''Nebula Awards Showcase 2003'' is an

anthology In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors. In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ...

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

short works edited by

Nancy Kress Nancy Anne Kress (born January 20, 1948) is an American science fiction writer. She began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her Hugo- and Nebula-winning 1991 novella ''Beggars in Spain'', which became a ...

. It was first published in trade paperback by Roc/New American Library in April 2003.

Summary

The book collects pieces that won or were nominated for the

Nebula Award The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States. The awards are organized and awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), a nonprofit association of profe ...

s for best novel,

novella A novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most short stories. The English word ''novella'' derives from the Italian ''novella'' meaning a short story related to true (or apparently so) facts ...

novelette Novelette may also refer to: * ''Novelette'' (ballet), a solo modern dance work choreographed by Martha Graham * Novelette (music), a short piece of lyrical music * Novelette (literature), a work of narrative prose fiction that is longer than a ...

and

short story A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest ...

for the year 2002, various other nonfiction pieces related to the awards, and the two Rhysling Award-winning poems for 2001, together with an introduction by the editor. Not all nominees for the various awards are included, and the best novel is represented by an excerpt.

*"Introduction: Entering the Field" (

) *"The 2001 Nebula Awards Ballot" *" The Cure for Everything" est Short Story winner, 2002(

Severna Park Severna Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Severna Park is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, and is located approximately north of Annapolis, south of Baltimore and east ...

) *"The Ultimate Earth" est Novella winner, 2002(

Jack Williamson John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006), who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American list of science fiction authors, science fiction writer, often called the "Dean of Science Fiction". He is also credited with one of t ...

) *"

Betty Ballantine Betty Ballantine (born Elizabeth Jones; September 25, 1919 – February 12, 2019) was an American publisher, editor, and writer. She was born during the Raj to a British colonial family. After her marriage to Ian Ballantine in 1939, she moved ...

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Shelly Shapiro Shelly or Shelli may refer to: Places * Shelly, Minnesota, a small city in the United States * Shelly, Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States * Shelly Township, Norman County, Minnesota * Shelly Park, a suburb in Aucklan ...

) *"Louise's Ghost" est Novelette winner, 2002(

Kelly Link Kelly Link (born July 19, 1969) is an American editor and author of short stories. While some of her fiction falls more clearly within genre categories, many of her stories might be described as slipstream or magic realism: a combination of sci ...

) *"Undone" est Novelette nominee, 2002( James Patrick Kelly) *"Rhysling Winners" oetry**"My Wife Returns As She Would Have It" hysling Award for Short Poem winner, 2001(

Bruce Boston Bruce Boston (born 1943) is an American speculative fiction writer and poet. Early years Bruce Boston was born in Chicago and grew up in Southern California.Diane SeversonInterview with Bruce Boston''Amazing Stories'' March 15, 2013 (accessed Se ...

) **"January Fires" hysling Award for Long Poem winner, 2001(

Joe Haldeman Joe William Haldeman (born June 9, 1943) is an American science fiction author. He is best known for his novel ''The Forever War'' (1974). That novel and other works, including ''The Hemingway Hoax'' (1991) and '' Forever Peace'' (1997), have wo ...

) *"The Elephants on Neptune" est Short Story nominee, 2002( Mike Resnick) *"Commentary: Joys and Jeremiads" ssays **"Hard Science Fiction" (

Geoffrey A. Landis Geoffrey Alan Landis (; born May 28, 1955) is an American aerospace engineer and author, working for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on planetary exploration, interstellar propulsion, solar power and photovoltaics. He ...

) **"Soft- and Medium-Viscosity Science Fiction" (

Scott Edelman Scott Edelman (; born 1955) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror writer and editor. Career In the 1970s, he worked in American comic books, in particular writing horror comics for both Marvel Comics and DC Comics. For Marvel he cr ...

) **"SF Humor: a Look at the Numbers" ( Terry Bisson) **"Contemporary Fantasy" ( Andy Duncan) **"Traditional Fantasy" (

Mindy L. Klasky Mindy L. Klasky is an American fantasy novelist. Klasky graduated from Princeton University and eventually became a lawyer. Once she realized this did not allow her to write, she became a librarian instead. Now she writes full-time. List of publi ...

) **"Dark Fantasy" ( Ellen Datlow) **"Alternate History" ( Harry Turtledove) **"Film and Television" (

Michael Cassutt Michael Joseph Cassutt (born April 13, 1954) is an American television producer, screenwriter, and author. His notable TV work includes producing or writing, or both, for '' The Outer Limits'', '' Eerie, Indiana'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', and ' ...

) *"From ''

The Quantum Rose ''The Quantum Rose'' is a science fiction novel by Catherine Asaro which tells the story of Kamoj Argali and Skolian Prince Havyrl Valdoria. The book is set in her Saga of the Skolian Empire. It won the 2001 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 2 ...

''" (excerpt) est Novel winner, 2002(

Catherine Asaro Catherine Ann Asaro (born November 6, 1955) is an American science fiction and fantasy author, singer and teacher. She is best known for her books about the Ruby Dynasty, called the Saga of the Skolian Empire. Biography Catherine Asaro was bo ...

) *"Past Nebula Award Winners"

Reception

The reviewer for ''Publishers Weekly'', while nothing that "it's good to have the Nebula winners for a given year gathered in one place," questions "whether there's enough content here to justify such a book," answering " balance, ... yes, if only because of the unlikely juxtapositions," and concluding that " short, the variety of taste shown by the SFFWA continues to be striking and heartening." The critic feels, however, that " is anthology series is finding a niche for itself by not competing with the two major best-of-the-year collections--Gardner Dozois's mammoth assembly that favors literary experimentation and David Hartwell's relatively compact selection of more traditional SF. Still, the two big anthologies are better bargains." Roland Green, writing in ''Booklist'', rates the book " always, an honorable entry among the year’s anthologies. He notes that " this year’s selection, the short fiction often uses biology for scientific grounding," but singles out the non-fiction offerings for praise: "Terry Bisson’s essay on making a living with humorous fantasy is itself a humorous fantasy, and the other essayists on fantasy assimilate the boom in fantasy in both print and visual media." As the end of his assessment, the journal's young adult reviewer calls the book "a terrific collection for genre fans and YAs new to sf."Green, Roland. "Nebula Awards Showcase, 2003" (review) in ''Booklist'', v. 99, iss. 15, April 1, 2003, p. 1384. The anthology was also reviewed by Sandra Lindow in ''SFRA Review'' #263-4, Gary K. Wolfe in '' Locus'', #507, April 2003, and Patrick J. Swenson in ''Talebones'' #26, Summer 2003.

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