Voting results for the
1996 Science Fiction Weekly
Reader Appreciation Awards

he Science Fiction Weekly Reader Appreciation Awards were based on seven categories that appeared on the 1996 Hugo nomination ballot. Voting for the awards was conducted in the form of a virtual straw pole held on the Science Fiction Weekly Web site between July 29 and August 26. The final results are listed below with the winner in each category highlighted:

Best Novel	Votes
The Time Ships, by Stephen Baxter	157
Brightness Reef, by David Brin	171
The Terminal Experiment, by Robert J. Sawyer	142
The Diamond Age, by Neal Stephenson	126
Remake, by Connie Willis	51
No Award	31
Total votes in this category 678

Best Novella	Votes
"Fault Lines", by Nancy Kress	90
"A Man of the People", by Ursula K. Le Guin	70
"A Woman's Liberation", by Ursula K. Le Guin	55
"Bibi", by Mike Resnick and Susan Shwartz	105
"The Death of Captain Future", by Allen Steele	154
No Award	51
Total votes in this category 525

Best Novelette	Votes
"Luminous", by Greg Egan	37
"TAP", by Greg Egan	36
"Think Like a Dinosaur", by James Patrick Kelly	106
"When the Old Gods Die", by Mike Resnick	175
"The Good Rat", by Allen Steele	54
"Must and Shall", by Harry Turtledove	70
No Award	40
Total votes in this category 518

Best Short Story	Votes
"TeleAbsence", by Michael A. Burstein	112
"Life on the Moon", by Tony Daniel	94
"A Birthday", by Esther M. Friesner	52
"The Lincoln Train", by Maureen F. McHugh	113
"Walking Out", by Michael Swanwick	53
No Award	58
Total votes in this category 482

Best Non-fiction Book	Votes
Yours, Isaac Asimov: A Lifetime of Letters, by Isaac Asimov, edited by Stanley Asimov	178
Spectrum 2: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic	31
Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, by John Clute	236
Alien Horizons: The Fantastic Art of Bob Eggleton, by Bob Eggleton	95
To Write Like a Woman: Essays in Feminism and Science Fiction, by Joanna Russ	49
No Award	36
Total votes in this category 625

Best Dramatic Presentation	Votes
Apollo 13	165
"The Coming of Shadows" (Babylon 5)	463
"The Visitor" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)	95
Toy Story	41
12 Monkeys	205
No Award	17
Total votes in this category 986

John W. Campbell Award	Votes
Michael A. Burstein (1st year of eligibility)	138
David Feintuch (2nd year of eligibility)	113
Felicity Savage (2nd year of eligibility)	83
Sharon Shinn (1st year of eligibility)	38
Tricia Sullivan (1st year of eligibility)	48
No Award	61
Total votes in this category 481