1993 in science fiction

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

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

• Anthony Burgess
• Ishiro Honda
• Sun Ra

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

• The Giver, by Lois Lowry

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

• Babylon 5
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• The X-Files

• Day of the Tentacle
• Sim City 2000

• 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]

• 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]

• 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