Monday I shared my Hugo nominations for novel, short fiction, and series.  Yesterday I talked about my picks for graphic story, related work, and dramatic presentation.  Today I’m looking at my choices in the editor, pro artist, and semiprozine categories.

BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM

• Arley Sorg and Christie Yant
• Jason Sizemore and Lesley Conner
• Neil Clarke
• Scott H. Andrews
• Sheree Renée Thomas

These are the editors of some of my favorite and most frequently read SFF magazines. Arley Sorg and Christie Yant were co-editors of Fantasy Magazine which published its last issue in October 2023.  Jason Sizemore and Lesley Conner were co-editors of the first three of Apex Magazine’s six regular issues last year.  (Lesley Conner continues as sole editor-in-chief of the magazine while Jason Sizemore focuses on Apex Books.)  Neil Clarke is, of course, editor of Clarkesworld and winner in this category for the past two years after nine previous nominations.  Scott H. Andrews is the editor of Beneath Ceaseless Skies and received his first nomination in this category last year.  He recused Beneath Ceaseless Skies from further consideration for Best Semiprozine after its tenth consecutive nomination in that category in 2022.  Last, but certainly not least, Sheree Renée Thomas is the editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction which began its 75th year of publication at the end of last year.

BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM

• Jenni Hill
• Lee Harris
• Miriam Weinberg
• Priyanka Krishnan
• Ruoxi Chen

These are the editors of my Best Novel nominees.  Priyanka Krishnan and Jenni Hill edited Translation State by Ann Leckie.  Lee Harris edited Witch King by Martha Wells.  Miriam Weinberg edited Starling House by Alix E. Harrow.  Ruoxi Chen edited both Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh and The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang.

BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST

• Cynthia Sheppard
• Dan dos Santos
• Greg Ruth
• Tommy Arnold
• Tran Nguyen

These are the pro artists whose work stood out for me last year.  Cynthia Sheppard did the cover art for Witch King by Martha Wells.  Dan dos Santos did the cover art for Warrior of the Wind by Suyi Davies Okungbowa.  Greg Ruth did the cover art for Like Thunder by Nnedi Okorafor.  Tommy Arnold did the cover art for The Faithless by C.L. Clark.  And Tran Nguyen did the cover art for The Art of Destiny by Wesley Chu.

BEST SEMIPROZINE

• Strange Horizons

There are three semiprozines that I regularly read and enjoy:  Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Strange Horizons, and Uncanny Magazine.  As I mentioned above, Beneath Ceaseless Skies is no longer accepting nominations.  While Uncanny continues to be great, it has been nominated every single year that it has been eligible and won seven times out of those eight nominations.  On the other hand, Strange Horizons has been nominated for the past eleven consecutive years now and never won.  I really want this to finally be Strange Horizons’ year, and I’m pretty sure Uncanny will manage to be on the ballot without my help anyway.

See you tomorrow with the rest of my choices!  What were your favorites in these categories?