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Old 11-13-2009, 06:53 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by poshm View Post
I only ask because I have a story which I started back in 1998. I'm currently updating it but it only stands at 25,000 words and is unlikely to get much bigger.
I am not familiar with the policies around e-book publishing but just as a general guide I am listing the categories for the Hugo Awards.
  • Best Novel: Awarded for a science fiction or fantasy story of forty thousand (40,000) words or more.
  • Best Novella: Awarded for a science fiction or fantasy story of between seventeen thousand five hundred (17,500) and forty thousand (40,000) words.
  • Best Novelette: Awarded for a science fiction or fantasy story of between seven thousand five hundred (7,500) and seventeen thousand five hundred (17,500) words.
  • Best Short Story: Awarded for science fiction or fantasy story of less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) words.
I have read many novellas and some have been rewritten later into a full novel, Ender's Game being just one example.

Good Luck, hopefully we'll get the chance to read it one day soon.
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