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The Only Harmless Great Thing

Brooke Bolander

First published January 2018
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Notes

Novelette per Nebula Awards eligibility list, but Novella per Shirley Jackson list.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2018 British Science Fiction Award Best Short Fiction Nominee/Finalist
2019 British Fantasy Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist
2019 Hugo Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist
2019 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Winner
2019 Nebula Award Novelette Winner
2019 Shirley Jackson Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist
2019 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction Nominee/Finalist
2019 World Fantasy Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist

Publications (7)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
January 2018 The Only Harmless Great Thing Tor.com Chapbook
January 2018 The Only Harmless Great Thing Tor.com Chapbook
April 2019 The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Thirteen Solaris Anthology 295
April 2019 The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Thirteen Solaris Anthology |18
April 2019 The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Thirteen Solaris Anthology |18
November 2020 Nebula Awards Showcase 54: The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Anthology 91
December 2020 Nebula Awards Showcase 54: The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Anthology |91