SFWA has released the Preliminary Ballot for the 2006 Nebula Awards. The final ballot will be released in early March, and the winners will be announced at the Nebula Banquet on May 12th in New York City.

You can click the above link for the long list of nominees in all categories, but here's the novel list for those who can't wait:

• From the Files of the Time Rangers, Richard Bowes
• Crystal Rain, Tobias Buckell
• The Girl in the Glass, Jeffrey Ford
• The Privilege of the Sword, Ellen Kushner (available in Swords of Riverside)
• Counting Heads, David Marusek
• To Crush the Moon, Wil McCarthy
• Seeker, Jack McDevitt
• A Princess of Roumania, Paul Park
• Remains, Mark W. Tiedemann
• Spin, Robert Charles Wilson

Congratulations to all of the nominees, and good luck!