The winners for the 2018 Analog Analytical Laboratory (AnLab) and Asimov’s Readers’ Awards have been announced. Most are available to read online.
Analog Science Fiction and Fact Analytical Laboratory Winners
Best Novella
WINNER: “The Last Biker Gang“, Wil McCarthy (5-6/18) “Blurred Lives“, Adam-Troy Castro (1-2/18) “A Stab of the Knife“, Adam-Troy Castro (7-8/18) “Harry and the Lewises”, Edward M. Lerner (9-10/18) Best Novelette
WINNER: “Ashes of Exploding Suns, Monuments to Dust“, Christopher McKitterick (11-12/18) “Endless City“, David Gerrold (1-2/18) “Left to Take the Lead“, Marissa Lingen (7-8/18) “Empress of Starlight“, G. David Nordley (11-12/18)”Lab B-15“, Nick Wolven (3-4/18) Best Short Story
WINNER: “The Unnecessary Parts of the Story“, Adam-Troy Castro (9-10/18) “A Measure of Love“, C. Stuart Hardwick (11-12/18) “Razzibot“, Rich Larson (3-4/18) “Finding Their Footing“, Marissa Lingen (5-6/18) “Home on the Free Range“, Holly Schofield (1-2/18) “The Willing Body, the Reluctant Heart“, Marie Vibbert (5-6/18) Best Fact Article
WINNER: “In Defense of the Planet“, Marianne Dyson (11-12/18) “Taming the Genie“, C. Stuart Hardwick (3-4/18) “The Science Behind The Quantum Magician“, Derek Künsken (7-8/18) “Hell Is Other Planets“, Julie Novakova (1-2/18) “Alien Biochemistry“, Jay Werkheiser (9-10/18) Best Poem
WINNER: “Venus, As It Might Have Been“, Mary Soon Lee (3-4/18) “Wife of a Particle Physicist“, Bruce Boston (1-2/18) “Collisions“, Kathryn Fritz (11-12/18) “Past Pluto“, Eric Pinder (11-12/18) “Atomic Numbers“, D.A. Xiaolin Spires (1-2/18) Best Cover
WINNER: Donato Giancola (3-4/18) Fred Gambino (5-6/18) Joel Iskowitz (9-10/18) Josh Meehan (1-2/18) NASA (7-8/18) Eldar Zakirov (11-12/18) Asimov’s Science Fiction Readers’ Award Winners
Best Novella
WINNER: “Bubble and Squeak“, David Gerrold & Ctein (5-6/18) “In the Lost City of Leng“, Paul Di Filippo & Rudy Rucker (1-2/18) “3-adica“, Greg Egan (9-10/18) “Bury Me in the Rainbow“, Bill Johnson (3-4/18) “Joyride“, Kristine Kathryn Rusch (11-12/18) “The Rescue of the Renegat“, Kristine Kathryn Rusch (1-2/18) Best Novelette
WINNER: “Lieutenant Tightass“, Kristine Kathryn Rusch (7-8/18) “Cost of Doing Business“, Nancy Kress (5-6/18) “Ephemera“, Ian R. MacLeod (7-8/18) “Barren Isle“, Allen M. Steele (1-2/18) “The Wrong Refrigerator“, Jean Marie Ward (9-10/18) Best Short Story
WINNER: “In Event of Moon Disaster“, Rich Larson (3-4/18) “Rules of Biology“, Dale Bailey (7-8/18) “Mother Tongues“, S. Qiouyi Lu (1-2/18 “Theories of Flight“, Linda Nagata (11-12/18) “R.U.R.-8?“, Suzanne Palmer (9-10/18) Best Poem
WINNER: “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things“, Suzanne Palmer (11-12/18) “Synesthesia“, Bruce Boston (1-2/18) “Room with a View“, G.O. Clark (1-2/18) “Palate of the Babel Fish“, Todd Dillard (3-4/18) “When Time-Travelers from the Future Finally Reach Us“, Darrell Schweitzer (3-4/18) Best Cover Artist
WINNER: Eldar Zakirov (1-2/18) Jeff Brown (3-4/18) Alejandro Colucci (5-6/18) Donato Giancola (11-12/18) Mycoolsites/Dreamstime.com (7-8/18) Eldar Zakirov (9-10/18)
