Writer Ken Liu is a triple nominee for the Nebula Awards

Cool news. Writer Ken Liu, who became the first author to win all of science fiction's three major honors -- the Hugo, the Nebula and the World Fantasy Award -- for his short story "The Paper Menagerie," is a triple nominee for this year's recently announced Nebula Awards: 2012 Nebula Awards Nominees Announced.

The Nebula Awards are presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Liu is nominated for best novella ("All the Flavors"), best novelette ("The Waves") and best short story ("The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species"). Winners will be announced at the Forty-Eighth Nebula Awards Weekend in May.

He's definitely a rising sci-fi talent. View the full list of current nominees here. For further information about Ken Liu and his work, visit his website. You can also follow his updates on Twitter. (Thanks, Christopher.)

ken liu's "the paper menagerie" wins top sci-fi awards

Writer Ken Liu became the first author to win the Hugo, the Nebula and the World Fantasy Award -- science fiction's three major honors -- for his 2011 fantasy short story "The Paper Menagerie." I just read it. Consider me a new fan.

Originally published last year in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, the heartbreaking story is about a boy, the son of an American man and his Chinese mail-order bride, who grows up feeling alienated because he's different. The mother speaks little English, but she has the gift to blow life into her origami animals. The tale is magical... and very sad.

io9 recently posted the story in its entirety: Read Ken Liu's amazing story that swept the Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy Awards.