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The Theodore Sturgeon Award
The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award is given for the best short science fiction of the year. The award was established by James Gunn, director of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas, and Sturgeon's heirs as a memorial to the award-winning writer best known for his short stories. The award is chosen by a jury.
Date Author Title
2006 Paolo Bacigalupi "The Calorie Man"
2005 Bradley Denton "Sergeant Chip"
2004 Kage Baker "The Empress of Mars"
2003 Lucius Shepard "Over Yonder"
2002 Andy Duncan "The Chief Designer"
2001 Ian McDonald "Tendeleo's Story"
2000 David Marusek "The Wedding Album"
1999 Ted Chiang "Story of Your Life"
1998 Michael Flynn "House of Dreams"
1997 Nancy Kress "The Flowers of Aulit Prison"
1996 John G. McDaid "Jigoku no Mokushiroku"
1995 Ursula K. Le Guin "Forgiveness Day"
1994 Kij Johnson "Fox Magic"
1993 Dan Simmons "This Year's Class Picture"
1992 John Kessel "Buffalo"
1991 Terry Bisson "Bears Discover Fire"
1990 Michael Swanwick "The Edge of the World"
1989 George Alec Effinger "Schrödinger's Kitten"
1988 Pat Murphy "Rachel in Love"
1987 Judith Moffett "Surviving"
Vist the official web site of The Theodore Sturgeon Award for details on this award.
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