Asimov's 2003 Readers' Award Ballot
The January issue is out again, the start of another new year, and as our long-time readers know, that means that once again its time for our Readers Award poll. Please vote. Your ballot will be automatically entered in our drawing for a free one-year subscription.
We consider this to be our yearly chance to hear from you, the readers of the magazine. Thats the whole point behind this particular award. What were your favorite stories from Asimovs Science Fiction last year? This is your chance to let us know what novella, novelette, short story, poem, cover artist, and interior artist you liked best in 2003. List below, in the order of your preference, your three favorites in each category.
Only material from 2003-dated issues of Asimovs is eligible (no other years, no other magazines, even our sister magazine Analog ). Each reader gets one vote, and only one vote. Be sure to include your name and address; your ballot wont be counted otherwise.
Votes must be submitted no later than February 1, 2004.
Remember, youthe readerswill be the only judges for this award. No juries, no panels of experts. You are in charge here, and what you say goes. In the past, some categories have been hotly contended, with victory or defeat riding on only one or two votes, so every vote counts. Dont let it be your vote for your favorite stories that goes uncounted! Dont put it offvote today!
Best Novella:
1st Place:
None (abstain)
Choose from list
Baker, Kage - The Empress Of Mars
Baker, Kage - Welcome To Olympus, Mr. Hearst
Barton, William - Off On A Starship
Nestvold, Ruth - Looking Through Lace
Popkes, Steven - The Ice
Shepard, Lucius - Ariel
Steele, Allen M. - Benjamin The Unbeliever
Stross, Charles - Curator
Williams, Walter Jon - Margaux
Williams, Walter Jon - The Green Leopard Plague
Willis, Connie - Just Like The Ones We Used To Know
2nd Place:
None (abstain)
Choose from list
Baker, Kage - The Empress Of Mars
Baker, Kage - Welcome To Olympus, Mr. Hearst
Barton, William - Off On A Starship
Nestvold, Ruth - Looking Through Lace
Popkes, Steven - The Ice
Shepard, Lucius - Ariel
Steele, Allen M. - Benjamin The Unbeliever
Stross, Charles - Curator
Williams, Walter Jon - Margaux
Williams, Walter Jon - The Green Leopard Plague
Willis, Connie - Just Like The Ones We Used To Know
3rd Place:
None (abstain)
Choose from list
Baker, Kage - The Empress Of Mars
Baker, Kage - Welcome To Olympus, Mr. Hearst
Barton, William - Off On A Starship
Nestvold, Ruth - Looking Through Lace
Popkes, Steven - The Ice
Shepard, Lucius - Ariel
Steele, Allen M. - Benjamin The Unbeliever
Stross, Charles - Curator
Williams, Walter Jon - Margaux
Williams, Walter Jon - The Green Leopard Plague
Willis, Connie - Just Like The Ones We Used To Know
Best Novelette:
1st Place:
None (abstain)
Choose from list
Barrett, Jr., Neal - Hard Times
Baxter, Stephen - Breeding Ground
Baxter, Stephen - Touching Centauri
Baxter, Stephen - The Chop Line
Benford, Gregory - The Hydrogen Wall
Fintushel, Eliot - The Grass and Trees
Glass, Alexander - From The Corner Of My Eye
Grimsley, Jim - Perfect Pilgrim
Gwylan, Sally - In The Icehouse
Irvine, Alex - Shepherded By Galatea
Kelly, James Patrick - Bernardo's House
Kress, Nancy - The War On Treemon
Purdom, Tom - The Path Of The Transgressor
Reed, Robert - Rejection
Reed, Robert - Hexagons
Rosenblum, Mary - Golden Bird
Rucker, Rudy & Sterling, Bruce - Junk DNA
Sanders, William - Dry Bones
Sheffield, Charles - The Waste Land
Shepard, Lucius - Only Partly Here
Silverberg, Robert - The Reign Of Terror
Steele, Allen M. - The Madwoman of Shuttlefield
Stross, Charles - Nightfall
Swanwick, Michael - Legions in Time
