The winners of the 2010 Hugo Awards were announced last weekend at Aussiecon 4, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention. They include:
Best Novel (Tie): The City & The City by China Mieville and The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Best Novella: "Palimpsest" by Charles Stross (in Wireless)
Best Novellette: "The Island" by Peter Watts (in The New Space Opera 2)
Best Graphic Story: Girl Genius, Vol. 9: Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm
The Hugo Awards are awarded for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy. They are given by the members of the World Science Fiction Convention for the best in fiction, art, editing, filmmaking and fan achievement. They were first awarded in 1953, and have been awarded every year since 1955. For more about the Hugos, including a somplete list of this year's nominees and winners, go to http://www.thehugoawards.org/.
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
SFWA announces latest Nebula Awards winners
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America has announced the Nebula Awards® winners for 2009.
The Nebula Awards® are voted on, and presented by, active members of SFWA. The awards were announced at the Nebula Awards® Banquet held at the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront the evening of May 15. The 2009 Nebula Award Winners are:
Novel - The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Night Shade Books, Sept. 2009)
Novella – The Women of Nell Gwynne’s by Kage Baker (Subterranean Press, June 2009)
Novelette – “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast,” by Eugie Foster (Interzone, Feb. 2009)
Short Story – “Spar,” Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld, Oct. 2009)
Ray Bradbury Award – District 9 by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell (Tri-Star, Aug. 2009)
Andre Norton Award – The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente (Catherynne M. Valente, June 2009)
Founded in 1965 by the late Damon Knight, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America brings together the most successful and daring writers of speculative fiction throughout the world.
Since its inception, SFWA® has grown in numbers and influence until it is now widely recognized as one of the most effective non-profit writers’ organizations in existence, boasting a membership of approximately 1,500 science fiction and fantasy writers as well as artists, editors and allied professionals. Each year the organization presents the prestigious Nebula Awards® for the year’s best literary and dramatic works of speculative fiction.
The Nebula Awards® are voted on, and presented by, active members of SFWA. The awards were announced at the Nebula Awards® Banquet held at the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront the evening of May 15. The 2009 Nebula Award Winners are:
Novel - The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Night Shade Books, Sept. 2009)
Novella – The Women of Nell Gwynne’s by Kage Baker (Subterranean Press, June 2009)
Novelette – “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast,” by Eugie Foster (Interzone, Feb. 2009)
Short Story – “Spar,” Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld, Oct. 2009)
Ray Bradbury Award – District 9 by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell (Tri-Star, Aug. 2009)
Andre Norton Award – The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente (Catherynne M. Valente, June 2009)
Founded in 1965 by the late Damon Knight, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America brings together the most successful and daring writers of speculative fiction throughout the world.
Since its inception, SFWA® has grown in numbers and influence until it is now widely recognized as one of the most effective non-profit writers’ organizations in existence, boasting a membership of approximately 1,500 science fiction and fantasy writers as well as artists, editors and allied professionals. Each year the organization presents the prestigious Nebula Awards® for the year’s best literary and dramatic works of speculative fiction.
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Friday, March 20, 2009
Hugo Nominees Announced

The Hugo Awards celebrate the best in the field of science fiction and fantasy. Hugos are presented each year at the World Science Fiction Convention, by the World Science Fiction Society.
All members of this year's convention—Anticipation—may vote to select the winners. The Hugos awarded at Anticipation will be for works released in 2008. The nominees for Best Novel are:
Anathem by Neal Stephenson
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Free download)
Saturn's Children by Charles Stross
Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi
For more information, including all nominees in all categories, visit the official Hugo Award Web site.
Friday, February 27, 2009
2009 Nebula Award Nominees Announced
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) just announced the nominees for the 2009 Nebula Awards. The awards will be presented at the 2009 Nebula Awards® Weekend, April 24-26,2009 in Los Angeles, California. The nominees for best novel are:

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin
Cauldron by Jack McDevitt
Brasyl by Ian McDonald
Making Money by Terry Pratchett
Superpowers by David J. Schwartz
For more information on the awards and the Nebulas Weekend, go to: www.nebulaawards.com/index.php/nebulaweekend
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