I never quite know how to spell novelettes or how they differ from novellas; somewhat of an awkward length. Only the first story is a novella according to the Hugo rules.
Rachel Swirsky, “Grand Jeté (The Great Leap).” Subterranean, Summer 2014.
A brilliant story about a daughter and a father and how they cope with her impending death. I’d call it a 21st century Helen O’Loy if that wasn’t a creepy sexist bit of sentimental shite and this isn’t.
Veronica Schanoes, “Among the Thorns.” Tor.com, May 7, 2014.
Re-imagining a horribly anti-semitic Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
Carmen Maria Machado, “The Husband Stitch.” Granta, October 28, 2014.
A very meta, very allegorical, feminist sort of fantasy story.
Yoon Ha Lee, “Wine.” Clarkesworld, January 2014.
A great space opera sort of science fiction story, with a trans protagonist.
Kathleen Ann Goonan, “A Short History of the Twentieth Century, or, When You Wish Upon A Star.” Tor.com, July 20, 2014.
You could argue that this isn’t science fiction, but this is a story that concerns itself with everything science fiction should concern itself with in the 21st century.
Ruthanna Emrys, “The Litany of Earth.” Tor.com, May 14, 2014.
A Lovecraftian story that refutes Lovecraft’s racism.
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