Women eligible for 2008 SF Awards

This is a list of women eligible for SF awards to be given out in 2008 based on works published from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2007. Awards that follow this eligibility format include the Hugo, the Campbell, the World Fantasy Award, the Tiptree, and the Phillip K. Dick. (The Nebulas have a rolling period of eligibility based on the specific date a work was published.) We're listing these women as a form of award activism: to bring them greater attention, to share information about them for ourselves, and to help avoid problems like the 2006 Hugo vacuum. See Eligibility and voting by award for a quick index of information about individual awards, and links to the individual award pages for more detail.

Please include here any eligible woman, along with the information about her eligible work: title, publication date, and format. For novels, it's useful to search Amazon for the author's name: the list of works has publication date and format right there.

Note: Some awards are based on first publication and other awards are based on first publication in the US, England, etc. If a work was first published outside of the time period but would be eligible for some awards, please add it and add in parentheses any restrictions or explanations about eligibility.

• See Eligibility and voting by award
• See Award activism
• See 2006 Hugo vacuum

Women eligible for Campbell Best New Writer

Authors who published their first work in 2006 or 2007

• Naomi Novik (second year of eligibility)
• Ysabeau S. Wilce (first year of eligibility)

Women eligible for work-specific awards

A Note on Categories

Each set of awards defines its categories in its own way. There is a lot of overlap, but inevitably differences arise. For example, some awards allow SF and fantasy, others only one, and others have separate categories. Different awards define the types of short fiction with different word lengths. And different awards have different eligibility rules as regards to where a work is published, when it is published, and the nationality of the author(s). Please refer to the award descriptions below for more details.

Novel

Hugo, World Fantasy, Locus and Campbell Memorial eligible: if published in paperback in the US, Philip K. Dick eligible

