in 2010 two lightspeed stories were finalists for the nebula award for best short story: adam-troy castro's "arvies" and vylar kaftan's "i'm alive, i love you, i'll see you in reno." in 2011 "amaryllis" by carrie vaughn was a finalist for the hugo award for best short story. also in 2011, adam-troy castro's "her husband's hands" and tom crosshill's "mama, we are zhenya, your son" were finalists for the best short story nebula. jake kerr's "the old equations" was nominated for best novella. in 2012, maria dahvana headley's "give her honey when you hear her scream" and ken liu's "the bookmaking habits of select species" were both finalists for the best short story nebula. in 2014, ken liu's "the litigation master and the monkey king" and christopher barzak's "paranormal romance" were both finalists for the best novelette nebula. in 2014, matthew kressel's "the sounds of old earth" and sylvia spruck wrigley's "alive, alive oh" were both finalists for the best short story nebula.