Nova 2023 Results
| Place | Prize | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | R 2 000 | The Fifth Degree | Ken Cockcroft |
| 2nd | R 1 000 | Cursed Potholes | Marthinus Conradie |
Previous Results
Between 1998 and 2014, Nova comprised two divisions, a General section, and a South African section.
The Probe column shows which edition of Probe the story was published in.
Download a complete list or all previous Nova winners since 1971
| Year | Position | Author | Title | Prize | Judge | Probe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1st | Jaco van Hemert | The Nowhere Zone | R 2 000 | Allyson Kreuiter | |
| 2018 | 2nd | Eben David November | Stowaway | R 1 000 | Allyson Kreuiter | |
| 2018 | 3rd | Patrick Coyne | The Peace Rose | R 500 | Allyson Kreuiter | |
| 2017 | 1st | Jill Morsbach | The Last Baby | R 2 000 | Gerald Gaylard | 175 |
| 2017 | 2nd | Odell Coetzee | The Cloaker | R 1 000 | Gerald Gaylard | 175 |
| 2017 | 3rd | Gary Kuyper | The Family Tree | R 500 | Gerald Gaylard | 175 |
| 2016 | 1st | Gary Kuyper | A Wink and a Smile | R 2 000 | David Levey | 171 |
| 2016 | 2nd | Philip Machanick | The Uncanny Valley | R 1 000 | David Levey | 171 |
| 2016 | 3rd | Deon Schneider | The Reluctant Immortal | R 500 | David Levey | 171 |
| 2015 | 1st | Mike Hardaker | 10 | R 2 000 | Arthur Goldstuck | 167 |
| 2015 | 2nd | Sean Watkins | A Harmonious Tale | R 1 000 | Arthur Goldstuck | 167 |
| 2015 | Joint 3rd | Sharon Angus | The Desert Does Not Forgive | R 250 | Arthur Goldstuck | 167 |
| 2015 | Joint 3rd | Brian Warner | The Office Dragon | R 250 | Arthur Goldstuck | 168 |
| 2014 | 1st SA | Gary Kuyper | Chemical Creatures | R 1 000 | Arthur Goldstuck | 163 |
| 2014 | 2nd SA | Reen Collett | What Shem Remembered | R 600 | Arthur Goldstuck | 163 |
| 2014 | 1st GEN | Belinda Lewis | Foxfather | R 750 | Jennie Ridyard | 163 |
| 2014 | 2nd GEN | Piers Carey | Electric Sheep | R 375 | Jennie Ridyard | 163 |
| 2014 | 2nd GEN | Ken Cockroft | Short Cuts | R 375 | Jennie Ridyard | 164 |
| 2013 | 1st SA | David Platt | Doppelganger | R 1 000 | Arthur Goldstuck | 159 |
| 2013 | 2nd SA | Alison Smith | Exploring Otherworld Earth | R 600 | Arthur Goldstuck | 159 |
| 2013 | 3rd SA | Sean Harvey | Graveyard Shift | R 400 | Arthur Goldstuck | 160 |
| 2013 | 1st GEN | Belinda Lewis | Unearthly Creatures | R 750 | Lauren Beukes | 159 |
| 2013 | 2nd GEN | Piers Carey | The Jacket | R 375 | Lauren Beukes | 160 |
| 2013 | 2nd GEN | Ken Cockroft | The Seduction of Lady Porcinyrr | R 375 | Lauren Beukes | 159 |
| 2012 | 1st SA | Alison Smith | Alliyah's Journey into Legend | R 800 | Arthur Goldstuck | 156 |
| 2012 | 1st SA | George Rose | An Unexpected Visitor | R 800 | Arthur Goldstuck | 155 |
| 2012 | 3rd SA | Richard Willson | Cassandra's Cry | R 400 | Arthur Goldstuck | 156 |
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