• Alma Alexander, Worldweavers #1: Gift of the Unmage (Hardcover - March 13, 2007)
• Catherine Asaro, The Fire Opal (Paperback - Jul 1, 2007)
• Kage Baker, Gods and Pawns (Hardcover - Jan 23, 2007)
• Kage Baker, Rude Mechanicals (Hardcover - April 25, 2007)
• Kage Baker, The Sons of Heaven (Hardcover - Jul 10, 2007)
• Sandra Barret, Face of the Enemy (Trade paperback - Nov 10, 2007)
• Elizabeth Bear, New Amsterdam (Hardcover - May 25, 2007)
• Elizabeth Bear, Whiskey and Water: A Novel of the Promethean Age (Paperback - Jul 3, 2007)
• Elizabeth Bear, Undertow (Mass Market Paperback - Jul 31, 2007)
• Anne Bishop, Belladonna (Hardcover - Mar 6, 2007)
• Patricia Briggs, Blood Bound (Paperback - Jan 30, 2007)
• Kathleen Bryan, The Serpent and the Rose (Trade paperback - Mar 6, 2007)
• Lois McMaster Bujold, Legacy (The Sharing Knife #2) (Hardcover - Jul 1, 2007)
• Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Justice (Imriel Trilogy #2) (Hardcover - Jun 1, 2007)
• Brenda Cooper, The Silver Ship and the Sea (Hardcover - Mar 20, 2007)
• Janine Cross, Forged By Fire: Book Three of the Dragon Temple Saga (Paperback - April 3, 2007)
• L. Timmel Duchamp, Tsunami: Book Three of the Marq'ssan Cycle (Trade Paperback - Jan 1, 2007)
• Carol Emshwiller, The Secret City: A Novel (Paperback - April 1, 2007)
• Nancy Farmer, The Land of the Silver Apples (Hardcover - August 28, 2007)
• Mary Gentle, Ilario: The Stone Golem: A Story of the First History, Book Two (Paperback - Sep 1, 2007)
• Kathleen Ann Goonan, "In War Times" (Hardback - May 15, 2007)
• Phyllis Gotlieb, Birthstones (Paperback - Jul 30, 2007)
• Nalo Hopkinson, The New Moon's Arms (Hardcover - Feb 23, 2007)
• Kay Kenyon, Bright of the Sky: Entire and the Rose: Book 1 (Hardcover - April 17, 2007)
• Mercedes Lackey and Roberta Gellis, By Slanderous Tongues (Hardcover - Feb 6, 2007)
• Mercedes Lackey, Fortune's Fool (Hardcover - Mar 1, 2007)
• Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory, The Phoenix Unchained: Book One of The Enduring Flame (Hardcover - Sep 18, 2007)
• Ursula K. Le Guin, Powers (Annals of the Western Shore) (Hardcover - Sep 1, 2007)
• Julianne Lee, Knight's Blood (Mass market paperback - Feb 27, 2007)
• Tanith Lee, No Flame But Mine
• Doris Lessing, The Cleft: A Novel (Hardcover - Aug 1, 2007)
• Laurie Marks, Water Logic (Paperback - June, 2007)
• Sandra McDonald, The Outback Stars (Hardcover - Apr 17, 2007)
• Sophia McDougall, Rome Burning
• Catriona McCloud, Growing Up Again
• Sarah Monette, The Bone Key (Paperback - Jun 25, 2007)
• Sarah Monette, The Mirador (Hardcover - Aug 7, 2007)
• Elizabeth Moon, Command Decision (Hardcover - Feb 27, 2007)
• Fuyumi Ono, The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow (Hardcover - Mar 13, 2007) [first English-language publication 2007, originally published in Japanese 1991]
• Susan Palwick, Shelter (Paperback - Jun 12, 2007)
• Jennifer Roberson, Deepwood (Hardcover - Jul 3, 2007)
• Justina Robson, Keeping It Real (Paperback - Mar 14, 2007) [2006 UK publication - may not be eligible]
• Justina Robson, Selling Out (Trade paperback - May 17, 2007)
• J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Hardcover - Jul 21, 2007)
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Recovery Man (Paperback - Sep 4, 2007)
• Lionel Shriver, The Post-Birthday World (Hardcover - Mar 13, 2007)
• Linnea Sinclair, Games of Command (Mass Market Paperback - Feb 27, 2007)
• Linnea Sinclair, The Down Home Zombie Blues (Mass Market Paperback - Nov 27, 2007)
• Kristine Smith, Endgame (Mass Market Paperback - November 2007)
• Sherwood Smith, Senrid (Hardcover - May 1, 2007)
• Sherwood Smith, The Fox (Hardcover - Aug 7, 2007)
• Wen Spencer, Endless Blue (Hardcover - Dec 4, 2007)
• Steph Swainston, The Modern World (Hardcover - May 17, 2007) also known as Dangerous Offspring in the USA (Trade paperback - Jun 26, 2007)
• Sheri S. Tepper, The Margarets (Hardcover - Jun 1, 2007)
• Karen Traviss, Ally (Mass Market Paperback - Mar 27, 2007)
• Catherynne M. Valente, The Orphan's Tales: In the Cities of Coin and Spice (Paperback - Oct 30, 2007)
• Jo Walton, Ha'Penny (Hardcover - Oct 2, 2007)
• Ysabeau S. Wilce, Flora Segunda (Hardcover - Jan 1, 2007)
• Liz Williams, Bloodmind (Trade paperback - Feb 16, 2007)
• Susan Wright, A Pound of Flesh (Trade paperback - Feb 6, 2007)
• Sarah Zettel, Sword of the Deceiver (Hardcover - Mar 20, 2007)

Novella

Hugo, Locus and World Fantasy eligible; Hugo rules say a novella is roughly 17,500-40,000 words

• Kelley Eskridge, "Dangerous Space" (Kelley Eskridge, Dangerous Space, June 30, 2007)
• Sue Lange, We, Robots (Small trade paperback - March 2007)
• Tanith Lee, Indigara (Paperback - Oct 18, 2007)
• Kimberly Todd Wade, Making Love in Madrid (Small trade paperback - March 2007)

