The Banquet is over and we are all taking off in different directions to different things, most of them involving alcohol. Here’s a list of Nebula Nominees and winners. If I reviewed the book or film, you can click on the blue link to find my review either here at Geek Girl in Love or at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books.
Best Novel: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
The other nominees were:
We All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
The Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker
The Red: First Light by Linda Nagata
A Stranger in Olondria, by Sofia Samatar
Best Novella: “The Weight of the Sunrise” by Vylar Kaftan
The other nominees were:
“Wakulla Springs” by Andy Duncan and Ellen Klages
“Annabel Lee” by Nancy Kress
“Burning Girls” by Veronia Schanoes
“Trial of the Century” by Lawrence M. Schoen
“Six-Gun Snow White” by Cathrynn M. Valente
Best Novelette: “The Waiting Stars” by Aliette deBodard
The other nominees were:
“Paranormal Romance” by Christopher Barzak
“They Shall Salt the Earth With Seeds of Glass” by Alaya Dawn Johnson
“Pearl Rehabilitative Colony for Ungrateful Daughters” by Henry Lien
“The Litigation Master and the Monkey King” by Ken Liu
“In Joy, Knowing the Abyss Behind” by Sarah Pinsker
Best Short Story: “If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love” by Rachel Swirsky
The other nominees were:
“The Sounds of Old Earth” by Matthew Kressel
“Selkie Stories Are For Losers” by Sofia Samatar
“Selected Program Notes From the Retrospective Exhibition of Theresa Rosenberg Latimer” by Kanneth Schneyer
“Alive, Alive Oh” by Sylvia Spruck Wrigley
The Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy: Sister Mine, by Nalo Hopkinson
Other Nominees:
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, by Holly Black
When We Wake, by Karen Healey
The Summer Prince, by Alaya Dawn Johnson
September Girls, by Bennett Madison
A Corner of White, by Jaclyn Moriarty
Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation: Gravity
Other nominees:
Doctor Who: “The Day of the Doctor”
Europa Report
Pacific Rim
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
I’ll be writing more about the Nebula Awards Weekend on Monday after I’ve gotten home and hey, maybe had some sleep. I’ve been inspired and challenged and seen some friends form last year and made some new ones. Being in the company of brilliant, kind, funny writers makes me so happy and I can’t wait to tell you all about it!
Geek Girl in Love 
Congratulations to Ann Leckie and Ancillary Justice! It was a beautiful debut novel. All of the novels were very strong and I’m not sure that I would have wanted to be debating between stories as strong as The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Ancillary Justice, and A Stranger in Olondria.