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My 2024 Hugo Nominations: Editor, Pro Artist, and Semiprozine

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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?

My 2024 Hugo Nominations: Graphic Story, Related Work, and Dramatic Presentation

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Yesterday I shared my Hugo nominations for the first five categories, and today I’m looking at the next five.  I didn’t get as much read or watched as I would have liked partly because of the distraction from the issues with last year’s Hugos which were revealed right before nominations opened for this year.  I had to remind myself that looking for award worthy stuff and deciding what to nominate is really the fun part that no later drama can really take away.  Here are some more of my favorites from what I did get to:

BEST GRAPHIC STORY OR COMIC

  • Batman – One Bad Day: Catwoman, G. Willow Wilson and Jamie McKelvie (DC Comics)
  • Earthdivers Vol. 1: Kill Columbus, Stephen Graham Jones and Davide Gianfelice (IDW)
  • Love Everlasting Vol. 1, Tom King and Elsa Charretier (Image)
  • The Last Count of Monte Cristo, Ayize Jama-Everett and Tristan Roach (Abrams)
  • Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha, and Nicola Scott (DC Comics)

While I continue to enjoy the series that have gotten repeat nominations (and some repeat wins) for this category, I try to look just a little further afield for my nominations.  Some of the creators here are still familiar names.  If we see something beyond the usual suspects on the ballot, I think Wonder Woman Historia is the most likely one of these.

BEST RELATED WORK

  • A City on Mars, Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith (Penguin)
  • A Traveller in Time, Maureen Kincaid Speller (Luna Press)
  • All These Worlds, Niall Harrison (Briardene)
  • Fear of Seeing: A Poetics of Chinese Science Fiction, Mingwei Song (Columbia University Press)
  • Follow Me: Religion in Fantasy and Science Fiction, Francesca T Barbini (Luna Press)

I always like reading SFF related non-fiction books.  I was particularly excited for the review collections A Traveller in Time and All These Worlds, and I especially hope to see Maureen Kincaid Speller’s make the ballot.

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM

  • Asteroid City (Focus Features)
  • Barbie (Warner Bros.)
  • Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Paramount)
  • LOLA (Cowtown Pictures)
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony Pictures)

LOLA was one of three movies which received eligibility extensions at last year’s WSFS Business Meeting.  I usually try to take a look at the works which receive these extensions if they seem interesting and I am able to access them.  I suspect you may have heard of my other nominations.  I’ll be very surprised if Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, sequel to Hugo winner Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, isn’t on the ballot.

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM

  • “Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore”, The Mandalorian (Lucasfilm)
  • “Fight or Flight”, Carnival Row (Amazon Studios)
  • “Part Five: Shadow Warrior”, Ahsoka (Lucasfilm)
  • “The Last Generation”, Star Trek: Picard (CBS Studios)
  • “What Was Meant to Be”, The Wheel of Time (Amazon Studios)

I imagine that most of the things which are likely to be on the ballot here are shows I haven’t seen yet.  In particular, I haven’t watched The Last of Us, and I’ve heard a lot of talk about the episode “Long, Long Time”.  I never played the video game and zombie apocalypse is not my cup of tea.  But it seems like I should give the show a try anyway.

BEST GAME OR INTERACTIVE WORK

No nominations from me for this category since I haven’t a clue.  I’m still looking forward to finding out what makes the ballot here.  The special category which was run in 2021 was for Best Video Game, but this new ongoing category is for any type of game or interactive work.  I’ll be curious to see if any outside-the-box sort of things get nominated.

See you tomorrow with more of my picks.  What were your favorites in these categories?

My 2024 Hugo Nominations: Novel, Short Fiction, and Series

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Nominations for this year’s Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer closed on March 9, 2024.  The finalists will be announced Friday, March 29, at Levitation, the UK National Convention (Eastercon), taking place in Telford, UK.  The announcement is scheduled for 3 pm GMT (UTC +0) immediately following their opening ceremony.  Details of the final ballot process will be announced during April.  The awards will be presented at a ceremony taking place on Sunday evening, August 11, during Glasgow 2024, the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon).  They are also planning to provide free online streaming of the ceremony.

While I got most of my nominations in the evening before nominations closed, I was able to fill in some more that morning and received my final confirmation about 10 minutes before voting closed at 11 am in my time zone.  Here is what I submitted for the first five categories:

BEST NOVEL

  • Some Desperate Glory, Emily Tesh (Tordotcom)
  • Starling House, Alix E. Harrow (Tor)
  • The Water Outlaws, S.L. Huang (Tordotcom)
  • Translation State, Ann Leckie (Orbit)
  • Witch King, Martha Wells (Tordotcom)

All of these were books I was really looking forward to before they came out, and all of them lived up to my high expectations.  I feel like Translation State is the most likely to make the ballot, but I was pleased to see Witch King and The Water Outlaws were also Nebula finalists.

BEST NOVELLA

  • Rose/House, Arkady Martine (Subterranean)
  • The Crane Husband, Kelly Barnhill (Tordotcom)
  • The Lies of the Ajungo, Moses Ose Utomi (Tordotcom)
  • The Mimicking of Known Successes, Malka Older (Tordotcom)
  • The Navigating Fox, Christopher Rowe (Tordotcom)

Out of these, I think The Mimicking of Known Successes is getting the most attention, although The Crane Husband also got a Nebula nomination.

BEST NOVELETTE

  • “Ivy, Angelica, Bay”, C.L. Polk (Tor.com, 8 Dec 2023)
  • “John Hollowback and the Witch”, Amal El-Mohtar (The Book of Witches, Jonathan Strahan, Harper Voyager)
  • “Saturday’s Song”, Wole Talabi (Lightspeed 156, May 2023)
  • “The Year Without Sunshine”, Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny 55, Nov/Dec 23)
  • “What the Mountain Takes, What the Journey Offers”, Jae Steinbacher (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 374, 26 Jan 2023)

I managed to pick two more Nebula finalists here: “Saturday’s Song” and “The Year Without Sunshine”.  I could see Naomi Kritzer making an appearance either in this category or for her short story Nebula finalist “Better Living Through Algorithms”.

BEST SHORT STORY

  • “A Name is a Plea and a Prophecy”, Gabrielle Emem Harry (Strange Horizons, 14 Aug 2023)
  • “Brincando Charcos (Jumping Puddles)”, Ben Francisco (Strange Horizons, 30 Oct 23)
  • “Constant Ivan and Clever Natalya”, M.A. Carrick (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 373, 12 Jan 2023)
  • “Fandom for Witches”, Ruoxi Chen (Fantasy 96, Oct 2023)
  • “The Big Glass Box and the Boys Inside”, Isabel J. Kim (Apex 135, Jan 2023)

No overlap with the Nebula ballot for me here.  I would like to see last year’s Astounding Award finalist Isabel J. Kim make the ballot.  She also had a couple Clarkesworld stories that I heard people mention nominating.

BEST SERIES

  • InCryptid, Seanan McGuire (Backpacking Through Bedlam)
  • October Daye, Seanan McGuire (Sleep No More / The Innocent Sleep)
  • The Craft Sequence, Max Gladstone (Dead Country)
  • The Last Binding, Freya Marske (A Power Unbound)
  • The Universe of Xuya, Aliette de Bodard (A Fire Born of Exile)

Yes, I nominated four previous finalists which have enough new material to be eligible again.  I think they are all still worthy.  Although, if I had thought of it, I would probably have nominated Ann Leckie’s Imperial Radch series instead of both of Seanan McGuire’s series.  I’ve heard quite a few people mention The Final Architecture by Adrian Tchaikovsky, but I haven’t read that yet.

I’ll be back tomorrow with more of my choices.  What were your favorites in these categories?

2024 Nebula Awards Finalists

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The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has announced the 59th Annual Nebula Awards finalists for works published in 2023.  I’m pleased to see some of my Hugo nominees as well as one of my Astounding and one of my Lodestar nominees.

Nebula Award for Novel

  • The Saint of Bright Doors, Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)
  • The Water Outlaws, S.L. Huang (Tordotcom; Solaris UK)
  • Translation State, Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
  • The Terraformers, Annalee Newitz (Tor; Orbit UK)
  • Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon, Wole Talabi (DAW, Gollancz)
  • Witch King, Martha Wells (Tordotcom)

The Water Outlaws, Translation State, and Witch King were on my Hugo Award ballot.  I’ve heard great things about the other three and would be happy to see any of them as Hugo finalists as well.  Martha Wells declined a nomination for System Collapse.  She has previously declined recent nominations for the Murderbot Diaries as they have already received multiple accolades.

Nebula Award for Novella

  • The Crane Husband, Kelly Barnhill (Tordotcom)
  • “Linghun”, Ai Jiang (Linghun)
  • Thornhedge, T. Kingfisher (Tor; Titan UK)
  • Untethered Sky, Fonda Lee (Tordotcom)
  • The Mimicking of Known Successes, Malka Older (Tordotcom)
  • Mammoths at the Gates, Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)

From here I had The Crane Husband and The Mimicking of Known Successes on my Hugo ballot.  The novellas from T. Kingfisher, Fonda Lee, and Nghi Vo are all ones I want to read.  I’ll have to add Ai Jiang’s to my list as I’ve enjoyed the other stories I’ve read by her.

