Winners of the 2015 Nebula Awards Announced

The winners of the Nebulas, one of science Fiction’s two biggest awards — the one not overrun by sad/rabid puppies — were announced this weekend at the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America ceremony. The best novel prize went to Electric Literature contributor Jeff VanderMeer for book 1 of his Southern Reach trilogy, and other award winners included Nancy Kress, Ursula Vernon, and Guardians of the Galaxy.

Here is the full list of winners:

Novel
Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer (FSG Originals; Fourth Estate; Harper Collins Canada)

Novella
Yesterday’s Kin, Nancy Kress (Tachyon)

Novelette
“A Guide to the Fruits of Hawai’i,” Alaya Dawn Johnson (F&SF 7–8/14)

Short Story
“Jackalope Wives”by Ursula Vernon (Apex 1/7/14)

Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
Guardians of the Galaxy, Written by James Gunn and Nicole Perlman (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
Love Is the Drug, Alaya Dawn Johnson (Levine)

2015 Damon Knight Grand Master Award
Larry Niven

Solstice Award
Joanna Russ (posthumous), Stanley Schmidt

Kevin O’Donnell Jr. Service Award
Jeffry Dwight