Locus Award for Best Novella

The Locus Award for Best Novella is one of a number of Locus Awards given out each year by Locus magazine. Awards presented in a given year are for works published in the previous calendar year.

The first award in this category was presented in 1973.

Winners

1970s

Locus Award for Best Novella winners, 1973-1979[1]
Year Novella Author Ref.
1973 The Gold at the Starbow's EndFrederik Pohl
1974 The Death of Doctor IslandGene Wolfe
1975 Born with the DeadRobert Silverberg
1976 The Storms of WindhavenLisa Tuttle and George R. R. Martin
1977 The Samurai and the WillowsMichael Bishop
1978 StardanceSpider Robinson and Jeanne Robinson
1979 The Persistence of VisionJohn Varley [2]

1980s

Locus Award for Best Novella winners, 1980-1989[1]
Year Novella Author Ref.
1980 Enemy MineBarry B. Longyear [3]
1981 NightflyersGeorge R. R. Martin [4]
1982 Blue ChampagneJohn Varley [5]
1983 SoulsJoanna Russ [6]
1984 Her Habiline HusbandMichael Bishop [7]
1985 PRESS ENTERJohn Varley [8]
1986 The Only Neat Thing to DoJames Tiptree Jr. [9]
1987 R&RLucius Shepard [10]
1988 The Secret SharerRobert Silverberg [11]
1989 The Scalehunter's Beautiful DaughterLucius Shepard [12]

1990s

Locus Award for Best Novella winners, 1990-1999[1]
Year Novella Author Ref.
1990 The Father of StonesLucius Shepard [13]
1991 A Short, Sharp ShockKim Stanley Robinson [14]
1992 The Gallery of His DreamsKristine Kathryn Rusch [15]
1993 Barnacle Bill the SpacerLucius Shepard [16]
1994 Mefisto in OnyxHarlan Ellison [17]
1995 Forgiveness DayUrsula K. Le Guin [18]
1996 RemakeConnie Willis [19]
1997 BellwetherConnie Willis [20]
1998 Where Angels Fear to TreadAllen Steele [21]
1999 OceanicGreg Egan [22]

2000s

Locus Award for Best Novella winners, 2000-2009[1]
Year Novella Author Ref.
2000 Orphans of the HelixDan Simmons [23]
2001 Radiant Green StarLucius Shepard [24]
2002 The FinderUrsula K. Le Guin [25]
2003 The TainChina Miéville [26]
2004 The Cookie MonsterVernor Vinge [27]
2005 Golden City FarGene Wolfe [28]
2006 Magic for BeginnersKelly Link [29]
2007 Missile GapCharles Stross [30]
2008 After the SiegeCory Doctorow [31]
2009 Pretty MonstersKelly Link [32]

2010s

Locus Award for Best Novella winners, 2010-2019[1]
Year Novella Author Ref.
2010 The Women of Nell Gwynne'sKage Baker [33]
2011 The Lifecycle of Software ObjectsTed Chiang [34]
2012 Silently and Very FastCatherynne M. Valente [35]
2013 After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the FallNancy Kress [36]
2014 Six-Gun Snow WhiteCatherynne M. Valente [37]
2015 Yesterday’s KinNancy Kress [38]
2016 Slow BulletsAlastair Reynolds [39]
2017 Every Heart a DoorwaySeanan McGuire [40]
2018 All Systems RedMartha Wells [41]
2019 Artificial ConditionMartha Wells [42]

2020s

Locus Award for Best Novella winners, 2020-2025
Year Novella Author Ref.
2020 This Is How You Lose the Time War Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar [43]
2021 Ring ShoutP. Djèlí Clark [44]
2022 Fugitive Telemetry Martha Wells [45]
2023 A Prayer for the Crown-Shy Becky Chambers [46]
2024 Thornhedge T. Kingfisher [47]
2025 What Feasts at Night T. Kingfisher [48]
2026 The River Has Roots Amal El-Mohtar [49]

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