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The winners of the 2025 Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer will be announced at the Hugo Award Ceremony in Seattle on Saturday, August 16th.  Here’s how I personally ranked the finalists:

Best Novel

1. Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tordotcom)
2. Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Orbit US, Tor UK)
3. The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey, Hodderscape UK)
4. The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (Avid Reader Press, Sceptre)
5. A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher (Tor)
6. Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell (DAW)

Best Novella

1. The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler (Tordotcom)
2. The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)
3. What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher (Nightfire)
4. Navigational Entanglements by Aliette de Bodard (Tordotcom)
5. The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed (Tordotcom)
6. The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar (Tordotcom)

Best Novelette

1. “Signs of Life” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 59)
2. “Lake of Souls” by Ann Leckie in Lake of Souls (Orbit)
3. “The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea” by Naomi Kritzer (Asimov’s, September/October 2024)
4. “By Salt, By Sea, By Light of Stars” by Premee Mohamed (Strange Horizons, Fund Drive 2024)
5. “Loneliness Universe” by Eugenia Triantafyllou (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 58)
6. “The Brotherhood of Montague St. Video” by Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld, May 2024)

Best Short Story

1. “Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole” by Isabel J. Kim (Clarkesworld, February 2024)
2. “We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read” by Caroline M. Yoachim (Lightspeed Magazine, May 2024 (Issue 168))
3. “Marginalia” by Mary Robinette Kowal (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 56)
4. “Stitched to Skin Like Family Is” by Nghi Vo (Uncanny Magazine Issue 57)
5. “Three Faces of a Beheading” by Arkady Martine (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 58)
6. “Five Views of the Planet Tartarus” by Rachael K. Jones (Lightspeed Magazine, Jan 2024 (Issue 164))

Best Series

1. The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson (Tor Books)
2. InCryptid by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
3. The Burning Kingdoms by Tasha Suri (Orbit)
4. Between Earth and Sky by Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga Press)
5. The Tyrant Philosophers by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Ad Astra)
6. Southern Reach by Jeff VanderMeer (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

Best Graphic Story or Comic

1. The Hunger and the Dusk: Vol. 1, written by G. Willow Wilson, art by Chris Wildgoose (IDW Publishing)
2. Star Trek: Lower Decks: Warp Your Own Way written by Ryan North, art by Chris Fenoglio (IDW Publishing)
3. My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Book 2 by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
4. Monstress, Vol. 9: The Possessed written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image)
5. We Called Them Giants written by Kieron Gillen, art by Stephanie Hans, lettering by Clayton Cowles (Image)
6. The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag (Graphix)

Best Related Work

1. Track Changes by Abigail Nussbaum (Briardene Books)
2. “Charting the Cliff: An Investigation into the 2023 Hugo Nomination Statistics” by Camestros Felapton and Heather Rose Jones (File 770, February 22, 2024)
3. “The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion” by Chris M. Barkley and Jason Sanford (Genre Grapevine and File770, February 14, 2024)
4. Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right by Jordan S. Carroll (University of Minnesota Press)
5. “The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel” by Jenny Nicholson (YouTube)
6. r/Fantasy’s 2024 Bingo Reading Challenge by the r/Fantasy Bingo Team (r/Fantasy on Reddit), presented by the r/Fantasy Bingo team: Alexandra Forrest (happy_book_bee), Lisa Richardson, Amanda E. (Lyrrael), Arka (RuinEleint), Ashley Rollins (oboist73), Christine Sandquist (eriophora), David H. (FarragutCircle), Diana Hufnagl, Pia Matei (Dianthaa), Dylan H. (RAAAImmaSunGod), Dylan Kilby (an_altar_of_plagues), Elsa (ullsi), Emma Surridge (PlantLady32), Gillian Gray (thequeensownfool), Kahlia (cubansombrero), Kevin James, Kopratic, Kristina (Cassandra_sanguine), Lauren Mulcahy (Valkhyrie), Megan, Megan Creemers (Megan_Dawn), Melissa S. (wishforagiraffe), Mike De Palatis (MikeOfThePalace), Para (improperly_paranoid), Sham, The_Real_JS, Abdellah L. (messi1045), AnnTickwittee, Chad Z. (shift_shaper), Emma Smiley (Merle), Rebecca (toughschmidt22), smartflutist661

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

1. Dune: Part Two, screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, directed by Denis Villeneuve (Legendary Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures)
2. Wicked, screenplay by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, directed by Jon M.Chu (Universal Pictures)
3. The Wild Robot, screenplay by Chris Sanders and Peter Brown, directed by Chris Sanders (DreamWorks Animation)
4. Flow, screenplay by Gints Zilbalodis and Matīss Kaža, directed by Gints Zilbalodis (Dream Well Studio)
5. I Saw the TV Glow, screenplay by Jane Schoenbrun, directed by Jane Schoenbrun (Fruit Tree / Smudge Films / A24)
6. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, screenplay by George Miller and Nick Lathouris, directed by George Miller (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

1. Fallout: “The Beginning” written by Gursimran Sandhu, directed by Wayne Che Yip (Amazon Prime Video)
2. Star Trek: Lower Decks: “The New Next Generation” created and written by Mike McMahan, based on “Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry, directed by Megan Lloyd (CBS Eye Animation Productions for Paramount+)
3. Star Trek: Lower Decks: “Fissure Quest” created by Mike McMahan and written by Lauren McGuire based on “Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry, directed by Brandon Williams (CBS Eye Animation Productions for Paramount+)
4. Agatha All Along: “Death’s Hand in Mine” written by Gia King & Cameron Squires, directed by Jac Schaeffer (Marvel, Disney+)
5. Doctor Who: “73 Yards” written by Russell T Davies, directed by Dylan Holmes Williams (BBC, Disney+)
6. Doctor Who: “Dot and Bubble” written by Russell T Davies, directed by Dylan Holmes Williams (BBC, Disney+)

Best Game or Interactive Work

Unranked

• Caves of Qud, co-creators Brian Bucklew and Jason Grinblat; contributors Nick DeCapua, Corey Frang, Craig Hamilton, Autumn McDonell, Bastia Rosen, Caelyn Sandel, Samuel Wilson (Freehold Games); sound design A Shell in the Pit; publisher Kitfox Games
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard produced by BioWare
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom produced by Nintendo
• Lorelei and the Laser Eyes produced by Simogo
• Tactical Breach Wizards developed by Suspicious Developments
• 1000xRESIST developed by sunset visitor 斜陽過客, published by Fellow Traveller

Best Editor, Short Form

1. Scott H. Andrews
2. Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
3. Neil Clarke
4. Jonathan Strahan
5. Sheila Williams
6. Jennifer Brozek

Best Editor, Long Form

1. Lee Harris
2. Diana M. Pho
3. Carl Engle-Laird
4. David Thomas Moore
5. Stephanie Stein
6. Ali Fisher

Best Professional Artist

1. Alyssa Winans
2. Tran Nguyen
3. Audrey Benjaminsen
4. Maurizio Manzieri
5. Micaela Alcaino
6. Rovina Cai

Best Semiprozine

1. Strange Horizons, by the Strange Horizons Editorial Collective
2. Escape Pod, editors Mur Lafferty and Valerie Valdes, assistant editors Premee Mohamed and Kevin Wabaunsee, hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart, producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht; and the entire Escape Pod team
3. FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, publisher and executive editor DaVaun Sanders, poetry editor B. Sharise Moore, art director Christian Ivey, acquiring editors Rebecca McGee, Kerine Wint, Egbiameje Omole, Emmalia Harrington, Genine Tyson, Tonya R. Moore, sponsor coordinator Nelson Rolon
4. khōréō – produced by Zhui Ning Chang, Aleksandra Hill, Danai Christopoulou, Isabella Kestermann, Kanika Agrawal, Sachiko Ragosta, Lian Xia Rose, Jenelle DeCosta, Melissa Ren, Elaine Ho, Ambi Sun, Cyrus Chin, Nivair H. Gabriel, Jeané Ridges, Lilivette Domínguez, Isaree Thatchaichawalit, Jei D. Marcade, M. L. Krishnan, Ysabella Maglanque, Aaron Voigt, Adialyz Del Valle Berríos, Adil Mian, Akilah White, Alexandra Millatmal, Anselma Widha Prihandita, E. Broderick, K. S. Walker, Katarzyna Nowacka, Katie McIvor, Kelsea Yu, Lynn D. Jung, Madeleine Vigneron, Marie Croke, Merulai Femi, Phoebe Low, S. R. Westvik, Sanjna Bhartiya, Sara Messenger, Sophia Uy, Tina Zhu, Yuvashri Harish, Zohar Jacobs
5. The Deadlands, publisher Sean Markey; editors E. Catherine Tobler, Nicasio Andres Reed, David Gilmore, Laura Blackwell, Annika Barranti Klein; proofreader Josephine Stewart; columnist Amanda Downum; art and design Cory Skerry, Christine M. Scott; social media Felicia Martínez; assistant Shana Du Bois.
6. Uncanny Magazine, publishers and editors-in-chief: Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; managing editor Monte Lin; poetry editor Betsy Aoki, podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

Best Fanzine

1. Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, editors Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk
2. Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus, editor Janice L. Newman, associate writers Cora Buhlert, Jessica Holmes, Kerrie Dougherty, Kris Vyas-Myall, Natalie Devitt, and the rest of the Journey team
3. Black Nerd Problems, editors William Evans and Omar Holmon
4. The Ancillary Review of Books, editors Jake Casella Brookins, Zachary Gillan, Lane Gillespie, Misha Grifka Wander, Gareth A. Reeves, Bianca Skrinyár, Cynthia Zhang
5. Journey Planet, edited by Allison Hartman Adams, Amanda Wakaruk, Ann Gry, Jean Martin, Sara Felix, Sarah Gulde, Chuck Serface, David Ferguson, Olav Rokne, Paul Weimer, Steven H Silver, Christopher J. Garcia and James Bacon
6. The Full Lid, written by Alasdair Stuart and edited by Marguerite Kenner

Best Fancast

1. The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe, producer Jonathan Strahan
2. Worldbuilding for Masochists, presented by Marshall Ryan Maresca, Cass Morris and Natania Barron
3. Hugos There, presented by Seth Heasley
4. Hugo, Girl!, presented by Haley Zapal, Amy Salley, Lori Anderson, and Kevin Anderson
5. A Meal of Thorns, presented by Jake Casella Brookins
6. Eight Days of Diana Wynne Jones, presented by Emily Tesh and Rebecca Fraimow

Best Fan Writer

1. Camestros Felapton
2. Jason Sanford
3. Abigail Nussbaum
4. Roseanna Pendlebury
5. Örjan Westin
6. Alasdair Stuart

Best Fan Artist

1. Iain J. Clark
2. Sara Felix
3. Alison Scott
4. Michelle Morrell
5. España Sheriff
6. Meg Frank

Best Poem

1. “A War of Words” by Marie Brennan (Strange Horizons, September 2024)
2. “Your Visiting Dragon” by Devan Barlow (Strange Horizons, Fund Drive 2024)
3. “Ever Noir” by Mari Ness (Haven Spec Magazine, Issue 16, July 2024)
4. “there are no taxis for the dead” by Angela Liu (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 58)
5. “We Drink Lava” by Ai Jiang (Uncanny Magazine, Issue 56)
6. Calypso by Oliver K. Langmead (Titan)

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book

1. Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao (Tundra Books)
2. Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido)
3. The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko (Amulet)
4. (withdrawn) Moonstorm by Yoon Ha Lee (Delacorte Press)
5. So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
6. The Feast Makers by H.A. Clarke (Erewhon)

Astounding Award for Best New Writer

1. Moniquill Blackgoose (2nd year of eligibility)
2. Hannah Kaner (2nd year of eligibility)
3. Tia Tashiro (2nd year of eligibility)
4. Angela Liu (2nd year of eligibility)
5. Bethany Jacobs (2nd year of eligibility)
6. Jared Pechaček (1st year of eligibility)

Who are you hoping to see take home shiny trophies?

The winners of the 2024 Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer will be announced at the Hugo Award Ceremony in Glasgow today.  Here’s how I personally ranked the finalists:

Best Novel

1. Witch King by Martha Wells (Tordotcom)
2. Translation State by Ann Leckie (Orbit US, Orbit UK)
3. Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh (Tordotcom, Orbit UK)
4. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty (Harper Voyager, Harper Voyager UK)
5. The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)
6. Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Tor, Tor UK)

Best Novella

1. Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)
2. Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (Tor, Titan UK)
3. Rose/House by Arkady Martine (Subterranean)
4. The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older (Tordotcom)
5. “Seeds of Mercury”, Wang Jinkang / 水星播种, 王晋康, translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers)
6. “Life Does Not Allow Us to Meet”, He Xi / 人生不相见, 何夕, translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers)

Best Novelette

1. “The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny Magazine, November-December 2023)
2. “Ivy, Angelica, Bay” by C. L. Polk (Tor.com 8 December 2023)
3. “On the Fox Roads” by Nghi Vo (Tor.com 31 October 2023)
4. I AM AI by Ai Jiang (Shortwave)
5. “One Man’s Treasure” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, January-February 2023)
6. “Introduction to 2181 Overture, Second Edition”, Gu Shi /〈2181序曲〉再版导言, 顾适 translated by Emily Jin (Clarkesworld, February 2023)

Best Short Story

1. “Better Living Through Algorithms” by Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld May 2023)
2. “How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” by P. Djèlí Clark (Uncanny Magazine, January-February 2023)
3. “The Mausoleum’s Children” by Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny Magazine, May-June 2023)
4. “The Sound of Children Screaming” by Rachael K. Jones (Nightmare Magazine, October 2023)
5. 美食三品 (“Tasting the Future Delicacy Three Times”), 宝树 / Baoshu (银河边缘013：黑域密室 / Galaxy’s Edge Vol. 13: Secret Room in the Black Domain)
6. “Answerless Journey”, Han Song /没有答案的航程, 韩松, translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers)

Best Series

1. October Daye by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
2. Imperial Radch by Ann Leckie (Orbit US, Orbit UK)
3. The Universe of Xuya by Aliette de Bodard (Gollancz; JABberwocky Literary Agency; Subterranean Press; Uncanny Magazine; et al.)
4. The Final Architecture by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor UK, Orbit US)
5. The Last Binding by Freya Marske (Tordotcom, Tor UK)
6. The Laundry Files by Charles Stross (Tordotcom, Orbit UK)

Best Graphic Story or Comic

1. Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, art by Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha and Nicola Scott (DC Comics)
2. Saga, Vol. 11 written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
3. Bea Wolf, written by Zach Weinersmith, art by Boulet (First Second)
4. The Witches of World War 2 written by Paul Cornell, art by Valeria Burzo (TKO Studios LLC)
5. Shubeik Lubeik, Deena Mohamed (Pantheon); as Your Wish Is My Command (Granta)
6. 三体漫画：第一部 / The Three Body Problem, Part One, adapted from the novels by 刘慈欣 (Liu Cixin), written by 蔡劲 (Cai Jin),戈闻頔 (Ge Wendi), and 薄暮 (Bo Mu), art by 草祭九日东 (Caojijiuridong) (Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House)

Best Related Work

1. A Traveller in Time: The Critical Practice of Maureen Kincaid Speller, by Maureen Kincaid Speller, edited by Nina Allan (Luna Press Publishing)
2. All These Worlds: Reviews & Essays by Niall Harrison (Briardene Books)
3. A City on Mars by Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith (Penguin Press; Particular Books)
4. The Culture: The Drawings, by Iain M. Banks (Orbit)
5. 雨果X访谈 (Discover X), presented by 王雅婷 (Tina Wong)

Unranked

• 中国科幻口述史, 第二卷, 第三卷，(Chinese Science Fiction: An Oral History, vols 2 and 3) ed. 杨枫 / Yang Feng (8-Light Minutes Culture & Chengdu Time Press)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

1. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, screenplay by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein and Michael Gilio, directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Paramount Pictures)
2. Barbie, screenplay by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, directed by Greta Gerwig (Warner Bros. Studios)
3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, screenplay by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Dave Callaham, directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson (Columbia Pictures / Marvel Entertainment / Avi Arad Productions / Lord Miller / Pascal Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation)
4. Nimona, screenplay by Robert L. Baird and Lloyd Taylor, directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane (Annapurna Animations)
5. Poor Things, screenplay by Tony McNamara, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (Element Pictures)
6. 流浪地球2 / The Wandering Earth II, based on the novel by 刘慈欣 Liu Cixin, screenplay by 杨治学 Yang Zhixue, 郭帆 / Frant Gwo, 龚格尔 Gong Geer, and 叶濡畅 Ye Ruchang, script consultant 王红卫 Wang Hongwei, directed by 郭帆 / Frant Gwo (中影创意（北京）电影有限公司 / CFC Pictures Ltd, 郭帆（北京）影业有限公司 / G!Film (Beijing) Studio Co. Ltd, 北京登峰国际文化传播有限公司 / Beijing Dengfeng International Culture Communication Co, Ltd, 中国电影股份有限公司 / China Film Co. Ltd)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

1. The Last of Us: “Long, Long Time”, written by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, directed by Peter Hoar (Naughty Dog / Sony Pictures)
2. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “Subspace Rhapsody”, written by Dana Horgan and Bill Wolkoff, directed by Dermott Downs (CBS / Paramount+)
3. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “Those Old Scientists”, written by Kathryn Lyn and Bill Wolkoff, directed by Jonathan Frakes (CBS / Paramount+)
4. Doctor Who: “The Giggle”, written by Russell T. Davies, directed by Chanya Button (Bad Wolf with BBC Studios for The BBC and Disney Branded Television)
5. Doctor Who: “Wild Blue Yonder”, written by Russell T. Davies, directed by Tom Kingsley (Bad Wolf with BBC Studios for The BBC and Disney Branded Television)
6. Loki: “Glorious Purpose”, screenplay by Eric Martin, Michael Waldron and Katharyn Blair, directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Marvel / Disney+)

Best Game or Interactive Work

Unranked

• Alan Wake 2, developed by Remedy Entertainment, published by Epic Games
• Baldur’s Gate 3, produced by Larian Studios
• Chants of Sennaar, developed by Rundisc, published by Focus Entertainment
• DREDGE, developed by Black Salt Games, published by Team17
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, produced by Nintendo
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, developed by Respawn Entertainment, published by Electronic Arts and Lucasfilm Games

Best Editor, Short Form

1. Jonathan Strahan
2. Scott H. Andrews
3. Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas
4. Neil Clarke

Unranked

• 刘维佳 (Liu Weijia)
• 杨枫 (Yang Feng)

Best Editor, Long Form

• Ruoxi Chen
• Lee Harris
• Lindsay Hall
• Kelly Lonesome
• David Thomas Moore

Unranked

• 姚海军 (Yao Haijun)

Best Professional Artist

1. Dan Dos Santos
2. Galen Dara
3. Alyssa Winans
4. Tristan Elwell
5. Micaela Alcaino
6. Rovina Cai

Best Semiprozine

1. Strange Horizons, by the Strange Horizons Editorial Collective
2. FIYAH Literary Magazine publisher and executive editor DaVaun Sanders, poetry editor B. Sharise Moore, special projects manager L. D. Lewis, art director Christian Ivey, acquiring editors Rebecca McGee, Kerine Wint, Joshua Morley, Emmalia Harrington, Genine Tyson, Tonya R. Moore, sponsor coordinator Nelson Rolon
3. Escape Pod, editors Mur Lafferty and Valerie Valdes; assistant editors Benjamin C. Kinney, Premee Mohamed and Kevin Wabaunsee; hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart; producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht; and the entire Escape Pod team
4. khōréō, produced by Aleksandra Hill, Zhui Ning Chang, Kanika Agrawal, Isabella Kestermann, Rowan Morrison, Sachiko Ragosta, Lian Xia Rose, Jenelle DeCosta, Melissa Ren, Elaine Ho, Lilivette Domínguez, Jei D. Marcade, Jeané Ridges, Isaree Thatchaichawalit, Danai Christopoulou, M. L. Krishnan, Ysabella Maglanque, Aaron Voigt, Adil Mian, Alexandra Millatmal, E. Broderick, K. S. Walker, Katarzyna Nowacka, Katie McIvor, Kelsea Yu, Marie Croke, Osahon Ize-Iyamu, Phoebe Low, S. R. Westvik, Sara S. Messenger
5. GigaNotoSaurus, editor LaShawn M. Wanak, associate editors Mia Tsai and Edgard Wentz, along with the GNS Slushreaders Team
6. Uncanny Magazine, publishers and editors-in-chief: Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; managing editor Monte Lin; nonfiction editor Meg Elison; podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

Best Fanzine

1. Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together, editors Roseanna Pendlebury, Arturo Serrano, Paul Weimer; senior editors Joe Sherry, Adri Joy, G. Brown, Vance Kotrla.
2. Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, editors Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk
3. Black Nerd Problems, editors Omar Holmon and William Evans
4. Journey Planet, edited by Michael Carroll, Vincent Docherty, Sara Felix, Ann Gry, Sarah Gulde, Allison Hartman Adams, Arthur Liu, Jean Martin, Helena Nash, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, Yen Ooi, Chuck Serface, Alan Stewart, Regina Kanyu Wang, James Bacon and Christopher J. Garcia
5. The Full Lid, written by Alasdair Stuart and edited by Marguerite Kenner
6. Idea, editor Geri Sullivan

Best Fancast

1. The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
2. Octothorpe, by John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty
3. Hugos There, presented by Seth Heasley
4. Worldbuilding for Masochists, presented by Marshall Ryan Maresca, Rowenna Miller, Cass Morris and Natania Barron
5. Publishing Rodeo, presented by Sunyi Dean and Scott Drakeford

Unranked

• 科幻Fans布玛 (Science Fiction Fans Buma), production team 布玛（Buma)，刘路（Liu Lu)，刘倡（Liu Chang)

Best Fan Writer

1. Paul Weimer
2. James Davis Nicoll
3. Jason Sanford
4. Alasdair Stuart
5. Bitter Karella
6. Örjan Westin

Best Fan Artist

1. ​​Iain J. Clark
2. Laya Rose
3. Alison Scott
4. España Sheriff
5. Dante Luiz
6. Sara Felix

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book

1. To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (Del Rey)
2. Unraveller by Frances Hardinge (Macmillan Children’s Books; eligible due to 2023 U.S. publication by Amulet)
3. The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix (Katherine Tegen Books, Gollancz and Allen & Unwin)
4. Abeni’s Song by P. Djèlí Clark (Starscape)
5. Liberty’s Daughter by Naomi Kritzer (Fairwood Press)
6. Promises Stronger than Darkness by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen)

Astounding Award for Best New Writer

1. Sunyi Dean (2nd year of eligibility)
2. Ai Jiang (2nd year of eligibility)
3. Moniquill Blackgoose (1st year of eligibility)
4. Hannah Kaner (1st year of eligibility)
5. Em X. Liu (1st year of eligibility)
6. Xiran Jay Zhao (eligibility extended at request of Dell Magazines)

Who are you hoping to see take home shiny trophies?

The 2024 Hugo Voter Packet is currently available to members of Glasgow 2024, the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention, until close of voting Saturday, 20th July 2024, 20:17 GMT (55 years to the minute since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first landed on the moon in 1969).  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 separate ZIP file expect for Best Dramatic Presentation Short Form where no materials were submitted.  Dramatic Presentation Long Form is available as one ZIP file or as three separate downloads, one for each of the three finalists who shared materials.  Inside each ZIP file is a Hugo Packet overview (PDF) and a table of contents (PDF) detailing the material provided for that category.  There is also a single ZIP file containing all categories except for Dramatic Presentation Long Form and a separate ZIP containing just the table of contents files.

In the following breakdown, I have noted the main items included next to each category name.  Under each category are details on each finalist’s submissions.  At the very bottom is a summary totaling all of the main items.  Material is in English unless otherwise noted.   Most categories include material from all six finalists except for Best Related Work (5), Best Dramatic Presentation Long Form (3), Best Dramatic Presentation Short Form (0), and Best Game or Interactive Work (5).  A total of 109 out of 120 finalists at least provided information on their eligible work with many including complete works.  Of particular note are two complete movies in Best Dramatic Presentation Long Form and several novels in Best Editor Long Form.

The books accessed through NetGalley links are DRM protected.  One of these requires you to request the book before you are given access.  (I recommend adding a note to your NetGalley profile that you are a Hugo voter before doing so, and be patient.  It took about a week and a half for my request to be accepted this time.)  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, 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.

Four of the Best Game finalists have included instructions for requesting an evaluation copy.  I have noted where they specifically mentioned that there were limited copies available, but that may be the case for all four.  Be sure to follow the request instructions carefully and be patient.  I have not requested any of these myself so please share in the comments if you have further information on this.

Please let me know if you find any errors or omissions.  For issues with the packet itself, email hugo-help@glasgow2024.org.  Happy reading, watching, listening, playing, and viewing!

BEST NOVEL (5 novels, 1 novel excerpt)

• The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty (Harper Voyager, Harper Voyager UK)
  • complete novel (EPUB, PDF)
• The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)
  • complete novel (EPUB, PDF)
• Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh (Tordotcom, Orbit UK)
  • complete novel (EPUB, PDF), also in Ruoxi Chen’s Best Editor Long Form packet
• Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Tor, Tor UK)
  • complete novel (EPUB, PDF)
• Translation State by Ann Leckie (Orbit US, Orbit UK)
  • excerpt of the first ten chapters (watermarked PDF), also in the Imperial Radch’s Best Series packet
• Witch King by Martha Wells (Tordotcom)
  • complete novel (EPUB, PDF)

BEST NOVELLA (6 novellas)

• “Life Does Not Allow Us to Meet”, He Xi / 人生不相见, 何夕, translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers)
  • complete novella (EPUB, PDF)
• Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)
  • complete novella (EPUB, PDF)
• The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older (Tordotcom)
  • complete novella (EPUB, PDF)
• Rose/House by Arkady Martine (Subterranean)
  • complete novella (EPUB, PDF)
• “Seeds of Mercury”, Wang Jinkang / 水星播种, 王晋康, translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers)
  • complete novella (EPUB, PDF)
• Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (Tor, Titan UK)
  • complete novella (EPUB, PDF)

BEST NOVELETTE (6 novelettes, 2 in both English and Chinese)

• I AM AI by Ai Jiang (Shortwave)
  • complete novelette (EPUB, PDF), also available in Ai Jiang’s Astounding packet
  • Chinese translation by 耿辉 / Geng Hui (EPUB, PDF), also available in Ai Jiang’s Astounding packet
• “Introduction to 2181 Overture, Second Edition”, Gu Shi /〈2181序曲〉再版导言, 顾适 translated by Emily Jin (Clarkesworld, February 2023)
  • complete novelette (EPUB, PDF)
  • original Chinese version (PDF)
• “Ivy, Angelica, Bay” by C. L. Polk (Tor.com 8 December 2023)
  • complete novelette (EPUB, PDF)
• “On the Fox Roads” by Nghi Vo (Tor.com 31 October 2023)
  • complete novelette (EPUB, PDF)
• “One Man’s Treasure” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, January-February 2023)
  • complete novelette (EPUB, MOBI, PDF), also included in the Uncanny sampler available in the Thomases’ Best Editor Short Form packet and Uncanny’s Best Semiprozine packet, complete issue containing this story available in the Thomases’ Best Editor Short Form packet
  • cover image (JPG)
• “The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny Magazine, November-December 2023)
  • complete novelette (EPUB, MOBI, PDF), also included in the Uncanny sampler available in the Thomases’ Best Editor Short Form packet and Uncanny’s Best Semiprozine packet, complete issue containing this story available in the Thomases’ Best Editor Short Form packet
  • cover image (JPG)

BEST SHORT STORY (5 short stories, 1 in both English and Chinese; 1 magazine issue)

