SFWA Nebula Conference 2016

The 50th anniversary of the Nebula Awards was held the Palmer House in Chicago from May 12-15, 2016. The weekend was chaired by Steven H Silver.

The weekend included numerous panels and receptions each evening, a mass autographing session open to the public, and a visit to the Special Collection at Northern Illinois University curated by Lynne Thomas. SFWA partnered with the Chicago Bar Association to provide a series of talks on Intellectual Property during the Nebula Conference. The weekend took place concurrently with the Book Expo America, also in Chicago, where SFWA also maintained a presence.

The Nebula Awards were presented at a banquet on May 14, toastmastered by John Hodgman.

Winners

• Novel: Uprooted, by Naomi Novik
• Novella: Binti, by Nnedi Okorafor
• Novelette: "Our Lady of the Open Road," by Sarah Pinsker
• Short Story: "Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers," by Alyssa Wong
• Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation: Mad Max: Fury Road, written by George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nick Lathouris
• Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy: Updraft, by Fran Wilde
• 2016 Damon Knight Grand Master Award: C. J. Cherryh
• Solstice Awards: Terry Pratchett
• Kevin O'Donnell Jr. Service Award: Lawrence M. Schoen

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