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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to Eat a Mermaid | Garcia Ley, K | Mermaids Monthly | 4 / 2021 |
| Thirteen of the Secrets in My Purse | Swirsky, Rachel | Uncanny Magazine | 5 / 2021 |
| The Songs of the Siren | Lee, Evergreen | Orion's Belt | 5 / 2021 |
| Proof by Induction | Iriarte, José Pablo | Uncanny | 5 / 2021 |
| Build-a-Grudge | Kennedy-O'Neill, Joy | Daily Science Fiction | 4 / 2021 |
| Tweeting | Ness, Mari | Translunar Travelers Lounge | 2 / 2021 |
| Phosphor’s Circle | Klein, Annika Barranti | Asimov's | 5 / 2021 |
| A Lamentation, While Full | Krishnan, M. L. | Baffling Magazine | 4 / 2021 |
| #BloodBossBabes | Kolar, Rachel | Podcastle | 4 / 2021 |
| For Lack of a Bed | Wiswell, John | Diabolical Plots | 4 / 2021 |
| Brother One Wing | Damken, Maggie | Baffling Magazine | 4 / 2021 |
| The Heron Girl | Ness, Mari | Baffling Magazine | 4 / 2021 |
| The Bletted Woman | Campbell, Rebecca | The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction | 3 / 2021 |
| Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather | Pinsker, Sarah | Uncanny Magazine | 4 / 2021 |
| The Perils of a Hologram Heart | Phetteplace, Dominica | Uncanny Magazine | 3 / 2021 |
| Laughter Among the Trees | Palumbo , Suzan | The Dark Magazine | 2 / 2021 |
| Bandit, Reaper, Yours | Brown, Jen | Baffling Magazine | 4 / 2021 |
| A Study in Ugliness | Pueyo, H. | The Dark | 4 / 2021 |
| The Center of the Universe | Shammas, Nadia | Strange Horizon | 3 / 2021 |
| Sailing to Byzantium | Donohue, Jennifer R. | Fusion Fragment | 1 / 2021 |
| The Frankly Impossible Weight of Han | Dong, Maria | khōréō magazine | 3 / 2021 |
| The Excruciating Beauty of Ephemera | Bowes, Keyan | Constelacion | 1 / 2021 |
| Onboarding Practices For the Ravaging Horde | Brandon, E.B. | Daily Science Fiction | 2 / 2021 |
| Parchment Sky | Case, Stephen | Beneath Ceaseless Skies | 3 / 2021 |
| Man vs. Bomb | Shaw, M. | Fantasy Magazine | 3 / 2021 |