Nebula Awards 30
Nebula Awards 30 is an anthology of science fiction short works edited by Pamela Sargent, the second of three successive volumes under her editorship. It was first published in hardcover and trade paperback by Harcourt Brace in April 1996. Summary. The book collects pieces that won or were nominated for the Nebula Awards for novel, novella, novelette and short story for the year 1995, a representative early story by 1995 Grand Master award winner Damon Knight, and various nonfiction pieces related to the awards, together with the Rhysling Award-winning poems for 1994 and an introduction by  the editor. Not all nominees for the various awards are included. Reception. "Kirkus Reviews" called the anthology "[e]xcellent in all departments." The Resnick, Gerrold and Soukup pieces were singled out for brief comment, and the contributions to the "symposium" succinctly characterized. The collection was also reviewed by Gary K. Wolfe (1996) in "Locus" no. 422, March 1996, and Don D'Ammassa (1996) in "Science Fiction Chronicle" no. 190, October 1996. Awards. The anthology placed sixth in the 1997 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology.