It’s that time of year again – awards season is here! Today we will be talking about the Hugo Awards!
The Hugo Awards are a fan award and one of longest-running and most prestigious under the SFF umbrella. Each year the winners are announced at the World Science Fiction Convention (aka WorldCon). Worldcon 2016 or MidAmeriCon II, will take place in Kansas City, August 17-21. We Smugglers have already signed up to attend the convention!
Now, even if you are not attending MidAmeriCon II, please note that ANY SFF fan can sign up for a supporting membership ($50) which gives you the right to nominate and vote for the Hugos – this year’s nominating process is already open.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You will need to become a member by January 31, 2016 to secure your nominating rights for this year’s Hugo Awards.
For more information on how to become a member, check out the MidAmericon II website and the official Hugo Awards official website.
On The Book Smugglers’ Eligibility
We are currently eligible for the Best Semiprozine category. Our Year in Review lists some of the best content from our blog last year for your consideration.
In addition, the short stories, novelettes and anthologies we edited and published last year are also eligible for…
Best Short Story:
Cover art by Kristina Tsenova
- Application for the Delegation of First Contact: Questionnaire, Part B. by Kathrin Köhler;
- The Merger by Sunil Patel;
- Luminous by A.E. Ash;
- The Vishakanya’s Choice by Roshani Chokshi;
- Fighting Demons by S.L. Huang;
- The Bridegroom by Amelia Mangan;
- The Beatriceid by Kate Elliott;
Best Novelette:
Cover art by Melanie Cook
- The Case of the Little Bloody Slipper by Carlie St George;
- The Price You Pay is Red by Carlie St George;
- The Long and Silent Ever After by Carlie St George;
Best Related Work:
Cover art by Kenda Montgomery
Speculative Fiction 2014, edited by the dynamic duo Renee Williams and Shaun Duke–with a foreword by Kate Elliott, wicked cool cover art by Kenda Montgomery, and featuring over 50 all-star contributors.
Best Fancast:
Fangirl Happy Hour: the podcast that Ana co-hosts with Renay.
Thanks for considering us and our authors!
It’s time now to talk about what we are nominating! Today, we reveal our tentative, early picks. NOTE: We obviously haven’t read, watched or listened to everything and we are completely open to suggestions.
Without further ado, we give you our current picks for (certain categories on) the 2016 ballot!
Best Novel
Ana:
- Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace
- The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin
- Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
- Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Thea:
- The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
- Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
- The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin
- Uprooted by Naomi Novik
For more potential picks for consideration, here are our Top 10 Books of 2015.
Best Novella
- Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
- Sorcerer to the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson
- Of Sorrow and Such by Angela Slatter
- Please Remain Calm by Courtney Summers
Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form)
- Mad Max Fury Road
- The Martian
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Jurassic World
Best Graphic Story
- Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
- Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and artist Valentine De Landro
- Vertigo CMYK: Black (Vol 4), Various Authors
- Wayward: String Theory (Vol 1) by Jim Zub
Best Semiprozine
Best Fanzine
Best Fan Writer
- Abigail Nussbaum (Asking the Wrong Questions)
- Hello Tailor (Hello, Tailor)
- Renay (Lady Business, Strange Horizons)
- Sunil Patel
John W Campbell Award
- C.A. Higgins (for Lightless)
- S.L. Huang (for Zero Sum Game and Hunting Monsters)
- Isabel Yap (for Have You Heard the One About Anamaria Marquez?)
Over to you! Suggestions and comments are most welcome.
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