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The Pill

Meg Elison

First published May 2020
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

When a pill is discovered that makes everybody slim, a fat girl refuses to take it.

External Links

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2021 Hugo Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist
2021 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Winner
2021 Nebula Award Novelette Nominee/Finalist
2021 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction Runner-up

Publications (10)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 2020 Big Girl Plus The Pill Plus Such People in It and Much More PM Press Collection |23
June 2020 Big Girl Plus The Pill Plus Such People in It and Much More PM Press Collection 23
September 2021 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 Saga Press Anthology 65
September 2021 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Volume 2 Saga Press Anthology |65
October 2021 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 Mariner Books Anthology 39
October 2021 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 Mariner Books Anthology |6
October 2021 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 HarperAudio Anthology
October 2021 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 HarperAudio Anthology
October 2021 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 HarperAudio Anthology
January 2025 Nebula Awards Showcase 56: Outstanding Science Fiction and Fantasy Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Anthology 155