| "All Seated on the Ground" | |
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| Short story byConnie Willis | |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
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| Published in | Asimov's Science Fiction |
| Publication type | Magazine |
| Publication date | December 2007 |
All Seated on the Ground is ascience fictionnovella by American writerConnie Willis, originally published in the December 2007 issue of American magazineAsimov's Science Fictionand as a standalone volume fromSubterranean Press.[1] It won the 2008Hugo Award for Best Novella.[2]
The story follows Meg, a newspaper columnist who has joined a commission studying aliens that have landed on theUniversity of Denver campus. The aliens glare at everyone, and allow themselves to be led to various locations, but the commission has no idea how to communicate with them. Following an incident at a local mall during the Christmas shopping season, Meg and a school choir director team up to try to decipher the aliens' actions before they leave Earth.