Congratulations to all the Hugo Award winners & nominees of the 2022 Hugo Awards ceremony held last night in Chicago at the 80th WorldCon science fiction convention. I was really hoping that “Light From Uncommon Stars” by Ryka Aoki would win for the best novel, but it was not meant to be, I guess. To be fair, I have not yet read “A Desolation Called Peace” by Arkady Martine! I have checked it out from the library, and it’s my next read. It is a great honor to be nominated or win at the Hugos, so again, congrats to all!

Best Novel

• A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine (Tor Books)

Best Novella

• A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Tordotcom Publishing)

Best Novelette

• “Bots of the Lost Ark” by Suzanne Palmer (Clarkesworld, Jun 2021)

Best Short Story

• “Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, Mar/Apr 2021)

Best Series

• Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire (Tordotcom Publishing)

Best Graphic Story or Comic

• Far Sector, written by N.K. Jemisin, art by Jamal Campbell (DC Comics)

Best Related Work

• Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charlie Jane Anders (Tordotcom Publishing)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

• Dune, screenplay by Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, and Eric Roth; directed by Denis Villeneuve; based on the novel Dune by Frank Herbert (Warner Bros / Legendary Entertainment)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

• The Expanse: “Nemesis Games,” written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, and Naren Shankar; directed by Breck Eisner (Amazon Studios)

Best Editor, Short Form

• Neil Clarke

Best Editor, Long Form

• Ruoxi Chen

Best Professional Artist

• Rovina Cai

Best Semiprozine

• Uncanny Magazine, publishers and editors-in-chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; managing/poetry editor Chimedum Ohaegbu; nonfiction editor Elsa Sjunneson; podcast producers Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky

Best Fanzine

• Small Gods, Lee Moyer (icon) and Seanan McGuire (story)

Best Fancast

• Our Opinions Are Correct, presented by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders, produced by Veronica Simonetti

Best Fan Writer

• Cora Buhlert

Best Fan Artist

• Lee Moyer

Non-Hugo Awards:

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book

• The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (Del Rey Books)

Astounding Award for Best New Writer, sponsored by Dell Magazines

• Shelley Parker-Chan (1st year of eligibility)

The 2020 Hugo Awards was virtual this year due to the COVID pandemic. The winners were announced on Saturday 1 Aug 2020 at CoNZealand — the 78th World Science Fiction Convention:

Best Novel

  Winner is

A Memory Called Empire, by Arkady Martine (Tor; Tor UK)

Nominees:

• Middlegame, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
• Gideon the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir (Tor.com Publishing)
• The Light Brigade, by Kameron Hurley (Saga; Angry Robot UK)
• The City in the Middle of the Night, by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor; Titan)
• The Ten Thousand Doors of January, by Alix E. Harrow (Redhook; Orbit UK)

Best Novella

  Winner is

This Is How You Lose the Time War, by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (Saga Press; Jo Fletcher Books)

Nominees:

• In an Absent Dream, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
• To Be Taught, If Fortunate, by Becky Chambers (Harper Voyager; Hodder & Stoughton)
• The Haunting of Tram Car 015, by P. Djèlí Clark (Tor.com Publishing)
• “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom”, by Ted Chiang (Exhalation (Borzoi/Alfred A. Knopf; Picador)
• The Deep, by Rivers Solomon, with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson & Jonathan Snipes (Saga Press/Gallery)

Best Novelette

  Winner is

Emergency Skin, by N.K. Jemisin (Forward Collection (Amazon)

Nominees:

• “Omphalos”, by Ted Chiang (Exhalation (Borzoi/Alfred A. Knopf; Picador)
• “Away With the Wolves”, by Sarah Gailey (Uncanny Magazine: Disabled People Destroy Fantasy Special Issue, September/October 2019)
• “For He Can Creep”, by Siobhan Carroll (Tor.com, 10 July 2019)
• “The Blur in the Corner of Your Eye”, by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, July-August 2019)
• “The Archronology of Love”, by Caroline M. Yoachim (Lightspeed, April 2019)

