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The Only Neat Thing to Do

James Tiptree, Jr.

First published October 1985
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella
Series Rift

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1986 Hugo Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist
1986 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Winner
1986 Nebula Award Novella Nominee/Finalist
1986 SF Chronicle Award Novella Winner

Publications (16)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 1985 The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1985 Mercury Press, Inc. MAGAZINE 8
April 1986 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection Bluejay Books Anthology 355
April 1986 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection Bluejay Books Anthology 355
July 1986 The Starry Rift Tor Collection 5
August 1986 Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 Tor Anthology 306
October 1986 The Starry Rift Tor / SFBC Collection 5
October 1986 Best SF of the Year 15 Gollancz Anthology 306
October 1986 Best SF of the Year 15 Gollancz Anthology 306
November 1986 The Year's Best Science Fiction, Third Annual Collection Bluejay Books / SFBC Anthology 351
August 1988 The Starry Rift Sphere Books Collection 5
March 1989 The Starry Rift Tor Collection 7
July 2004 The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy Eos / HarperCollins Anthology 218
July 2004 The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Fantasy and Science Fiction Voyager / HarperCollins (Australia) Anthology 243
July 2005 The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Fantasy and Science Fiction Voyager / HarperCollins (Australia) Anthology
June 2023 The Voice That Murmurs in the Darkness Subterranean Press Collection |155
October 2023 The Voice That Murmurs in the Darkness Subterranean Press Collection 155