• “Answerless Journey”, Han Song / 没有答案的航程, 韩松, translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers)
  • complete short story (PDF)
• “Better Living Through Algorithms” by Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld May 2023)
  • complete short story (EPUB, PDF)
• “How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” by P. Djèlí Clark (Uncanny Magazine, January-February 2023)
  • complete short story (EPUB, MOBI, PDF), also included in the Uncanny sampler available in the Thomases’ Best Editor Short Form packet and Uncanny’s Best Semiprozine packet, complete issue containing this story available in the Thomases’ Best Editor Short Form packet
  • cover image (JPG)
• “The Mausoleum’s Children” by Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny Magazine, May-June 2023)
  • complete short story (EPUB, MOBI, PDF), also included in the Uncanny sampler available in the Thomases’ Best Editor Short Form packet and Uncanny’s Best Semiprozine packet, complete issue containing this story available in the Thomases’ Best Editor Short Form packet
  • cover image (JPG)
• “The Sound of Children Screaming” by Rachael K. Jones (Nightmare Magazine, October 2023)
  • complete issue containing this story (EPUB, PDF)
• 美食三品 (“Tasting the Future Delicacy Three Times”), 宝树 / Baoshu (银河边缘013：黑域密室 / Galaxy’s Edge Vol. 13: Secret Room in the Black Domain)
  • complete original Chinese short story (EPUB, PDF), complete issue containing this story is available in Yang Feng’s Best Editor Short Form packet
  • English translation by Xueting C. Ni (EPUB, PDF)

BEST SERIES (21 novels, 6 novel excerpts, 2 novellas, 2 novelettes)

• The Final Architecture by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor UK, Orbit US)
  • Shards of Earth (book 1 of 3), novel excerpt, Prologue-Chapter 22 (EPUB, PDF)
• Imperial Radch by Ann Leckie (Orbit US, Orbit UK)
  • Translation State (book 5, stand-alone), novel excerpt, first ten chapters (watermarked PDF), also available in the Best Novel packet
• The Last Binding by Freya Marske (Tordotcom, Tor UK)
  • A Marvellous Light (book 1 of 3), complete novel (EPUB, PDF)
  • A Restless Truth (book 2 of 3), complete novel (EPUB, PDF)
  • A Power Unbound (book 3 of 3), complete novel (EPUB, PDF), also in Ruoxi Chen’s Best Editor Long Form packet
• The Laundry Files by Charles Stross (Tordotcom, Orbit UK)
  • The Atrocity Archives (book 1): The Atrocity Archive, novel excerpt, chapters 1-3; The Concrete Jungle, complete novella (EPUB, PDF)
  • Dead Lies Dreaming (book 1 in The New Management sub-series), novel excerpt, first three chapters (EPUB, PDF)
  • Three Tales of the Laundry Files (short fiction collection): Equoid, complete novella; Down on the Farm, complete novelette; Overtime, complete novelette (EPUB, PDF)
• October Daye by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
  • series list (PDF) with NetGalley links to receive all 18 complete novels
• The Universe of Xuya by Aliette de Bodard (Gollancz; JABberwocky Literary Agency; Subterranean Press; Uncanny Magazine; et al.)
  • The Red Scholar’s Wake (1st novel-length work in series, stand-alone), novel excerpt, chapters 1-2 (PDF)
  • A Fire Born of Exile (2nd novel-length work in series, stand-alone), novel excerpt, chapter 1 (PDF)
  • cover images of both books, author photo (JPG)

BEST GRAPHIC STORY OR COMIC (5 graphic novels, 1 graphic novel excerpt)

• Bea Wolf, written by Zach Weinersmith, art by Boulet (First Second)
  • graphic novel excerpt, chapter 1 (PDF)
• Saga, Vol. 11 written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
  • complete graphic novel (PDF)
• Shubeik Lubeik, Deena Mohamed (Pantheon); as Your Wish Is My Command (Granta)
  • complete graphic novel (watermarked PDF), read from right to left
• 三体漫画：第一部 / The Three Body Problem, Part One, adapted from the novels by 刘慈欣 (Liu Cixin), written by 蔡劲 (Cai Jin),戈闻頔 (Ge Wendi), and 薄暮 (Bo Mu), art by 草祭九日东 (Caojijiuridong) (Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House)
  • complete graphic novel (EPUB, PDF)
• The Witches of World War II written by Paul Cornell, art by Valeria Burzo (TKO Studios LLC)
  • complete graphic novel (PDF)
• Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, art by Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha and Nicola Scott (DC Comics)
  • complete graphic novel (PDF)

BEST RELATED WORK (4 books, 2 in Chinese with section introductions also in English; 1 book excerpt)

• All These Worlds: Reviews & Essays by Niall Harrison (Briardene Books)
  • complete book (EPUB, PDF)
• 中国科幻口述史, 第二卷, 第三卷，(Chinese Science Fiction: An Oral History, vols 2 and 3) ed. 杨枫 / Yang Feng (8-Light Minutes Culture & Chengdu Time Press)
  • two complete volumes in Chinese with section introductions translated into English by Emily Jin (EPUB, PDF), a note in the Best Related Work table of contents warns that the EPUB files may not display correctly in some ebook reader software
• A City on Mars by Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith (Penguin Press; Particular Books)
  • complete book (watermarked PDF)
• The Culture: The Drawings, by Iain M. Banks (Orbit)
  • no submission received
• 雨果X访谈 (Discover X), presented by 王雅婷 (Tina Wong)
  • introduction in English and Chinese with links to videos on bilibili and YouTube (PDF), some videos in English with English and Chinese subtitles, some in Chinese with Chinese subtitles
• A Traveller in Time: The Critical Practice of Maureen Kincaid Speller, by Maureen Kincaid Speller, edited by Nina Allan (Luna Press Publishing)
  • book excerpt: foreword, introduction, and three essays (EPUB, PDF)

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM (2 movies)

• Barbie, screenplay by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, directed by Greta Gerwig (Warner Bros. Studios)
  • no submission received
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, screenplay by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein and Michael Gilio, directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Paramount Pictures)
  • complete movie (MP4)
  • subtitles (SRT, VTT)
• Nimona, screenplay by Robert L. Baird and Lloyd Taylor, directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane (Annapurna Animations)
  • no submission received
• Poor Things, screenplay by Tony McNamara, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (Element Pictures)
  • no submission received
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, screenplay by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Dave Callaham, directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson (Columbia Pictures / Marvel Entertainment / Avi Arad Productions / Lord Miller / Pascal Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation)
  • complete script (PDF)
  • movie trailer (MP4)
  • 8 movie images (JPG)
• 流浪地球2 / The Wandering Earth II, based on the novel by 刘慈欣 Liu Cixin, screenplay by 杨治学 Yang Zhixue, 郭帆 / Frant Gwo, 龚格尔 Gong Geer, and 叶濡畅 Ye Ruchang, script consultant 王红卫 Wang Hongwei, directed by 郭帆 / Frant Gwo (中影创意（北京）电影有限公司 / CFC Pictures Ltd, 郭帆（北京）影业有限公司 / G!Film (Beijing) Studio Co. Ltd, 北京登峰国际文化传播有限公司 / Beijing Dengfeng International Culture Communication Co, Ltd, 中国电影股份有限公司 / China Film Co. Ltd)
  • complete Chinese movie with English subtitles (MP4)

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM (no submissions received)

BEST GAME OR INTERACTIVE WORK (4 games, limited number of copies available on request)

• Alan Wake 2, developed by Remedy Entertainment, published by Epic Games
  • introduction, links to more game materials, game images, and instructions on how to request one of the limited number of evaluation codes (PDF)
• Baldur’s Gate 3, produced by Larian Studios
  • game information, links to more game materials, and instructions on how to request an evaluation code (PDF)
  • 10 game images (PNG)
• Chants of Sennaar, developed by Rundisc, published by Focus Entertainment
  • introduction, links to more game materials, and instructions on how to request one of the limited number of evaluation codes (PDF)
• DREDGE, developed by Black Salt Games, published by Team17
  • introduction, links to more game materials, and instructions on how to request a Steam key for Windows (PDF)
  • 13 game images (12 JPG, 1 PNG)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, produced by Nintendo
  • no submission received
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, developed by Respawn Entertainment, published by Electronic Arts and Lucasfilm Games
  • introduction and links to other game materials (PDF)
  • Key Art folder with 3 images (JPG)
  • Screenshots folder with 8 images (2 JPG, 6 PNG)

BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM (1 anthology in Chinese; 11 magazine issues, 4 in Chinese; 2 magazine samplers)

• Scott H. Andrews
  • editorial philosophy (PDF)
  • complete issue of Beneath Ceaseless Skies #392 (EPUB, PDF)
• Neil Clarke
  • editorial philosophy and sampler of stories from Clarkesworld Magazine (EPUB, PDF)
  • edited “Introduction to 2181 Overture, Second Edition” by Gu Shi, translated by Emily Jin, which is available in the Best Novelette packet
  • edited “Better Living Through Algorithms” by Naomi Kritzer which is available in the Best Short Story packet
• 刘维佳 (Liu Weijia)
  • editorial philosophy in Chinese and English (PDF)
  • The Best of Chinese Metropolis Science Fiction: The Annual Rings of the Earth in Chinese in Chinese, complete anthology (EPUB, PDF), a note in the Best Editor Short Form table of contents warns that the EPUB file may not display correctly in some ebook reader software
• Jonathan Strahan
  • list of works edited with links to online stories and to more information for  anthologies and novellas (PDF)
• Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas
  • sampler of Uncanny Magazine (EPUB, MOBI, PDF), includes four short fiction finalists which are also available separately in the Best Novelette packet (“One Man’s Treasure” by Sarah Pinsker and “The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer) and the Best Short Story packet (“How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” by P. Djèlí Clark and “The Mausoleum’s Children” by Aliette de Bodard), sampler and its cover image also in the Best Semiprozine packet
  • complete issues 50-55 of Uncanny Magazine (EPUB, MOBI, PDF)
  • 7 cover images (JPG)
• 杨枫 (Yang Feng)
  • editorial philosophy in Chinese and English (PDF)
  • complete issues 13-16 of Galaxy’s Edge in Chinese (EPUB, PDF), issue 13 contains 美食三品 (“Tasting the Future Delicacy Three Times”) by 宝树 (Baoshu) which is also available separately in the Best Short Story packet, issue 16 contains declined Best Novelette nominee 极北之地 (“The Far North”) by 海漄 (Hai Ya), a note in the Best Editor Short Form table of contents warns that the EPUB files may not display correctly in some ebook reader software

BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM (11 novels; 18 novel excerpts, 12 in Chinese)

• Ruoxi Chen
  • list of novels edited and editing philosophy (PDF)
  • The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu, complete novel (EPUB, PDF), co-edited with Sanaa Ali-Virani
  • The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang, complete novel (EPUB, PDF)
  • A Power Unbound by Freya Marske, complete novel (EPUB, PDF), also available in The Last Binding’s Best Series packet
  • Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh, complete novel (EPUB, PDF), also available in the Best Novel packet
• Lindsey Hall
  • list of works edited and editing philosophy (PDF)
• Lee Harris
  • list of works edited and editing history (PDF)
  • edited Witch King by Martha Wells which is available in the Best Novel packet
• Kelly Lonesome
  • list of novels edited and editing philosophy (PDF)
  • Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle, complete novel (EPUB, PDF)
  • Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward, complete novel (EPUB, PDF)
  • Maeve Fly by CJ Leede, complete novel (EPUB, PDF)
  • Piñata by Leopoldo Gout, complete novel (EPUB, PDF)
  • Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian, complete novel (EPUB, PDF)
  • Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder, complete novel (EPUB, PDF)
  • The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey, complete novel (EPUB, PDF), co-edited with Kristin Temple
• David Thomas Moore
  • list of novels edited and editing philosophy (PDF)
  • sampler of 6 novel excerpts (EPUB, PDF)
  • edited The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu which is available in the Astounding packet
• 姚海军 (Yao Haijun)
  • biography and editing history in English and Chinese (PDF)
  • foreword to the Adventures in Space anthology (PDF)
  • catalog of the World Science Fiction Masters Series with books published in 2023 highlighted and listed at the beginning (PDF), titles and translator names in Chinese and English, original titles and authors in English
  • 12 book excerpts in Chinese (watermarked PDF)

BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST (6 samplers)

• Micaela Alcaino
  • letter to Hugo Awards Voters (PDF)
  • 20 images (JPG)
• Rovina Cai
  • sampler (PDF)
• Galen Dara
  • resume (PDF)
  • 4 images (JPG)
• Dan Dos Santos
  • 3 images (JPG)
• Tristan Elwell
  • 11 images (JPG)
• Alyssa Winans
  • sampler (PDF)
  • same sampler as 9 individual images (JPG)

BEST SEMIPROZINE (8 magazine issues; 1 magazine ebook; 3 magazine samplers, 1 with 4 story podcasts)

• Escape Pod, editors Mur Lafferty and Valerie Valdes; assistant editors Benjamin C. Kinney, Premee Mohamed and Kevin Wabaunsee; hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart; producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht; and the entire Escape Pod team
  • sampler of stories (EPUB, PDF)
  • 4 podcast episodes (MP3)
• FIYAH Literary Magazine, publisher and executive editor DaVaun Sanders, poetry editor B. Sharise Moore, special projects manager L. D. Lewis, art director Christian Ivey, acquiring editors Rebecca McGee, Kerine Wint, Joshua Morley, Emmalia Harrington, Genine Tyson, Tonya R. Moore, sponsor coordinator Nelson Rolon
  • complete issues 25-28 (PDF)
• GigaNotoSaurus, editor LaShawn M. Wanak, associate editors Mia Tsai and Edgard Wentz, along with the GNS Slushreaders Team
  • introduction with link to 2023 stories (PDF)
  • ebook of 2023 stories (EPUB, PDF)
• khōréō, produced by Aleksandra Hill, Zhui Ning Chang, Kanika Agrawal, Isabella Kestermann, Rowan Morrison, Sachiko Ragosta, Lian Xia Rose, Jenelle DeCosta, Melissa Ren, Elaine Ho, Lilivette Domínguez, Jei D. Marcade, Jeané Ridges, Isaree Thatchaichawalit, Danai Christopoulou, M. L. Krishnan, Ysabella Maglanque, Aaron Voigt, Adil Mian, Alexandra Millatmal, E. Broderick, K. S. Walker, Katarzyna Nowacka, Katie McIvor, Kelsea Yu, Marie Croke, Osahon Ize-Iyamu, Phoebe Low, S. R. Westvik, Sara S. Messenger
  • complete issues 2.4, 3.1-3.3 (EPUB, PDF)
• Strange Horizons, by the Strange Horizons Editorial Collective
  • sampler of fiction, poetry, reviews, and articles (EPUB, PDF)
• Uncanny Magazine, publishers and editors-in-chief: Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; managing editor Monte Lin; nonfiction editor Meg Elison; podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.
  • sampler of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and interviews (EPUB, MOBI, PDF), includes four short fiction finalists which are also available separately in the Best Novelette packet (“One Man’s Treasure” by Sarah Pinsker and “The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer) and the Best Short Story packet (“How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” by P. Djèlí Clark and “The Mausoleum’s Children” by Aliette de Bodard), sampler and its cover image also available in the Thomases’ Best Editor Short Form packet
  • cover image (JPG)
  • complete issues 50-55 and their cover images are available in the Thomases’ Best Editor Short Form packet

BEST FANZINE (17 issues; 3 samplers, 1 in partially translated into Scots)

• Black Nerd Problems, editors Omar Holmon and William Evans
  • sampler of articles (PDF)
• The Full Lid, written by Alasdair Stuart and edited by Marguerite Kenner
  • introduction and overview (PDF)
  • 6 issues (PDF), 3 additional and 3 duplicate articles from The Full Lid can be found in Alasdair Stuart’s Best Fan Writer packet
• Idea, editor Geri Sullivan
  • introduction (PDF)
  • issue 13 (PDF)
• Journey Planet, edited by Michael Carroll, Vincent Docherty, Sara Felix, Ann Gry, Sarah Gulde, Allison Hartman Adams, Arthur Liu, Jean Martin, Helena Nash, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, Yen Ooi, Chuck Serface, Alan Stewart, Regina Kanyu Wang, James Bacon and Christopher J. Garcia
  • issues 70-75, 75a, 76-78 (PDF)
• Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together, editors Roseanna Pendlebury, Arturo Serrano, Paul Weimer; senior editors Joe Sherry, Adri Joy, G. Brown, Vance Kotrla.
  • sampler of articles (EPUB, PDF), includes 2 articles from Best Fan Writer finalist Paul Weimer (1 of which is also in Paul Weimer’s Best Fan Writer packet)
• Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, editors Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk
  • sampler of articles (PDF)
  • sampler with 3 of 5 articles from English sampler translated into Scots by Dr. Dauvit Horsbroch (PDF)

BEST FANCAST (14 podcasts; 1 podcast sampler; 2 videos in Chinese, 1 with English subtitles)

• The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
  • introduction (PDF)
  • 3 podcasts (MP3)
• Hugos There, presented by Seth Heasley
  • introduction (PDF)
  • 5 podcasts (MP3)
  • 5 transcripts (TXT)
• Octothorpe, by John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty
  • introduction and transcripts (PDF)
  • 3 podcasts (MP3)
  • 3 transcripts (SRT, TXT)
• Publishing Rodeo, presented by Sunyi Dean and Scott Drakeford
  • introduction (PDF)
  • sampler of podcast clips (MP3)
  • transcript (PDF)
• 科幻Fans布玛 (Science Fiction Fans Buma), production team 布玛（Buma)，刘路（Liu Lu)，刘倡（Liu Chang)
  • introduction in Chinese and English (PDF)
  • video in Chinese with English and Chinese subtitles (MP4)
  • video in Chinese with Chinese subtitles (MP4)
• Worldbuilding for Masochists, presented by Marshall Ryan Maresca, Rowenna Miller, Cass Morris and Natania Barron
  • introduction (PDF)
  • 3 podcasts (MP3)
  • 3 transcripts (PDF)

BEST FAN WRITER (5 samplers)

• Bitter Karella
  • introduction and sampler (EPUB, PDF)
• James Davis Nicoll
  • introduction with links to online work (PDF)
• Jason Sanford
  • introduction and sampler (EPUB, PDF)
• Alasdair Stuart
  • introduction (PDF)
  • 12 articles (PDF), 3 are duplicates from the 6 complete issues of The Full Lid which are available in the Best Fanzine packet
• Paul Weimer
  • introduction and sampler (EPUB, MOBI, PDF), 1 additional article and 1 duplicate article are available in Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together’s Best Fanzine packet
• Örjan Westin
  • introduction and sampler (EPUB, PDF)

BEST FAN ARTIST (6 samplers)

• ​​Iain J. Clark
  • introduction (PDF)
  • 5 images (JPG)
• Sara Felix
  • sampler (PDF)
  • same sampler as 5 individual images (PNG)
• Dante Luiz
  • 3 images (JPG)
• Laya Rose
  • sampler (PDF)
• Alison Scott
  • introduction and sampler (PDF)
  • art from sampler as 10 individual images (2 JPEG, 8 PNG)
• España Sheriff
  • sampler (PDF)

LODESTAR AWARD (7 novels, 1 by request; 1 novel excerpt)

• Abeni’s Song by P. Djèlí Clark (Starscape)
  • complete novel (EPUB, PDF)
• Liberty’s Daughter by Naomi Kritzer (Fairwood Press)
  • complete novel (EPUB, PDF)
• Promises Stronger than Darkness by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen)
  • complete novel (EPUB, PDF)
  • Victories Greater Than Death (book 1), complete novel (EPUB, PDF)
  • Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak (book 2), complete novel (EPUB, PDF)
• The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix (Katherine Tegen Books, Gollancz and Allen & Unwin)
  • novel excerpt, Prologue-Chapter Ten (PDF)
• To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (Del Rey)
  • 205-page novel excerpt (PDF) with NetGalley link to request the complete novel, also available in Moniquill Blackgoose’s Astounding packet
• Unraveller by Frances Hardinge (Macmillan Children’s Books; eligible due to 2023 U.S. publication by Amulet)
  • complete novel (watermarked PDF)