Best Short Story

  Winner is

“As the Last I May Know”, by S.L. Huang (Tor.com, 23 October 2019)

Nominees:

• “Do Not Look Back, My Lion”, by Alix E. Harrow (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, January 2019)
• “And Now His Lordship Is Laughing”, by Shiv Ramdas (Strange Horizons, 9 September 2019)
• “A Catalog of Storms”, by Fran Wilde (Uncanny Magazine, January/February 2019)
• “Blood Is Another Word for Hunger”, by Rivers Solomon (Tor.com, 24 July 2019)
• “Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island”, by Nibedita Sen (Nightmare Magazine, May 2019)

Best Series

  Winner is

The Expanse, by James S. A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)

Nominees:

• InCryptid, by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
• Planetfall series, by Emma Newman (Ace; Gollancz)
• Winternight Trilogy, by Katherine Arden (Del Rey; Del Rey UK)
• The Wormwood Trilogy, by Tade Thompson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Luna, by Ian McDonald (Tor; Gollancz)

Best Related Work

  Winner is

“2019 John W. Campbell Award Acceptance Speech”, by Jeannette Ng

Nominees:

• Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin, produced and directed by Arwen Curry
• The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick, by Mallory O’Meara (Hanover Square)
• Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood, by J. Michael Straczynski (Harper Voyager US)
• The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein, by Farah Mendlesohn (Unbound)
• Joanna Russ, by Gwyneth Jones (University of Illinois Press (Modern Masters of Science Fiction)

Best Graphic Story or Comic

  Winner is

LaGuardia, written by Nnedi Okorafor, art by Tana Ford, colours by James Devlin (Berger Books; Dark Horse)

Nominees:

• Monstress, Volume 4: The Chosen, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image)
• Mooncakes, by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker, letters by Joamette Gil (Oni Press; Lion Forge)
• Paper Girls, Volume 6, written by Brian K. Vaughan, drawn by Cliff Chiang, colours by Matt Wilson, letters by Jared K. Fletcher (Image)
• The Wicked + The Divine, Volume 9: “Okay”, by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, colours by Matt Wilson, letters by Clayton Cowles (Image)
• Die, Volume 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker, by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans, letters by Clayton Cowles (Image)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

  Winner is

Good Omens, written by Neil Gaiman, directed by Douglas Mackinnon (Amazon Studios/BBC Studios/Narrativia/The Blank Corporation)

Nominees:

• Captain Marvel, screenplay by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck and Geneva Robertson-Dworet, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios/Animal Logic (Australia)
• Russian Doll (Season One), created by Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland and Amy Poehler, directed by Leslye Headland, Jamie Babbit and Natasha Lyonne (3 Arts Entertainment/Jax Media/Netflix/Paper Kite Productions/Universal Television)
• Avengers: Endgame, screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (Marvel Studios)
• Us, written and directed by Jordan Peele (Monkeypaw Productions/Universal Pictures)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, screenplay by Chris Terrio and J.J. Abrams, directed by J.J. Abrams (Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm/Bad Robot)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

  Winner is

The Good Place: “The Answer”, written by Daniel Schofield, directed by Valeria Migliassi Collins (Fremulon/3 Arts Entertainment/Universal Television)

Nominees:

• (tied) Watchmen: “A God Walks into Abar”, written by Jeff Jensen and Damon Lindelof, directed by Nicole Kassell (HBO)
• (tied) The Mandalorian: “Redemption”, written by Jon Favreau, directed by Taika Waititi (Disney+)
• The Expanse: “Cibola Burn”, written by Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck and Naren Shankar, directed by Breck Eisner (Amazon Prime Video)
• Watchmen: “This Extraordinary Being”, written by Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson, directed by Stephen Williams (HBO)
• Doctor Who: “Resolution”, written by Chris Chibnall, directed by Wayne Yip (BBC)
• Note: Watchmen and The Mandalorian tied for second place.

Best Editor, Short Form

  Winner is

Ellen Datlow

Nominees:

• Jonathan Strahan
• Sheila Williams
• (tied) Neil Clarke
• (tied) Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
• C.C. Finlay

Note: Neil Clarke and Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas tied for fourth place.

