Nebula Award for Best Novella
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The Nebula Award for Best Novella is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy writing prize presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association for outstanding novellas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nebula Award for Best Novella canonical | 5 |
| 2000 Nebula Award for Best Novella | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Nebula Award for Best Novella Context triple: [Connie Willis, awardReceived, Nebula Award for Best Novella]
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A.
Nebula Award for Best Novelette
The Nebula Award for Best Novelette is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy writing honor presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association for outstanding novelette-length works.
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B.
Hugo Award for Best Novella
The Hugo Award for Best Novella is a prestigious science fiction and fantasy literary prize presented annually for outstanding works of fiction between short story and novel length.
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C.
Hugo Award for Best Novelette
The Hugo Award for Best Novelette is a prestigious science fiction and fantasy literary prize presented annually for outstanding works of medium-length fiction.
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D.
Hugo Award for Best Short Story
The Hugo Award for Best Short Story is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy literary prize honoring the year’s outstanding short work in the genre.
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E.
Nebula Award
The Nebula Award is a prestigious set of annual honors presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association to recognize outstanding works in science fiction and fantasy literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Nebula Award for Best Novella Target entity description: The Nebula Award for Best Novella is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy writing prize presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association for outstanding novellas.
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A.
Nebula Award for Best Novelette
The Nebula Award for Best Novelette is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy writing honor presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association for outstanding novelette-length works.
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B.
Hugo Award for Best Novella
The Hugo Award for Best Novella is a prestigious science fiction and fantasy literary prize presented annually for outstanding works of fiction between short story and novel length.
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C.
Hugo Award for Best Novelette
The Hugo Award for Best Novelette is a prestigious science fiction and fantasy literary prize presented annually for outstanding works of medium-length fiction.
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D.
Hugo Award for Best Short Story
The Hugo Award for Best Short Story is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy literary prize honoring the year’s outstanding short work in the genre.
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E.
Nebula Award
The Nebula Award is a prestigious set of annual honors presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association to recognize outstanding works in science fiction and fantasy literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | literary award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nebula Best Novella Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Science fiction community
ⓘ
fantasy literature community ⓘ |
| awardCategoryOf | Nebula Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardCeremonyLocation | various cities in the United States ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
best science fiction or fantasy novella
ⓘ
outstanding novella ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eligibility | published science fiction or fantasy novella ⓘ |
| eligibilityRegion | primarily United States market ⓘ |
| field |
literature
ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1968 ⓘ |
| formerName | Nebula Award for Best Novella (SFWA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAwardingOrganizationType | writers association ⓘ |
| hasCategoryType | length-based fiction award ⓘ |
| hasFocus | professional-level speculative fiction publishing ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasParentAward | Nebula Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1968 ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf | Nebula literary awards for fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorksConsidered | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | recognizing excellence in mid-length speculative fiction ⓘ |
| organizer | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nebula Awards weekend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
SFWA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | members vote ⓘ |
| significance | one of the major awards in speculative fiction ⓘ |
| sponsorType | professional writers organization ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | works published in the previous calendar year ⓘ |
| votingBody | members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association ⓘ |
| website | https://nebulas.sfwa.org ⓘ |
| wordCountRange | 17500 to 40000 words ⓘ |
| workLengthCategory | novella ⓘ |
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Subject: Nebula Award for Best Novella Description of subject: The Nebula Award for Best Novella is a prestigious annual science fiction and fantasy writing prize presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association for outstanding novellas.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Story of Your Life
subject surface form:
Story of Your Life
this entity surface form:
2000 Nebula Award for Best Novella