1997 Nebula Award Winners

Novel (40,000 words or more):

The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre

Novella (17,500-39,999 words):

"Abandon in Place" by Jerry Oltion (F&SF 12/96)

Best Novelette (7,500-17,499 words):

"The Flowers of Aulit Prison" by Nancy Kress (Asimov's 10-11/96)

Short Story (7,499 words or fewer):

"Sister Emily's Lightship" by Jane Yolen (Starlight 1)

Grand Master Award (Lifetime Achievement):

Poul Anderson

Founded in 1965, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America began with about 80 writers. It now has over 1,000 members. Active members of SFWA vote for the Nebula Awards. The awards are given each year for the best novel, novella, novelette, and short story eligible for that year's award. Each year, an anthology, including the winning pieces of short fiction and several runners-up, is also published. Each spring the awards are given out at the Nebula Awards Banquet over a weekend of meetings and panel discussions.

The Grand Master Award is given to a living author for a lifetime's achievement in science fiction or fantasy or both. Nominations for the Grand Master Nebula Award are made by the president of SFWA and awarded after approval of a majority of the SFWA officers.

Grand Master Award Winners

Robert A. Heinlein (1974)

Jack Williamson (1975)

Clifford D. Simak (1976)

L. Sprague de Camp (1978)

Fritz Leiber (1981)

Andre Norton (1983)

Arthur C. Clarke (1985)

Isaac Asimov (1986)

Alfred Bester (1987)

Ray Bradbury (1988)

Lester Del Rey (1990)

Frederik Pohl (1992)

Damon Knight (1994)

A.E. Van Vogt (1995)

Jack Vance (1996)

Poul Anderson (1997)