Best Editor, Long Form

  Winner is

Navah Wolfe

Nominees:

• Diana M. Pho
• Sheila E. Gilbert
• Devi Pillai
• Miriam Weinberg
• Brit Hvide

Best Professional Artist

  Winner is

John Picacio

Nominees:

• Galen Dara
• Yuko Shimizu
• Rovina Cai
• Tommy Arnold
• Alyssa Winans

Best Semiprozine

  Winner is

Uncanny Magazine, editors-in-chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, nonfiction/managing editor Michi Trota, managing editor Chimedum Ohaegbu, podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

Nominees:

• FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, executive editor Troy L. Wiggins, editors Eboni Dunbar, Brent Lambert, L.D. Lewis, Danny Lore, Brandon O’Brien and Kaleb Russell
• Strange Horizons, Vanessa Rose Phin, Catherine Krahe, AJ Odasso, Dan Hartland, Joyce Chng, Dante Luiz and the Strange Horizons staff
• Escape Pod, editors Mur Lafferty and S.B. Divya, assistant editor Benjamin C. Kinney, audio producers Adam Pracht and Summer Brooks, hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart
• Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor Scott H. Andrews
• Fireside Magazine, editor Julia Rios, managing editor Elsa Sjunneson, copyeditor Chelle Parker, social coordinator Meg Frank, publisher & art director Pablo Defendini, founding editor Brian White

Best Fanzine

  Winner is

The Book Smugglers, editors Ana Grilo and Thea James

Nominees:

• nerds of a feather, flock together, editors Adri Joy, Joe Sherry, Vance Kotrla, and The G
• Journey Planet, editors James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, Alissa McKersie, Ann Gry, Chuck Serface, John Coxon and Steven H Silver
• Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus, editor Janice Marcus, senior writers Rosemary Benton, Lorelei Marcus and Victoria Silverwolf
• Quick Sip Reviews, editor Charles Payseur
• The Rec Center, editors Elizabeth Minkel and Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Best Fancast

  Winner is

Our Opinions Are Correct, presented by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders

Nominees:

• Galactic Suburbia, presented by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce and Tansy Rayner Roberts, producer Andrew Finch
• The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
• The Skiffy and Fanty Show, presented by Jen Zink and Shaun Duke
• Be The Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske and Jennifer Mace
• Claire Rousseau’s YouTube channel, produced & presented by Claire Rousseau

Best Fan Writer

  Winner is

Bogi Takács

Nominees:

• Cora Buhlert
• Alasdair Stuart
• James Davis Nicoll
• Paul Weimer
• Adam Whitehead

Best Fan Artist

  Winner is

Elise Matthesen

Nominees:

• Sara Felix
• Iain Clark
• Meg Frank
• Grace P. Fong
• Ariela Housman

Astounding Award for Best New Writer, sponsored by Dell Magazines (not a Hugo)

  Winner is

R.F. Kuang (2nd year of eligibility)

Nominees:

• Nibedita Sen (2nd year of eligibility)
• Tasha Suri (2nd year of eligibility)
• Emily Tesh (1st year of eligibility)
• Sam Hawke (2nd year of eligibility)
• Jenn Lyons (1st year of eligibility)

To see who won Hugo Awards in previous years click here: Hugo Award Winners

Interested in learning more about the Hugo Awards? Visit this site to learn more: The Hugo Awards Official Website

The 2020 Hugo Award Finalists were announced via webcast from New Zealand. Sweet! This year’s ceremonies will be held in a virtual format due to the ongoing global pandemic. For full news of the format change, view the official announcement from CoNZealand. If you want to participate in the interactive online Con you will need to purchase an attending membership (rates published by April 15th). Full details in the link just posted.

