Editing Novella (section)

==Word counts==
Some [[literary awards]] include a "best novella" award and sometimes a separate "best novelette" award, separately from "best short story" or "best novel". The distinction between these categories may be entirely by [[word count]].

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! Award !! Genre !! Organisation !! Minimum !! Maximum !! Ref
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| [[Nebula Award for Best Novelette]] || [[Science fiction]] or [[fantasy]] || [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]] || {{nts|7500}} || {{nts|17499}} || style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="nebularules">{{cite web |url=http://www.sfwa.org/nebula-awards/rules/ |publisher=Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Awards |title=Nebula Rules |access-date=20 January 2013 |archive-date=1 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701111708/http://www.sfwa.org/nebula-awards/rules/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Nebula Award for Best Novella]] || Science fiction or fantasy || Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America || {{nts|17500}} || {{nts|39999}} || style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="nebularules"/>
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| [[Hugo Award for Best Novelette]] ||  Science fiction or fantasy || World Science Fiction Society || {{nts|7500}} || {{nts|17500}}  || style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="wsfs">{{cite web|url=http://www.wsfs.org/bm/const-2009.pdf#page=5|title=Constitution|year=2009|publisher=World Science Fiction Society|pages=sec 3.3.2, 3.3.3|access-date=20 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414071645/http://www.wsfs.org/bm/const-2009.pdf#page=5|archive-date=14 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[Hugo Award for Best Novella]] || Science fiction or fantasy || World Science Fiction Society || {{nts|17500}} || {{nts|40000}} || style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="wsfs"/>
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| [[Novella Award]]|| Any genre of fiction || Screen School of Liverpool John Moores University and Manchester Metropolitan University's Department of Contemporary Arts || {{nts|20000}} || {{nts|40000}} || style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://thenovellaaward.com/howtoenter/submission-guidelines/|title=Submission guidelines|year=2015|access-date=21 November 2015|archive-date=21 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121203506/http://thenovellaaward.com/howtoenter/submission-guidelines/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[RITA Award|RITA Award for Best Novella]] || [[Romantic fiction|Romance]] || [[Romance Writers of America]] || {{nts|20000}} || {{nts|40000}} || style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=532|title=RITA Awards : RITA Category Descriptions and Judging Guidelines|work=myRWA|publisher=Romance Writers of America|access-date=20 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118091919/http://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=532|archive-date=18 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[British Fantasy Award|British Fantasy Award for Novella]] || Fantasy || [[British Fantasy Society]] || {{nts|15000}} || {{nts|40000}} || style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/british-fantasy-awards/the-british-fantasy-awards-constitution-iii/|title=The British Fantasy Awards Constitution|publisher=British Fantasy Society|access-date=20 January 2013|archive-date=15 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115213808/http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/british-fantasy-awards/the-british-fantasy-awards-constitution-iii/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[The Paris Literary Prize]] || [[Literary fiction]] || [[Shakespeare and Company (bookstore)|Shakespeare and Company]] || {{nts|17000}} || {{nts|35000}} || style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parisliteraryprize.org/eligibility-conditions.htm|title=Eligibility and conditions|work=Paris Literary Prize|access-date=20 January 2013|archive-date=29 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729013226/https://www.parisliteraryprize.org/eligibility-conditions.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|  [[Black Orchid Novella Award]] || [[Mystery fiction|Mystery]] || [[Nero Wolfe]] Society || {{nts|15000}} || {{nts|20000}} || style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nerowolfe.org/htm/neroaward/black_orchid_award/BO_award_proc.htm |title=Black Orchid Novella Award Guidelines, Procedures, and FAQs |publisher=Wolfe Pack |access-date=20 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113174458/http://www.nerowolfe.org/htm/neroaward/black_orchid_award/BO_award_proc.htm |archive-date=13 January 2013 }}</ref>
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| [[Shirley Jackson Award|Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novelette]] || Psychological [[suspense]], [[Horror fiction|horror]], or [[dark fantasy]] || ||  {{nts|7500}} || {{nts|17499}} || style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="sjarules">{{cite web|url=http://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/sja_rules.php|title=Award Rules|publisher=Shirley Jackson Awards|access-date=20 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112224309/http://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/sja_rules.php|archive-date=12 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| [[Shirley Jackson Award|Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novella]] || Psychological suspense, horror, or dark fantasy || || {{nts|17500}} || {{nts|39999}} || style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="sjarules"/>
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