Nebula Award for Novelette

  • “A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair”, Renan Bernardo (Samovar 2/23)
  • I Am AI, Ai Jiang (Shortwave)
  • “The Year Without Sunshine”, Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny 11-12/23)
  • “Imagine: Purple-Haired Girl Shooting Down The Moon”, Angela Liu (Clarkesworld 6/23)
  • “Saturday’s Song”, Wole Talabi (Lightspeed 5/23)
  • “Six Versions of My Brother Found Under the Bridge”, Eugenia Triantafyllou (Uncanny 9-10/23)

Ai Jiang makes her second appearance on this ballot.  Another two of my Hugo nominees show up here: “The Year Without Sunshine” and “Saturday’s Song”.  I nominated Angela Liu for the Astounding Award although I haven’t read this particular story yet.  I also haven’t gotten to Eugenia Triantafyllou’s story although I’ve really liked other stories by her.  Finally, Renan Bernardo’s story is very touching and was translated from Portuguese by the author.  (The original language version can be found in that same issue of Samovar as well.)

Nebula Award for Short Story

  • “Once Upon a Time at The Oakmont”, P.A. Cornell (Fantasy 10/23)
  • “Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200”, R.S.A Garcia (Uncanny 7-8/23)
  • “Window Boy”, Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld 8/23)
  • “The Sound of Children Screaming”, Rachael K. Jones (Nightmare 10/23)
  • “Better Living Through Algorithms”, Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld 5/23)
  • “Bad Doors”, John Wiswell (Uncanny 1-2/23)

Naomi Kritzer gets a second nod here.  Her story was a favorite although I didn’t nominate this one.  On the other hand, John Wiswell’s story didn’t work for me even though I normally find his stories very charming.  The remaining Clarkesworld, Fantasy, and Uncanny stories are still waiting on my ereader.  Not being a big horror fan, I seldom read Nightmare, but maybe I’ll make an exception for this finalist.

Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

  • To Shape a Dragon’s Breath, Moniquill Blackgoose (Del Rey)
  • The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern, J. Dianne Dotson (Android)
  • Liberty’s Daughter, Naomi Kritzer (Fairwood)
  • The Ghost Job, Greg van Eekhout (Harper)

Naomi Kritzer appears here for a third time.  I haven’t read this book, but I recognize the Seastead setting from a series of stories published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.  I nominated To Shape a Dragon’s Breath for the Lodestar Award.  I hadn’t previously seen the other two books, but I’m far from the target audience so that’s unsurprising.

Nebula Award for Game Writing

  • The Bread Must Rise, Stewart C Baker, James Beamon (Choice of Games)
  • Alan Wake II, Sam Lake, Clay Murphy, Tyler Burton Smith, Sinikka Annala (Remedy Entertainment, Epic Games Publishing)
  • Ninefox Gambit: Machineries of Empire Roleplaying Game, Yoon Ha Lee, Marie Brennan (Android)
  • Dredge, Joel Mason (Black Salt Games, Team 17)
  • Chants of Sennaar, Julien Moya, Thomas Panuel (Rundisc, Focus Entertainment)
  • Baldur’s Gate 3, Adam Smith, Adrienne Law, Baudelaire Welch, Chrystal Ding, Ella McConnell, Ine Van Hamme, Jan Van Dosselaer, John Corcoran, Kevin VanOrd, Lawrence Schick, Martin Docherty, Rachel Quirke, Ruairí Moore, Sarah Baylus, Stephen Rooney, Swen Vincke (Larian Studios)

Not much to say here since I’m not a gamer.  I did love Yoon Ha Lee’s Machineries of Empire books which the Ninefox Gambit RPG is based on, and Marie Brennan is another favorite author.  I will still be interested in seeing if there is any overlap with the new Best Game or Interactive Work Hugo Award.

Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

  • Nimona, Robert L. Baird, Lloyd Taylor, Pamela Ribon, Marc Haimes, Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Keith Bunin, Nate Stevenson (Annapurna Animation, Annapurna Pictures)
  • The Last of Us: “Long, Long Time”, Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin (HBOMax)
  • Barbie, Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach (Warner Bros., Heyday Films, LuckyChap Entertainment)
  • Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Michael Gilio, Chris McKay (Paramount Pictures, Entertainment One, Allspark Pictures)
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Dave Callaham (Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Avi Arad Productions)
  • The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli, Toho Company)

Barbie, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse were on my Hugo ballot.  I haven’t seen the others yet.

Winners will be present at a ceremony on June 8th at 8pm Pacific Time during the Nebula Conference in Pasadena, California.  What do you think of these finalists?  Did you nominate any of them for a Hugo?

2023 Hugo Awards: Final Voting Statistics

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The final voting statistics for the 2023 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer are now available from The Hugo Awards website and File 770.  Statistics from the nomination stage are still forthcoming.

Here is how the finalists placed:

BEST NOVEL

  1. Nettle & Bone, by T. Kingfisher (Tor Books)
  2. Legends & Lattes, by Travis Baldree (Tor Books)
  3. The Kaiju Preservation Society, by John Scalzi (Tor Books)
  4. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey)
  5. The Spare Man, by Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor Books)
  6. Nona the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir (Tordotcom)

BEST NOVELLA

  1. Where the Drowned Girls Go, by Seanan McGuire (Tordotcom)
  2. Ogres, by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Solaris)
  3. Even Though I Knew the End, by C.L. Polk (Tordotcom)
  4. What Moves the Dead, by T. Kingfisher (Tor Nightfire)
  5. Into the Riverlands, by Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)
  6. A Mirror Mended, by Alix E. Harrow (Tordotcom)

BEST NOVELETTE

  1. “The Space-Time Painter”, by Hai Ya (Galaxy’s Edge, April 2022)
  2. “If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You”, by John Chu (Uncanny Magazine, July-August 2022)
  3. “A Dream of Electric Mothers”, by Wole Talabi (Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction, Tordotcom)
  4. “We Built This City”, by Marie Vibbert (Clarkesworld, June 2022)
  5. “Murder By Pixel: Crime and Responsibility in the Digital Darkness”, by S.L. Huang (Clarkesworld, December 2022)
  6. “The Difference Between Love and Time”, by Catherynne M. Valente (Someone in Time: Tales of Time-Crossed Romance, Solaris)

BEST SHORT STORY

  1. “Rabbit Test”, by Samantha Mills (Uncanny Magazine, November-December 2022)
  2. “D.I.Y.”, by John Wiswell (Tor.com, August 2022)
  3. “Zhurong on Mars”, by Regina Kanyu Wang (Frontiers, September 2022)
  4. “Resurrection”, by Ren Qing, translated by Blake Stone-Banks (Future Fiction/Science Fiction World, December 2022)
  5. “The White Cliff”, by Lu Ban (Science Fiction World, May 2022)
  6. “On the Razor’s Edge”, by Jiang Bo (Science Fiction World, January 2022)

BEST SERIES

  1. Children of Time Series, by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Pan Macmillan/Orbit)
  2. Rivers of London, by Ben Aaronovitch (Orion)
  3. The Scholomance, by Naomi Novik (Del Rey)
  4. The Locked Tomb, by Tamsyn Muir (Tor.com)
  5. October Daye, by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
  6. The Founders Trilogy, by Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey)

BEST GRAPHIC STORY OR COMIC

  1. Cyberpunk 2077: Big City Dreams, by Bartosz Sztybor, Filipe Andrade, Alessio Fioriniello, Roman Titov, Krzysztof Ostrowski (Dark Horse Books)
  2. DUNE: The Official Movie Graphic Novel, by Lilah Sturges, Drew Johnson, Zid (Legendary Comics)
  3. Monstress vol. 7: Devourer, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image Comics)
  4. Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, by Tom King, Bilquis Evely, and Matheus Lopes (DC Comics)
  5. Once & Future Vol 4: Monarchies in the UK, by Kieron Gillen / Dan Mora (BOOM! Studios)
  6. Saga, Vol. 10, by Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, Fonografiks (Image Comics)

BEST RELATED WORK

  1. Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes, by Rob Wilkins (Doubleday)
  2. Chinese Science Fiction, An Oral History, Volume 1, by Yang Feng (Chengdu Times Press)
  3. Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road, by Kyle Buchanan (William Morrow)
  4. Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir, by Wil Wheaton (William Morrow)
  5. “The Ghost of Workshops Past”, by S.L. Huang (Tor.com)
  6. Buffalito World Outreach Project, by Lawrence M. Schoen (Paper Golem LLC)

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM

  1. Everything Everywhere All at Once, screenplay by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Sheinert (IAC Films / Gozie AGBO)
  2. Turning Red, screenplay by Julia Cho and Domee Shi, directed by Domee Shi (Walt Disney Studios / Pixar Animation Studios)
  3. Nope, written by Jordan Peele, directed by Jordan Peele (Universal Pictures / Monkeypaw Productions)
  4. Severance (Season 1), written by Dan Erickson, Anna Ouyang Moench et al., directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle (Red Hour Productions / Fifth Season)
  5. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, screenplay by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, directed by Ryan Coogler (Marvel Studios)
  6. Avatar: The Way of Water, screenplay by James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver, directed by James Cameron (Lightstorm Entertainment / TSG Entertainment II)

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM

  1. The Expanse: “Babylon’s Ashes”, written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, Naren Shankar, directed by Breck Eisner (Alcon Entertainment)
  2. Andor: “One Way Out”, written by Beau Willimon, Tony Gilroy, and George Lucas, directed by Toby Haynes (Lucasfilm)
  3. Stranger Things: “Chapter Four: Dear Billy”, written by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, and Paul Dichter, directed by Shawn Levy (21 Laps Entertainment)
  4. Andor: “Rix Road”, written by Tony Gilroy and George Lucas, directed by Benjamin Caron (Lucasfilm)
  5. For All Mankind: “Stranger in a Strange Land”, written by Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, directed by Craig Zisk (Tall Ship Productions/Sony Pictures Television)
  6. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: “Whose Show is This?”, written by Jessica Gao, Francesca Gailes, and Jacqueline Gailes, directed by Kat Coiro (Marvel Entertainment)

BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM

  1. Neil Clarke
  2. Sheree Renée Thomas
  3. Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
  4. Scott H. Andrews
  5. Xu Wang
  6. Feng Yang

BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM

  1. Lindsey Hall
  2. Haijun Yao
  3. Lee Harris
  4. Ruoxi Chen
  5. Sarah Peed
  6. Huan Yan

BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST

  1. Enzhe Zhao
  2. Kuri Huang
  3. Sija Hong
  4. Alyssa Winans
  5. Jian Zhang
  6. Paul Lewin

BEST SEMIPROZINE

  1. Uncanny Magazine, publishers and editors-in-chief: Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; managing/poetry editor Chimedum Ohaegbu; managing editor Monte Lin; nonfiction editor Meg Elison; podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.
  2. Strange Horizons, edited by The Strange Horizons Editorial Team
  3. FIYAH, edited by the entire FIYAH team
  4. Escape Pod, co-editors Mur Lafferty & Valerie Valdes; Assistant editors Benjamin C. Kinney & Premee Mohamed, host Tina Connolly, producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht
  5. PodCastle, co-Editors Shingai Njeri Kagunda and Eleanor R. Wood; Assistant Editor Sofia Barker; Host Matt Dovey; Audio Producers Peter Adrian Behravesh, Devin Martin, and Eric Valdes
  6. khōréō, edited by Team khōréō

BEST FANZINE

  1. Zero Gravity Newspaper, by RiverFlow and Ling Shizhen
  2. Journey Planet, by Regina Kanyu Wang, Yen Ooi, Arthur Liu, Jean Martin, Erin Underwood, Steven H Silver, Pádraig Ó Méalóid and their other co-editors.
  3. Nerds of a Feather, by Roseanna Pendlebury, Arturo Serrano, Paul Weimer, Adri Joy, Joe Sherry, Vance Kotrla, G. Brown
  4. Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, by Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk
  5. Chinese Academic SF Express, by Latssep and Tianluo_Qi
  6. Galactic Journey, by Gideon Marcus, Janice Marcus, Tammi Bozich, Erica Frank, Arel Lucas, and Mark Yon

BEST FANCAST

  1. Hugo, Girl!, by Haley Zapal, Amy Salley, Lori Anderson, and Kevin Anderson
  2. Hugos There, by Seth Heasley
  3. Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe, produced by Jonathan Strahan
  4. Octothorpe, by John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty
  5. Worldbuilding for Masochists, by Cass Morris, Rowenna Miller, Marshall Ryan Maresca
  6. Kalanadi, created and presented by Rachel

BEST FAN WRITER

  1. Chris M. Barkley
  2. RiverFlow
  3. Arthur Liu
  4. Bitter Karella
  5. Jason Sanford
  6. Örjan Westin

BEST FAN ARTIST

  1. Richard Man
  2. Iain Clark
  3. Laya Rose
  4. Alison Scott
  5. España Sheriff
  6. Orion Smith

LODESTAR AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK

  1. Akata Woman (The Nsibidi Scripts), by Nnedi Okorafor (Viking Books for Young Readers)
  2. The Golden Enclaves, by Naomi Novik (Del Rey)
  3. Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak, by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen/Titan Books)
  4. In the Serpents Wake, by Rachel Hartman (Random House Books for Young Readers)
  5. Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods, by Catherynne M. Valente (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
  6. Bloodmarked, by Tracy Deonn (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

ASTOUNDING AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER

  1. Travis Baldree
  2. Isabel J Kim*
  3. Everina Maxwell*
  4. Maijia Liu
  5. Naseem Jamnia
  6. Weimu Xin*

*2nd year of eligibility

Three of my top choices won and three more came in second.  Five times I ranked the winner third, and five times my top pick came in fourth.  How did your favorites do?

2023 Hugo Awards: My Final Ballot

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The winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer are being announced at the Hugo Award Ceremony at the Chengdu Worldcon today.  Here’s how I personally ranked the finalists:

Best Novel

  1. Nettle & Bone, T. Kingfisher (Tor)
  2. Nona the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir (Tordotcom)
  3. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey)
  4. The Spare Man, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)
  5. Legends & Lattes, Travis Baldree (Tor)
  6. The Kaiju Preservation Society, John Scalzi (Tor)

Best Novella

  1. Even Though I Knew the End, C.L. Polk (Tordotcom)
  2. What Moves the Dead, T. Kingfisher (Tor Nightfire)
  3. Where the Drowned Girls Go, Seanan McGuire (Tordotcom)
  4. A Mirror Mended, Alix E. Harrow (Tordotcom)
  5. Ogres, Adrian Tchaikovsky (Solaris)
  6. Into the Riverlands, Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)

Best Novelette

  1. The Difference Between Love and Time, Catherynne M. Valente (Someone in Time, Solaris)
  2. Murder by Pixel: Crime and Responsibility in the Digital Darkness, S.L. Huang (Clarkesworld, Dec 2022)
  3. We Built This City, Marie Vibbert (Clarkesworld, Jun 2022)
  4. A Dream of Electric Mothers, Wole Talabi (Africa Risen, Tordotcom)
  5. If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You, John Chu (Uncanny, Jul/Aug 2022)

Best Short Story

  1. Rabbit Test, Samantha Mills (Uncanny, Nov/Dec 2022)
  2. D.I.Y., John Wiswell (Tor.com, 24 Aug 202)

Best Series

  1. October Daye, Seanan McGuire (DAW)
  2. The Locked Tomb, Tamsyn Muir (Tordotcom)
  3. The Founders Trilogy, Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey)
  4. The Scholomance, Naomi Novik (Del Rey)
  5. Children of Time Series, Adrian Tchaikovsky (Orbit)
  6. Rivers of London, Ben Aaronovich (DAW)

Best Graphic Story or Comic

  1. Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Tom King, Bilquis Evely, and Matheus Lopes (DC Comics)
  2. Once & Future Vol 4: Monarchies in the UK, Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora (BOOM! Studios)
  3. Saga, Vol. 10, Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, Fonografiks (Image Comics)
  4. Monstress vol. 7: Devourer, Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image Comics)
  5. DUNE: The Official Movie Graphic Novel, Lilah Sturges, Drew Johnson, and Zid (Legendary Comics)
  6. Cyberpunk 2077: Big City Dreams, Bartosz Sztybor, Filipe Andrade, Alessio Fioriniello, Roman Titov, and Krzysztof Ostrowski (Dark Horse Books)

Best Related Work

  1. Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes, Rob Wilkins (Doubleday)
  2. Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road, Kyle Buchanan (William Morrow)
  3. The Ghost of Workshops Past, S.L. Huang (Tor.com)
  4. Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir, Wil Wheaton (William Morrow)
  5. Buffalito World Outreach Project, Lawrence M. Schoen (Paper Golem LLC)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

  1. Severance (Season 1), written by Dan Erickson, Anna Ouyang Moench et al., directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle (Red Hour Productions / Fifth Season)
  2. Nope, Jordan Peele (Universal Pictures / Monkeypaw Productions)
  3. Everything Everywhere All at Once, screenplay by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Sheinert (IAC Films / Gozie AGBO)
  4. Turning Red, screenplay by Julia Cho and Domee Shi, directed by Domee Shi (Walt Disney Studios / Pixar Animation Studios)
  5. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, screenplay by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, directed by Ryan Coogler (Marvel Studios)
  6. Avatar: The Way of Water, screenplay by James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver, directed by James Cameron (Lightstorm Entertainment / TSG Entertainment II)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

  1. One Way Out, Andor, written by Beau Willimon, Tony Gilroy, and George Lucas, directed by Toby Haynes (Lucasfilm)
  2. Rix Road, Andor, written by Tony Gilroy and George Lucas, directed by Benjamin Caron (Lucasfilm)
  3. Stranger in a Strange Land, For All Mankind, written by Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, directed by Craig Zisk (Tall Ship Productions/Sony Pictures Television)
  4. Chapter Four: Dear Billy, Stranger Things, written by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, and Paul Dichter, directed by Shawn Levy (21 Laps Entertainment)
  5. Babylon’s Ashes, The Expanse, written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, Naren Shankar, directed by Breck Eisner (Alcon Entertainment)
  6. Whose Show is This?, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, written by Jessica Gao, Francesca Gailes, and Jacqueline Gailes, directed by Kat Coiro (Marvel Entertainment)

Best Editor, Short Form

  1. Scott H. Andrews
  2. Neil Clarke
  3. Sheree Renée Thomas
  4. Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

Best Editor, Long Form

  1. Sarah Peed
  2. Lindsey Hall
  3. Lee Harris
  4. Ruoxi Chen

Best Professional Artist

  1. Sija Hong
  2. Kuri Huang
  3. Alyssa Winans

Best Semiprozine

  1. Strange Horizons
  2. PodCastle
  3. khōréō
  4. FIYAH
  5. Escape Pod
  6. Uncanny Magazine

Best Fanzine

  1. Nerds of a Feather, flock together
  2. Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog
  3. Journey Planet
  4. Galactic Journey

Best Fancast

  1. Kalanadi
  2. The Coode Street Podcast
  3. Hugo, Girl!
  4. Hugos There
  5. Octothorpe
  6. Worldbuilding for Masochists

Best Fan Writer

  1. Örjan Westin
  2. Bitter Karella
  3. Jason Sanford
  4. Chris M. Barkley

Best Fan Artist

  1. Alison Scott
  2. Iain Clark
  3. Richard Man
  4. Laya Rose
  5. España Sheriff
  6. Orion Smith

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (not a Hugo)

  1. In the Serpent’s Wake, Rachel Hartman (Random House Books for Young Readers)
  2. The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik (Del Rey)
  3. Bloodmarked, Tracy Deonn (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
  4. Akata Woman, Nnedi Okorafor (Viking Books for Young Readers)
  5. Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods, Catherynne M. Valente (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
  6. Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak, Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen/Titan Books)

Astounding Award for Best New Writer, sponsored by Dell Magazines (not a Hugo)

  1. Isabel J. Kim*
  2. Everina Maxwell*
  3. Travis Baldree
  4. Naseem Jamnia

*2nd year of eligibility

The finalists I left off my ballot are those I felt I didn’t have enough information about.  Who are you hoping to see take home shiny trophies?

