2013 Hugo and Campbell Awards Nominees
Nominees for the Hugo Awards and for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer have been announced by LoneStarCon3, the 71st World Science Fiction Convention, to be held in San Antonio, TX, August 29 – September 2, 2013.
BEST NOVEL
- Throne of the Crescent Moon, Saladin Ahmed (DAW; Gollancz ’13)
- Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance, Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen)
- Blackout, Mira Grant (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- 2312, Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Redshirts, John Scalzi (Tor; Gollancz)
BEST NOVELLA
- On a Red Station, Drifting, Aliette de Bodard (Immersion)
- San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats, Mira Grant (Orbit Short Fiction)
- ‘‘The Stars Do Not Lie’’, Jay Lake (Asimov’s 10-11/12)
- After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall, Nancy Kress (Tachyon)
- The Emperor’s Soul, Brandon Sanderson (Tachyon)
BEST NOVELETTE
- ‘‘The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi’’, Pat Cadigan (Edge of Infinity)
- ‘‘In Sea-Salt Tears’’, Seanan McGuire (Self-published)
- ‘‘Rat-Catcher’’, Seanan McGuire (A Fantasy Medley 2)
- ‘‘The Boy Who Cast No Shadow’’, Thomas Olde Heuvelt (Postscripts 26/27: Unfit For Eden)
- ‘‘Fade to White’’, Catherynne M. Valente (Clarkesworld 8/12)
BEST SHORT STORY
- ‘‘Immersion’’, Aliette de Bodard (Clarkesworld 6/12)
- ‘‘Mantis Wives’’, Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld 8/12)
- ‘‘Mono no Aware’’, Ken Liu (The Future Is Japanese)
BEST RELATED WORK
- ‘‘I Have an Idea for a Book’’: The Bibliography of Martin H. Greenberg, John Helfers, compiler & ed. (The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box)
- The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn (Cambridge University Press)
- Writing Excuses, Season Seven, Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler & Jordan Sanderson
- Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who, Deborah Stanish & L.M. Myles, eds. (Mad Norwegian)
- Chicks Dig Comics: A Celebration of Comic Books by the Women Who Love Them, Lynne M. Thomas & Sigrid Ellis, eds. (Mad Norwegian)
BEST GRAPHIC STORY
- Saucer Country, Volume 1: Run, Paul Cornell, art by Ryan Kelly, Jimmy Broxton & Goran Sudžuka (Vertigo)
- Locke & Key, Vol. 5: Clockworks, Joe Hill, art by Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
- Grandville Bête Noire, Bryan Talbot (Dark Horse Comics; Jonathan Cape)
- Schlock Mercenary: Random Access Memorabilia Howard Tayler, colors by Travis Walton (Hypernode Media)
- Saga, Volume One, Brian K. Vaughn, art by Fiona Staples (Image)
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION – LONG
BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION – SHORT
- Doctor Who: ‘‘The Angels Take Manhattan’’
- Doctor Who: ‘‘Asylum of the Daleks’’
- Doctor Who: ‘‘The Snowman’’
- Fringe: ‘‘Letters of Transit’’
- Game of Thrones: ‘‘Blackwater’’
BEST PROFESSIONAL EDITOR LONG FORM
- Lou Anders
- Sheila Gilbert
- Liz Gorinsky
- Patrick Nielsen Hayden
- Toni Weisskopf
BEST PROFESSIONAL EDITOR SHORT FORM
- John Joseph Adams
- Neil Clarke
- Stanley Schmidt
- Jonathan Strahan
- Sheila Williams
BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
- Vincent Chong
- Julie Dillon
- Dan Dos Santos
- Chris McGrath
- John Picacio
BEST SEMIPROZINE
BEST FANZINE
BEST FANCAST
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 [NOT A HUGO AWARD]
- *Zen Cho
- Max Gladstone
- *Mur Lafferty
- *Stina Leicht
- *Chuck Wendig
*Finalists in their 2nd year of eligibility.
There were 1,343 nominating ballots received from members of Chicon 7, LoneStarCon 3, and LonCon 3.
