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Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole

Isabel J. Kim

First published February 2024
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story
Series Omelas

External Links

clarkesworldmagazine.com

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2025 Hugo Award Best Short Story Runner-up
2025 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Winner
2025 Nebula Award Short Story Winner
2025 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction Nominee/Finalist

Publications (8)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 2024 Clarkesworld, February 2024 Wyrm Publishing MAGAZINE |6
February 2024 Clarkesworld, February 2024 Wyrm Publishing MAGAZINE 101
April 2025 2025 Hugo Voter Packet Seattle Worldcon 2025 Omnibus |4.100
June 2025 Nebula Awards Showcase 60 SFWA, Inc. Anthology 19
October 2025 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025 Mariner Books Anthology 202
October 2025 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025 Mariner Books Anthology |13
October 2025 Think Weirder: The Year's Best Science Fiction Ideas CSF Press Anthology 199
October 2025 Think Weirder: The Year's Best Science Fiction Ideas CSF Press Anthology |199