Sullivan, Tim - The Mouth Of Hell
Varley, John - The Bellman
Williamson, Jack - The Man From Somewhere
Willrich, Chris - Count to One
2nd Place:
None (abstain)
Choose from list
Barrett, Jr., Neal - Hard Times
Baxter, Stephen - Breeding Ground
Baxter, Stephen - Touching Centauri
Baxter, Stephen - The Chop Line
Benford, Gregory - The Hydrogen Wall
Fintushel, Eliot - The Grass and Trees
Glass, Alexander - From The Corner Of My Eye
Grimsley, Jim - Perfect Pilgrim
Gwylan, Sally - In The Icehouse
Irvine, Alex - Shepherded By Galatea
Kelly, James Patrick - Bernardo's House
Kress, Nancy - The War On Treemon
Purdom, Tom - The Path Of The Transgressor
Reed, Robert - Rejection
Reed, Robert - Hexagons
Rosenblum, Mary - Golden Bird
Rucker, Rudy & Sterling, Bruce - Junk DNA
Sanders, William - Dry Bones
Sheffield, Charles - The Waste Land
Shepard, Lucius - Only Partly Here
Silverberg, Robert - The Reign Of Terror
Steele, Allen M. - The Madwoman of Shuttlefield
Stross, Charles - Nightfall
Swanwick, Michael - Legions in Time
Sullivan, Tim - The Mouth Of Hell
Varley, John - The Bellman
Williamson, Jack - The Man From Somewhere
Willrich, Chris - Count to One
3rd Place:
None (abstain)
Choose from list
Barrett, Jr., Neal - Hard Times
Baxter, Stephen - Breeding Ground
Baxter, Stephen - Touching Centauri
Baxter, Stephen - The Chop Line
Benford, Gregory - The Hydrogen Wall
Fintushel, Eliot - The Grass and Trees
Glass, Alexander - From The Corner Of My Eye
Grimsley, Jim - Perfect Pilgrim
Gwylan, Sally - In The Icehouse
Irvine, Alex - Shepherded By Galatea
Kelly, James Patrick - Bernardo's House
Kress, Nancy - The War On Treemon
Purdom, Tom - The Path Of The Transgressor
Reed, Robert - Rejection
Reed, Robert - Hexagons
Rosenblum, Mary - Golden Bird
Rucker, Rudy & Sterling, Bruce - Junk DNA
Sanders, William - Dry Bones
Sheffield, Charles - The Waste Land
Shepard, Lucius - Only Partly Here
Silverberg, Robert - The Reign Of Terror
Steele, Allen M. - The Madwoman of Shuttlefield
Stross, Charles - Nightfall
Swanwick, Michael - Legions in Time
Sullivan, Tim - The Mouth Of Hell
Varley, John - The Bellman
Williamson, Jack - The Man From Somewhere
Willrich, Chris - Count to One
Best Short Story:
1st Place:
None (abstain)
Choose from list
Abraham, Daniel; Susan Fry - The Bird of Paradise
Aldiss, Brian W. - The Hibernators
Allred, Lee - Our Gunther Likes To Dig
Anderson, Barth - The Apocalypse According To Olaf
Arnason, Eleanor - Big Ugly Mama And The Zk
Bateman, Michael - Freefall
Bateman, Michael - Mortal Engines
Baxter, Stephen - The Great Game
D'Ammassa, Don - Curing Agent
Doctrow, Cory - Nimby And The Dimension Hoppers
Haldeman, Joe - Giza
Ings, Simon - Elephant
Kessel, John - Under The Lunchbox Tree
Marusek, David - Listen To Me
McAuley, Paul - The Madness Of Crowds
McBride, Sally - Pick My Bones With Whispers
Person, Lawrence - Morlock Chili
Purdom, Tom - Sheltering
Reed, Kit - Focus Group
Resnick, Mike - Here's Looking At You Kid
Resnick, Mike - Robots Don't Cry
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn - June Sixteenth At AnnaÕs
Skillingstead, Jack - Dead Worlds
Swanwick, Michael - Coyote at the End of History
Taylor, John Alfred - Way Out On The Regolith
Traviss, Karen - Suitable For The Orient
Utley, Steven - Exile
Van Pelt, James - The Long Way Home
Vick, Edd - First Principles
Williams, Liz - Tycho And The Stargazer
Wolfe, Gene - Graylord Man's Last Words
2nd Place:
None (abstain)
Choose from list
Abraham, Daniel; Susan Fry - The Bird of Paradise
Aldiss, Brian W. - The Hibernators
Allred, Lee - Our Gunther Likes To Dig
Anderson, Barth - The Apocalypse According To Olaf
Arnason, Eleanor - Big Ugly Mama And The Zk
Bateman, Michael - Freefall
