsp;&ldquo;That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made,&rdquo; Eric James Stone&nbsp;<em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.analogsf.com\/2011_04\/index.shtml\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: rgb(68, 138, 174);\" target=\"_blank\">Analog<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.analogsf.com\/2011_04\/index.shtml\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: rgb(68, 138, 174);\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;<\/a>9\/10)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t&ldquo;Map of Seventeen,&rdquo; Christopher Barzak <em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/us.penguingroup.com\/nf\/Book\/BookDisplay\/0,,9780670011452,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Beastly Bride<\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t&ldquo;The Jaguar House, in Shadow,&rdquo; Aliette de Bodard <em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/2011_03\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Asimov&rsquo;s<\/a><\/em> 7\/10)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t&ldquo;Plus or Minus,&rdquo; James Patrick Kelly <em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/2011_03\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Asimov&rsquo;s<\/a><\/em> 12\/10)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t&ldquo;Pishaach,&rdquo; Shweta Narayan <em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/us.penguingroup.com\/nf\/Book\/BookDisplay\/0,,9780670011452,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Beastly Bride<\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t&ldquo;The Fortuitous Meeting of Gerard van Oost and Oludara,&rdquo; Christopher Kastensmidt <em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rofmag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Realms of Fantasy<\/a><\/em> 4\/10)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t&ldquo;Stone Wall Truth,&rdquo; Caroline M. Yoachim <em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/2011_03\/index.shtml\" target=\"_top\">Asimov&rsquo;s<\/a><\/em> 2\/10)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<strong>NOVELLA<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<strong>WINNER:&nbsp;&ldquo;<a href=\"http:\/\/subterraneanpress.com\/index.php\/magazine\/summer-2010\/fiction-the-lady-who-plucked-red-flowers-beneath-the-queens-window-by-rachel-swirsky\/\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: rgb(68, 138, 174);\" target=\"_blank\">The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen&rsquo;s Window<\/a>,&rdquo; Rachel Swirsky&nbsp;(Subterranean&nbsp;Summer 2010)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<em>The Alchemist,<\/em> Paolo Bacigalupi (Audible; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.subterraneanpress.com\/Merchant2\/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&amp;Store_Code=SP&amp;Product_Code=bacigalupi01\" target=\"_blank\">Subterranean<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t&ldquo;Iron Shoes,&rdquo; J. Kathleen Cheney <em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.papergolem.com\/alembical2.html\" target=\"_blank\">Alembical<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.papergolem.com\/alembical2.html\" target=\"_blank\"> 2<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.subterraneanpress.com\/index.php\/magazine\/fall-2010\/fiction-the-lifecycle-of-software-objects-by-ted-chiang\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Lifecycle of Software Objects<\/a>,<\/em> Ted Chiang (Subterranean)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t&ldquo;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/2010_09\/exc_story1.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">The Sultan of the Clouds<\/a>,&rdquo; Geoffrey A. Landis <em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/2011_03\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Asimov&rsquo;s<\/a><\/em> 9\/10)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t&ldquo;Ghosts Doing the Orange Dance,&rdquo; Paul Park <em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfsite.com\/fsf\/\" target=\"_blank\">F&amp;SF<\/a><\/em> 1-2\/10)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;<strong>NOVEL<br \/>\n\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<strong>WINNER&nbsp;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.com\/catalog\/display.pperl\/9780553807677.html\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: rgb(68, 138, 174);\" target=\"_blank\">Blackout&nbsp;\/&nbsp;All Clear<\/a><\/em>, Connie Willis (Spectra)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.com\/catalog\/display.pperl\/9780553592658.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Native Star<\/a><\/em>, M.K. Hobson (Spectra)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitbooks.net\/extracts\/an-extract-from-the-hundred-thousand-kingdoms\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms<\/em><\/a>, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit UK; Orbit US)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/shadesofmilkandhoney\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Shades of Milk and Honey<\/em><\/a>, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/us.penguingroup.com\/nf\/Book\/BookDisplay\/0,,9780441019243,00.