ASTOUNDING AWARD (5 novels, 1 by request; 1 novella; 1 novelette in English and Chinese; 1 short story in English and Chinese)

• Moniquill Blackgoose (1st year of eligibility)
  • To Shape a Dragon’s Breath, 205-page novel excerpt (PDF) with NetGalley link to request the complete novel, also available in the Lodestar packet
• Sunyi Dean (2nd year of eligibility)
  • The Book Eaters, complete novel (EPUB, watermarked PDF with “For approved Hugo Awards use only. Not for sale or reproduction.” in red text at the bottom of every page)
• Ai Jiang (2nd year of eligibility)
  • I AM AI, complete novelette (EPUB, PDF), also available in the Best Novelette packet
  • I AM AI translated into Chinese by 耿辉 / Geng Hui (EPUB, PDF), also available in the Best Novelette packet
  • “Give Me English”, complete short story (EPUB, PDF)
  • “Give Me English” translated into Chinese by 高麒鹏 / Gao Qipeng (EPUB, PDF)
• Hannah Kaner (1st year of eligibility)
  • Godkiller, complete novel (EPUB, watermarked PDF with “For approved Hugo Awards use only. Not for sale or reproduction.” in red text at the bottom of every page)
• Em X. Liu (1st year of eligibility)
  • The Death I Gave Him, complete novel (EPUB, PDF)
  • If Found Return to Hell, complete novella (EPUB, PDF)
• Xiran Jay Zhao (eligibility extended at request of Dell Magazines)
  • Iron Widow, complete novel (EPUB, PDF)

SUMMARY (139 complete works, 52 excerpts or samplers)

• 46 novels
  • 5 in Best Novel (1 also in Best Editor Long Form)
  • 21 in Best Series (1 also in Best Editor Long Form, 18 through NetGalley)
  • 9 in Best Editor Long Form (not counting the two which are also in Best Novel and Best Series)
  • 7 in Lodestar (1 by request through NetGalley and also in Astounding)
  • 4 in Astounding (not counting the one which is also in Lodestar)
• 25 novel excerpts
  • 1 in Best Novel (and also in Best Series)
  • 5 in Best Series (not counting the one also in Best Novel)
  • 18 in Best Editor Long Form (1 also available as a complete novel in Astounding, 12 in Chinese)
  • 1 in Lodestar
• 9 novellas
  • 6 in Best Novella
  • 2 in Best Series
  • 1 in Astounding
• 8 novelettes
  • 6 in Best Novelette (2 in English and Chinese, 1 also in Astounding)
  • 2 in Best Series
• 6 short stories
  • 5 in Best Short Story (1 in English and Chinese)
  • 1 in Astounding (English and Chinese)
• 5 graphic novels in Best Graphic Story or Comic
• 1 graphic novel excerpt in Best Graphic Story or Comic
• 4 non-fiction books in Best Related Work (2 in Chinese with section introductions also in English)
• 1 non-fiction book excerpt in Best Related Work
• 2 movies in Best Dramatic Presentation Long Form
• 4 games in Best Game or Interactive Work (limited number of copies available on request)
• 1 Chinese anthology in Best Editor Short Form
• 20 magazine issues
  • 1 in Best Short Story
  • 11 in Best Editor Short Form (4 in Chinese)
  • 8 in Best Semiprozine
• 1 magazine ebook in Best Semiprozine
• 4 magazine samplers
  • 2 in Best Editor Short Form (1 also in Best Semiprozine)
  • 2 in Best Semiprozine (not counting the one also in Best Editor Short Form, 1 with 4 story podcasts)
• 12 artist samplers
  • 6 in Best Professional Artist
  • 6 in Best Fan Artist
• 17 fanzine issues in Best Fanzine
• 3 fanzine samplers in Best Fanzine (1 partially translated into Scots)
• 14 podcast episodes in Best Fancast
• 1 podcast sampler in Best Fancast
• 2 Chinese videos in Best Fancast (1 with English subtitles)
• 5 fan writer samplers in Best Fan Writer

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Previously I looked at the Hugo finalists for novel, short fiction, and series.  Next I looked at graphic story, related work, dramatic presentation, and game finalists.  Then I looked at the finalists in the editor, pro artist, and semiprozine categories.  Finally, I’m wrapping up with a look at the fan, Lodestar, and the Astounding finalists.

Best Fanzine

• Black Nerd Problems, editors Omar Holmon and William Evans
• The Full Lid, written by Alasdair Stuart and edited by Marguerite Kenner
• Idea, editor Geri Sullivan
• Journey Planet, edited by Michael Carroll, Vincent Docherty, Sara Felix, Ann Gry, Sarah Gulde, Allison Hartman Adams, Arthur Liu, Jean Martin, Helena Nash, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, Yen Ooi, Chuck Serface, Alan Stewart, Regina Kanyu Wang, James Bacon and Christopher J. Garcia
• Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together, editors Roseanna Pendlebury, Arturo Serrano, Paul Weimer; senior editors Joe Sherry, Adri Joy, G. Brown, Vance Kotrla.
• Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, editors Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk

Black Nerd Problems is a website making its first appearance on the ballot.  The Full Lid is a newsletter which returns for a third time.  Issue 13 of the fanzine Idea was published in December 2023 after a 23-year hiatus.  While this is Idea’s first appearance, editor Geri Sullivan was a co-editor of the 2007 Best Fanzine winner, Science-Fiction Five-Yearly.  Previous winner, the fanzine Journey Planet makes its twelfth appearance.  Another previous winner, the blog Nerds of a Feather makes its seventh appearance.  Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog returns to the ballot for the fourth time.  Nerds of a Feather and Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog were both on my own ballot.

Best Fancast

• The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
• Hugos There, presented by Seth Heasley
• Octothorpe, by John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty
• Publishing Rodeo, presented by Sunyi Dean and Scott Drakeford
• 科幻Fans布玛 (Science Fiction Fans Buma), production team 布玛（Buma)，刘路（Liu Lu)，刘倡（Liu Chang)
• Worldbuilding for Masochists, presented by Marshall Ryan Maresca, Rowenna Miller, Cass Morris and Natania Barron

Previous winner, The Coode Street Podcast makes its eleventh appearance.  The Hugos There podcast returns for a second time.  The Octothorpe podcast is making its third appearance.  This is the first nomination for the Publishing Rodeo podcast.  Also appearing for the first time, Science Fiction Fans Buma is a Chinese videocast.  The Worldbuilding for Masochists podcast returns for the fourth time.  Coode Street was on my own ballot.  Best Related Work finalist Discover X received enough nominations to make the ballot here as well but was declared ineligible for this category due to being a professional production.  Another potential finalist, 铥铥科幻电波 (Diu Diu Sci Fi Radio), was also determined to be ineligible because it is a professional production.

Best Fan Writer

• Bitter Karella
• James Davis Nicoll
• Jason Sanford
• Alasdair Stuart
• Paul Weimer
• Örjan Westin

Bitter Karella writes The Midnight Pals microfiction and returns to the ballot for a third time.  James Davis Nicoll is a reviewer who makes a fifth appearance here.  Jason Sanford writes the Genre Grapevine column and returns for a fourth time.  Alasdair Stuart is also a finalist in Best Fanzine for The Full Lid newsletter and makes a fourth appearance in this category.  He is a host for Best Semiprozine finalist Escape Pod as well.  Paul Weimer returns for what should be the fifth time if he weren’t wrongfully excluded from last year’s ballot.  He is also one of the editors for Best Fanzine finalist Nerds of a Feather.  Örjan Westin writes microfiction on social media platforms as MicroSFF and makes a second appearance here.  Camestros Felapton, a previous finalist for Best Fan Writer and Best Related Work, declined a nomination this year.

Best Fan Artist

• ​​Iain J. Clark
• Sara Felix
• Dante Luiz
• Laya Rose
• Alison Scott
• España Sheriff

Iain J. Clark did cover art for Best Fanzine finalist Journey Planet and returns to the ballot for the fifth time.  Previous winner Sara Felix created art for the Glasgow Worldcon and returns for the fifth time as well.  She was also one of the editors for Best Fanzine finalist Journey Planet.  Dante Luiz is a first time finalist in this category with art in Interzone and Best Semiprozine finalist Strange Horizons.  Laya Rose creates fan art for various sff works and returns for the third time.  Alison Scott does episode art for Best Fancast Octothorpe which she co-hosts and returns to this category for the second time.  España Sheriff has also done episode art for Octothorpe and is making a second appearance here as well.  Iain J. Clark, Sara Felix, Laya Rose, and Alison Scott were all on my own ballot.

Lodestar Award for Best YA Book

• Abeni’s Song by P. Djèlí Clark (Starscape)
• Liberty’s Daughter by Naomi Kritzer (Fairwood Press)
• Promises Stronger than Darkness by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen)
• The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix (Katherine Tegen Books, Gollancz and Allen & Unwin)
• To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (Del Rey)
• Unraveller by Frances Hardinge (Macmillan Children’s Books; eligible due to 2023 U.S. publication by Amulet)

Abeni’s Song is the first in a middle grade series.  P. Djèlí Clark is also a finalist for Best Short Story.  Liberty’s Daughter was created from a series of stories.  I read at least one or two of these when they originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.  Naomi Kritzer is also a finalist in Best Novelette and Best Short Story.  Naomi Kritzer previously won the Lodestar for Catfishing on CatNet, and its sequel was a Lodestar finalist too.  Promises Stronger than Darkness is the final book in the Unstoppable trilogy.  The previous two books were Lodestar finalists as well.  The Sinister Booksellers of Bath is a sequel to The Left-Handed Booksellers of London.  To Shape a Dragon’s Breath is the first book in the Nampeshiweisit series.  Unraveller is the third Lodestar nominated book for Frances Hardinge.  Both To Shape a Dragon’s Breath and Unraveller were my own nominees.