Bateman, Michael - Mortal Engines
Baxter, Stephen - The Great Game
D'Ammassa, Don - Curing Agent
Doctrow, Cory - Nimby And The Dimension Hoppers
Haldeman, Joe - Giza
Ings, Simon - Elephant
Kessel, John - Under The Lunchbox Tree
Marusek, David - Listen To Me
McAuley, Paul - The Madness Of Crowds
McBride, Sally - Pick My Bones With Whispers
Person, Lawrence - Morlock Chili
Purdom, Tom - Sheltering
Reed, Kit - Focus Group
Resnick, Mike - Here's Looking At You Kid
Resnick, Mike - Robots Don't Cry
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn - June Sixteenth At AnnaÕs
Skillingstead, Jack - Dead Worlds
Swanwick, Michael - Coyote at the End of History
Taylor, John Alfred - Way Out On The Regolith
Traviss, Karen - Suitable For The Orient
Utley, Steven - Exile
Van Pelt, James - The Long Way Home
Vick, Edd - First Principles
Williams, Liz - Tycho And The Stargazer
Wolfe, Gene - Graylord Man's Last Words
3rd Place:
None (abstain)
Choose from list
Abraham, Daniel; Susan Fry - The Bird of Paradise
Aldiss, Brian W. - The Hibernators
Allred, Lee - Our Gunther Likes To Dig
Anderson, Barth - The Apocalypse According To Olaf
Arnason, Eleanor - Big Ugly Mama And The Zk
Bateman, Michael - Freefall
Bateman, Michael - Mortal Engines
Baxter, Stephen - The Great Game
D'Ammassa, Don - Curing Agent
Doctrow, Cory - Nimby And The Dimension Hoppers
Haldeman, Joe - Giza
Ings, Simon - Elephant
Kessel, John - Under The Lunchbox Tree
Marusek, David - Listen To Me
McAuley, Paul - The Madness Of Crowds
McBride, Sally - Pick My Bones With Whispers
Person, Lawrence - Morlock Chili
Purdom, Tom - Sheltering
Reed, Kit - Focus Group
Resnick, Mike - Here's Looking At You Kid
Resnick, Mike - Robots Don't Cry
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn - June Sixteenth At AnnaÕs
Skillingstead, Jack - Dead Worlds
Swanwick, Michael - Coyote at the End of History
Taylor, John Alfred - Way Out On The Regolith
Traviss, Karen - Suitable For The Orient
Utley, Steven - Exile
Van Pelt, James - The Long Way Home
Vick, Edd - First Principles
Williams, Liz - Tycho And The Stargazer
Wolfe, Gene - Graylord Man's Last Words
Best Poem:
1st Place:
None (abstain)
Choose from list
Berman, Ruth - New Lightning
Boston, Bruce - Etiquette With Your Robot Wife
Boston, Bruce - Eight Things Not to Do When The Alien Steps Out Of Its Saucer
Boston, Bruce - The Man Who Lives In The Attic
Boston, Bruce - Old Robots Calculate Their Options
Clark, G.O. - Sunspots
Clark, G.O. - Moonbase Alpha's Wish List
Clark, G.O. - Things To Do Before Cold Sleep
Disch, Tom - Four Lawns
Garey, Terry A. - Start Up Company
Haldeman, Joe - The Dark Man
Haldeman, Joe - Aliens
Haldeman, Joe - Re: Cycling
Johnson, PMF - Draconian Solution
Johnson, PMF - Faerie Child
Kale, Bonita - Cycle
Landis, Geoffrey A. - Illusion's Lure
Lindow, Sandra J. - The Gingerbread Woman Remembers
Lunde, David - What It Comes Down To
McHugh, Maureen - Alternate History
Miller, Amy - When The Aliens Ask Of Breakfast
Milosevic, Mario - The First Living Skyscraper Copes With An Earthquake
Milosevic, Mario - The Power Of Myth
Nansel, Robert L. - Tea With The Queen
Pratt, Tim - My Night With Aphrodite
Pratt, Tim - Still Life, With Frog
Silverstein, Janna - Reading Headlines While Waiting In The Check-out Line
Stewart, W. Gregory - Advice To Alien Life Forms
Tacinelli, Cathy - When Burning Off Fingerprints Is No Longer Enough
Tacinelli, Cathy - Lady In Waiting
Utley, Steven - Poor Richard's Analogue
Utley, Steven - To A Prehistoric Human Dead From Exposure
Watkins, William John - The Werewife's Trade-in
Watson, Ian - Memory Man
2nd Place:
None (abstain)
Choose from list
Berman, Ruth - New Lightning
Boston, Bruce - Etiquette With Your Robot Wife
