hugo nominees


I couldn't be happier to see that my friend Jason Heller is on the slate! And my friend and fellow BookSworn Stina Leicht is up for the Campbell!  Woot!! My picks are in bold.


Best Novel

2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit) Blackout by Mira Grant (Orbit) Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen) Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas by John Scalzi (Tor) Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed (DAW)

Best Novella

After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall by Nancy Kress (Tachyon Publications) The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson (Tachyon Publications) On a Red Station, Drifting by Aliette de Bodard (Immersion Press) San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats by Mira Grant (Orbit) “The Stars Do Not Lie” by Jay Lake (Asimov’s, Oct-Nov 2012)

Best Novelette

“The Boy Who Cast No Shadow” by Thomas Olde Heuvelt (Postscripts: Unfit For Eden, PS Publications) “Fade To White” by Catherynne M. Valente (Clarkesworld, August 2012) “The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi” by Pat Cadigan (Edge of Infinity, Solaris) “In Sea-Salt Tears” by Seanan McGuire (Self-published) “Rat-Catcher” by Seanan McGuire (A Fantasy Medley 2, Subterranean)

Best Short Story

“Immersion” by Aliette de Bodard (Clarkesworld, June 2012) “Mantis Wives” by Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld, August 2012) “Mono no Aware” by Ken Liu (The Future is Japanese, VIZ Media LLC)

Best Related Work

The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature Edited by Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn (Cambridge UP) Chicks Dig Comics: A Celebration of Comic Books by the Women Who Love Them Edited by Lynne M. Thomas & Sigrid Ellis (Mad Norwegian Press) Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who Edited by Deborah Stanish & L.M. Myles (Mad Norwegian Press) I Have an Idea for a Book… The Bibliography of Martin H. Greenberg Compiled by Martin H. Greenberg, edited by John Helfers (The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box) Writing Excuses Season Seven by Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler and Jordan Sanderson

Best Graphic Story

Grandville Bête Noire written and illustrated by Bryan Talbot (Dark Horse Comics, Jonathan Cape) Locke & Key Volume 5: Clockworks written by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW) Saga, Volume One written by Brian K. Vaughn, illustrated by Fiona Staples (Image Comics) Schlock Mercenary: Random Access Memorabilia by Howard Tayler, colors by Travis Walton (Hypernode Media) Saucer Country, Volume 1: Run written by Paul Cornell, illustrated by Ryan Kelly, Jimmy Broxton and Goran Sudžuka (Vertigo)

Best Dramatic Presentation Feature Length

The Avengers Screenplay & Directed by Joss Whedon (Marvel Studios, Disney, Paramount) The Cabin in the Woods Screenplay by Drew Goddard & Joss Whedon; Directed by Drew Goddard (Mutant Enemy, Lionsgate) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro, Directed by Peter Jackson (WingNut Films, New Line Cinema, MGM, Warner Bros) The Hunger Games Screenplay by Gary Ross & Suzanne Collins, Directed by Gary Ross (Lionsgate, Color Force) Looper Screenplay and Directed by Rian Johnson (FilmDistrict, EndGame Entertainment)

Best Dramatic Presentation Short Form

Doctor Who:“The Angels Take Manhattan” Written by Steven Moffat, Directed by Nick Hurran (BBC Wales) Doctor Who:“Asylum of the Daleks” Written by Steven Moffat; Directed by Nick Hurran (BBC Wales) Doctor Who:“The Snowmen” Written by Steven Moffat, Directed by Saul Metzstein (BBC Wales) Fringe:“Letters of Transit” Written by J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Akiva Goldsman, J.H.Wyman, Jeff Pinkner. Directed by Joe Chappelle (Fox) Game of Thrones:“Blackwater” Written by George R.R. Martin, Directed by Neil Marshall. Created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (HBO)

Best Editor – Short Form 

John Joseph Adams
Neil Clarke
Stanley Schmidt
Jonathan Strahan
Sheila Williams


Best Editor – Long Form
Lou Anders
Sheila Gilbert
Liz Gorinsky
Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Toni Weisskopf


Best Professional Artist
Vincent Chong
Julie Dillon
Dan Dos Santos
Chris McGrath
John Picacio


Best Semiprozine 

Apex Magazine- Lynne M. Thomas, Jason Sizemore and Michael Damian Thomas Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Scott H. Andrews Clarkesworld - Neil Clarke, Jason Heller, Sean Wallace and Kate Baker Lightspeed - John Joseph Adams and Stefan Rudnicki Strange Horizons - Niall Harrison, Jed Hartman, Brit Mandelo, An Owomoyela, Julia Rios, Abigail Nussbaum, Sonya Taaffe, Dave Nagdeman and Rebecca Cross

Best Fanzine
Banana Wings - Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer The Drink Tank - Chris Garcia and James Bacon Elitist Book Reviews - Steven Diamond Journey Planet - James Bacon, Chris Garcia, Emma J. King, Helen J. Montgomery and Pete Young SF Signal - John DeNardo, JP Frantz, and Patrick Hester

Best Fancast 

The Coode Street Podcast Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe Galactic Suburbia Podcast Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, Tansy Rayner Roberts (Presenters) and Andrew Finch (Producer) SF Signal Podcast Patrick Hester, John DeNardo, and JP Frantz SF Squeecast Elizabeth Bear, Paul Cornell, Seanan McGuire, Lynne M. Thomas, Catherynne M. Valente (Presenters) and David McHone-Chase (Technical Producer) StarShipSofa Tony C. Smith

Best Fan Writer
James Bacon
Christopher J Garcia
Mark Oshiro
Tansy Rayner Roberts
Steven H Silver


Best Fan Artist
Galen Dara
Brad W. Foster
Spring Schoenhuth
Maurine Starkey
Steve Stiles


John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer

Zen Cho
Max Gladstone
Mur Lafferty
Stina Leicht
Chuck Wendig

2 comments:

Stina Leicht said...

Thank you!

John Picacio said...

Hooray, Stina! :)