Analog Science Fiction and Fact Analytical Laboratory Winners
Best Novella
WINNER: “The Last Biker Gang“, Wil McCarthy (5-6/18)
“Blurred Lives“, Adam-Troy Castro (1-2/18)
“A Stab of the Knife“, Adam-Troy Castro (7-8/18)
“Harry and the Lewises”, Edward M. Lerner (9-10/18)
Best Novelette
WINNER: “Ashes of Exploding Suns, Monuments to Dust“, Christopher McKitterick (11-12/18)
“Endless City“, David Gerrold (1-2/18)
“Left to Take the Lead“, Marissa Lingen (7-8/18)
“Empress of Starlight“, G. David Nordley (11-12/18)”Lab B-15“, Nick Wolven (3-4/18)
Best Short Story
WINNER: “The Unnecessary Parts of the Story“, Adam-Troy Castro (9-10/18)
“A Measure of Love“, C. Stuart Hardwick (11-12/18)
“Razzibot“, Rich Larson (3-4/18)
“Finding Their Footing“, Marissa Lingen (5-6/18)
“Home on the Free Range“, Holly Schofield (1-2/18)
“The Willing Body, the Reluctant Heart“, Marie Vibbert (5-6/18)
Best Fact Article
WINNER: “In Defense of the Planet“, Marianne Dyson (11-12/18)
“Taming the Genie“, C. Stuart Hardwick (3-4/18)
“The Science Behind The Quantum Magician“, Derek Künsken (7-8/18)
“Hell Is Other Planets“, Julie Novakova (1-2/18)
“Alien Biochemistry“, Jay Werkheiser (9-10/18)
Best Poem
WINNER: “Venus, As It Might Have Been“, Mary Soon Lee (3-4/18)
“Wife of a Particle Physicist“, Bruce Boston (1-2/18)
“Collisions“, Kathryn Fritz (11-12/18)
“Past Pluto“, Eric Pinder (11-12/18)
“Atomic Numbers“, D.A. Xiaolin Spires (1-2/18)
Best Cover
WINNER: Donato Giancola (3-4/18)
Fred Gambino (5-6/18)
Joel Iskowitz (9-10/18)
Josh Meehan (1-2/18)
NASA (7-8/18)
Eldar Zakirov (11-12/18)
Asimov’s Science Fiction Readers’ Award Winners
Best Novella
WINNER: “Bubble and Squeak“, David Gerrold & Ctein (5-6/18)
“In the Lost City of Leng“, Paul Di Filippo & Rudy Rucker (1-2/18)
“3-adica“, Greg Egan (9-10/18)
“Bury Me in the Rainbow“, Bill Johnson (3-4/18)
“Joyride“, Kristine Kathryn Rusch (11-12/18)
“The Rescue of the Renegat“, Kristine Kathryn Rusch (1-2/18)
Best Novelette
WINNER: “Lieutenant Tightass“, Kristine Kathryn Rusch (7-8/18)
“Cost of Doing Business“, Nancy Kress (5-6/18)
“Ephemera“, Ian R. MacLeod (7-8/18)
“Barren Isle“, Allen M. Steele (1-2/18)
“The Wrong Refrigerator“, Jean Marie Ward (9-10/18)
Best Short Story
WINNER: “In Event of Moon Disaster“, Rich Larson (3-4/18)
“Rules of Biology“, Dale Bailey (7-8/18)
“Mother Tongues“, S. Qiouyi Lu (1-2/18
“Theories of Flight“, Linda Nagata (11-12/18)
“R.U.R.-8?“, Suzanne Palmer (9-10/18)
Best Poem
WINNER: “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things“, Suzanne Palmer (11-12/18)
“Synesthesia“, Bruce Boston (1-2/18)
“Room with a View“, G.O. Clark (1-2/18)
“Palate of the Babel Fish“, Todd Dillard (3-4/18)
“When Time-Travelers from the Future Finally Reach Us“, Darrell Schweitzer (3-4/18)
Best Cover Artist
WINNER: Eldar Zakirov (1-2/18)
Jeff Brown (3-4/18)
Alejandro Colucci (5-6/18)
Donato Giancola (11-12/18)
Mycoolsites/Dreamstime.com (7-8/18)
Eldar Zakirov (9-10/18)