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Slow Sculpture

Theodore Sturgeon

First published February 1970
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A woman who fears she has fatal cancer encounters a scientist who has developed a technology to heal bodily disorders.

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1971 Hugo Award Best Short Story Winner
1971 Locus Poll Award Best Short Fiction Nominee/Finalist
1971 Nebula Award Novelette Winner

Publications (40)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 1970 Galaxy Magazine, February 1970 Universal Publishing & Distributing Corporation MAGAZINE 34
March 1970 Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine, March 1970 Universal-Tandem Publishing Company Ltd. MAGAZINE 34
1971 World's Best Science Fiction: 1971 Ace Books Anthology 11
March 1971 Sturgeon Is Alive and Well ...: A Collection of Short Stories G. P. Putnam's Sons Collection 72
May 1971 Sturgeon Is Alive and Well ... G. P. Putnam's Sons / SFBC Collection 57
August 1971 Sturgeon Is Alive and Well ... Berkley Medallion Collection 72
September 1971 World's Best Science Fiction: 1971 Ace Books / SFBC Anthology 1
October 1971 World's Best Science Fiction: 1971 Gollancz Anthology 1
November 1971 Nebula Award Stories 6 Gollancz Anthology
December 1971 Nebula Award Stories Six Doubleday Anthology 1
May 1972 Nebula Award Stories Six Pocket Books Anthology 25
July 1972 Nebula Award Stories Six Pocket Books Anthology 25
1973 Speculations Glencoe Press Anthology
December 1973 Nebula Award Stories 6 Panther Anthology 25
August 1977 The Hugo Winners, Volume Three Doubleday Anthology 118
December 1977 The Hugo Winners, Volume Three Doubleday / SFBC Anthology 118
January 1978 Sturgeon Is Alive and Well ... Pocket Books Collection 63
January 1978 Sturgeon Is Alive and Well ... Pocket Books Collection 63
1979 The Hugo Winners, Volume Three, Part One: 1970-1972 Dennis Dobson Anthology 118
February 1979 The Hugo Winners, Volume 3, Book 1 Fawcett Crest Anthology 127
March 1980 Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction Playboy Press Anthology 293
July 1980 Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction Playboy Press / SFBC Anthology 302
1981 Science Fiction: Masters of Today Richards Rosen Press Anthology 23
April 1981 Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction Wideview Books Anthology 293
November 1981 Galaxy: Volume 2 Playboy Paperbacks Anthology 70
July 1986 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV Avon Anthology 44
August 1987 A Touch of Sturgeon Simon & Schuster UK Collection 217
December 1987 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV Avon / SFBC Anthology 47
April 1989 The Best of the Nebulas Tor Anthology 402
April 1989 The Best of the Nebulas Tor Anthology 402
November 1990 The Best of the Nebulas Robert Hale Anthology 383
October 2000 Selected Stories Vintage Books Collection 419
September 2002 The American Fantasy Tradition Tor Anthology 430
September 2003 The American Fantasy Tradition Tor Anthology 430
October 2009 Slow Sculpture North Atlantic Books Collection 101
April 2013 Slow Sculpture North Atlantic Books Collection |101
April 2013 Selected Stories Open Road Integrated Media Collection |13
April 2013 Selected Stories Open Road Integrated Media Collection |13
September 2013 Slow Sculpture Gateway / Orion Collection
8888 Slow Sculpture Timescape / Pocket Books Collection