Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Winners

The winners of the Hugo Awards, the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, and the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book were announced on August 11, 2024 by Glasgow 2024, the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention.

The winners are:

Best Novel 

WINNER: Some Desperate Glory, Emily Tesh (Tordotcom; Orbit UK)

  • The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, Shannon Chakraborty (Harper Voyager; Harper Voyager UK)
  • The Saint of Bright Doors, Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom)
  • Translation State, Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
  • Starter Villain, John Scalzi (Tor US; Tor UK)
  • Witch King, Martha Wells (Tordotcom)

Best Novella

WINNER: Thornhedge, T. Kingfisher (Tor; Titan UK)

  • “Seeds of Mercury”, Wang Jinkang / 水星播种, 王晋康, translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers)
  • Rose/House, Arkady Martine (Subterranean)
  • The Mimicking of Known Successes, Malka Older (Tordotcom)
  • Mammoths at the Gates, Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)
  • “Life Does Not Allow Us to Meet”, He Xi / 人生不相, 何夕,translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers)

Best Novelette 

WINNER: The Year Without Sunshine”, Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny 11-12/23)

  • I AM AI, Ai Jiang (Shortwave)
  • “One Man’s Treasure”, Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny 1-2/23)
  • “Ivy, Angelica, Bay”, C.L. Polk (Tor.com 12/8/23)
  • “Introduction to 2181 Overture, Second Edition, Gu Shi /〈2181序曲〉再版, 顾适, translated by Emily Jen (Clarkesworld 2/23)
  • “On the Fox Roads”, Nghi Vo (Tor.com 10/31/23)

Best Short Story

WINNER: “Better Living Through Algorithms”, Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld 5/23)

  • 美食三品, 宝树 / “Tasting the Future Delicacy Three Times”, Baoshu (银河边缘013:黑域密室Galaxy’s Edge Vol. 13: Secret Room in the Black Domain)
  • “How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub”, P. Djèlí Clark (Uncanny 1-2/23)
  • The Mausoleum’s Children”, Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny 5-6/23)
  • The Sound of Children Screaming”, Rachael K. Jones (Nightmare 10/23)
  • “Answerless Journey”, Han Song / 没有答案的航程, 韩松, translated by Alex Woodend (Adventures in Space: New Short stories by Chinese & English Science Fiction Writers)

Best Series

WINNER: Imperial Radch, Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)

  • The Universe of Xuya, Aliette de Bodard (Gollancz; JABberwocky Literary Agency; Subterranean; Uncanny; et al.)
  • The Last Binding, Freya Marske (Tordotcom; Tor UK)
  • October Daye, Seanan McGuire (DAW)
  • The Laundry Files, Charles Stross (Tordotcom; Orbit UK)
  • The Final Architecture, Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor UK; Orbit US)

Best Graphic Story or Comic

WINNER: Saga, Volume 11

  • Bea Wolf
  • Shubeik Lubeik; as Your Wish Is My Command 
  • 三体漫画:第一部 / The Three Body Problem, Part One
  • The Witches of World War 2
  • Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons

Best Related Work 

WINNER: A City on Mars, Kelly Weinersmith & Zach Weinersmith (Penguin Press; Particular Books)

  • The Culture: The Drawings, Iain M. Banks (Orbit)
  • 中国科幻口述史, 第二卷, 第三卷, 杨枫 / Chinese Science Fiction: An Oral History, Volumes 2 and 3, Yang Feng, ed. (8-Light Minutes Culture; Chengdu Time Press)
  • All These Worlds, Niall Harrison (Briardene)
  • A Traveller in Time: The Critical Practice of Maureen Kincaid Speller, Maureen Kincaid Speller, edited by Nina Allan (Academia Lunare)
  • 雨果X访谈, 王雅婷 / Discover X, interviews presented by Tina Wong

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

WINNER: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

  • Barbie
  • Nimona
  • Poor Things
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
  • 流浪地球2 / The Wandering Earth II

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

WINNER: The Last of Us: “Long, Long Time”

  • Doctor Who: The Giggle”
  • Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder”
  • Loki: “Glorious Purpose
  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Subspace Rhapsody”
  • Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “Those Old Scientists”

Best Game or Interactive Work

WINNER: Baldur’s Gate 3 

  • Alan Wake 2  
  • Chants of Sennaar
  • DREDGE 
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
  • Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 

Best Editor, Short Form

WINNER: Neil Clarke 

  • Scott H. Andrews 
  • 杨枫  / Yang Feng 
  • Jonathan Strahan  
  • Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas 
  • 刘维佳 / Liu Weijia 

Best Editor, Long Form

WINNER: Ruoxi Chen 

  • 姚海军 / Yao Haijun
  • Lindsey Hall 
  • Lee Harris 
  • Kelly Lonesome
  • David Thomas Moore 

Best Professional Artist

WINNER: Rovina Cai 

  • Micaela Alcaino 
  • Galen Dara 
  • Dan Dos Santos 
  • Tristan Elwell 
  • Alyssa Winans 

Best Semiprozine

WINNER: Strange Horizons  

  • Escape Pod  
  • FIYAH Literary Magazine 
  • GigaNotoSaurus 
  • khōréō 
  • Uncanny  

Best Fanzine

WINNER: Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together  

  • Black Nerd Problems 
  • The Full Lid 
  • Idea 
  • Journey Planet  
  • Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog 

Best Fancast

WINNER; Octothorpe

  • The Coode Street Podcast 
  • Hugos There  
  • Publishing Rodeo
  • 科幻Fans布玛 / Science Fiction Fans Buma
  • Worldbuilding for Masochists 

Best Fan Writer

WINNER: Paul Weimer 

  • Bitter Karella 
  • James Davis Nicoll 
  • Jason Sanford 
  • Alasdair Stuart 
  • Örjan Westin 

Best Fan Artist

WINNER: Laya Rose 

  • Iain J. Clark 
  • Sara Felix 
  • Dante Luiz 
  • Alison Scott 
  • España Sheriff 

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book [Not a Hugo Award]

WINNER: To Shape a Dragon’s Breath, Moniquill Blackgoose (Del Rey)

  • Promises Stronger than Darkness, Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Teen) 
  • Abeni’s Song, P. Djèlí Clark (Starscape) 
  • Unraveller, Frances Hardinge (Macmillan) 
  • Liberty’s Daughter, Naomi Kritzer (Fairwood) 
  • The Sinister Booksellers of Bath, Garth Nix (Katherine Tegen Books; Gollancz; Allen & Unwin) 

Astounding Award for Best New Writer [Not a Hugo Award]

WINNER: Xiran Jay Zhao

  • Moniquill Blackgoose  
  • Sunyi Dean*  
  • Ai Jiang*  
  • Hannah Kaner  
  • Em X. Liu  

*Finalist in their 2nd year of eligibility.

** Zhao’s eligibility was extended at the request of Astounding Award sponsor Dell Magazines

 

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