Best Novela

• The City in the Middle of the Night, by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor; Titan)
• Gideon the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir (Tor.com Publishing)
• The Light Brigade, by Kameron Hurley (Saga; Angry Robot UK)
• A Memory Called Empire, by Arkady Martine (Tor; Tor UK)
• Middlegame, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
• The Ten Thousand Doors of January, by Alix E. Harrow (Redhook; Orbit UK)

Best Novella

• “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom”, by Ted Chiang (Exhalation (Borzoi/Alfred A. Knopf; Picador)
• The Deep, by Rivers Solomon, with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson & Jonathan Snipes (Saga Press/Gallery)
• The Haunting of Tram Car 015, by P. Djèlí Clark (Tor.com Publishing)
• In an Absent Dream, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
• This Is How You Lose the Time War, by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (Saga Press; Jo Fletcher Books)
• To Be Taught, If Fortunate, by Becky Chambers (Harper Voyager; Hodder & Stoughton)

Best Novelette

•  “The Archronology of Love”, by Caroline M. Yoachim (Lightspeed, April 2019)
• “Away With the Wolves”, by Sarah Gailey (Uncanny Magazine: Disabled People Destroy Fantasy Special Issue, September/October 2019)
• “The Blur in the Corner of Your Eye”, by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny Magazine, July-August 2019)
• Emergency Skin, by N.K. Jemisin (Forward Collection (Amazon))
• “For He Can Creep”, by Siobhan Carroll (Tor.com, 10 July 2019)
• “Omphalos”, by Ted Chiang (Exhalation (Borzoi/Alfred A. Knopf; Picador))

Best Short Story

• “And Now His Lordship Is Laughing”, by Shiv Ramdas (Strange Horizons, 9 September 2019)
• “As the Last I May Know”, by S.L. Huang (Tor.com, 23 October 2019)
• “Blood Is Another Word for Hunger”, by Rivers Solomon (Tor.com, 24 July 2019)
• “A Catalog of Storms”, by Fran Wilde (Uncanny Magazine, January/February 2019)
• “Do Not Look Back, My Lion”, by Alix E. Harrow (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, January 2019)
• “Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island”, by Nibedita Sen (Nightmare Magazine, May 2019)

Best Series

• The Expanse, by James S. A. Corey (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• InCryptid, by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
• Luna, by Ian McDonald (Tor; Gollancz)
• Planetfall series, by Emma Newman (Ace; Gollancz)
• Winternight Trilogy, by Katherine Arden (Del Rey; Del Rey UK)
• The Wormwood Trilogy, by Tade Thompson (Orbit US; Orbit UK)

Best Related Work

• Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood, by J. Michael Straczynski (Harper Voyager US)
• Joanna Russ, by Gwyneth Jones (University of Illinois Press (Modern Masters of Science Fiction))
• The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick, by Mallory O’Meara (Hanover Square)
• The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein, by Farah Mendlesohn (Unbound)
• “2019 John W. Campbell Award Acceptance Speech”, by Jeannette Ng
• Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin, produced and directed by Arwen Curry

Best Graphic Story or Comic

• Die, Volume 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker, by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans, letters by Clayton Cowles (Image)
• LaGuardia, written by Nnedi Okorafor, art by Tana Ford, colours by James Devlin (Berger Books; Dark Horse)
• Monstress, Volume 4: The Chosen, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image)
• Mooncakes, by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker, letters by Joamette Gil (Oni Press; Lion Forge)
• Paper Girls, Volume 6, written by Brian K. Vaughan, drawn by Cliff Chiang, colours by Matt Wilson, letters by Jared K. Fletcher (Image)
• The Wicked + The Divine, Volume 9: Okay, by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, colours by Matt Wilson, letters by Clayton Cowles (Image)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

• Avengers: Endgame, screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo (Marvel Studios)
• Captain Marvel, screenplay by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck and Geneva Robertson-Dworet, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios/Animal Logic (Australia))
• Good Omens, written by Neil Gaiman, directed by Douglas Mackinnon (Amazon Studios/BBC Studios/Narrativia/The Blank Corporation)
• Russian Doll (Season One), created by Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland and Amy Poehler, directed by Leslye Headland, Jamie Babbit and Natasha Lyonne (3 Arts Entertainment/Jax Media/Netflix/Paper Kite Productions/Universal Television)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, screenplay by Chris Terrio and J.J. Abrams, directed by J.J. Abrams (Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm/Bad Robot)
• Us, written and directed by Jordan Peele (Monkeypaw Productions/Universal Pictures)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

