Nebula Award Longlist Announced

by Chadwick Ginther - Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008 at 4:40pm

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) have released the longlist for this year's Nebula Award. There are four Canadians in competition at this point in the novel category including Robert J. Sawyer, Nalo Hopkinson, Peter Watts and Julie E. Czerneda.

The full Nebula ballot includes:

  • The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman
  • Blindsight by Peter Watts
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
  • Mainspring by Jay Lake
  • The New Moon's Arms by Nalo Hopkinson
  • Odyssey by Jack McDevitt
  • The Outback Stars by Sandra McDonald
  • Ragamuffin by Tobias Buckell
  • Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer
  • Species Imperative #3: Regeneration by Julie E. Czerneda
  • Strange Robby by Selina Rosen
  • Vellum: The Book of All Hours by Hal Duncan
  • The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

Members of the SFWA will begin voting soon to bring the ballot down to 5 titles. Keep watching here for the announcement of those final five. The Nebulas will be awarded April 25-27 in Austin, Texas.

Categories: Awards, SciFi & Fantasy

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