2023 Hugo Nominations

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Nominations for this year’s Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer closed on April 30, 2023.  The finalists should be announced some time later in May.  The winners will be presented at the Chengdu Worldcon, currently scheduled for October 18-22, 2023.

This year I actually got my nominations in a whole week ahead of time.  Partly thanks to nominations closing later then usual.  But mainly because I had a family vacation starting in the last week of April and I wanted to have my ballot completed before I left.  Here is what I submitted:

BEST NOVEL

  • Babel, R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager)
  • Nettle & Bone, T. Kingfisher (Tor)
  • The Mountain in the Sea, Ray Nayler (MCD)
  • The Spare Man, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor)
  • The Spear Cuts Through Water, Simon Jimenez (Del Rey)

BEST NOVELLA

  • All the Horses of Iceland, Sarah Tolmie (Tordotcom)
  • Even Though I Knew the End, C.L. Polk (Tordotcom)
  • High Times in the Low Parliament, Kelly Robson (Tordotcom)
  • Servant Mage, Kate Elliott (Tordotcom)
  • Spear, Nicola Griffith (Tordotcom)

BEST NOVELETTE

  • “Forte”, Samuel Chapman, Beneath Ceaseless Skies 358 (16 Jun 2022)
  • “Merry in Time”, Kathleen Jennings, Beneath Ceaseless Skies 352 (24 Mar 2022)
  • “The Prince of Salt and the Ocean’s Bargain”, Natalia Theodoridou, Uncanny 48 (Sep/Oct 2022)
  • “Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold”, S.B. Divya, Uncanny 46 (May/Jun 2022)
  • “Your Eyes, My Beacon: Being an Account of Several Misadventures and How I Found My Way Home”, C.L. Clark, Uncanny 46 (May/Jun 2022)

BEST SHORT STORY

  • “Lily, the Immortal”, Kylie Lee Baker, Uncanny 44 (Jan/Feb 2022)
  • “Plausible Realities, Improbable Dreams”, Isabel J. Kim, Lightspeed 141 (Feb 2022)
  • “Rabbit Test”, Samantha Mills, Uncanny 49 (Nov/Dec 2022)
  • “The First Promise We Break”, Risa Wolf, Apex 130 (Mar 2022)
  • “The Honest Fox, or, A Truth Shared is Not a Truth Lost”, P H Lee, Lightspeed 141 (Feb 2022)

BEST SERIES

  • Incryptid, Seanan McGuire, Spelunking Through Hell (DAW)
  • October Daye, Seanan McGuire, Be the Serpent (DAW)
  • The Locked Tomb, Tamsyn Muir, Nona the Ninth (Tordotcom)
  • The Mistborn Saga, Brandon Sanderson, The Lost Metal (Tor)
  • The Scholomance, Naomi Novik, The Golden Enclaves (Del Rey)

BEST GRAPHIC STORY

  • Eat the Rich, Sarah Gailey and Pius Bak (BOOM!)
  • Step by Bloody Step, Si Spurrier and Mathías Bergara (Image)
  • The Keeper, Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes, and Marco Finnegan (Abrams)
  • The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, Ram V and Filipe Andrade (BOOM!)
  • The Night Eaters, Book 1: She Eats the Night, Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Abrams)

BEST RELATED WORK

  • Bridging Worlds, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (Jembefola)
  • Cosplay: A History, Andrew Liptak (Saga Press)
  • Fantasy: How It Works, Brian Attebery (Oxford University Press)
  • Story Matrices, Gillian Polack (Luna Press Publishing)
  • Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes, Rob Wilkins (Doubleday)

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM

  • Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
  • Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
  • Nope (Universal Pictures)
  • Prey (20th Century Studios)
  • The Northman (Focus Features)

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM

  • Andor: “One Way Out” (Lucasfilm)
  • House of the Dragon: “The Lord of the Tides” (HBO)
  • Westworld: “Que Será, Será” (HBO)
  • The Peripheral: “The Doodad” (Amazon)
  • His Dark Materials: “The Botanic Garden” (BBC/HBO)

BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM

  • Jason Sizemore and Lesley Conner
  • John Joseph Adams
  • Neil Clarke
  • Scott H. Andrews
  • Sheree Renée Thomas

BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM

  • Claire Eddy
  • David Pomerico
  • Lindsey Hall
  • Sarah Peed
  • Sean McDonald

BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST

  • Dan dos Santos
  • Greg Ruth
  • Magali Villenueve
  • Micah Epstein
  • Tommy Arnold

BEST SEMIPROZINE

  • Strange Horizons
  • Uncanny Magazine

BEST FANZINE

  • Camestros Felapton
  • Fantasy Book Critic
  • Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together
  • The Wertzone
  • Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog

BEST FANCAST

  • Kalanadi
  • Kitty G
  • SFF180
  • The Coode Street Podcast

BEST FAN WRITER

  • Adam Whitehead
  • Arturo Serrano
  • Bonnie McDaniel
  • Camestros Felapton
  • Lis Carey

BEST FAN ARTIST

  • Alison Scott
  • Laya Rose
  • Marceline2174
  • Phoenix Data Art
  • Rosiethorns88

LODESTAR AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK

  • A Magic Steeped in Poison, Judy I. Lin (Feiwel & Friends)
  • Ballad & Dagger, Daniel José Older (Hyperion)
  • Rust in the Root, Justina Ireland (Balzer + Bray)
  • The Luminaries, Susan Dennard (Tor Teen)
  • Together We Burn, Isabel Ibañez (Wednesday)

ASTOUNDING AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER

  • Everina Maxwell
  • Isabel J. Kim
  • Judy I. Lin
  • Kylie Lee Baker
  • Xiran Jay Zhao

What were your favorites from 2022?

2022 Hugo Awards: My Final Ballot

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The winners of the 2022 Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer will be announced one week from today at the Hugo Award Ceremony at Chicon 8 on September 4, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5).  Here’s how I personally ranked the finalists:

Best Novel

  1. She Who Became the Sun, by Shelley Parker-Chan (Tor / Mantle)
  2. A Desolation Called Peace, by Arkady Martine (Tor)
  3. The Galaxy, and the Ground Within, by Becky Chambers (Harper Voyager / Hodder & Stoughton)
  4. Light From Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki (Tor)
  5. Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Ballantine / Del Rey)
  6. A Master of Djinn, by P. Djèlí Clark (Tordotcom / Orbit UK)

Best Novella

  1. A Psalm for the Wild-Built, by Becky Chambers (Tordotcom)
  2. Across the Green Grass Fields, by Seanan McGuire (Tordotcom)
  3. Elder Race, by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tordotcom)
  4. Fireheart Tiger, by Aliette de Bodard (Tordotcom)
  5. The Past Is Red, by Catherynne M. Valente (Tordotcom)
  6. A Spindle Splintered, by Alix E. Harrow (Tordotcom)

Best Novelette

  1. “Colors of the Immortal Palette”, by Caroline M. Yoachim (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021)
  2. “Bots of the Lost Ark”, by Suzanne Palmer (Clarkesworld, Jun 2021)
  3. “Unseelie Brothers, Ltd.”, by Fran Wilde (Uncanny Magazine, May/Jun 2021)
  4. L’Esprit de L’Escalier, by Catherynne M. Valente (Tordotcom)
  5. “That Story Isn’t the Story”, by John Wiswell (Uncanny Magazine, Nov/Dec 2021)
  6. “O2 Arena”, by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (Galaxy’s Edge, Nov 2021)

Best Short Story

  1. “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather”, by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021)
  2. “Mr. Death”, by Alix E. Harrow (Apex Magazine, Feb 2021)
  3. “Proof by Induction”, by José Pablo Iriarte (Uncanny Magazine, May/Jun 2021)
  4. “Tangles”, by Seanan McGuire (Magicthegathering.com: Magic Story, Sep 2021)
  5. “Unknown Number”, by Blue Neustifter (Twitter, Jul 2021)
  6. “The Sin of America”, by Catherynne M. Valente (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021)

Best Series

  1. Wayward Children, by Seanan McGuire (Tordotcom)
  2. The Green Bone Saga, by Fonda Lee (Orbit)
  3. The Kingston Cycle, by C. L. Polk (Tordotcom)
  4. The World of the White Rat, by T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon) (Argyll Productions)
  5. Terra Ignota, by Ada Palmer (Tor Books)
  6. Merchant Princes, by Charles Stross (Tor UK / Tor)

