 The first Pern story, "Weyr Search", was published in 1967 by John W. Campbell in "Analog Science Fiction and Fact".It won the 1968 Hugo Award for best novella, voted by participants in the annual World Science Fiction Convention.The second Pern story, "Dragonrider", won the 1969 Nebula Award for best novella, voted annually by the Science Fiction Writers of America.