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***************************************************************** Science fiction luminaries descend on Austin for Nebula Awards ***************************************************************** Many of the top science fiction and fantasy writers in the world will land in Austin, Texas, April 25-27 for the 2008 Nebula Awards Weekend by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. The event will take place at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown at San Jacinto and 8th Street. The event will be hosted by the Austin Literary Arts Maintenance Organization (ALAMO). Famed British author and Austin-area resident Michael Moorcock will be honored as the next Damon Knight Grand Master during the ceremonies, with long-time fantasy and science fiction writer Ardath Mayhar being honored as Author Emeritus. East Texas literary icon Joe R. Lansdale will serve as toastmaster during the awards. "Mr. Moorcock has made enormous contributions to both science fiction and fantasy, and occupies a special place in the history of the genres. His works encompass 50 years of uniqely creative story-telling, almost all of it intertwined in a way only speculative fiction can do," said SFWA President Michael Capobianco. "He has deftly woven our genres into a series of books that defy pigeon-holing, and extend their influence into the mainstream." The complete list of works on the final Nebula Award ballot are as follows: Novels:
The Accidental Time Machine - Haldeman, Joe (Ace, Aug07) The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Chabon, Michael (HarperCollins, May07) The New Moon's Arms - Hopkinson, Nalo (Warner Books, Feb07) Ragamuffin - Buckell, Tobias (Tor, Jun07)
"Memorare" - Wolfe, Gene (F&SF, Apr07) "Awakening" - Berman, Judith (Black Gate 10, Spr07) "Stars Seen Through Stone" - Shepard, Lucius (F&SF, Jul07) "The Helper and His Hero" - Hughes, Matt (F&SF, Feb07 & Mar07) "Fountain of Age" - Kress, Nancy (Asimov's, Jul07)
"Pol Pot's Beautiful Daughter" - Ryman, Geoff (F&SF, Nov06) "The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs Of North Park After the Change" - Johnson, Kij (Coyote Road, Trickster Tales, Viking Juvenile, Jul07) "Safeguard" - Kress, Nancy (Asimov's, Jan07) "The Children's Crusade" - Bailey, Robin Wayne (Heroes in Training, DAW, Sep07) "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" - Chiang, Ted (F&SF, Sep07) " Child, Maiden, Mother, Crone" - Bramlett, Terry (Jim Baen's Universe 7, June 2007)
"Titanium Mike Saves the Day" - Levine, David D. (F&SF, Apr07) "Captive Girl" - Pelland, Jennifer (Helix: A Speculative Fiction Quarterly, Fall06 Issue #2) "Always" - Fowler, Karen Joy (Asimov's, apr/may07) "Pride" - Turzillo, Mary (Fast Forward 1, Pyr, February 2007) "The Story of Love" - Nazarian, Vera (Salt of the Air, Prime Books, Sep06)
The Prestige - Nolan, Christopher and Nolan, Jonathan (Newmarket Films, Oct06 based on the novel by Christopher Priest) Pan's Labyrinth - del Toro, Guillermo (Time/Warner, Jan07) V for Vendetta - Wachowski, Larry & Wachowski, Andy (Warner Films, Mar06 Written by the Wachowski Brothers, based on the graphic novel illustrated by David Lloyd and published by Vertigo/DC Comics) World Enough and Time - Zicree, Marc Scott and Michael Reaves, Michael (Star Trek: New Voyages, www.startreknewvoyages.com, Aug07) Blink - Moffat, Steven (Doctor Who, BBC/The Sci-Fi Channel, Sep07)
The Lion Hunter - Wein, Elizabeth (Viking Juvenile, Jun07 (The Mark of Solomon, Book 1)) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Rowling, J. K. (Scholastic Press, Jul07) The Shadow Speaker - Okorafor-Mbachu, Nnedi (Jump At The Sun, Sep07) Into the Wild - Durst, Sarah Beth (Penguin Razorbill, Jun07) Vintage: A Ghost Story - Berman, Steve (Haworth Positronic Press, Mar07) Flora Segunda: Being the Magickal Mishaps of a Girl of Spirit, Her Glass- Gazing Sidekick, Two Ominous Butlers (One Blue), a House with Eleven Thousand Rooms, and a Red Dog - Wilce, Ysabeau S. (Harcourt, Jan07) Posted April 18, 2008 |