Locus Award for Best Novella
{{Short description|Literary award}}The Locus Award for Best Novella is one of a number of Locus Awards given out each year by Locus magazine. Awards presented in a given year are for works published in the previous calendar year.
The first award in this category was presented in 1973.
Winners
= 1970s =
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|+Locus Award for Best Novella winners, 1973-1979{{Cite web |title=sfadb : Locus Awards Winners By Category |url=http://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_Winners_By_Category#nva |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Science Fiction Awards Database |archive-date=2017-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904020109/http://www.sfadb.com/Locus_Awards_Winners_By_Category#nva |url-status=live }} |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Novella ! scope="col" | Author !scope=col class="unsortable"|{{Refh}} |
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| 1973
| {{Sort|Gold at the Starbow's End|The Gold at the Starbow's End}} || {{Sortname|last=Pohl|first=Frederik}} | |
| scope="row"|1974
| {{Sort|Death of Doctor Island|The Death of Doctor Island}} || {{Sortname|last=Wolfe|first=Gene}} | |
| scope="row"|1975
| Born with the Dead || {{Sortname|last=Silverberg|first=Robert}} | |
| scope="row"|1976
| {{Sort|Storms of Windhaven|The Storms of Windhaven}} || {{Sortname|last=Tuttle|first=Lisa}} and George R. R. Martin | |
| scope="row"|1977
| {{Sort|Samurai and the Willows|The Samurai and the Willows}} || {{Sortname|last=Bishop|first=Michael|dab=author}} | |
| scope="row"|1978
| Stardance || {{Sortname|last=Robinson|first=Spider}} and Jeanne Robinson | |
| scope="row"|1979
| {{Sort|Persistence of Vision|The Persistence of Vision}} || {{Sortname|last=Varley|first=John|dab=author}} |
= 1980s =
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| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Novella ! scope="col" | Author !scope=col class="unsortable"|{{Refh}} |
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| scope="row"|1980
| Enemy Mine || {{Sortname|last=Longyear|first=Barry B.}} |
| scope="row"|1981
| Nightflyers || {{Sortname|last=Martin|first=George R. R.}} | |
| scope="row"|1982
| Blue Champagne || {{Sortname|last=Varley|first=John|dab=author}} | |
| scope="row"|1983
| Souls || {{Sortname|last=Russ|first=Joanna}} | |
| scope="row"|1984
| Her Habiline Husband || {{Sortname|last=Bishop|first=Michael|dab=author}} | |
| scope="row"|1985
| PRESS ENTER || {{Sortname|last=Varley|first=John|dab=author}} | |
| scope="row"|1986
| {{Sort|Only Neat Thing to Do|The Only Neat Thing to Do}} || {{Sortname|last=Tiptree Jr.|first=James}} | |
| scope="row"|1987
| R&R || {{Sortname|last=Shepard|first=Lucius}} | |
| scope="row"|1988
| {{Sort|Secret Sharer|The Secret Sharer}} || {{Sortname|last=Silverberg|first=Robert}} | |
| scope="row"|1989
| {{Sort|Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter|The Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter}} || {{Sortname|last=Shepard|first=Lucius}} |
= 1990s =
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| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Novella ! scope="col" | Author !scope=col class="unsortable"|{{Refh}} |
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| scope="row"|1990
| {{Sort|Father of Stones|The Father of Stones}} || {{Sortname|last=Shepard|first=Lucius}} | |
| scope="row"|1991
| {{Sort|Short, Sharp Shock|A Short, Sharp Shock}} || {{Sortname|last=Stanley Robinson|first=Kim}} | |
| scope="row"|1992
| {{Sort|Gallery of His Dreams|The Gallery of His Dreams}} || {{Sortname|last=Rusch|first=Kristine Kathryn}} | |
| scope="row"|1993
| Barnacle Bill the Spacer || {{Sortname|last=Shepard|first=Lucius}} | |
| scope="row"|1994
| Mefisto in Onyx || {{Sortname|last=Ellison|first=Harlan}} | |
| scope="row"|1995
| Forgiveness Day || {{Sortname|last=Le Guin|first=Ursula K.}} | |
| scope="row"|1996
| Remake || {{Sortname|last=Willis|first=Connie}} | |
| scope="row"|1997
| Bellwether || {{Sortname|last=Willis|first=Connie}} | |
| scope="row"|1998
| Where Angels Fear to Tread || {{Sortname|last=Steele|first=Allen}} | |
| scope="row"|1999
| Oceanic || {{Sortname|last=Egan|first=Greg}} |
= 2000s =
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| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Novella ! scope="col" | Author !scope=col class="unsortable"|{{Refh}} |
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| scope="row"|2000
| Orphans of the Helix || {{Sortname|last=Simmons|first=Dan}} | |
| scope="row"|2001
| Radiant Green Star || {{Sortname|last=Shepard|first=Lucius}} | |
| scope="row"|2002
| {{Sort|Finder|The Finder}} || {{Sortname|last=Le Guin|first=Ursula K.}} | |
| scope="row"|2003
| {{Sort|Tain|The Tain}} || {{Sortname|last=Miéville|first=China}} | |
| scope="row"|2004
| {{Sort|Cookie Monster|The Cookie Monster}} || {{Sortname|last=Vinge|first=Vernor}} | |
| scope="row"|2005
| Golden City Far || {{Sortname|last=Wolfe|first=Gene}} | |
| scope="row"|2006
| Magic for Beginners || {{Sortname|last=Link|first=Kelly}} | |
| scope="row"|2007
| Missile Gap || {{Sortname|last=Stross|first=Charles}} | |
| scope="row"|2008
| After the Siege || {{Sortname|last=Doctorow|first=Cory}} | |
| scope="row"|2009
| Pretty Monsters || {{Sortname|last=Link|first=Kelly}} |{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2009-06-30 |title=Awards: Locus; John W. Campbell; Frank O'Connor Shortlist |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=954 |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Shelf Awareness |archive-date=2017-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002003512/http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=954 |url-status=live }} |