Kelly Link sweeps the Nebulas

Cory Doctorow 10:00 pm Sun May 7, 2006

The 2005 Nebula Awards have been announced and several of my favorites were winners — including two knockout Kelly Link stories from her collection Magic for Beginners —

Novel:
Camouflage, by Joe Haldeman,
(Analog, March-May 2004, also Ace book Aug. 2004)

Novella:
"Magic for Beginners", by Kelly Link,
(Magic for Beginners, Small Beer Press, July 2005;
also in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Sept. 2005)

Novelette:
"The Faery Handbag", by Kelly Link:
(The Faery Reel: Tales From the Twilight Realm,
Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, Eds., Viking Press, Aug. 2004)

Short Story:
"I Live With You", by Carol Emshwiller,
(The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 2005)

Script:
Serenity, by Joss Whedon,
(Universal Pictures, Sept. 2005) Serenity: The Official Visual Companion
(Paperback, including shooting script)

Andre Norton Award:
Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie, by Holly Black,
(Simon & Schuster, June 2005)

You can read Magic For Beginners — a story for anyone who's ever been passionate about media and confused about life — here: Page 1 | Page 2
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