Nebula Award for Best Short Story

Short Stories

Year Title Author
1965 "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman Harlan Ellison
1966 The Secret Place Richard McKenna
1967 "Aye, and Gomorrah…" Samuel R. Delany
1968 The Planners Kate Wilhelm
1969 Passengers Robert Silverberg
1970 (no award) (no award)
1971 Good News from the Vatican Robert Silverberg
1972 When It Changed Joanna Russ
1973 Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death James Tiptree, Jr.
1974 The Day Before the Revolution Ursula K. Le Guin
1975 Catch That Zeppelin! Fritz Leiber
1976 A Crowd of Shadows Charles L. Grant
1977 Jeffty Is Five Harlan Ellison
1978 Stone Edward Bryant
1979 giANTS Edward Bryant
1980 Grotto of the Dancing Deer Clifford D. Simak
1981 The Bone Flute (award refused) Lisa Tuttle
1982 A Letter from the Clearys Connie Willis
1983 The Peacemaker Gardner Dozois
1984 Morning Child Gardner Dozois
1985 Out of All Them Bright Stars Nancy Kress
1986 Tangents Greg Bear
1987 Forever Yours, Anna Kate Wilhelm
1988 Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The Deluge James Morrow
1989 Ripples in the Dirac Sea Geoffrey A. Landis
1990 Bears Discover Fire Terry Bisson
1991 Ma Qui Alan Brennert
1992 Even the Queen Connie Willis
1993 Graves Joe Haldeman
1994 A Defense of the Social Contracts Martha Soukup
1995 Death and the Librarian Esther Friesner
1996 A Birthday Esther Friesner
1997 Sister Emily's Lightship Jane Yolen
1998 Thirteen Ways to Water Bruce Holland Rogers
1999 The Cost of Doing Business Leslie What
2000 macs Terry Bisson
2001 The Cure for Everything Severna Park
2002 Creature Carol Emshwiller
2003 What I Didn't See Karen Joy Fowler
2004 Coming to Terms Eileen Gunn
2005 I Live With You Carol Emshwiller
2006 Echo Elizabeth Hand
2007 Always Karen Joy Fowler
2008 Trophy Wives Nina Kiriki Hoffman
2009 Spar Kij Johnson
2010 (tie) How Interesting: A Tiny Man Harlan Ellison
2010 (tie) Ponies Kij Johnson
2011 The Paper Menagerie Ken Liu
2012 Immersion Aliette de Bodard
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