The finalists for the 11th Xingyun (Nebula) Awards for Global Chinese Science Fiction have been announced, by the World Chinese Science Fiction Society. Winners will be determined by a jury board and announced in the Xingyun Weekend to be held in October 2020.
Best Novel
The Stars, by Qi Yue
The Cosmic Egg, by Wang Jinkang
A Voyager in the Sea of Stars, by A Que
Memory Deviation, by Wu Chu
Best Novella
“Astronomical Priests”, by Baoshu
“The Algorithms for Life”, by Chen Qiufan
“Host”, by Cheng Jingbo
“Forget-Me-Not”, by A Que
Best Short Story
“The Man Who Recedes into the Past”, by Baoshu
“In This Moment, We Are Happy”, by Chen Qiufan
“Seventeen Years”, by Bai Bi
“The Personification Algorithm”, by Yang Wanqing
Best Children’s Science Fiction (Long Form)
Happy Robots: The Mysterious Robot, by Ling Chen
“City of Ants”, by Ma Chuansi
The Boundless Quantum: Setting Sail, by Jiang Bo
The Invasion of Virus, by Lu Yang
Best Children’s Science Fiction (Short Form)
“The Boy Who Protects Stars”, by Peng Liurong
“Dogship”, by Chao Xia
“Lu Shi’e in 2149”, by Xu Yanli
“The Secret of Doug”, by Chen Qian
Best Non-Fiction
“Relic, Mirage and Future-land: The positioning of contemporary science fiction”, by Dai Jinhua
Cognitive Estrangement: Study of Science Fiction by H.G. Wells, by Li Chan
“’Materials’ and ‘Devices’ in Science Fiction: A case study of Tower of Babylon and Folding Beijing”, by Fei Dao
“I Have Run into this Galaxy Before: Reading Galaxy Edge No.4”, by Jiang Zhenyu
Best Translated Fiction
Dragon’s Egg, by Robert L. Forward, translated by Kuan Yuan
Central Station, by Lavie Tidhar, translated by Chen Yang
“Magician”, by Satoru Ogawa, translated by Ding Dingchong
Marrow, by Robert Reed, translated by Jia Ye
Best Artwork
Illustration of Dark Forest in Illustration Collection of the Three-body Problem, by Techism-Heyuan
Cover art of Science Fiction World Translation, Issue 06/2019, by Wu Wei
Cover art of The Listener, by Butu
Cover art of Cat Country, by Guangyuan
Best New Writer
Mu Ming
Wang Nuonuo
Wu Chu
Zhao Lei
Fenxing Chengzi