Best Graphic Story or Comic

  1. Monstress, vol. 6: The Vow, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image)
  2. DIE, vol. 4: Bleed, written by Kieron Gillen, art by Stephanie Hans, lettering by Clayton Cowles (Image)
  3. Once & Future, vol. 3: The Parliament of Magpies, written by Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain (BOOM!)
  4. Lore Olympus, vol. 1, by Rachel Smythe (Del Rey)
  5. Far Sector, written by N.K. Jemisin, art by Jamal Campbell (DC)
  6. Strange Adventures, written by Tom King, art by Mitch Gerads and Evan “Doc” Shaner (DC)

Best Related Work

  1. Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950 to 1985, edited by Andrew Nette and Iain McIntyre (PM Press)
  2. True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee, by Abraham Riesman (Crown)
  3. The Complete Debarkle: Saga of a Culture War, by Camestros Felapton (Camestros Felapton)
  4. Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman’s Fight to End Ableism, by Elsa Sjunneson (Tiller Press)
  5. Never Say You Can’t Survive, by Charlie Jane Anders (Tordotcom)
  6. “How Twitter can ruin a life”, by Emily St. James (Vox, Jun 2021)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

  1. Dune, screenplay by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, and Eric Roth; directed by Denis Villeneuve; based on the novel Dune by Frank Herbert (Warner Bros / Legendary Entertainment)
  2. The Green Knight, written and directed by David Lowery (BRON Studios/A24)
  3. Space Sweepers, screenplay by Jo Sung-hee, Yookang Seo-ae, and Yoon Seung-min; directed by Jo Sung-hee (Bidangil Pictures)
  4. WandaVision, screenplay by Peter Cameron, Mackenzie Dohr, Laura Donney, Bobak Esfarjani, Megan McDonnell, Jac Schaeffer (created by and head writer), Cameron Squires, Gretchen Enders, Chuck Hayward; directed by Matt Shakman (Disney+)
  5. Encanto, screenplay by Charise Castro Smith and Jared Bush; directed by Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Charise Castro Smith (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  6. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, screenplay by Dave Callaham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham; directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

  1. The Expanse: “Nemesis Games”, written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, and Naren Shankar; directed by Breck Eisner (Amazon Studios)
  2. Star Trek: Lower Decks: “wej Duj”, written by Kathryn Lyn, directed by Bob Suarez (CBS Eye Animation Productions)
  3. The Wheel of Time: “The Flame of Tar Valon”, written by Justine Juel Gillmer, directed by Salli Richardson-Whitfield, based on The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (Amazon Studios)
  4. Loki: “The Nexus Event”, written by Eric Martin, directed by Kate Herron, created for television by Michael Waldron (Disney+)
  5. For All Mankind: “The Grey”, written by Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi; directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Tall Ship Productions/Sony Pictures Television)
  6. Arcane: “The Monster You Created”, written by Christian Linke and Alex Yee; story by Christian Linke, Alex Yee, Conor Sheehy, and Ash Brannon; directed by Pascal Charrue and Arnaud Delord (Netflix)

Best Editor, Short Form

  1. Sheree Renée Thomas
  2. Neil Clarke
  3. Jonathan Strahan
  4. Sheila Williams
  5. Mur Lafferty & S.B. Divya
  6. Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki

Best Editor, Long Form

  1. Ruoxi Chen
  2. Brit Hvide
  3. Navah Wolfe
  4. Nivia Evans
  5. Sarah T. Guan
  6. Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Best Professional Artist

  1. Tommy Arnold
  2. Alyssa Winans
  3. Ashley Mackenzie
  4. Maurizio Manzieri
  5. Rovina Cai
  6. Will Staehle

Best Semiprozine

  1. Uncanny Magazine, publishers and editors-in-chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; managing/poetry editor Chimedum Ohaegbu; nonfiction editor Elsa Sjunneson; podcast producers Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky
  2. Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor Scott H. Andrews
  3. Strange Horizons, Vanessa Aguirre, Joseph Aitken, Kwan-Ann Tan, Rachel Ayers, M H Ayinde, Tierney Bailey, Scott Beggs, Drew Matthew Beyer, Gautam Bhatia, Tom Borger, S. K. Campbell, Emma Celi, Zhui Ning Chang, Rita Chen, Tania Chen, Liz Christman, Emma-Grace Clarke, Linda H. Codega, Bruhad Dave, Sarah Davidson, Tahlia Day, Belen Edwards, Rebecca Evans, Ciro Faienza, Courtney Floyd, Lila Garrott, Guananí Gómez-Van Cortright, Colette Grecco, Julia Gunnison, Dan Hartland, Sydney Hilton, Angela Hinck, Amanda Jean, Jamie Johnson, Sean Joyce-Farley, Erika Kanda, Kat Kourbeti, Catherine Krahe, Anna Krepinsky, Clayton Kroh, Natasha Leullier, Dante Luiz, Gui Machiavelli, Cameron Mack, Samantha Manaktola, Marisa Manuel, Jean McConnell, Heather McDougal, Maria Morabe, Amelia Moriarty, Sarah Noakes, Aidan Oatway, AJ Odasso, Joel Oliver-Cormier, Kristina Palmer, Karintha Parker, Anjali Patel, Juliana Pinho, Nicasio Reed, Belicia Rhea, Abbey Schlanz, Elijah Rain Smith, Alyn Spector, Hebe Stanton, Melody Steiner, Romie Stott, Yejin Suh, Sonia Sulaiman, Ben Tyrrell, Renee Van Siclen, Kathryn Weaver, Liza Wemakor, Aigner Loren Wilson, E.M. Wright, Vicki Xu, and The Strange Horizons Editorial Collective
  4. FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, publisher Troy L Wiggins; executive editor DaVaun Sanders; managing editor Eboni Dunbar; poetry editor B. Sharise Moore; reviews editor and social media manager Brent Lambert; art director L. D. Lewis; web editor Chavonne Brown; non-fiction editor Margeaux Weston; guest editors Summer Farah and Nadia Shammas; acquiring editors Kaleb Russell, Rebecca McGee, Kerine Wint, Joshua Morley, Emmalia Harrington, Genine Tyson, Tonya R. Moore, Danny Lore; technical assistant Nelson Rolon
  5. PodCastle, co-editors Jen R. Albert, C. L. Clark, Shingai Njeri Kagunda, and Eleanor R. Wood; assistant editors Summer Fletcher and Sofía Barker; audio producer Peter Adrian Behravesh; host Matt Dovey; and the entire PodCastle team
  6. Escape Pod, editors S.B. Divya, Mur Lafferty, and Valerie Valdes; assistant editors Benjamin C. Kinney and Premee Mohamed; guest editor Brent C. Lambert; hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart; audio producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht; and the entire Escape Pod team

Best Fanzine

  1. Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, editors Amanda Wakaruk and Olav Rokne
  2. Quick Sip Reviews, editor Charles Payseur
  3. Small Gods, Lee Moyer (Icon) and Seanan McGuire (Story)
  4. Journey Planet, edited by Erin Underwood, Jean Martin, Sara Felix, Vanessa Applegate, Chuck Serface, Errick Nunnally, Evan Reeves, Steven H Silver, James Bacon and Christopher J Garcia
  5. Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus; editor Janice L. Newman; associate writers Gwyn Conaway, Jason Sacks, and John Boston
  6. The Full Lid, by Alasdair Stuart and Marguerite Kenner

Best Fancast

  1. Be The Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske, and Jennifer Mace
  2. Worldbuilding for Masochists, presented by Cass Morris, Rowenna Miller, and Marshall Ryan Maresca
  3. Hugo, Girl!, hosts Haley Zapal, Amy Salley, and Lori Anderson; producer/editor Kevin Anderson
  4. Octothorpe, by John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty
  5. The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe, Jonathan Strahan producer
  6. Our Opinions Are Correct, presented by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders, produced by Veronica Simonetti

Best Fan Writer

  1. Cora Buhlert
  2. Paul Weimer
  3. Jason Sanford
  4. Chris M. Barkley
  5. Alex Brown
  6. Bitter Karella

Best Fan Artist

  1. Iain J. Clark
  2. Ariela Housman
  3. Sara Felix
  4. Nilah Magruder
  5. Lee Moyer
  6. Lorelei Esther

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (not a Hugo)

  1. Iron Widow, by Xiran Jay Zhao (Penguin Teen / Rock the Boat)
  2. A Snake Falls to Earth, by Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido)
  3. The Last Graduate, by Naomi Novik (Del Rey Books)
  4. Chaos on CatNet, by Naomi Kritzer (Tor Teen)
  5. Redemptor, by Jordan Ifueko (Amulet Books / Hot Key Books)
  6. Victories Greater Than Death, by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen / Titan)

Astounding Award for Best New Writer, sponsored by Dell Magazines (not a Hugo)

  1. Micaiah Johnson (2nd year of eligibility)
  2. Shelley Parker-Chan (1st year of eligibility)
  3. Xiran Jay Zhao (1st year of eligibility)
  4. Tracy Deonn (2nd year of eligibility)
  5. Everina Maxwell (1st year of eligibility)
  6. A.K. Larkwood (2nd year of eligibility)

Which finalists are you hoping to see take home shiny trophies?

2022 Hugo Voters Packet

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The 2022 Hugo Voters Packet is currently available to members of Chicon 8, the 80th World Science Fiction Convention, until close of voting on August 11th.  Many thanks to the finalists who have shared materials for the consideration of Hugo voters and to the Hugo administrators for putting it all together!

