2021 Hugo, Astounding, and Lodestar Awards Finalists

Best Novel

• Piranesi, Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury US; Bloomsbury UK)
• The City We Became, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• The Relentless Moon, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor; Solaris)
• Harrow the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir (Tordotcom)
• Black Sun, Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga; Solaris)
• Network Effect, Martha Wells (Tordotcom)

Best Novella

• Finna, Nino Cipri (Tordotcom)
• Ring Shout, P. Djèlí Clark (Tordotcom)
• Upright Women Wanted, Sarah Gailey (Tordotcom)
• Come Tumbling Down, Seanan McGuire (Tordotcom)
• Riot Baby, Tochi Onyebuchi (Tordotcom)
• The Empress of Salt and Fortune, Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)

Best Novelette

• “The Inaccessibility of Heaven”, Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny 7-8/20)
• “The Pill”, Meg Elison (Big Girl)
• “Helicopter Story”, Isabel Fall (Clarkesworld 1/20)
• “Burn or The Episodic Life of Sam Wells as a Super”, A.T. Greenblatt (Uncanny 5-6/20)
• “Monster”, Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld 1/20)
• “Two Truths and a Lie”, Sarah Pinsker (Tor.com 6/17/20)

Best Short Story

• “Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse”, Rae Carson (Uncanny 1-2/20)
• “Metal Like Blood in the Dark”, T. Kingfisher (Uncanny 9-10/20)
• “Little Free Library”, Naomi Kritzer (Tor.com 4/8/20)
• “The Mermaid Astronaut”, Yoon Ha Lee (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 2/27/20)
• “A Guide for Working Breeds”, Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Made to Order)
• “Open House on Haunted Hill”, John Wiswell (Diabolical Plots 6/15/20)

Best Series

• The Daevabad Trilogy, S.A. Chakraborty (Harper Voyager)
• The Lady Astronaut Universe, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor; Solaris; Audible; F&SF)
• The Poppy War, R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager)
• October Daye, Seanan McGuire (DAW)
• The Interdependency, John Scalzi (Tor; Tor UK)
• The Murderbot Diaries, Martha Wells (Tordotcom)

Best Related Work

• A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler, Lynell George (Angel City)
• Beowulf, Maria Dahvana Headley (MCD x FSG Originals)
• FIYAHCON, L.D. Lewis, Brent Lambert, Iori Kusano & Vida Cruz
• “George R.R. Martin Can Fuck Off Into the Sun, or: The 2020 Hugo Awards Ceremony (Rageblog Edition)”, Natalie Luhrs (Pretty Terrible 8/20)
• The Last Bronycon: a fandom autopsy, Jenny Nicholson (YouTube)
• CoNZealand Fringe, Claire Rousseau, C, Cassie Hart, Adri Joy, Marguerite Kenner, Cheryl Morgan & Alasdair Stuart

Best Graphic Story or Comic

• Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, Octavia E. Butler, adapted by Damian Duffy, illustrated by John Jennings (Abrams ComicArts)
• DIE, Volume 2: Split the Party, Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Stephanie Hans, lettered by Clayton Cowles (Image)
• Once & Future, Volume 1: The King Is Undead, Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain, lettered by Ed Dukeshire (BOOM!)
• Monstress, Volume 5: Warchild, Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda (Image)
• Ghost-Spider, Volume 1: Dog Days Are Over, Seanan McGuire, illustrated by Takeshi Miyazawa & Rosi Kämpe (Marvel)
• Invisible Kingdom, Volume 2: Edge of Everything, G. Willow Wilson, illustrated by Christian Ward (Dark Horse)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

• Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
• Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
• The Old Guard
• Palm Springs
• Soul
• Tenet

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

• Doctor Who: “Fugitive of the Judoon”
• The Expanse: “Gaugamela”
• The Good Place: “Whenever You’re Ready”
• The Mandalorian: “The Jedi”
• The Mandalorian: “The Rescue”
• She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: “Heart” (parts 1 and 2)

Best Editor, Short Form

• Neil Clarke
• Ellen Datlow
• C.C. Finlay
• Mur Lafferty & S.B. Divya
• Jonathan Strahan
• Sheila Williams

Best Editor, Long Form

• Nivia Evans
• Sheila E. Gilbert
• Sarah Guan
• Brit Hvide
• Diana M. Pho
• Navah Wolfe

Best Professional Artist

• Tommy Arnold
• Rovina Cai
• Galen Dara
• Maurizio Manzieri
• John Picacio
• Alyssa Winans

Best Semiprozine

• Beneath Ceaseless Skies
• Escape Pod
• FIYAH
• PodCastle
• Strange Horizons
• Uncanny

Best Fanzine

• The Full Lid
• Journey Planet
• Lady Business
• nerds of a feather, flock together
• Quick Sip Reviews
• Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog

Best Fancast

• Be The Serpent
• The Coode Street Podcast
• Kalanadi
• Claire Rousseau’s YouTube channel
• The Skiffy and Fanty Show
• Worldbuilding for Masochists

Best Fan Writer

• Cora Buhlert
• Charles Payseur
• Jason Sanford
• Elsa Sjunneson
• Alasdair Stuart
• Paul Weimer

Best Fan Artist

• Iain J. Clark
• Cyan Daly
• Sara Felix
• Grace P. Fong
• Maya Hahto
• Laya Rose

Best Video Game

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Blaseball
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Hades
• The Last of Us: Part II
• Spiritfarer

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (Not a Hugo)

• Legendborn, Tracy Deonn (McElderry; Simon & Schuster UK)
• Elatsoe, Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido)
• Raybearer, Jordan Ifueko (Amulet; Hot Key)
• A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking, T. Kingfisher (Argyll)
• A Deadly Education, Naomi Novik (Del Rey; Del Rey UK)
• Cemetery Boys, Aiden Thomas (Swoon Reads)

Astounding Award for Best New Writer (Not a Hugo)

• Lindsay Ellis
• Simon Jimenez
• Micaiah Johnson
• A.K. Larkwood
• Jenn Lyons*
• Emily Tesh*

*Second year of eligibility

For a complete ballot listing, see the Hugo Awards website.