• The Good Place: “The Answer”, written by Daniel Schofield, directed by Valeria Migliassi Collins (Fremulon/3 Arts Entertainment/Universal Television)
• The Expanse: “Cibola Burn”, written by Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck and Naren Shankar, directed by Breck Eisner (Amazon Prime Video)
• Watchmen: “A God Walks into Abar”, written by Jeff Jensen and Damon Lindelof, directed by Nicole Kassell (HBO)
• The Mandalorian: “Redemption”, written by Jon Favreau, directed by Taika Waititi (Disney+)
• Doctor Who: “Resolution”, written by Chris Chibnall, directed by Wayne Yip (BBC)
• Watchmen: “This Extraordinary Being”, written by Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson, directed by Stephen Williams (HBO)

Best Editor, Short Form

• Neil Clarke
• Ellen Datlow
• C.C. Finlay
• Jonathan Strahan
• Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
• Sheila Williams

Best Editor, Long Form

• Sheila E. Gilbert
• Brit Hvide
• Diana M. Pho
• Devi Pillai
• Miriam Weinberg
• Navah Wolfe

Best Professional Artist

• Tommy Arnold
• Rovina Cai
• Galen Dara
• John Picacio
• Yuko Shimizu
• Alyssa Winans

Best Semiprozine

• Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor Scott H. Andrews
• Escape Pod, editors Mur Lafferty and S.B. Divya, assistant editor Benjamin C. Kinney, audio producers Adam Pracht and Summer Brooks, hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart
• Fireside Magazine, editor Julia Rios, managing editor Elsa Sjunneson, copyeditor Chelle Parker, social coordinator Meg Frank, publisher & art director Pablo Defendini, founding editor Brian White
• FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, executive editor Troy L. Wiggins, editors Eboni Dunbar, Brent Lambert, L.D. Lewis, Danny Lore, Brandon O’Brien and Kaleb Russell
• Strange Horizons, Vanessa Rose Phin, Catherine Krahe, AJ Odasso, Dan Hartland, Joyce Chng, Dante Luiz and the Strange Horizons staff
• Uncanny Magazine, editors-in-chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, nonfiction/managing editor Michi Trota, managing editor Chimedum Ohaegbu, podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky

Best Fanzine

• The Book Smugglers, editors Ana Grilo and Thea James
• Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus, editor Janice Marcus, senior writers Rosemary Benton, Lorelei Marcus and Victoria Silverwolf
• Journey Planet, editors James Bacon, Christopher J Garcia, Alissa McKersie, Ann Gry, Chuck Serface, John Coxon and Steven H Silver
• nerds of a feather, flock together, editors Adri Joy, Joe Sherry, Vance Kotrla, and The G
• Quick Sip Reviews, editor Charles Payseur
• The Rec Center, editors Elizabeth Minkel and Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Best Fancast

• Be The Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske and Jennifer Mace
• Claire Rousseau’s YouTube channel, produced & presented by Claire Rousseau
• The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
• Galactic Suburbia, presented by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce and Tansy Rayner Roberts, producer Andrew Finch
• Our Opinions Are Correct, presented by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders
• The Skiffy and Fanty Show, presented by Jen Zink and Shaun Duke

Best Fan Writer

• Cora Buhlert
• James Davis Nicoll
• Alasdair Stuart
• Bogi Takács
• Paul Weimer
• Adam Whitehead

Best Fan Artist

• Iain Clark
• Sara Felix
• Grace P. Fong
• Meg Frank
• Ariela Housman
• Elise Matthesen

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book

• Catfishing on CatNet, by Naomi Kritzer (Tor Teen)
• Deeplight, by Frances Hardinge (Macmillan)
• Dragon Pearl, by Yoon Ha Lee (Disney/Hyperion)
• Minor Mage, by T. Kingfisher (Argyll)
• Riverland, by Fran Wilde (Amulet)
• The Wicked King, by Holly Black (Little, Brown; Hot Key)