On the download page, each category has a ZIP file except for Best Fancast which has been divided into two parts due to size.  Inside each ZIP file is a table of contents in PDF format detailing the material provided for that category.  Note that updates were made after the original release in the following categories:  Best Novella, Best Short Story, Best Editor: Short Form, Best Editor: Long Form, and Best Fancast (File 770 has the details).

In the following breakdown, I have noted the main items included next to each category name and added links where work is available online to everyone.  At the very bottom is a summary totaling all of these items.   I’m pleased to see most finalists provided information on their eligible work and in many cases the full work itself.  Of particular note is the complete nominated episode for one of the Short Form Best Dramatic Presentation finalists as well as work included for both Short and Long Form Best Editor categories.

Where I found formatting issues, I have put an asterisk next to the affected file types and added some notes on the problems.  These are typically caused by an automatic conversion from a fixed format (PDF) to a reflowable format (EPUB, MOBI).  In many cases, it’s just distracting.  In a few, they are rendered pretty much unreadable.

The books accessed through NetGalley links are DRM protected.  The easiest way to read these is with the NetGalley Shelf app for Android or iOS.  To read on Kindle devices or mobile apps, you will need to add your device’s email address to your NetGalley profile and set kindle@netgalley.com as an approved email to receive files from in your Amazon account.  The book will be available to download to any other Kindle device or mobile app logged into your Amazon account, but DRM will tie that copy to the device or app it is downloaded to.  To read on your computer or other ereaders and apps, choose the “Download Protected EPUB” option.  You will need to install Adobe Digital Editions and authorize it with an Adobe ID.  Here the DRM will allow you to read on any device or app authorized with the same Adobe ID.  Both these and the books accessed through the NetGalley Shelf app are set to expire 55 days after downloading.  If needed, you can download books again up until the archive date set by the publisher.  All are available until the voting deadline.  See NetGalley’s device guide for more details.

Please let me know if you find any errors or omissions.  For issues with the packet, email hugo-help@chicon.org.  Happy reading, watching, listening, and viewing!

BEST NOVEL (6 novels)

  • A Desolation Called Peace, by Arkady Martine (Tor)
    • full novel (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
  • The Galaxy, and the Ground Within, by Becky Chambers (Harper Voyager / Hodder & Stoughton)
    • full novel (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
  • Light From Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki (Tor)
    • full novel (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
  • A Master of Djinn, by P. Djèlí Clark (Tordotcom / Orbit UK)
    • full novel (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
    • also in Ruoxi Chen’s packet for Best Editor, Long Form (same EPUB, no MOBI, PDF with cover and without printer marks)
  • Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (Ballantine / Del Rey)
    • full novel (watermarked PDF)
  • She Who Became the Sun, by Shelley Parker-Chan (Tor / Mantle)
    • full novel (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
    • same files also in Shelley Parker-Chan’s packet for the Astounding Award

BEST NOVELLA (6 novellas)

  • Across the Green Grass Fields, by Seanan McGuire (Tordotcom)
    • full novella (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
    • same files also available in Seanan McGuire’s packet for Best Series
  • Elder Race, by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tordotcom)
    • full novella (EPUB*, MOBI*, PDF) [*some ereaders may cut off paragraphs in the double-column “Nyr and Lynesse” chapter]
  • Fireheart Tiger, by Aliette de Bodard (Tordotcom)
    • full novella (EPUB, MOBI*, PDF) [*converted from PDF]
  • The Past Is Red, by Catherynne M. Valente (Tordotcom)
    • full novella (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
  • A Psalm for the Wild-Built, by Becky Chambers (Tordotcom)
    • full novella (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
  • A Spindle Splintered, by Alix E. Harrow (Tordotcom)
    • full novella (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)

BEST NOVELETTE (6 novelettes)

  • “Bots of the Lost Ark”, by Suzanne Palmer (Clarkesworld, Jun 2021)
    • full novelette (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
    • also included in Neil Clarke’s sampler for Best Editor, Short Form
  • “Colors of the Immortal Palette”, by Caroline M. Yoachim (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021)
    • full novelette and author interview (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
    • also included in the Uncanny Magazine sampler for Best Semiprozine
  • L’Esprit de L’Escalier, by Catherynne M. Valente (Tordotcom)
    • full novelette (EPUB*, MOBI*, PDF) [*converted from PDF]
  • “O2 Arena”, by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (Galaxy’s Edge, Nov 2021)
    • full novelette (DOCX, EPUB, MOBI*, PDF) [*missing blank line between paragraphs]
  • “That Story Isn’t the Story”, by John Wiswell (Uncanny Magazine, Nov/Dec 2021)
    • full novelette and author interview (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
    • also included in the Uncanny Magazine sampler for Best Semiprozine
  • “Unseelie Brothers, Ltd.”, by Fran Wilde (Uncanny Magazine, May/Jun 2021)
    • full novelette (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
    • also included in the Uncanny Magazine sampler for Best Semiprozine

BEST SHORT STORY (6 short stories)

  • “Mr. Death”, by Alix E. Harrow (Apex Magazine, Feb 2021)
    • full short story (PDF)
  • “Proof by Induction”, by José Pablo Iriarte (Uncanny Magazine, May/Jun 2021)
    • full short story and author interview (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
    • also included in the Uncanny Magazine sampler for Best Semiprozine
  • “The Sin of America”, by Catherynne M. Valente (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021)
    • full short story (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
    • also included in the Uncanny Magazine sampler for Best Semiprozine
  • “Tangles”, by Seanan McGuire (Magicthegathering.com: Magic Story, Sep 2021)
    • full short story (EPUB*, MOBI*, PDF) [*missing the 2 scene break indicators]
    • online story has illustrations
  • “Unknown Number”, by Blue Neustifter (Twitter, Jul 2021)
    • full short story (AZW3*, EPUB*, double-page PDF) [*converted from PDF]
    • online versions have text in addition to the screen images
  • “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather”, by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021)
    • full short story and author interview (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
    • also included in the Uncanny Magazine sampler for Best Semiprozine

BEST SERIES (5 novels, 1 novel excerpt, 1 novella)

  • The Green Bone Saga, by Fonda Lee (Orbit)
    • Jade City (book 1 of 3), novel excerpt, chapters 1-11 (watermarked PDF)
    • excerpt from Jade Legacy (book 3) included in Nivia Evans’ sampler for Best Editor, Long Form
  • The Kingston Cycle, by C. L. Polk (Tordotcom)
    • Soulstar (book 3 of 3), full novel (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
  • Merchant Princes, by Charles Stross (Tor UK / Tor)
    • The Family Trade (book 1 of 6 in original series), full novel (EPUB, MOBI, PDF), includes excerpt from The Hidden Family (book 2)
    • Empire Games (book 1 of 3 in sequel series), full novel (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
  • Terra Ignota, by Ada Palmer (Tor Books)
    • Too Like the Lightning (book 1 of 4), full novel (EPUB, MOBI, PDF), excerpt from Seven Surrenders (book 2) included in EPUB and MOBI formats
  • Wayward Children, by Seanan McGuire (Tordotcom)
    • Across the Green Grass Fields (novella 6 of 6 published by 2021), full novella (EPUB, MOBI, PDF), same files also included in Seanan McGuire’s packet for Best Novella
    • short story “Juice Like Wounds” set during In An Absent Dream (novella 4) available online
  • The World of the White Rat, by T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon) (Argyll Productions)
    • Swordheart (book 3 of 6 published by 2021, currently a stand-alone book in this universe, published between the Clocktaur War duology and the 3 current books of The Saint of Steel sub-series), full novel (EPUB, MOBI, PDF), cover art (JPG)

BEST GRAPHIC STORY OR COMIC (6 graphic novels, 1 graphic novel excerpt)

  • DIE, vol. 4: Bleed, written by Kieron Gillen, art by Stephanie Hans, lettering by Clayton Cowles (Image)
    • full graphic novels as individual files, volumes 1-4 (PDF)
  • Far Sector, written by N.K. Jemisin, art by Jamal Campbell (DC)
    • not in packet
  • Lore Olympus, vol. 1, by Rachel Smythe (Del Rey)
    • graphic novel excerpt, episodes 1-6 with link to webcomic for the remaining episodes 7-25 which were collected as volume 1 (watermarked PDF)
  • Monstress, vol. 6: The Vow, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image)
    • full graphic novel (PDF)
  • Once & Future, vol. 3: The Parliament of Magpies, written by Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain (BOOM!)
    • full graphic novel (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
  • Strange Adventures, written by Tom King, art by Mitch Gerads and Evan “Doc” Shaner (DC)
    • not in packet

BEST RELATED WORK (4 books, 1 book excerpt, 1 article)

  • Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman’s Fight to End Ableism, by Elsa Sjunneson (Tiller Press)
    • book excerpt, chapter 14 (PDF)
  • The Complete Debarkle: Saga of a Culture War, by Camestros Felapton (Camestros Felapton)
    • full book (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
    • Read Me First (PDF)
  • Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950 to 1985, edited by Andrew Nette and Iain McIntyre (PM Press)
    • full book (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
  • “How Twitter can ruin a life”, by Emily St. James (Vox, Jun 2021)
    • full article (EPUB*, MOBI*, PDF) [*converted from PDF]
  • Never Say You Can’t Survive, by Charlie Jane Anders (Tordotcom)
    • full book (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
  • True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee, by Abraham Riesman (Crown)
    • full book (watermarked PDF)
    • NetGalley link in category table of contents to download full book (AZW3/MOBI, EPUB), includes photo gallery not in PDF, archive date: 31 Aug 2022

