This year’s Hugo Award ballot has just been announced. Members of this year’s World Science Fiction Convention, Anticipation, are eligible to vote. Winners will be announced at the convention, which will be held 6-10 August in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The nominees are:
Best Novel:
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (published by Tor Books)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury)
Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi (Tor)
Anathem by Neal Stephenson (Morrow; Atlantic UK)
Saturn’s Children by Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit)
Best Novella:
“The Political Prisoner” by Charles Coleman Finlay (published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2008)
“The Erdmann Nexus” by Nancy Kress (published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, October/November 2008)
“The Tear” by Ian McDonald (Galactic Empires)
“Truth” by Robert Reed (Asimov’s, October/November 2008)
“True Names” by Benjamin Rosenbaum & Cory Doctorow (Fast Forward 2)
Best Novelette:
“The Gambler” by Paolo Bacigalupi (Fast Forward 2)
“Shoggoths in Bloom” by Elizabeth Bear (Asimov’s, March 2008)
“The Ray-Gun: A Love Story” by James Alan Gardner (Asimov’s, February 2008)
“Pride and Prometheus” by John Kessel (F&SF, January 2008)
“Alastair Baffle’s Emporium of Wonders” by Mike Resnick (Asimov’s, January 2008)
Best Short Story:
“Exhalation” by Ted Chiang (Eclipse Two)
“26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss” by Kij Johnson (Asimov’s, July 2008)
“Evil Robot Monkey” by Mary Robinette Kowal (The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume Two)
“Article of Faith” by Mike Resnick (Baen’s Universe, October 2008)
“From Babel’s Fall’n Glory We Fled” by Michael Swanwick (Asimov’s, February 2008)
Best Related Book:
The Vorkosigan Companion: The Universe of Lois McMaster Bujold edited by Lillian Stewart Carl & John Helfers (Baen)
Spectrum 15: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art edited by Cathy & Arnie Fenner (Underwood Books)
What It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction by Paul Kincaid (Beccon Publications)
Rhetorics of Fantasy by Farah Mendlesohn (Wesleyan University Press)
Your Hate Mail Will be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998-2008 by John Scalzi (Subterranean Press)
Best Graphic Story:
The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle written by Jim Butcher, art by Ardian Syaf (Del Rey/Dabel Brothers Publishing)
Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones written by Kaja & Phil Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment)
Schlock Mercenary: The Body Politic story and art by Howard Tayler (The Tayler Corporation)
Y: The Last Man, Volume 10: Whys and Wherefores written/created by Brian K. Vaughan, pencilled/created by Pia Guerra, inked by Jose Marzan, Jr. (DC/Vertigo Comics)
Serenity: Better Days written by Joss Whedon & Brett Matthews, art by Will Conrad, color by Michelle Madsen, cover by Jo Chen (Dark Horse Comics)
Fables: War and Pieces written by Bill Willingham, pencilled by Mark Buckingham, art by Steve Leialoha and Andrew Pepoy, color by Lee Loughridge, letters by Todd Klein (DC/Vertigo Comics)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form:
The Dark Knight story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer; screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan; directed by Christopher Nolan (Warner Brothers)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army story by Guillermo del Toro & Mike Mignola; screenplay by Guillermo del Toro; directed by Guillermo del Toro (Dark Horse, Universal)
Iron Man screenplay by Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby and Art Marcum & Matt Holloway; directed by Jon Favreau (Paramount, Marvel Studios)
METAtropolis edited by John Scalzi; written by Elizabeth Bear, Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell, and Karl Schroeder (Audible Inc)
WALL-E story by Andrew Stanton & Pete Docter; screenplay by Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon; directed by Andrew Stanton (Pixar/Walt Disney)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form:
“The Constant” (Lost) written by Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof; directed by Jack Bender (Bad Robot, ABC studios)
“Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” written by Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen; directed by Joss Whedon (Mutant Enemy)
“Revelations” (Battlestar Galactica) written by Bradley Thompson & David Weddle; directed by Michael Rymer (NBC Universal)
“Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead” (Doctor Who) written by Steven Moffat; directed by Euros Lyn (BBC Wales)
“Turn Left” (Doctor Who) written by Russell T. Davies; directed by Graeme Harper (BBC Wales)
Best Editor, Short Form:
Ellen Datlow
Stanley Schmidt
Jonathan Strahan
Gordon Van Gelder
Sheila Williams
Best Editor, Long Form:
Lou Anders
Ginjer Buchanan
David G. Hartwell
Beth Meacham
Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Best Professional Artist:
Daniel Dos Santos
Bob Eggleton
Donato Giancola
John Picacio
Shaun Tan
Best Semiprozine:
Clarkesworld Magazine edited by Neil Clarke, Nick Mamatas, and Sean Wallace
Interzone edited by Andy Cox
Locus edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi
The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, Kris Dikeman, David G. Hartwell, and Kevin J. Maroney
Weird Tales edited by Ann VanderMeer and Stephen H. Segal
Best Fanzine:
Argentus edited by Steven H Silver
Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer
Challenger edited by Guy H. Lillian III
The Drink Tank edited by Chris Garcia
Electric Velocipede edited by John Klima
File 770 edited by Mike Glyer
Best Fan Writer:
Chris Garcia
John Hertz
Dave Langford
Cheryl Morgan
Steven H Silver
Best Fan Artist:
Alan F. Beck
Brad W. Foster
Sue Mason
Taral Wayne
Frank Wu
The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer:
Aliette de Bodard
David Anthony Durham
Felix Gilman
Tony Pi
Gord Sellar