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2018 Science Fiction/Fantasy Novella Awards

There are various competitions that attempt to find the best science fiction, fantasy and horror of each year, and I've collated the winners and nominees from what seems to be the major awards in a series of posts (see the very bottom for links to all of them). The requirement for inclusion is that the award ceremony occurs in the current year (as listed in the title), so the post will be updated as they are announced throughout the year.

The awards considered are: Arthur C. Clarke, Bram Stoker, British Fantasy, BSFA, Compton Crook, Dragon, Eugie, Hugo/Lodestar, John W. Campbell Memorial, Lambda, Locus, Nebula/Andre Norton, Otherwise, Philip K. Dick, Prometheus, Shirley Jackson, Sturgeon and World Fantasy.

This is the post for the novella category.

There's two options for viewing them. The first is my ranking, which is wildly subjective and limited to the ones I've read. The second is based on the "score" of each work, with a nomination giving 1 point, and a win giving 1.5 points. Otherwise it's ordered by title. Click the button to view.

My ranking

1: All Systems Red - Martha Wells Hugo - Winner Locus - Winner Nebula - Winner Philip K. Dick

2: Down Among the Sticks and Bones - Seanan McGuire Hugo Locus

3: The Murders of Molly Southbourne - Tade Thompson British Fantasy BSFA Shirley Jackson

4: In Calabria - Peter S. Beagle Locus

5: And Then There Were (N-One) - Sarah Pinsker Eugie Hugo Locus Nebula Sturgeon

6: A Kiss of Thorns - Tim Waggoner Bram Stoker

7: The Asylum of Dr. Caligari - James Morrow Shirley Jackson

8: Brother's Ruin - Emma Newman British Fantasy

9: Sweetlings - Lucy Taylor Bram Stoker

10: A Pocketful of Crows - Joanne Harris British Fantasy

11: Passing Strange - Ellen Klages British Fantasy - Winner Locus Nebula World Fantasy - Winner

12: Agents of Dreamland - Caitlin R. Kiernan Bram Stoker Locus

13: Mapping the Interior - Stephen Graham Jones Bram Stoker - Winner Shirley Jackson World Fantasy

14: Binti: Home - Nnedi Okorafor Hugo Locus

15: The Enclave - Anne Charnock BSFA - Winner

16: Barry’s Deal - Lawrence M. Schoen Nebula

17: The Black Tides of Heaven - JY Yang Hugo James Tiptree, Jr. Locus Nebula World Fantasy

18: The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion - Margaret Killjoy Shirley Jackson

19: Naming the Bones - Laura Mauro British Fantasy

20: River of Teeth - Sarah Gailey Hugo Locus Nebula

21: Fever Dream - Samantha Schweblin Shirley Jackson - Winner

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