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM

  • Dune, screenplay by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, and Eric Roth; directed by Denis Villeneuve; based on the novel Dune by Frank Herbert (Warner Bros / Legendary Entertainment)
    • link to IMDb listing in category table of contents
  • Encanto, screenplay by Charise Castro Smith and Jared Bush; directed by Jared Bush, Byron Howard, and Charise Castro Smith (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
    • link to IMDb listing in category table of contents
  • The Green Knight, written and directed by David Lowery (BRON Studios/A24)
    • link to IMDb listing in category table of contents
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, screenplay by Dave Callaham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham; directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
    • link to IMDb listing in category table of contents
  • Space Sweepers, screenplay by Jo Sung-hee, Yookang Seo-ae, and Yoon Seung-min; directed by Jo Sung-hee (Bidangil Pictures)
    • images of writers (4 JPG files)
    • link to IMDb listing in category table of contents
  • WandaVision, screenplay by Peter Cameron, Mackenzie Dohr, Laura Donney, Bobak Esfarjani, Megan McDonnell, Jac Schaeffer (created by and head writer), Cameron Squires, Gretchen Enders, Chuck Hayward; directed by Matt Shakman (Disney+)
    • link to IMDb listing in category table of contents

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM (1 tv episode)

  • The Wheel of Time: “The Flame of Tar Valon,” written by Justine Juel Gillmer, directed by Salli Richardson-Whitfield, based on The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (Amazon Studios)
    • link to IMDb listing in category table of contents
  • For All Mankind: “The Grey,” written by Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi; directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Tall Ship Productions/Sony Pictures Television)
    • link to IMDb listing in category table of contents
  • Arcane: “The Monster You Created,” written by Christian Linke and Alex Yee; story by Christian Linke, Alex Yee, Conor Sheehy, and Ash Brannon; directed by Pascal Charrue and Arnaud Delord (Netflix)
    • link to IMDb listing in category table of contents
  • The Expanse: “Nemesis Games,” written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, and Naren Shankar; directed by Breck Eisner (Amazon Studios)
    • images of writers (2 JPG files)
    • author bios (ODT, PDF)
    • link to IMDb listing in category table of contents
  • Loki: “The Nexus Event,” written by Eric Martin, directed by Kate Herron, created for television by Michael Waldron (Disney+)
    • link to IMDb listing in category table of contents
  • Star Trek: Lower Decks: “wej Duj,” written by Kathryn Lyn, directed by Bob Suarez (CBS Eye Animation Productions)
    • full episode (watermarked MP4)
    • full script (watermarked PDF)
    • show images (3 JPG files)
    • link to IMDb listing in category table of contents

BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM (2 anthologies, 2 magazine issues, 2 magazine samplers)

  • Neil Clarke
    • sampler with 12 short fiction works (1 novella, 2 novelettes, 9 short stories) from Clarkesworld Magazine (EPUB, MOBI, PDF), includes “Bots of the Lost Ark” which is also available separately in Suzanne Palmer’s packet for Best Novelette
  • Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
  • Mur Lafferty & S.B. Divya
    • sampler with 7 short stories (3 original, 4 reprints) from Escape Pod (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
      • original story “Bright Lights Flying Beneath the Ocean” guest edited by Brent Lambert
      • reprint story “Sentient Being Blues” originally appeared in the Mar/Apr 2021 issue of Asimov’s edited by fellow finalist Sheila Williams
      • same files included in the Escape Pod packet for Best Semiprozine
    • 7 corresponding episodes from the Escape Pod podcast only available in their Best Semiprozine packet
  • Jonathan Strahan
    • list of short fiction works edited with links to the publisher’s listing or to the story itself where available (DOCX, PDF)
    • 3 of the novellas are available in the Best Novella packet (Fireheart Tiger, The Past Is Red, and A Spindle Splintered)
  • Sheree Renée Thomas
    • full November/December 2021 issue of Fantasy & Science Fiction including 1 novella, 4 novelettes, and 6 short stories (EPUB, MOBI)
    • full anthology of Trouble the Waters co-edited with Pan Morigan and Troy L. Wiggins (EPUB, MOBI), cover art (JPG), not published until 2022
  • Sheila Williams

BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM (4 novels, 12 novel excerpts)

  • Ruoxi Chen
    • list of novels edited and editing philosophy (PDF)
    • A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark, full novel (EPUB, PDF)
      • also available in P. Djèlí Clark’s Best Novel packet (same EPUB, MOBI, PDF with printer marks and no cover)
      • Ruoxi Chen took over from Diana M. Pho
    • The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo, full novel (EPUB, PDF)
    • Star Eater by Kerstin Hall, full novel (EPUB, PDF)
    • A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske, full novel (EPUB, PDF)
  • Nivia Evans
    • list of novels edited and editing philosophy (DOCX, PDF)
    • sampler of 9 novel excerpts (watermarked PDF)
  • Sarah T. Guan
    • list of novels edited and editing philosophy (DOCX, PDF)
    • sampler of 3 novel excerpts (PDF)
    • excerpt of Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee included in fellow finalist Nivia Evans’ packet (Nivia Evans took over from Sarah Guan)
  • Brit Hvide
    • list of novels edited (DOCX, PDF)
  • Patrick Nielsen Hayden
    • list of works involved with and editing philosophy (DOCX, PDF)
  • Navah Wolfe
    • list of novels edited (DOCX, EPUB, MOBI, PDF)

BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST (6 portfolios)

  • Tommy Arnold
    • 8 images as individual files (JPG)
    • link to artist website in category table of contents
  • Rovina Cai
    • portfolio of cover art and interior illustrations (PDF)
  • Ashley Mackenzie
    • 3 images as individual files (JPG)
    • link to artist website in category table of contents
  • Maurizio Manzieri
    • 4 images in 3 different ways (no caption, with caption, side-by-side of illustration and cover design) for a total of 12 individual files (JPG)
    • artist notes and website links (PDF, RTF)
  • Will Staehle
    • 4 images as individual files (PNG), “Canto” not released until 2022
  • Alyssa Winans
    • 3 images as individual files (JPG)
    • portfolio of same 3 images (PDF)

BEST SEMIPROZINE (5 magazine issues, 4 magazine samplers, 7 story podcasts)

  • Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor Scott H. Andrews
  • Escape Pod, editors S.B. Divya, Mur Lafferty, and Valerie Valdes; assistant editors Benjamin C. Kinney and Premee Mohamed; guest editor Brent C. Lambert; hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart; audio producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht; and the entire Escape Pod team
    • sampler with 3 original and 4 reprint short stories (EPUB, MOBI, PDF), same files included in Mur Lafferty and S.B. Divya’s packet for Best Editor, Short Form
    • 7 corresponding podcast episodes as individual files (MP3), only in the Best Semiprozine packet
  • FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, publisher Troy L Wiggins; executive editor DaVaun Sanders; managing editor Eboni Dunbar; poetry editor B. Sharise Moore; reviews editor and social media manager Brent Lambert; art director L. D. Lewis; web editor Chavonne Brown; non-fiction editor Margeaux Weston; guest editors Summer Farah and Nadia Shammas; acquiring editors Kaleb Russell, Rebecca McGee, Kerine Wint, Joshua Morley, Emmalia Harrington, Genine Tyson, Tonya R. Moore, Danny Lore; technical assistant Nelson Rolon
    • full Issue #17, Winter 2021 with 4 short stories and 3 poems (PDF)
    • full Issue #18, Spring 2021 with 4 short stories and 2 poems (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
    • full Issue #19: Sound and Color, Summer 2021 with 5 short stories, 2 poems, and 1 article (EPUB, PDF)
    • full Issue #20: Love, Death, and Androids, Autumn 2021 with 5 short stories, 2 poems, and 1 article (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
  • PodCastle, co-editors Jen R. Albert, C. L. Clark, Shingai Njeri Kagunda, and Eleanor R. Wood; assistant editors Summer Fletcher and Sofía Barker; audio producer Peter Adrian Behravesh; host Matt Dovey; and the entire PodCastle team
  • Strange Horizons, Vanessa Aguirre, Joseph Aitken, Kwan-Ann Tan, Rachel Ayers, M H Ayinde, Tierney Bailey, Scott Beggs, Drew Matthew Beyer, Gautam Bhatia, Tom Borger, S. K. Campbell, Emma Celi, Zhui Ning Chang, Rita Chen, Tania Chen, Liz Christman, Emma-Grace Clarke, Linda H. Codega, Bruhad Dave, Sarah Davidson, Tahlia Day, Belen Edwards, Rebecca Evans, Ciro Faienza, Courtney Floyd, Lila Garrott, Guananí Gómez-Van Cortright, Colette Grecco, Julia Gunnison, Dan Hartland, Sydney Hilton, Angela Hinck, Amanda Jean, Jamie Johnson, Sean Joyce-Farley, Erika Kanda, Kat Kourbeti, Catherine Krahe, Anna Krepinsky, Clayton Kroh, Natasha Leullier, Dante Luiz, Gui Machiavelli, Cameron Mack, Samantha Manaktola, Marisa Manuel, Jean McConnell, Heather McDougal, Maria Morabe, Amelia Moriarty, Sarah Noakes, Aidan Oatway, AJ Odasso, Joel Oliver-Cormier, Kristina Palmer, Karintha Parker, Anjali Patel, Juliana Pinho, Nicasio Reed, Belicia Rhea, Abbey Schlanz, Elijah Rain Smith, Alyn Spector, Hebe Stanton, Melody Steiner, Romie Stott, Yejin Suh, Sonia Sulaiman, Ben Tyrrell, Renee Van Siclen, Kathryn Weaver, Liza Wemakor, Aigner Loren Wilson, E.M. Wright, Vicki Xu, and The Strange Horizons Editorial Collective
    • sampler of 9 short fiction works (2 novelettes, 7 short stories), 11 poems, 16 articles, and 5 illustrations with artist bios (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
  • Uncanny Magazine, publishers and editors-in-chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; managing/poetry editor Chimedum Ohaegbu; nonfiction editor Elsa Sjunneson; podcast producers Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky
    • sampler with 16 short fiction works (1 novella, 4 novelettes, 11 short stories), 10 articles, 8 poems, 6 author interviews, links to select podcasts, and a cover art gallery (EPUB, MOBI, PDF), includes the six Uncanny Magazine short fiction finalists which are also available separately in the Best Novelette and Best Short Story packets

