Retro Hugo Nominations

This year's World Science Fiction Convention, the Millennium Philcon, has announced nominations for the 1951 Retro Hugo Awards, for works published in 1950. This is the second time Retro Hugos are being presented; the first was five years ago at L.A.con III, the 1996 Worldcon in Anaheim CA, for works published in 1945. The Related Book and Semiprozine categories were omitted from this ballot due to insufficient nominations. The convention press release includes nomination statistics.

NOVEL

The Dying Earth, Jack Vance (Hillman)

Farmer in the Sky, Robert A. Heinlein (Scribner's)

First Lensman, Edward E., Ph.D. Smith (Fantasy Press)

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis (Geoffrey Bles)

Pebble in the Sky, Isaac Asimov (Doubleday)

NOVELLA

"...And Now You Don't", Isaac Asimov (Astouding Science Fiction Nov, Dec 1949, Jan 1950)

"The Dreaming Jewels", Theodore Sturgeon (Fantastic Adventures Feb 1950)

"The Last Enemy", H. Beam Piper (Astouding Science Fiction Aug 1950)

"The Man Who Sold the Moon", Robert A. Heinlein (The Man Who Sold the Moon, Shasta Publishers)

"To the Stars", L. Ron Hubbard (Astouding Science Fiction Feb, Mar 1950)

NOVELETTE

"Dear Devil", Eric Frank Russell (Other Worlds May 1950)

"The Helping Hand", Poul Anderson (Astouding Science Fiction May 1950)

"The Little Black Bag", C.M. Kornbluth (Astouding Science Fiction Jul 1950)

"Okie", James Blish (Astouding Science Fiction Apr 1950)

"Scanners Live in Vain", Cordwainer Smith (Fantasy Book #6)

SHORT STORY

"Born of Man and Woman", Richard Matheson (F&SF Summer 1950)

"Coming Attraction", Fritz Leiber (Galaxy Nov 1950)

"The Gnurrs Come from the Voodvork Out", Reginald Bretnor (F&SF Winter-Spring 1950)

"A Subway Named Mobius", A.J. Deutsch (Astouding Science Fiction Dec 1950)

"To Serve Man", Damon Knight (Galaxy Nov 1950)

DRAMATIC PRESENTATION

Cinderella

Destination Moon

Harvey

Rabbit of Seville

Rocketship X-M

PROFESSIONAL EDITOR

Anthony Boucher

John W. Campbell Jr

Groff Conklin

H.L. Gold

J. Francis McComas

PROFESSIONAL ARTIST

Hannes Bok

Chesley Bonestell

Edd Cartier

Virgil Finlay

Frank Kelly Freas

FANZINE

The Fanscient

Quandry

Science Fiction Newsletter

Skyhook

Slant

Spacewarp

FAN WRITER

Lee Hoffman

Bob Silverberg

Robert "Bob" Wilson Tucker

James White

Walt Willis

FAN ARTIST

Jack Gaughan

Lee Hoffman

Ray Nelson

Bill Rotsler

James White

Nominations were released by Hugo Co-Administrators Saul Jaffe and Rick Katze, and compiled using software developed by Jeff Copeland.