Astounding Award for the Best New Science Fiction Writer, sponsored by Dell Magazines

• Sam Hawke (2nd year of eligibility)
• R.F. Kuang (2nd year of eligibility)
• Jenn Lyons (1st year of eligibility)
• Nibedita Sen (2nd year of eligibility)
• Tasha Suri (2nd year of eligibility)
• Emily Tesh (1st year of eligibility)

The 2019 Dublin World Science Fiction Convention announced the nominees for the 2019 Hugo Awards. These nominees represent the best of the best creators of speculative fiction. The selection committee will present the awards at WorldCon 77 in Dublin Ireland August 15th through the 19th.

Best Novel

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee
Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

Best Novella

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor
The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark
Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson
The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard

Best Novelette

If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again by Zen Cho, Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog
The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections by Tina Connolly, Tor.com
Nine Last Days on Planet Earth by Daryl Gregory, Tor.com
The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander, Tor.com
The Thing About Ghost Stories by Naomi Kritzer, Uncanny Magazine
When We Were Starless by Simone Heller, Clarkesworld Magazine

Best Short Story

The Court Magician by Sarah Pinsker, Lightspeed Magazine
The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society by T. Kingfisher, Uncanny Magazine
The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington by P. Djèlí Clark, Fireside Magazine
STET by Sarah Gailey, Fireside Magazine
The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat by Brooke Bolander, Uncanny Magazine
A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies by Alix E. Harrow, Apex Magazine

Best Series

The Centenal Cycle by Malka Older
The Laundry Files by Charles Stross
Machineries of Empire by Yoon Ha Lee
The October Daye Series by Seanan McGuire
The Universe of Xuya by Aliette de Bodard
Wayfarers by Becky Chambers

Best Related Work

Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction, by Alec Nevala-Lee
The Hobbit Duology (a documentary in three parts), written and edited by Lindsay Ellis and Angelina Meehan
An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards 1953-2000, by Jo Walton
The Mexicanx Initiative Experience at Worldcon 76 by Julia Rios, Libia Brenda, Pablo Defendini, and John Picacio
Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing by Ursula K. Le Guin with David Naimon

Best Graphic Story

Abbott, written by Saladin Ahmed, art by Sami Kivelä, colors by Jason Wordie, letters by Jim Campbell
Black Panther: Long Live the King, written by Nnedi Okorafor and Aaron Covington, art by André Lima Araújo, Mario Del Pennino, and Tana Ford
Monstress, Volume 3: Haven, written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda (Image Comics)
On a Sunbeam, by Tillie Walden
Paper Girls, Volume 4, written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Cliff Chiang, colors by Matt Wilson, letters by Jared K. Fletcher
Saga, Volume 9, written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Fiona Staples

Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form

Annihilation, directed and written for the screen by Alex Garland, based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer
Avengers: Infinity War, screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
Black Panther, written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, directed by Ryan Coogler
A Quiet Place, screenplay by Scott Beck, John Krasinski, and Bryan Woods, directed by John Krasinski
Sorry to Bother You, written and directed by Boots Riley
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, screenplay by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman, directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman

Best Dramatic Presentation – Short Form

The Expanse: “Abaddon’s Gate,” written by Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck and Naren Shankar, directed by Simon Cellan Jones
Doctor Who: “Demons of the Punjab,” written by Vinay Patel, directed by Jamie Childs
Dirty Computer, written by Janelle Monáe, directed by Andrew Donoho and Chuck Lightning
The Good Place: “Janet(s),” written by Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan, directed by Morgan Sackett
The Good Place: “Jeremy Bearimy,” written by Megan Amram, directed by Trent O’Donnell
Doctor Who: “Rosa,” written by Malorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall, directed by Mark Tonderai

Best Editor – Short Form

Neil Clarke
Gardner Dozois
Lee Harris
Julia Rios
Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
E. Catherine Tobler

Best Editor – Long Form

Sheila E. Gilbert
Anne Lesley Groell
Beth Meacham
Diana Pho
Gillian Redfearn
Navah Wolfe

