Best Novella, 1978

Stardance

Spider Robinson (opens in a new tab) and Jeanne Robinson (opens in a new tab)

278 pages

A dancer who has failed on Earth finds her art in zero gravity, and it lets her speak to aliens.

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Also on the ballot

In the Hall of the Martian KingsJohn VarleyF&SF Feb 1977
AztecsVonda N. McIntyre2076: The American Tricentennial, 1977
A Snark in the NightGregory BenfordF&SF Aug 1977
The Wonderful SecretKeith LaumerAnalog Sep,Oct 1977