Astounding Award for Best New Writer (sponsored by Dell Magazines)

• Moniquill Blackgoose (1st year of eligibility)
• Sunyi Dean (2nd year of eligibility)
• Ai Jiang (2nd year of eligibility)
• Hannah Kaner (1st year of eligibility)
• Em X. Liu (1st year of eligibility)
• Xiran Jay Zhao (eligibility extended at request of Dell Magazines)

Moniquill Blackgoose’s To Shape a Dragon’s Breath is a finalist for the Lodestar Award.  Sunyi Dean is the author of The Book Eaters as well as some short fiction.  She is also a co-host of the Best Fancast finalist Publishing Rodeo.  Ai Jiang has written a lot of short fiction including last year’s Nebula short story finalist “Give Me English”, this year’s Nebula novella finalist “Linghun”, and this year’s Nebula and Hugo novelette finalist I Am AI.  Hannah Kaner is the author of Godkiller, first in the Fallen Gods series.  Em X. Liu is the author of The Death I Gave Him and a couple of short fiction pieces.  Xiran Jay Zhao is the author of previous Lodestar finalist Iron Widow and Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor.  They are the only returning Astounding finalist this year.  I was very pleased to see their eligibility extended since they were wrongfully excluded last year and they were one of my own nominees in 2023.  However, I think it is unfair that the ballot wasn’t also expanded to seven finalists.  I will be looking at the seventh place nominee and considering them for next year.  Hopefully they are in their first year of eligibility this year.

What do you think of the finalists?  How far have you gotten in your reading, viewing, listening, or playing?

Voting opened yesterday for the Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding awards, and it will close at 20:17 GMT on 20 July, the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing to the exact minute.

Previously I took a look at this year’s finalists for novel, short fiction, and series.  Next I looked at graphic story, related work, dramatic presentation, and game finalists.  Today I’m looking at the editor, pro artist, and semiprozine finalists.

Best Editor Short Form

• Scott H. Andrews
• Neil Clarke
• 刘维佳 (Liu Weijia)
• Jonathan Strahan
• Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas
• 杨枫 (Yang Feng)

Scott H. Andrews and Neil Clarke were both on my own ballot.  Scott H. Andrews is the editor of Beneath Ceaseless Skies.  Neil Clarke is the editor of Clarkesworld including one of the Best Novelette finalists and one of the Best Short Story finalists.  Jonathan Strahan was the editor for a dozen Tor.com stories, two anthologies, and two Tordotcom novellas.  The Thomases’ are the editors of Uncanny including two Best Novelette finalists and two Best Short Story finalists.  Yang Feng is the editor of the Chinese edition of Galaxy’s Edge including one Best Short Story finalist and the declined Best Novelette finalist.  She is also a finalist in Best Related Work.  I believe Liu Weijia may be an editor at China’s Science Fiction World magazine.

Best Editor Long Form

• Ruoxi Chen
• Lindsey Hall
• Lee Harris
• Kelly Lonesome
• David Thomas Moore
• 姚海军 (Yao Haijun)

Ruoxi Chen and Lee Harris were on my ballot.  Ruoxi Chen is an editor at Tordotcom.  She edited Best Novel finalist Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh and Nebula finalist The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang.  Lindsey Hall is an editor at Tor and edited Nebula finalist The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz.  Lee Harris is an editor at Tordotcom.  He edited Best Novel finalist Witch King by Marsha Wells as well as the novel for which she declined nomination, System Collapse.  Kelly Lonesome is an editor for Tor Nightfire.  David Thomas Moore is an editor for Solaris.  Yao Haijun is a returning Chinese finalist from this category last year.  Natasha Bardon received enough votes to make the final ballot but declined the nomination.

Best Professional Artist

• Micaela Alcaino
• Rovina Cai
• Galen Dara
• Dan Dos Santos
• Tristan Elwell
• Alyssa Winans

Micaela Alcaino is the cover artist for the UK edition of The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty.  Rovina Cai did the interior art for Starling House by Alix E. Harrow.  Galen Dara is the cover artist for Traitor of Redwinter by Ed McDonald.  Dan Dos Santos was on my own ballot, and he is the cover artist for Warrior of the Wind by Suyi Davies Okungbowa.  Tristan Elwell did the US cover art for Starter Villain by John Scalzi.  Alyssa Winans is the cover artist for Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo.

Best Semiprozine

• Escape Pod, editors Mur Lafferty and Valerie Valdes; assistant editors Benjamin C. Kinney, Premee Mohamed and Kevin Wabaunsee; hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart; producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht; and the entire Escape Pod team
• FIYAH Literary Magazine, publisher and executive editor DaVaun Sanders, poetry editor B. Sharise Moore, special projects manager L. D. Lewis, art director Christian Ivey, acquiring editors Rebecca McGee, Kerine Wint, Joshua Morley, Emmalia Harrington, Genine Tyson, Tonya R. Moore, sponsor coordinator Nelson Rolon
• GigaNotoSaurus, editor LaShawn M. Wanak, associate editors Mia Tsai and Edgard Wentz, along with the GNS Slushreaders Team
• khōréō, produced by Aleksandra Hill, Zhui Ning Chang, Kanika Agrawal, Isabella Kestermann, Rowan Morrison, Sachiko Ragosta, Lian Xia Rose, Jenelle DeCosta, Melissa Ren, Elaine Ho, Lilivette Domínguez, Jei D. Marcade, Jeané Ridges, Isaree Thatchaichawalit, Danai Christopoulou, M. L. Krishnan, Ysabella Maglanque, Aaron Voigt, Adil Mian, Alexandra Millatmal, E. Broderick, K. S. Walker, Katarzyna Nowacka, Katie McIvor, Kelsea Yu, Marie Croke, Osahon Ize-Iyamu, Phoebe Low, S. R. Westvik, Sara S. Messenger
• Strange Horizons, by the Strange Horizons Editorial Collective
• Uncanny Magazine, publishers and editors-in-chief: Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; managing editor Monte Lin; nonfiction editor Meg Elison; podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

As I expected, Uncanny makes its ninth consecutive appearance on the ballot.  It has been nominated every year since it became eligible in 2016 and won seven times out of those eight previous nominations.  Editors-in-chief, Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, are also co-finalists for Best Editor Short Form.  Strange Horizons makes its twelfth consecutive appearance with zero wins.  It was the only thing on my ballot in this category, and I am really hoping this is their year.  Escape Pod returns for the sixth time.  FIYAH also makes its sixth appearance and is the only semiprozine to break Uncanny’s streak by winning in 2021.  GigaNotoSaurus was previously nominated in 2017, and khōréō also makes its second appearance returning from last year.

I’ll be back again soon with my initial thoughts on the remaining finalists.  What do you think of these finalists?  Did your favorites make the list?

Previously I took a look at this year’s Hugo finalists for novel, short fiction, and series.  Now I’m finally back to look at graphic story, related work, dramatic presentation, and game finalists.

Best Graphic Story or Comic

• Bea Wolf, written by Zach Weinersmith, art by Boulet (First Second)
• Saga, Vol. 11 written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
• Shubeik Lubeik, Deena Mohamed (Pantheon); as Your Wish Is My Command (Granta)
• 三体漫画：第一部 / The Three Body Problem, Part One, adapted from the novels by 刘慈欣 (Liu Cixin), written by 蔡劲 (Cai Jin),戈闻頔 (Ge Wendi), and 薄暮 (Bo Mu), art by 草祭九日东 (Caojijiuridong) (Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House)
• The Witches of World War II written by Paul Cornell, art by Valeria Burzo (TKO Studios LLC)
• Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, art by Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha and Nicola Scott (DC Comics)

Surprising that there is  only one repeat finalist from a series, although I do enjoy Saga and was planning to read the latest volume at some point.  I’m glad to see another Chinese finalist, an adaptation of Lin Cixin’s Hugo-winning novel, The Three Body Problem.  Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons was on my own ballot.  I look forward to reading the remaining three which all look good.

Best Related Work

• All These Worlds: Reviews & Essays by Niall Harrison (Briardene Books)
• 中国科幻口述史, 第二卷, 第三卷，(Chinese Science Fiction: An Oral History, vols 2 and 3) ed. 杨枫 / Yang Feng (8-Light Minutes Culture & Chengdu Time Press)
• A City on Mars by Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith (Penguin Press; Particular Books)
• The Culture: The Drawings, by Iain M. Banks (Orbit)
• 雨果X访谈 (Discover X), presented by 王雅婷 (Tina Wong)
• A Traveller in Time: The Critical Practice of Maureen Kincaid Speller, by Maureen Kincaid Speller, edited by Nina Allan (Luna Press Publishing)

All These Worlds, A City on Mars, and A Traveller in Time were all my own nominees.  Zach Weinersmith, co-author of A City on Mars, is also a finalist (with artist Boulet) in Best Graphic Story.  Volume 1 of Chinese Science Fiction: An Oral History was a finalist last year.  The Culture: The Drawings is a collection of annotated illustrations from Iain M. Banks’ personal notebooks on his series of books in the Culture setting.  Discover X is a series of video interviews done for the 2023 Chengdu Worldcon.  It also received enough votes to make the ballot in Best Fancast but was declared ineligible in that category because it is a professional production.  Bigolas Dickolas Wolfwood declined a finalist spot for their promotional tweets about This Is How You Lose the Time War.

