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1996

13 awards

  • NovelThe Diamond AgeNeal Stephenson
  • NovellaThe Death of Captain FutureAllen Steele
  • NoveletteThink Like a DinosaurJames Patrick Kelly
  • Short StoryThe Lincoln TrainMaureen F. McHugh
  • Related WorkScience Fiction: The Illustrated EncyclopediaJohn Clute
  • Dramatic PresentationBabylon 5: “The Coming of Shadows”
  • Professional EditorGardner Dozois
  • Professional ArtistBob Eggleton
  • SemiprozineLocus
  • FanzineAnsible
  • Fan WriterDave Langford
  • Fan ArtistWilliam Rotsler
  • Astounding Award for Best New WriterDavid Feintuch
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