Nebula Reading List
The Nebula Awards Suggested Reading List is produced through the collaborative effort of SFWA's 1800+ members, with new listings appearing as members make recommendations. For this reason, works are occasionally introduced in error and may later be corrected or removed from the list if deemed ineligible by the Nebula Awards Commissioner. The list is provided to the public as a service in finding the year's most noteworthy fantasy and science fiction works.
Please note this list is not the preliminary ballot or nomination tally and does not affect the Nebula Award nominations or final results in any way.
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| Title | Author | Publisher | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| (emet) | Ring, Lauren | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | 6/30/2021 |
| A Spell for Foolish Hearts | Yap, Isabel | Small Beer Press | 2/1/2021 |
| And for My Next Trick, I Have Disappeared | Ohaegbu, Chimedum | Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 6/30/2021 |
| Anything Short of Death Is Survivable | Anaxagoras, David | Lightspeed Magazine | 8/2021 |
| Ariadne, I Love You | Ashley-Smith, J. | Meerkat Press | 7/1/2021 |
| Babylon System | Broaddus, Maurice | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | 5/1/2021 |
| Basil and the Wild | Wigmore, Rem | VUP Press | 11/1/2021 |
| Better than Stealing | Love, Andrew | James Gunns Ad Astra | 9/29/2021 |
| Between Zero and One There Is Infinity | Paul, Shari | Clarkesworld Magazine | 11/1/2021 |
| Breaching the Distance | Onoguwe, Hannah | Mysterion | 5/24/2021 |
| Broad Dutty Water: A Sunken Story | Hopkinson, Nalo | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | 11/1/2021 |
| Colors of the Immortal Palette | Yoachim, Caroline M. | Uncanny | 2/28/2021 |
| Concerto for Winds and Resistance | Masten DiGirolamo, Cara | Beneath Ceaseless Skies | 3/31/2021 |
| District to Cervix: The Time Before We Were Born | Tsamaase, Tlotlo | P.S. Publishing | 2/28/2021 |
| Dreamports | Tsamaase, Tlotlo | Apex Magazine | 12/20/2021 |
| Every Breath a Question, Every Heartbeat an Answer | Rambo, Cat | Beneath Ceaseless Skies | 4/2021 |
| Groven | Osborne, Heather | Laksa Media Groups | 8/8/2021 |
| Heart of a Panther | Thomas, Sheree Renee | Titan Books | 2/28/2021 |
| In the Garden of Ibn Ghazi | Tanzer, Molly | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | 3/2021 |
| Just Enough Rain | Lee, P.H. | Giganotosaurus | 4/30/2021 |
| L’Espirit de L’Escalier | Valente, Catherynne M. | Tor.com | 8/2021 |
| Laki | Arnason, Eleanor | F&SF | 11/1/2021 |
| Little Animals | Kress, Nancy | Clarkesworld Magazine | 6/1/2021 |
| Mulberry and Owl | de Bodard, Aliette | Uncanny Magazine | 9/2021 |
| None Left Behind | Brazee, Jonathan | Chris Kennedy Publishing | 5/31/2021 |