Theodore Sturgeon Award

The Theodore Sturgeon Award is given to the best in science fiction short story writing each year. James Gunn, director of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas, established the award in 1987 in cooperation with the widow and children of Theodore Sturgeon.

The award is determined by a committee who selects from a list that was nominated and voted upon by science fiction editors and reviewers. The committee has contained such science fiction notables as Orson Scott Card, James Gunn, Frederik Pohl, and Judith Merril. As of 1999, one of Sturgeon's family members have also served on the committee.

Winners

Year	Story	Author
2004	The Empress of Mars	Kage Baker
2003	Over Yonder	Lucius Shepard
2002	The Chief Designer	Andy Duncan
2001	Tendeleo's Story	Ian McDonald
2000	The Wedding Album	David Marusek
1999	Story of Your Life	Ted Chiang
1998	House of Dreams	Michael Flynn
1997	The Flowers of Aulit Prison	Nancy Kress
1996	Jigoku no Mokushiroku	John McDaid
1995	Forgiveness Day	Ursula K Le Guin
1994	Fox Magic	Kij Johnson
1993	This Year's Class Picture	Dan Simmons
1992	Buffalo	John Kessel
1991	Bears Discover Fire	Terry Bisson
1990	The Edge of the World	Michael Swanwick
1989	Schrodinger's Kitten	George Alec Effinger
1988	Rachel in Love	Pat Murphy
1987	Surviving	Judith Moffett