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Beggars in Spain

Nancy Kress

First published February 1991
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella
Series Sleepless

Synopsis

A group of children, mentally gifted as the result of a novel genetic modification which eliminates sleep, must rely on each other as they grow older and incur the resentment and bigotry of the unmodified population.

Notes

Mistakenly listed as "Beggers in Spain" in Asimov's TOC. Expanded into novel in 1993.

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1992 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Novella Winner
1992 Hugo Award Best Novella Winner
1992 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Runner-up
1992 Nebula Award Novella Winner
1992 SF Chronicle Award Novella Winner
2012 Locus Online 20th Century Novella Nominee/Finalist

Publications (41)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 1991 Beggars in Spain Axolotl Press / Pulphouse Publishing Chapbook
February 1991 Beggars in Spain Axolotl Press / Pulphouse Publishing Chapbook
February 1991 Beggars in Spain Axolotl Press / Pulphouse Publishing Chapbook 3
April 1991 Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1991 Davis Publications MAGAZINE 246
July 1992 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection St. Martin's Press Anthology 1
July 1992 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection St. Martin's Press Anthology 1
August 1992 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection St. Martin's Press / SFBC Anthology 1
October 1992 Best New SF 6 Robinson Anthology 1
April 1993 Nebula Awards 27 Harcourt Brace Anthology 243
April 1993 Nebula Awards 27 Harcourt Brace Anthology 243
1995 The Giant Book of Fantastic SF Magpie Books Anthology 1
December 1995 Hugo and Nebula Award Winners from Asimov's Science Fiction Wings Books Anthology 363
November 1997 The New Hugo Winners, Volume IV Baen Books Anthology 67
November 1997 The Science Fiction Century Tor Anthology 886
November 1997 The Science Fiction Century Tor / BOMC Anthology 886
May 1998 The Science Fiction Century Quality Paperback Book Club Anthology 886
August 1998 Beaker's Dozen Tor Collection 11
August 1999 Beaker's Dozen Tor Collection 11
July 2000 Beggars in Spain Fictionwise Chapbook
November 2002 The Hard SF Renaissance Tor Anthology 149
December 2002 The Hard SF Renaissance Tor / SFBC Anthology 149
October 2003 The Hard SF Renaissance Orb Anthology 149
2004 The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume Two Robinson Anthology 493
April 2006 Novel Ideas—Science Fiction DAW Books Anthology 227
October 2006 The Science Fiction Century, Volume Two Orb Anthology 388
February 2007 The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels St. Martin's Press Anthology 204
February 2007 The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels St. Martin's Griffin Anthology
February 2007 The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels St. Martin's Griffin Anthology 204
August 2007 Beggars in Spain Infinivox Chapbook
October 2008 The Best of the Best Volume 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels Paw Prints Anthology 204
April 2009 The Mammoth Book of Best Short SF Novels Robinson Anthology 254
April 2009 The Mammoth Book of Best Short SF Novels Robinson Anthology |254
April 2011 The Hard SF Renaissance Orb Anthology 149
September 2011 The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume Two Robinson Anthology |493
October 2011 Beggars in Spain Phoenix Pick Chapbook
October 2011 Beggars in Spain Phoenix Pick Chapbook
October 2015 The Best of Nancy Kress Subterranean Press Collection 481
October 2015 The Best of Nancy Kress Subterranean Press Collection |481
October 2015 Phoenix Pick Award Winners Mini Bundle One: The Hemingway Hoax / Beggars in Spain Phoenix Pick Anthology
February 2017 Beggars in Spain Phoenix Pick Chapbook
June 2023 Unrivaled: Four Groundbreaking Hugo & Nebula Winning Stories CAEZIK SF & Fantasy Anthology |1