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The year 1993 was marked, in science fiction, by the following:

Events

The 51st annual Worldcon, ConFrancisco, was held in San Francisco, USA

Births and deaths

Births

Deaths

Literary releases

Novels

Green Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson
Paprika, by Yasutaka Tsutsui
Parable of the Sower, by Octavia E. Butler

Short stories

Children's books

The Giver, by Lois Lowry

Comics

Other books

Movies

Demolition Man, dir. by Marco Brambilla
Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg

Television

Video games

Day of the Tentacle
Sim City 2000

Awards

Hugos

Best novel: A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge and Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis (tie)^[1]
Best novella: Barnacle Bill the Spacer, by Lucius Shepard^[1]
Best novelette: "The Nutcracker Coup", by Janet Kagan^[1]
Best short story: "Even the Queen", by Connie Willis^[1]
Best related work: A Wealth of Fable, by Harry Warner Jr.^[1]
Best dramatic presentation: Star Trek: The Next Generation — " The Inner Light", dir. by Peter Lauritson; Teleplay by Morgan Gendel and Peter Allan Fields; story by Morgan Gendel^[1]
Best professional editor: Gardner Dozois^[1]
Best professional artist: Don Maitz^[1]
Best original artwork: Dinotopia, by James Gurney^[1]
Best semiprozine: Science Fiction Chronicle, ed. by Andrew I. Porter^[1]
Best fanzine: Mimosa, ed. by Dick Lynch and Nicki Lynch^[1]
Best fan writer: Dan Langford^[1]
Best fan artist: Peggy Ranson^[1]

Nebulas

Best novel: Red Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson^[2]
Best novella: The Night We Buried Road Dog, by Jack Cady^[2]
Best novelette: " Georgia on My Mind", by Charles Sheffield^[2]
Best short story: "Graves", by Joe Haldeman^[2]

Other awards

BSFA Award for Best Novel: Aztec Century, by Christopher Evans
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film: Jurassic Park

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "1993 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Award. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "1993 Nebula Awards". The Nebula Awards. Retrieved 10 November 2025.