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

• Barbie, screenplay by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, directed by Greta Gerwig (Warner Bros. Studios)
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, screenplay by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein and Michael Gilio, directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Paramount Pictures)
• Nimona, screenplay by Robert L. Baird and Lloyd Taylor, directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane (Annapurna Animations)
• Poor Things, screenplay by Tony McNamara, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (Element Pictures)
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, screenplay by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Dave Callaham, directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson (Columbia Pictures / Marvel Entertainment / Avi Arad Productions / Lord Miller / Pascal Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation)
• 流浪地球2 / The Wandering Earth II, based on the novel by 刘慈欣 Liu Cixin, screenplay by 杨治学 Yang Zhixue, 郭帆 / Frant Gwo, 龚格尔 Gong Geer, and 叶濡畅 Ye Ruchang, script consultant 王红卫 Wang Hongwei, directed by 郭帆 / Frant Gwo (中影创意（北京）电影有限公司 / CFC Pictures Ltd, 郭帆（北京）影业有限公司 / G!Film (Beijing) Studio Co. Ltd, 北京登峰国际文化传播有限公司 / Beijing Dengfeng International Culture Communication Co, Ltd, 中国电影股份有限公司 / China Film Co. Ltd)

Barbie, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse were on my ballot.  Nimona and Poor Things were both already on my watch list.  The Wandering Earth II, another adaptation of Liu Cixin’s work, is available through my library on hoopla with English sub-titles.  I understand that it is a prequel so watching the first one isn’t necessary.  Barbie, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Nimona, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse are all also finalists for the Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation.

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

• Doctor Who: “The Giggle”, written by Russell T. Davies, directed by Chanya Button (Bad Wolf with BBC Studios for The BBC and Disney Branded Television)
• Loki: “Glorious Purpose”, screenplay by Eric Martin, Michael Waldron and Katharyn Blair, directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (Marvel / Disney+)
• The Last of Us: “Long, Long Time”, written by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, directed by Peter Hoar (Naughty Dog / Sony Pictures)
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “Those Old Scientists”, written by Kathryn Lyn and Bill Wolkoff, directed by Jonathan Frakes (CBS / Paramount+)
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “Subspace Rhapsody”, written by Dana Horgan and Bill Wolkoff, directed by Dermott Downs (CBS / Paramount+)
• Doctor Who: “Wild Blue Yonder”, written by Russell T. Davies, directed by Tom Kingsley (Bad Wolf with BBC Studios for The BBC and Disney Branded Television)

This category looks like old times with two episodes of Doctor Who and two episodes of a Star Trek show.  An episode of Loki was previously nominated back in 2022.  “Long, Long Time” from The Last of Us is also a finalist for the Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation.  I haven’t seen any of these yet although I was already planning to watch season 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.  Therefore, obviously, nothing here was on my ballot.

Best Game or Interactive Work

• Alan Wake 2, developed by Remedy Entertainment, published by Epic Games
• Baldur’s Gate 3, produced by Larian Studios
• Chants of Sennaar, developed by Rundisc, published by Focus Entertainment
• DREDGE, developed by Black Salt Games, published by Team17
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, produced by Nintendo
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, developed by Respawn Entertainment, published by Electronic Arts and Lucasfilm Games

I’m happy for those that have been working to get this category on the Hugo ballot.  I am a tiny bit disappointed that there isn’t anything here besides video games since the category was intentionally left open to any type of game.  But I can hardly complain since I didn’t nominate anything myself.  Alan Wake 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, Chants of Sennaar, and DREDGE are all also finalists for the Nebula Award for Game Writing.

I’ll be back again with more of my initial thoughts on the finalists as I go through them.  What do you think of these finalists?  Did your favorites make the list?

 

The finalists for the 2024 Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer were announced on Friday, March 29.  The winners will be presented on Sunday, August 11, at Glasgow 2024, a Worldcon for Our Futures.  Today I’m looking at the novel, short fiction, and series finalists.

Best Novel

• The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty (Harper Voyager, Harper Voyager UK)
• The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)
• Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh (Tordotcom, Orbit UK)
• Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Tor, Tor UK)
• Translation State by Ann Leckie (Orbit US, Orbit UK)
• Witch King by Martha Wells (Tordotcom)

Some Desperate Glory, Translation State, and Witch King were my own nominees.  I was pretty certain Translation State would be a finalist.  The Saint of Bright Doors, Translation State, and Witch King are Nebula finalists.  The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi was the only one which did not make the Locus Recommended Reading List, but I’ve heard others recommend it.  I was already planning to read the three that weren’t on my ballot.  Martha Wells declined the nomination for System Collapse just as she did for its Nebula nomination.  天帆 (Cosmo Wings) by 江波 (Jiang Bo) was ruled ineligible because it was published in 2024.

Best Novella

• “Life Does Not Allow Us to Meet”, He Xi / 人生不相见, 何夕, translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers)
• Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)
• The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older (Tordotcom)
• Rose/House by Arkady Martine (Subterranean)
• “Seeds of Mercury”, Wang Jinkang / 水星播种, 王晋康, translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers)
• Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (Tor, Titan UK)

The Mimicking of Known Successes and Rose/House were on my ballot, and I was already planning to read Mammoths at the Gates and Thornhedge.  Mammoths at the Gates, The Mimicking of Known Successes, and Thornhedge are also Nebula finalists.  All four of the original English language works were on the Locus Recommended Reading List.  I’m happy to see some Chinese finalists.  I didn’t know if the Chinese fans who were eligible to nominate as members of last year’s Chengdu Worldcon would do so.  I will wait to see if the Adventures in Space anthology is included in the Hugo voter packet.  If not, the ebook is only five dollars.

Best Novelette

• I AM AI by Ai Jiang (Shortwave)
• “Introduction to 2181 Overture, Second Edition”, Gu Shi /〈2181序曲〉再版导言, 顾适 translated by Emily Jin (Clarkesworld, February 2023)
• “Ivy, Angelica, Bay” by C.L. Polk (Tor.com 8 December 2023)
• “On the Fox Roads” by Nghi Vo (Tor.com 31 October 2023)
• “One Man’s Treasure” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, January-February 2023)
• “The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny Magazine, November-December 2023)

All of these except I AM AI are available online.  I AM AI is available at hoopla which I have access to through my library.  “Ivy, Angelica, Bay” and “The Year Without Sunshine” were on my ballot.  I have already read “Introduction to 2181 Overture, Second Edition” and “One Man’s Treasure” as well.  Nghi Vo is also on the ballot for Best Novella.  I AM AI and “The Year Without Sunshine” are Nebula finalists.  Everything except for “Introduction to 2181 Overture, Second Edition” appeared on the Locus Recommended Reading List.  极北之地 (“The Far North”) by 海漄 (Hai Ya) received enough votes to be on the ballot, but the author declined the nomination.  Hai Ya was the winner of the 2023 Best Novelette Hugo.  They were also a potential finalist in the 2023 Best Short Story category, but the story was marked as ineligible with no explanation.

Best Short Story

• “Answerless Journey”, Han Song / 没有答案的航程, 韩松, translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers)
• “Better Living Through Algorithms” by Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld May 2023)
• “How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” by P. Djèlí Clark (Uncanny Magazine, January-February 2023)
• “The Mausoleum’s Children” by Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny Magazine, May-June 2023)
• “The Sound of Children Screaming” by Rachael K. Jones (Nightmare Magazine, October 2023)
• 美食三品 (“Tasting the Future Delicacy Three Times”), 宝树 / Baoshu (银河边缘013：黑域密室 / Galaxy’s Edge Vol. 13: Secret Room in the Black Domain)

“Answerless Journey” is from the same Adventures in Space anthology that two of the novellas are from.  I hope that an English translation will be provided for the other Chinese story.  The four original English language stories are available online.  I have read all of them except for “The Sound of Children Screaming”.  I enjoyed all three, especially Naomi Kritzer’s story, but they didn’t make my personal ballot.  Naomi Kritzer is also on the ballot for Best Novelette.  “Better Living Through Algorithms” and “The Sound of Children Screaming” are both Nebula finalists.  The only one of these four that was not on the Locus Recommended Reading List was “Better Living Through Algorithms”.

Best Series

• The Final Architecture by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tordotcom, Orbit UK)
• Imperial Radch by Ann Leckie (Orbit US, Orbit UK)
• The Last Binding by Freya Marske (Tordotcom, Tor UK)
• The Laundry Files by Charles Stross (Tordotcom, Orbit UK)
• October Daye by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
• The Universe of Xuya by Aliette de Bodard (Gollancz; JABberwocky Literary Agency; Subterranean Press; Uncanny Magazine; et al.)

The Laundry Files and The Universe of Xuya were previously finalists in 2019.  This is the fifth time that October Daye has been a finalist.  The Last Binding, October Daye, and The Universe of Xuya were on my ballot.  Imperial Radch should have been on my ballot, but somehow I didn’t think of it even though Best Novel finalist Translation State was one of my own nominees.  I’m glad other people picked up my slack.  Aliette de Bodard is also a finalist for Best Short Story although that story isn’t part of this series.  I’ve read some of The Laundry Files from the last time it was a finalist.  I look forward to The Final Architecture because I’ve really liked the other works I’ve read by Adrian Tchaikovsky.  I’m also glad to see him get another chance at a Hugo that is untainted by the circumstances which affected his 2023 win.

I’ll be back with more of my initial thoughts on the finalists as I go through them.  What do you think of these finalists?  Did your favorites make the list?

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?

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?