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Echo<\/em><\/a>, Jack McDevitt (Ace)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/us.penguingroup.com\/nf\/Book\/BookDisplay\/0,,9780756406172,00.html?Who_Fears_Death_Nnedi_Okorafor\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Who Fears Death<\/em><\/a>, Nnedi Okorafor (DAW)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<strong>BRADBURY AWARD BEST DRAMATIC PRODUCTION&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<strong>WINNER:&nbsp;<em>Inception<\/em>, Christopher Nolan (director), Christopher Nolan (screenplay) (Warner)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<em>Despicable Me,<\/em> Pierre Coffin &amp; Chris Renaud (directors), Ken Daurio &amp; Cinco Paul (screenplay), Sergio Pablos (story) (Illumination Entertainment)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<em>Doctor Who<\/em>: &ldquo;Vincent and the Doctor,&rdquo; Richard Curtis (writer), Jonny Campbell (director)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<em>How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>, Dean DeBlois &amp; Chris Sanders (directors), William Davies, Dean DeBlois, &amp; Chris Sanders (screenplay) (DreamWorks Animation)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<em>Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World<\/em>, Edgar Wright (director), Michael Bacall &amp; Edgar Wright (screenplay) (Universal)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<em>Toy Story 3<\/em>, Lee Unkrich (director), Michael Arndt (screenplay), John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, &amp; Lee Unkrich (story) (Pixar\/Disney)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<strong>ANDRE NORTON AWARD<br \/>\n\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t<strong>WINNER:&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/books\/Shall-Wear-Midnight-Terry-Pratchett\/?isbn=9780061433047\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: rgb(68, 138, 174);\" target=\"_blank\"><em>I Shall Wear Midnight<\/em><\/a>, Terry Pratchett (Gollancz; Harper)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/teens_books_9780316056212.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Ship Breaker<\/em><\/a>, Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/books.simonandschuster.com\/White-Cat\/Holly-Black\/Curse-Workers-The\/9781416963967\" target=\"_blank\"><em>White Cat<\/em><\/a>, Holly Black (McElderry)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/thehungergames\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Mockingjay<\/em><\/a>, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press; Scholastic UK)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abramsbooks.com\/Books\/Hereville-9780810984226.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword<\/em><\/a>, Barry Deutsch (Amulet)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/theboyfromilysies\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Boy from Ilysies<\/em><\/a>, Pearl North (Tor Teen)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpercollinschildrens.com\/books\/Conspiracy-Kings-Megan-Whalen-Turner\/?isbn13=9780061870934&amp;tctid=100\" target=\"_blank\"><em>A Conspiracy of Kings<\/em><\/a>, Megan Whalen Turner (Greenwillow)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/books.simonandschuster.com\/Behemoth\/Scott-Westerfeld\/9781416971757\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Behemoth<\/em><\/a>, Scott Westerfield (Simon Pulse; Simon &amp; Schuster UK)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So, congrats to all the winners! Glad to see Swirsky take home <em>Best Novella<\/em>, though I&#8217;ve not yet read &#8216;The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen\u2019s Window&#8217;. I think I&#8217;ll set aside a chunk of time this summer to catch up on all the Nebula- and Hugo-nominated short stories, novelettes and novellas. There&#8217;s some good reading on those lists. I&#8217;m particularly interesting in the stories from Barzak, de Bodard and El-Mothar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Tor.com: SHORT&nbsp;STORY WINNER:&nbsp;&ldquo;Ponies,&rdquo; Kij Johnson (Tor.com 1\/17\/10) WINNER:&nbsp;&ldquo;How Interesting: A Tiny Man,&rdquo; Harlan Ellison&reg;&nbsp;(Realms of Fantasy&nbsp;2\/10) &ldquo;Arvies,&rdquo; Adam-Troy Castro (Lightspeed 8\/10) &ldquo;I&rsquo;m Alive, I Love You, I&rsquo;ll See You in Reno,&rdquo; Vylar Kaftan (Lightspeed 6\/10) &ldquo;The Green Book,&rdquo; Amal El-Mohtar (Apex 11\/1\/10) &ldquo;Ghosts of New York,&rdquo; Jennifer Pelland (Dark Faith) &ldquo;Conditional Love,&rdquo; Felicity Shoulders&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/news\/an-aside-2011-nebula-award-winners\/\" title=\"ReadAn Aside | 2011 Nebula Award Winners\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/news\/an-aside-2011-nebula-award-winners\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"An Aside | 2011 Nebula Award Winners - A Dribble of Ink\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From Tor.com: SHORT&nbsp;STORY WINNER:&nbsp;&ldquo;Ponies,&rdquo; Kij Johnson (Tor.com 1\/17\/10) WINNER:&nbsp;&ldquo;How Interesting: A Tiny Man,&rdquo; Harlan Ellison&reg;&nbsp;(Realms of Fantasy&nbsp;2\/10) &ldquo;Arvies,&rdquo; Adam-Troy Castro (Lightspeed 8\/10) &ldquo;I&rsquo;m Alive, I Love You, I&rsquo;ll See You in Reno,&rdquo; Vylar Kaftan (Lightspeed 6\/10) &ldquo;The Green Book,&rdquo; Amal El-Mohtar (Apex 11\/1\/10) &ldquo;Ghosts of New York,&rdquo; Jennifer Pelland (Dark Faith) &ldquo;Conditional Love,&rdquo; Felicity Shoulders... 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