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The Nebula Award for Best Short Story is a literary award assigned each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy short stories. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a short story if it is less than 7,500 words; awards are also given out for longer works in the categories of novel, novella, and novelette. Nebula Award nominees and winners are chosen by members of the SFWA, though the authors of the nominees do not need to be a member. During the 54 nomination years, 220 authors have had works nominated; 41 of these have won, including co-authors. One of these authors, Lisa Tuttle, refused her award, and in 1971 no winner was chosen. Harlan Ellison (pictured) won three times out of eight nominations, both the highest number of wins and the highest number of nominations of any author. Ten authors have won twice, with Karen Joy Fowler at seven and Gardner Dozois at six having the next highest nomination count after Ellison. The most recent winner of the award is Phenderson Djèlí Clark, who won for "The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington" in 2019. (Full list...)