The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has announced the winners for the 2024 Nebula Awards in Kansas City and via YouTube.
The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award was presented to Nicola Griffith. The Infinity Award was presented to Frank Herbert. Eugen Bacon received the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award “for distinguished contributions to the science fiction and fantasy community” and C.J. Lavigne received the Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. Service to SFWA Award for “a volunteer of SFWA who best exemplifies the ideal of service.” Isis Asare was announced as the new SFWA Executive Director, and Russell Davis as Operations Director.
Novel
WINNER: Someone You Can Build a Nest In, John Wiswell (DAW; Arcadia UK) amazon / bookshop
- Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory, Yaroslav Barsukov (Caezik SF & Fantasy) amazon / bookshop
- Rakesfall, Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom) amazon / bookshop
- Asunder, Kerstin Hall (Tordotcom) amazon / bookshop
- A Sorceress Comes to Call, T. Kingfisher (Tor; Titan UK) amazon / bookshop
- The Book of Love, Kelly Link (Random House; Ad Astra UK) amazon / bookshop
Novella
WINNER: The Dragonfly Gambit, A.D. Sui (Neon Hemlock) amazon / bookshop
- The Butcher of the Forest, Premee Mohamed (Tordotcom) amazon / bookshop
- The Tusks of Extinction, Ray Nayler (Tordotcom) amazon / bookshop
- Lost Ark Dreaming, Suyi Davies Okungbowa (Tordotcom) amazon / bookshop
- Countess, Suzan Palumbo (ECW) amazon / bookshop
- The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain, Sofia Samatar (Tordotcom) amazon / bookshop
Novelette
WINNER: “Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being“, A.W. Prihandita (Clarkesworld 11/24)
- “The Brotherhood of Montague St. Video“, Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld 5/24)
- “Katya Vasilievna and the Second Drowning of Baba Rechka“, Christine Hanolsy (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 4/18/24)
- “Another Girl Under the Iron Bell“, Angela Liu (Uncanny 9-10/24)
- “What Any Dead Thing Wants“, Aimee Ogden (Psychopomp 2/24)
- “Joanna’s Bodies“, Eugenia Triantafyllou (Psychopomp 7/1/24)
- “Loneliness Universe“, Eugenia Triantafyllou (Uncanny 5-6/24)
Short Story
WINNER: “Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole“, Isabel J. Kim (Clarkesworld 2/24)
- “The Witch Trap”, Jennifer Hudak (Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet 9/24)
- “Five Views of the Planet Tartarus“, Rachael K. Jones (Lightspeed 1/24)
- “Evan: A Remainder“, Jordan Kurella (Reactor 1/31/24)
- “The V*mpire“, PH Lee (Reactor 10/23/24)
- “We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read“, Caroline M. Yoachim (Lightspeed 5/24)
Andre Norton Award
WINNER: The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts, Vanessa Ricci-Thode (self-published) amazon / bookshop
- Daydreamer, Rob Cameron (Labyrinth Road) amazon / bookshop
- Braided, Leah Cypess (Delacorte) amazon / bookshop
- Benny Ramírez and the Nearly Departed, José Pablo Iriarte (Knopf) amazon / bookshop
- Moonstorm, Yoon Ha Lee (Delacorte; Solaris UK) amazon / bookshop
- Puzzleheart, Jenn Reese (Henry Holt) amazon / bookshop
Ray Bradbury Award
WINNER: Dune: Part Two
- Doctor Who: “Dot and Bubble”
- I Saw the TV Glow
- KAOS
- Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5
- Wicked
Game Writing
WINNER: A Death in Hyperspace
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
- The Ghost and the Golem
- 1000xRESIST
- Pacific Drive
- Restore, Reflect, Retry
- Slay the Princess – The Pristine Cut
- Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast
Winners were announced at the 2025 Nebula Conference and Awards, held June 5-8, 2025 at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown in Kansas City MO, and virtually online. For more, see the SFWA website. The 2026 Nebula Conference will happen in Chicago.
