Every year , the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America ( SFFWA ) suffrage on the good works of science fiction and fantasy released in the previous yr . Today SFFWA announced the 2012 candidate . success will be announced at theNebula Awards weekendMay 16 - 19th , 2013 , in San Jose at the San Jose Hilton . And here are the nominees !
Novel
Throne of the Crescent Moon , Saladin Ahmed ( DAW ; Gollancz ’ 13 )

Ironskin , Tina Connolly ( Tor )
The Killing Moon , N.K. Jemisin ( Orbit US ; Orbit UK )
The Drowning Girl , Caitlín R. Kiernan ( Roc )

Glamour in Glass , Mary Robinette Kowal ( Tor )
2312 , Kim Stanley Robinson ( Orbit US ; Orbit UK )
Novella

“ On a Red Station , Drifting , ” Aliette de Bodard ( Immersion Press )
“ After the Fall , Before the Fall , During the Fall , ” Nancy Kress ( Tachyon )
“ The whizz Do Not Lie ” , Jay Lake ( Asimov ’s 10 - 11/12 )

“ All the Flavors ” , Ken Liu ( GigaNotoSaurus 2/1/12 )
“ Katabasis ” , Robert Reed ( F&SF 11 - 12/12 )
“ Barry ’s Tale ” , Lawrence M. Schoen ( Buffalito Buffet )

Novelette
“ The Pyre of New Day ” , Catherine Asaro ( The Mammoth Books of SF Wars )
“ Close Encounters ” , Andy Duncan ( The Pottawatomie Giant & Other Stories )

“ The Waves ” , Ken Liu ( Asimov ’s 12/12 )
“ The Finite Canvas ” , Brit Mandelo ( Tor.com 12/5/12 )
“ fleet , Brutal Retaliation ” , Meghan McCarron ( Tor.com 1/4/12 )

“ Portrait of Lisane da Patagnia ” , Rachel Swirsky ( Tor.com 8/22/12 )
“ Fade to White ” , Catherynne M. Valente ( Clarkesworld 8/12 )
Short Story“Robot ” , Helena Bell ( Clarkesworld 9/12 )

“ ingress ” , Aliette de Bodard ( Clarkesworld 6/12 )
“ Fragmentation , or Ten Thousand Goodbyes ” , Tom Crosshill ( Clarkesworld 4/12 )
“ Nanny ’s Day ” , Leah Cypess ( Asimov ’s 3/12 )

“ Give Her Honey When You take heed Her screeching ” , Maria Dahvana Headley ( Lightspeed 7/12 )
“ The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species ” , Ken Liu ( Lightspeed 8/12 )
“ Five Ways to Fall in Love on Planet Porcelain ” , Cat Rambo ( Near + Far )

Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
The Avengers , Joss Whedon ( director ) and Joss Whedon and Zak Penn ( writers ) , ( Marvel / Disney )
Beasts of the Southern Wild , Benh Zeitlin ( director ) , Benh Zeitlin and Lucy Abilar ( writers ) , ( Journeyman / Cinereach / Court 13 / Fox Searchlight )

The Cabin in the Woods , Drew Goddard ( director ) , Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard ( writers ) ( Mutant Enemy / Lionsgate )
The Hunger Games , Gary Ross ( music director ) , Gary Ross , Suzanne Collins , and Billy Ray writers ) , ( Lionsgate )
John Carter , Andrew Stanton ( director ) , Michael Chabon , Mark Andrews , and Andrew Stanton ( writers ) , ( Disney )

Looper , Rian Johnson ( music director ) , Rian Johnson ( writer ) , ( FilmDistrict / TriStar )
Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
Iron Hearted Violet , Kelly Barnhill ( Little , Brown )

Black Heart , Holly Black ( S&S / McElderry ; Gollancz )
Above , Leah Bobet ( Levine )
The diviner , Libba Bray ( small , Brown ; Atom )

Vessel , Sarah Beth Durst ( S&S / McElderry )
Seraphina , Rachel Hartman ( Random House ; Doubleday UK )
enthral , Alethea Kontis ( Harcourt )
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Every Day , David Levithan ( Alice A. Knopf Books for Young Readers )
summertime of the Mariposas , Guadalupe Garcia McCall ( Tu Books )
Railsea , China Miéville ( Del Rey ; Macmillan )

Fair Coin , E.C. Myers ( Pyr )
Above World , Jenn Reese ( Candlewick )
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