Boston, Bruce - Eight Things Not to Do When The Alien Steps Out Of Its Saucer
Boston, Bruce - The Man Who Lives In The Attic
Boston, Bruce - Old Robots Calculate Their Options
Clark, G.O. - Sunspots
Clark, G.O. - Moonbase Alpha's Wish List
Clark, G.O. - Things To Do Before Cold Sleep
Disch, Tom - Four Lawns
Garey, Terry A. - Start Up Company
Haldeman, Joe - The Dark Man
Haldeman, Joe - Aliens
Haldeman, Joe - Re: Cycling
Johnson, PMF - Draconian Solution
Johnson, PMF - Faerie Child
Kale, Bonita - Cycle
Landis, Geoffrey A. - Illusion's Lure
Lindow, Sandra J. - The Gingerbread Woman Remembers
Lunde, David - What It Comes Down To
McHugh, Maureen - Alternate History
Miller, Amy - When The Aliens Ask Of Breakfast
Milosevic, Mario - The First Living Skyscraper Copes With An Earthquake
Milosevic, Mario - The Power Of Myth
Nansel, Robert L. - Tea With The Queen
Pratt, Tim - My Night With Aphrodite
Pratt, Tim - Still Life, With Frog
Silverstein, Janna - Reading Headlines While Waiting In The Check-out Line
Stewart, W. Gregory - Advice To Alien Life Forms
Tacinelli, Cathy - When Burning Off Fingerprints Is No Longer Enough
Tacinelli, Cathy - Lady In Waiting
Utley, Steven - Poor Richard's Analogue
Utley, Steven - To A Prehistoric Human Dead From Exposure
Watkins, William John - The Werewife's Trade-in
Watson, Ian - Memory Man
3rd Place:
None (abstain)
Choose from list
Berman, Ruth - New Lightning
Boston, Bruce - Etiquette With Your Robot Wife
Boston, Bruce - Eight Things Not to Do When The Alien Steps Out Of Its Saucer
Boston, Bruce - The Man Who Lives In The Attic
Boston, Bruce - Old Robots Calculate Their Options
Clark, G.O. - Sunspots
Clark, G.O. - Moonbase Alpha's Wish List
Clark, G.O. - Things To Do Before Cold Sleep
Disch, Tom - Four Lawns
Garey, Terry A. - Start Up Company
Haldeman, Joe - The Dark Man
Haldeman, Joe - Aliens
Haldeman, Joe - Re: Cycling
Johnson, PMF - Draconian Solution
Johnson, PMF - Faerie Child
Kale, Bonita - Cycle
Landis, Geoffrey A. - Illusion's Lure
Lindow, Sandra J. - The Gingerbread Woman Remembers
Lunde, David - What It Comes Down To
McHugh, Maureen - Alternate History
Miller, Amy - When The Aliens Ask Of Breakfast
Milosevic, Mario - The First Living Skyscraper Copes With An Earthquake
Milosevic, Mario - The Power Of Myth
Nansel, Robert L. - Tea With The Queen
Pratt, Tim - My Night With Aphrodite
Pratt, Tim - Still Life, With Frog
Silverstein, Janna - Reading Headlines While Waiting In The Check-out Line
Stewart, W. Gregory - Advice To Alien Life Forms
Tacinelli, Cathy - When Burning Off Fingerprints Is No Longer Enough
Tacinelli, Cathy - Lady In Waiting
Utley, Steven - Poor Richard's Analogue
Utley, Steven - To A Prehistoric Human Dead From Exposure
Watkins, William John - The Werewife's Trade-in
Watson, Ian - Memory Man
Best Cover Artist:
1st Place:
None (abstain)
Choose from list
Allemand, John - January
Burns, Jim - April
Carroll, Michael - September, March
Gambino, Fred - October/November
Garlick, Mark - May, July
Koelsch, Michael - December
Normand, Jean-Pierre - June, August
Pilcerova, Martina - February
2nd Place:
None (abstain)
Choose from list
Allemand, John - January
Burns, Jim - April
Carroll, Michael - September, March
Gambino, Fred - October/November
Garlick, Mark - May, July
Koelsch, Michael - December
Normand, Jean-Pierre - June, August
Pilcerova, Martina - February
3rd Place:
None (abstain)
Choose from list
Allemand, John - January
Burns, Jim - April
Carroll, Michael - September, March
Gambino, Fred - October/November
Garlick, Mark - May, July
Koelsch, Michael - December
Normand, Jean-Pierre - June, August
Pilcerova, Martina - February
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