Works by women eligible for 2012 SF Awards
This is a list of works written by women and eligible for SF awards to be given out in 2012 based on works published from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2011. Awards that follow this eligibility format include the Hugo, the Nebulas, the Campbell, the World Fantasy Award, the Tiptree, and the Phillip K. Dick. We're listing these works 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 work, noting author and title along with any other information useful in locating the work.
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.
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Book Length Fiction
Novels
Hugo, World Fantasy, Locus, Bram Stoker and Campbell Memorial eligible: if published in paperback in the US, Philip K. Dick eligible (please note format of book!)
- Ilona Andrews, Magic Slays (May 31 2011, Ace) Paperback
- Ann Aguirre, Aftermath (September 2011, Ace)
- Elizabeth Bear, The Sea Thy Mistress (February 2011, Tor)
- Holly Black, Red Glove (April 5, 2011)
- Marie Brennan, With Fate Conspire (September 2011, Tor)
- Sarah Rees Brennan, The Demon's Surrender (June 14, 2011)
- N.K. Jemisin, The Kingdom of Gods (November 2011, Orbit)
- Stina Leicht, Of Blood and Honey (January 25 2011, Night Shade Books) Paperback
- Liane Merciel, Heaven's Needle (April 26 2011, Pocket Star Books) Paperback
- M.J. Locke, Up Against It (March 2011, Tor) Hardcover
- C.E. Murphy, Wayfinder (September 2011, Del Rey)
- K.M. Ruiz, Mind Storm (May 10, 2011, Thomas Dunne Books) Hardcover
- Michelle Sagara, Cast in Ruin (September 2011, Luna)
- Courtney Schafer, The Whitefire Crossing (July 26 2011, Night Shade Books)
- Janni Lee Simner, Faerie Winter (April 5, 2011)
- Catherynne M. Valente, Deathless (April 2011, Tor) Hardcover
- Genevieve Valentine, Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti (June 2011, Prime Books)
- Jo Walton, Among Others (January 2011, Tor) Hardcover
First Novel
Locus and Bram Stoker eligible
- Stina Leicht, Of Blood and Honey (January 25 2011, Night Shade Books) Paperback
- K.M. Ruiz, Mind Storm (May 10, 2011, Thomas Dunne Books) Hardcover
- Courtney Schafer, The Whitefire Crossing (July 26 2011, Night Shade Books)
Collections
World Fantasy, Stoker and Locus eligible - single author, original or reprint, single or multiple editors
Anthologies
World Fantasy, Stoker and Locus eligible - multiple author original or reprint, single or multiple editors
- Holly Black and Ellen Kushner, Welcome to Bordertown, May 24 2011, Random House
- Rachel Caine and Kerrie L. Hughes, Chicks Kick Butt, June 7 2011, Tor
- Ellen Datlow, Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy, July 5 2011, St. Martin’s Press
- Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant, Steampunk!: An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories, October 2011, Candlewick Press
Short Fiction
Short Stories
Hugo, Locus, World Fantasy, and Sturgeon eligible. World Fantasy is under 10,000 words
January - April
- Erin M. Hartshorn, "Matchmaker", April 2011, Clarkesworld (Issue 55)
- Kat Howard, "Choose Your Own Adventure", April 2011, Fantasy
- Laura E. Price, "Items Found in a Box Belonging to Jonas Connolly", April 2011, Strange Horizons
- E. Lily Yu, "The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees", April 2011, Clarkesworld (issue 55)
May - August
- Jenna Black, "Nine-Tenths of the Law", June 7 2011, Chicks Kick Butt, Tor
- Tracy Canfield, "One-Eyed Jack's", July 4 2011, Strange Horizons
- Yoon Ha Lee, "A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel", August 10 2011, tor.com
- Karen Munro, "Peerless", June 6 2011, Strange Horizons
- Melinda Snodgrass, “The Rook”, June 21 2011, Fort Freak, Tor
- Carrie Vaughn, “Ghost Girl Takes Manhattan”, June 27 2011, Wild Cards 1 (re-release with new stories), Tor
September - December
- Tananarive Due, “The Lake”, September 27 2011, Monster’s Corner, St. Martin’s Press
- Marissa Meyer, "Glitches", December 5 2011, tor.com
- Nina Kiriki Hoffman, “Ghost Hedgehog”, November 16 2011, tor.com
- Nnedi Okorafor, “Hello, Moto”, November 2 2011, tor.com
- Mary E. Pearson, “The Rotten Beast”, November 30 2011, tor.com
- Cherie Priest, “Wishbones”, September 6 2011, Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters, Prime Books
- Delia Sherman, “The Ghost of Cwmlech Manor”, October 2011, Steampunk!: An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories, Candlewick Press
Novelettes
Hugo eligible; Hugo rules say a novelette is roughly 7,500-17,500 words, which may count as a novella for the World Fantasy and Stoker, or a short story for the World Fantasy or Sturgeon
- Charlie Jane Anders, "Six Months, Three Days", June 8 2011, tor.com
- Brit Mandelo, "Though Smoke Shall Hide the Sun”, February 14 2011, tor.com
- Catherynne M. Valente, "The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland — For a Little While", July 27 2011, tor.com
Novellas
Hugo, Stoker, Locus and World Fantasy eligible; Hugo rules say a novella is roughly 17,500-40,000 words, World Fantasy is 10,000-40,000 words
Non-Fiction
Related Books
Hugo, Stoker (as Non-Fiction) and Locus eligible, non-fiction book relating to the genre
Fanzine
Hugo eligible
Semiprozine
Hugo eligible
Non-Written
Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Hugo eligible
Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
Hugo eligible