Novelette

Hugo eligible; Hugo rules say a novelette is roughly 7,500-17,500 words, which may count as a novella for the World Fantasy, or a short story for the World Fantasy or Sturgeon

• Model T. and Sara D(iamond), "Fur Manifesto" (re: skin ed. Mary Flanagan and Austin Booth, MIT Press April 2007)
• L. Timmel Duchamp, "The Man Who Plugged In" (re: skin ed. Mary Flanagan and Austin Booth, MIT Press April 2007)
• Jennifer Pelland, "Mercytanks" (Helix, April 2007)
• Cat Rambo and Jeff VanderMeer, "The Surgeon's Tale" (Subterranean Online, March, 2007)
• Martha Wells, "Holy Places" (Black Gate #11, June 2007)
• K. D. Wentworth, "Kaleidoscope" (Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 2007)

Short Story

Hugo, Locus, World Fantasy, and Sturgeon eligible

• Charlie Anders, "Horatius and Clodia" (Strange Horizons, 26 February 2007) http://www.strangehorizons.com/2007/20070226/horatius-f.shtml
• Elizabeth Bear, "Orm the Beautiful" (Clarkesworld, January 2007) http://www.clarkesworldmagazine.com/bear_01_07.html
• Stephanie Burgis, "Locked Doors" (Strange Horizons, 1 January 2007) http://strangehorizons.com/2007/20070101/doors-f.shtml
• Karen Joy Fowler, "Always" (Asimov's, April/May 2007)
• Lisa Goldstein, "Lilyanna" (Asimov's, April/May 2007)
• M.K. Hobson, "The Hotel Astarte" (Realms of Fantasy, June 2007)
• M.K. Hobson, "PowerSuit" (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 2007)
• Carrie Laben, "Something in the Mermaid Way" (Clarkesworld, March 2007) http://www.clarkesworld.com/magazine/laben_03_07.html
• Tanith Lee, "Cold Fire" (Asimov's, February 2007)
• Lisa Mantchev, "Six Scents" (Weird Tales, April/May 2007) http://www.weirdtalesmagazine.com
• Sharon Mock, "Attar of Roses" (Clarkesworld, February 2007) http://www.clarkesworldmagazine.com/mock_02_07.html
• Vera Nazarian, "Three Names of the Hidden God" (Heroes in Training, DAW Books, September 2007)
• Jennifer Pelland, "Dazz" (Coyote Wild, April 2007)
• Holly Phillips, "Three Days of Rain" (Asimov's, June 2007)
• Marta Randall, "The Dark Boy" (Fantasy and Science Fiction, January 2007)
• M. Rickert, "Memoir of a Deer Woman" (Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 2007)
• Erica L. Satifka, "Automatic" (Clarkesworld, January 2007) http://www.clarkesworldmagazine.com/satifka_01_07.html
• Catherynne M. Valente, "A Dirge for Prester John" (Interfictions, April 2007)
• Martha Wells, "Reflections" (Black Gate #10, March 2007)

Related Book

Hugo and Locus eligible

Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

Hugo eligible

Written and/or directed by women, as indicated:

• Blood and Chocolate, directed by Katja von Garnier (based on the book by Annette Curtis Klause), released 26 January 2007 (USA)

Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

Hugo eligible

Written and/or directed by women, as indicated:

