Free Speculative Fiction Online: Naomi Kritzer

Naomi Kritzer

Winner of 2 Hugos (and nominated for 3 more).

Nominated for 3 Nebulas.

(These numbers refer to awards for best novel, novella, novelette and short story only! Other awards, including the Retro Hugos, are not covered)

Show all award-winning/ award-nominated fiction

More links to online fiction on the author's homepage!

Stories currently online:

Better Living Through Algorithms (Clarkesworld #200, May 2023)
Hugo for Best Short Story 2024.
Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 2023.

The Year Without Sunshine (Uncanny Magazine #55, November 2023)
Hugo for Best Novelette 2024.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novelette 2023.

Recommended!

Cat Pictures Please (Clarkesworld #100, January 2015)
Alternate link.
Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 2015.
Reviews: Isfdb:

The Thing About Ghost Stories (Uncanny Magazine #25, November 2018)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novelette 2019.
Review: Isfdb:

Monster (Clarkesworld #160, January 2020)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novelette 2021.
Reviews: Isfdb:

Little Free Library (Tor.com, April 2020)
Hugo Nomination for Best Short Story 2021.
Review: Isfdb:

The Golem (Realms of Fantasy, December 2000)
A sample from this collection.
Featured in Hartwell & Cramers’s ‘Year’s Best Fantasy 1’.
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Comrade Grandmother (Strange Horizons, September 2002)
Featured in Hartwell & Cramers’s ‘Year’s Best Fantasy 3’.
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St. Ailbe’s Hall (Strange Horizons, January 2004)
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Honest Man (Realms of Fantasy, October 2007)
Review: Isfdb:

The Good Son (Jim Baen's Universe Vol. 3 No. 5, February 2009)
A sample from this magazine.
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Bits (Clarkesworld #85, October 2013)
Reviews: Isfdb:

Wind (Apex Magazine, April 2015)
Alternate link. A sample from this collection.
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So Much Cooking (Clarkesworld #110, November 2015)
Alternate link.
Reviews: Isfdb:

Ace of Spades (Cat Pictures Please Collection, 2017)
A sample from this collection.
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Waiting Out the End of the World in Patty’s Place Cafe (Clarkesworld #126, March 2017)
Reviews: Isfdb:

Paradox (Uncanny Magazine #16, May 2017)
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Field Biology of the Wee Fairies (Apex Magazine #112, September 2018)
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The Dragon Project (Clarkesworld #186, March 2022)
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Free Speculative Fiction Online

Naomi Kritzer

Stories currently online:

Better Living Through Algorithms (Clarkesworld #200, May 2023)

The Year Without Sunshine (Uncanny Magazine #55, November 2023)

Cat Pictures Please (Clarkesworld #100, January 2015)

The Thing About Ghost Stories (Uncanny Magazine #25, November 2018)

Monster (Clarkesworld #160, January 2020)

Little Free Library (Tor.com, April 2020)

The Golem (Realms of Fantasy, December 2000)

Comrade Grandmother (Strange Horizons, September 2002)

St. Ailbe’s Hall (Strange Horizons, January 2004)

Honest Man (Realms of Fantasy, October 2007)

The Good Son (Jim Baen's Universe Vol. 3 No. 5, February 2009)

Bits (Clarkesworld #85, October 2013)

Wind (Apex Magazine, April 2015)

So Much Cooking (Clarkesworld #110, November 2015)

Ace of Spades (Cat Pictures Please Collection, 2017)

Waiting Out the End of the World in Patty’s Place Cafe (Clarkesworld #126, March 2017)

Paradox (Uncanny Magazine #16, May 2017)

Field Biology of the Wee Fairies (Apex Magazine #112, September 2018)

The Dragon Project (Clarkesworld #186, March 2022)