BEST FANZINE (5 issues, 5 samplers)

  • The Full Lid, by Alasdair Stuart and Marguerite Kenner
  • Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus; editor Janice L. Newman; associate writers Gwyn Conaway, Jason Sacks, and John Boston
    • sampler with 20 articles (EPUB, MOBI, PDF), includes an article by Best Fan Writer finalist Cora Buhlert
  • Journey Planet, edited by Erin Underwood, Jean Martin, Sara Felix, Vanessa Applegate, Chuck Serface, Errick Nunnally, Evan Reeves, Steven H Silver, James Bacon, and Christopher J Garcia
    • full issues #57-#61 in a single document (PDF)
    • same 5 issues as individual files (EPUB*) [*converted from PDF with major issues]
    • individual issues in PDF format available at eFanzines.com/JourneyPlanet
  • Quick Sip Reviews, editor Charles Payseur
    • sampler with 9 articles (DOCX, PDF)
  • Small Gods, Lee Moyer (Icon) and Seanan McGuire (Story)
    • sampler of 6 articles with illustrations (EPUB, MOBI, double-page PDF)
    • Lee Moyer is also a finalist for Best Fan Artist
  • Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, editors Amanda Wakaruk and Olav Rokne

BEST FANCAST (42 podcast episodes)

PART 1

PART 2

  • Our Opinions Are Correct, presented by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders, produced by Veronica Simonetti

BEST FAN WRITER (6 samplers)

  • Chris M. Barkley
  • Bitter Karella
    • sampler of Midnight Pals writing (EPUB*, MOBI*, PDF) [*converted from PDF which is a series of page images]
  • Alex Brown
    • sampler of 9 articles in one document (PDF)
    • same 9 articles as individual files (PDF)
  • Cora Buhlert
    • sampler of 29 articles (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
    • another article by Cora Buhlert is available in the Best Fanzine packet for Galaxy Journey
  • Jason Sanford
  • Paul Weimer
    • sampler of 17 articles (AZW3*, EPUB*, MOBI*, PDF) [*converted from PDF with minor issues]

BEST FAN ARTIST (6 portfolios)

  • Iain J. Clark
    • 5 images as individual files (JPG)
    • link to artist website in category table of contents
  • Lorelei Esther
    • portfolio of fan art (PDF)
  • Sara Felix
    • 4 images as individual files (PNG)
    • links to artist website and Instagram in category table of contents
  • Ariela Housman
    • portfolio of fan art (PDF)
    • same 4 images as individual files (JPG)
  • Nilah Magruder
    • 3 images as individual files (PNG)
  • Lee Moyer
    • portfolio of art from Best Fanzine finalist Small Gods (PDF)

LODESTAR AWARD (5 novels)

  • Chaos on CatNet, by Naomi Kritzer (Tor Teen)
    • full novel (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
  • Iron Widow, by Xiran Jay Zhao (Penguin Teen / Rock the Boat)
    • full novel (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
    • same files also in Xiran Jay Zhao’s packet for the Astounding Award
  • The Last Graduate, by Naomi Novik (Del Rey Books)
    • novel excerpt, chapters 1-5 (watermarked PDF)
    • NetGalley link to request full novel (AZW3/MOBI, EPUB) in both excerpt and category table of contents, archive date: 4 Sep 2022
  • Redemptor, by Jordan Ifueko (Amulet Books / Hot Key Books)
    • full novel (watermarked PDF)
  • A Snake Falls to Earth, by Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido)
    • not in packet
  • Victories Greater Than Death, by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen / Titan)
    • full novel (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)

ASTOUNDING AWARD (6 novels, 1 short story)

  • Tracy Deonn (2nd year of eligibility)
    • Legendborn, full novel (EPUB*, MOBI*, PDF with “**FOR HUGO VOTER USE ONLY**” at the bottom of each page) [*converted from PDF but cleaned up], cover image (JPG)
    • short story “Vergence” from the anthology From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (EPUB*, MOBI*, PDF) [*converted from PDF but cleaned up], image of first page (JPG)
    • essay “Every King Arthur Retelling Is Fanfic About Who Gets to Be Legendary” (EPUB*, MOBI*, PDF) [*missing blank line between paragraphs]
  • Micaiah Johnson (2nd year of eligibility)
    • The Space Between Worlds
      • novel excerpt, chapters 1-8 (watermarked PDF)
      • NetGalley link to request full novel (AZW3/MOBI, EPUB) in both excerpt and category table of contents, archive date: 4 Sep 2022
  • A.K. Larkwood (2nd year of eligibility)
    • The Unspoken Name, full novel (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
  • Everina Maxwell (1st year of eligibility)
    • Winter’s Orbit, full novel (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
  • Shelley Parker-Chan (1st year of eligibility)
    • She Who Became the Sun, full novel (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
    • same files also in Shelley Parker-Chan’s packet for Best Novel
  • Xiran Jay Zhao (1st year of eligibility)
    • Iron Widow, full novel (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
    • same files also in Xiran Jay Zhao’s packet for the Lodestar Award

SUMMARY (102 out of 114 finalists participating)

  • 23 novels
  • 13 novel excerpts
  • 6 novellas
  • 6 novelettes
  • 7 short stories
  • 6 graphic novels
  • 1 graphic novel excerpt
  • 4 non-fiction books
  • 1 non-fiction book excerpt
  • 1 non-fiction article
  • 1 tv episode
  • 2 anthologies
  • 7 magazine issues
  • 5 magazine samplers
  • 7 story podcasts
  • 12 artist portfolios
  • 5 fanzine issues
  • 5 fanzine samplers
  • 42 podcast episodes
  • 6 fan writing samplers

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2022 Hugo Nominations

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Nominations for the 2022 Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer closed on Tuesday, March 15 at 11:59 pm PDT (UTC−07:00).  The finalists will be announced on Thursday, April 7 at 11 am EDT (UTC-04:00).  The winners will be presented at Chicon 8, currently scheduled for September 1-5, 2022.

I cut it pretty close this year receiving my final confirmation only about four and half hours before the deadline.  Between the late Hugo ceremony last year and being busy with other things, I didn’t get nearly as much looked at as I would have liked.  There are things that I see now I forgot and other changes I might have made with more time to consider.  Nevertheless, here is what I submitted:

Best Novel

  • A Marvellous Light, Freya Marske
  • Black Water Sister, Zen Cho
  • She Who Became the Sun, Shelley Parker-Chan
  • The Jasmine Throne, Tasha Suri

Best Novella

  • A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Becky Chambers

Best Novelette

Best Short Story

Best Series

  • Wayward Children, Seanan McGuire; Across the Green Grass Fields
  • Wild Cards, George R. R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass; “Ripple Effects”, Laura J. Mixon

Best Graphic Story or Comic

  • After the Rain, Nnedi Okorafor, John Jennings, and David Brame
  • Far Sector, N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell

Best Related Work

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

  • Dune
  • I’m Your Man
  • The Witcher, Season 2

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

  • “A Place of Safety”, The Wheel of Time
  • “All Is Possible”, Star Trek: Discovery
  • “Nemesis Games”, The Expanse

Best Editor, Short Form

  • Arley Sorg and Christie Yant
  • Jason Sizemore
  • John Joseph Adams
  • Neil Clarke
  • Sheree Renée Thomas

Best Editor, Long Form

  • Anne Sowards
  • Diana Gill
  • Priyanka Krishnan
  • Ruoxi Chen

Best Professional Artist

  • Arantza Sestayo, illustrations for A Song of Ice and Fire 2022 Calendar
  • Magali Villeneuve, interior art for Assassin’s Quest, 25th Anniversary Illustrated Edition by Robin Hobb
  • Micah Epstein, cover art for The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
  • Rovina Cai, interior art for Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
  • Tran Nguyen, cover art for Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

Best Semiprozine

  • Beneath Ceaseless Skies
  • Strange Horizons
  • Uncanny Magazine

Best Fanzine

  • Camestros Felapton
  • Fantasy Book Critic
  • Quick Sip Reviews
  • The Wertzone
  • Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog

Best Fancast

  • Kalanadi
  • Kitty G
  • SFF180

Best Fan Writer

Best Fan Artist

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book

  • A Snake Falls to Earth, Darcie Little Badger

Astounding Award for Best New Writer

  • Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys
  • Micaiah Johnson, The Space Between Worlds
  • Shelley Parker-Chan, She Who Became the Sun
  • Simon Jimenez, The Vanished Birds
  • Tracy Deonn, Legendborn

What were your favorites from 2021?