1974 Best Novelette Hugo

The 1974 Best Novelette Hugo was presented September 1 at Discon II.

Discon II published the order of only the first three places in each category, leaving the order of the later finishers in doubt.

1. "The Deathbird" by Harlan Ellison (F&SF Mar 1973)
2. "Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand" by Vonda N. McIntyre (Analog Oct 1973)
3. "Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death" by James Tiptree, Jr. (The Alien Condition, 1973)

• "The City on the Sand" by George Alec Effinger (F&SF Apr 1973)
• "He Fell into a Dark Hole" by Jerry Pournelle (Analog Mar 1973)

See also: Hugo Awards, 1974 Hugo Results, 1973 Best Novelette Hugo, 1975 Best Novelette Hugo.