A novella (also called a short novel, or novelette) is a written, fictional, prose narrative usually longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel. The English word "novella" derives from the Italian word "novella", feminine of "novello", which means "new".
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Awards for science fiction define the novella as having a word count between 17,500 and 40,000. Other definitions start as low as 1...
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Books In This Genre:
- The Red Pony ,
- Madame de Treymes ,
- The Metamorphosis ,
- Heart of Darkness ,
- Gigi ,
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull ,
- Of Mice and Men ,
- Smith of Wootton Major ,
- A Christmas Carol ,
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Stories In This Genre:
- The Dead ,
- Inside Job ,
- The Langoliers ,
- The Brothers ,
- The Scapegoat ,
- Mortimer Gray's History of Death ,
- All Seated on the Ground ,
- Oceanic ,
- Burn ,
- Aurora in Four Voices
Awards in this discipline:
- Nebula Award for Best Novella ,
- Locus Award for Best Novella ,
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novella ,
- Shirley Jackson Award for Novella ,
- Ditmar Award for Best Novella ,
- Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Novella/Novelette ,
- Australian Shadows Award for Long Fiction ,
- Stalker Award for Best Estonian Novelette or Novella ,
- Darrell Award for Best Short Story ,
- Jupiter Award for Best Novella