• Torchwood episodes:
  • "Captain Jack Harkness", written by Cath Tregenna, aired 1 January 2007
• Battlestar Galactica episodes:
  • "Dirty Hands", written by Jane Espenson and Anne Cofell, aired February 25, 2007
• Supernatural episodes:
  • "Hunted", written by Raelle Tucker and directed by Rachel Talalay, aired January 11, 2007
  • "Houses of the Holy", written by Sera Gamble, aired 1 February 2007
  • "Born Under a Bad Sign", written by Cathryn Humphris, aired 8 February 2007
  • "Roadkill", written by Raelle Tucker, aired 15 March 2007
  • "Heart", written by Sera Gamble, aired 22 March 2007
• Doctor Who episodes:
  • "Daleks in Manhattan" written by Helen Raynor, aired 21 April 2007
  • "Evolution of the Daleks", written by Helen Raynor, aired 28 April 2007
• Blood Ties episodes:
  • "Love Hurts", written by Shelley Eriksen, aired 8 April 2007
  • "Stone Cold", written by Tanya Huff, to air on 29 April 2007
• Heroes episodes:
  • "The Fix", written by Natalie Chaidez, aired 19 January 2007
  • "Run!", co-written by Kay Foster, directed by Roxann Dawson, aired 12 February 2007
• Lost episodes:
  • "Stranger In A Strange Land", written by Elizabeth Sarnoff and Christina M. Kim, aired 21 February 2007
  • "Par Avion", co-written by Christina M. Kim, aired 14 March 2007
  • "Left Behind", co-written by Elizabeth Sarnoff, directed by Karen Gaviola, aired 4 April 2007
• Jericho episodes:
  • "Black Jack", directed by Helen Shaver, aired 28 February 2007
  • "Heart of Winter", written by Nancy Won, aired 7 March 2007
  • "One Man's Terrorist", directed by Christine Moore, aired 4 April 2007
  • "Casus Belli", written by Karen Hall, aired 18 April 2007
  • "One If by Land", written by Joy Gregory, airing 25 April 2007
• Smallville episodes:
  • "Progeny", written by Genevieve Sparling, aired 19 April 2007
  • "Nemesis", written by Caroline Dries and directed by Mairzee Almas, to air 26 April 2007
• Stargate: Atlantis episodes:
  • "The Game", co-written by Holly Henderson, to air 11 May 2007

Anthology

World Fantasy and Locus eligible

• Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling editor, The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales (Summer 2007)
• Sharyn November, editor, Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy (Oct 18, 2007)
• Delia Sherman and Theodora Goss, editor, Interfictions: An Anthology of Interstitial Writing (April, 2007)

Collection

World Fantasy and Locus eligible

• Kelley Eskridge, Dangerous Space, Aqueduct Press, March 23, 2007
• Ellen Klages, Portable Childhoods, Tachyon Press, April 1, 2007
• Tanith Lee, Tempting the Gods: The Selected Stories Of Tanith Lee Volume One (Hardcover - Jul 1, 2007)
• Susan Palwick, The Fate of Mice (Paperback - Feb 15, 2007)

Women eligible for multi-work awards

Editor, Long Form

Hugo eligible

• Stef Bierwerth (Pan Macmillan / Tor UK)
• Ginjer Buchanan (Ace)
• Jo Fletcher (Gollancz)
• Liz Gorinsky (Tor)
• Anne Groell (Bantam)
• Teresa Nielsen Hayden (Tor)
• Sharyn November (Firebird [Penguin/Puffin])
• Juliet Ulman (Bantam)
• Toni Weisskopf (Baen)

Editor, Short Form

Hugo eligible

• Ellen Datlow (Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales (first edited with Link and Grant, second edited with Terri Windling))
• Susan Marie Groppi (Strange Horizons)
• Deborah Layne (Wheatland Press anthologies and collections, some with Jay Lake)
• Kelly Link (Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet and Year's Best Fantasy and Horror (both with Gavin Grant))
• Shawna McCarthy (Realms of Fantasy)
• Karen Meisner (Strange Horizons)
• Ann Vandermeer (Weird Tales)
• Sheila Williams (Asimov's Science Fiction)

Professional Artist

Hugo and World Fantasy eligible

• Kinuko Y. Craft [1]
• Catska Ench
  • "The Helper and His Hero" (cover of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February and March 2007, with Cory Ench)

Semiprozine

Hugo eligible

Fanzine

Hugo eligible

Fan Writer

Hugo eligible

• Claire Brialey (mostly in Banana Wings)
• Teresa Nielsen Hayden (Making Light)
• Abigail Nussbaum (mostly at wrongquestions.blogspot.com)

Fan Artist

Hugo eligible

• Freddie Baer
• Sue Mason