Best Professional Artist

Galen Dara
Jaime Jones
Victo Ngai
John Picacio
Yuko Shimizu
Charles Vess

Best Semiprozine

Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor-in-chief and publisher Scott H. Andrews
Fireside Magazine, edited by Julia Rios, managing editor Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, social coordinator Meg Frank, special features editor Tanya DePass, founding editor Brian White, publisher and art director Pablo Defendini
FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, executive editors Troy L. Wiggins and DaVaun Sanders, editors L.D. Lewis, Brandon O’Brien, Kaleb Russell, Danny Lore, and Brent Lambert
Shimmer, publisher Beth Wodzinski, senior editor E. Catherine Tobler
Strange Horizons, edited by Jane Crowley, Kate Dollarhyde, Vanessa Rose Phin, Vajra Chandrasekera, Romie Stott, Maureen Kincaid Speller, and the Strange Horizons Staff
Uncanny Magazine, publishers/editors-in-chief Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, managing editor Michi Trota, podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky, Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction Special Issue editors-in-chief Elsa Sjunneson-Henry and Dominik Parisien

Best Fanzine

Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus, editor Janice Marcus
Journey Planet, edited by Team Journey Planet
Lady Business, editors Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay & Susan
Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together, editors Joe Sherry, Vance Kotrla, and The G
Quick Sip Reviews, editor Charles Payseur
Rocket Stack Rank, editors Greg Hullender and Eric Wong

Best Fancast

Be the Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske, and Jennifer Mace
The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
Fangirl Happy Hour, hosted by Ana Grilo and Renay Williams
Galactic Suburbia, hosted by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts, produced by Andrew Finch
Our Opinions Are Correct, hosted by Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders
The Skiffy and Fanty Show, produced by Jen Zink and Shaun Duke, hosted by the Skiffy and Fanty Crew

Best Fan Writer

Foz Meadows
James Davis Nicoll
Charles Payseur
Elsa Sjunneson-Henry
Alasdair Stuart
Bogi Takács

Best Fan Artist

Sara Felix
Grace P. Fong
Meg Frank
Ariela Housman
Likhain (Mia Sereno)
Spring Schoenhuth

Best Art Book

The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition, illustrated by Charles Vess, written by Ursula K. Le Guin
Daydreamer’s Journey: The Art of Julie Dillon by Julie Dillon
Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History by Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, and Sam Witwer
Spectrum 25: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, editor John Fleskes
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – The Art of the Movie by Ramin Zahed
Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth, editor Catherine McIlwaine

2018 Associated Awards (Not Hugo Awards)

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer

Katherine Arden (second year of eligibility)
S.A. Chakraborty (second year of eligibility)
R.F. Kuang (first year of eligibility)
Jeannette Ng (second year of eligibility)
Vina Jie-Min Prasad (second year of eligibility)
Rivers Solomon (second year of eligibility)

The Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
The Invasion by Peadar O’Guilin
Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman

I am a little late with this update but I was doing my civic duty! I was picked to be a member of a jury for a court case that lasted five days. At first, I am thinking “Oh, man, what a drag.” Then, the case started, and it was actually exciting to watch, and I feel that I did something good, righted an injustice so to speak, so it’s all good. Anyway, here we go–lot’s of news for you this time… Links in the headlines will lead you to more information when pertinent.

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2-22-2019

Vonda N. McIntyre Diagnosed with Inoperable Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Vonda founded the Clarion West Writers Workshop in Seattle, WA, and won her first Nebula Award in 1973 for “Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand” a novelette later incorporated into the 1978 novel “Dreamsnake” which won both the Hugo and Nebula award. This news regarding Vonda is sad indeed.

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2-14-2019

Love, Death & Robots Premieres on Netflix on March 15, 2019

Buckle up! You are in for a wild ride with this series! Netflix will air “Love, Death & Robots” on March 15, 2019. They bill the show as a raunchy sci-fi wonderland for mature audiences only. The trailer shows blood-soaked robot fights, soldiers wearing power armor running across battlefields, sex scenes, full-body latex outfits, robots crushing skulls, goth girls, and oh so much more. Might want to put the little ones in bed before you push the play button.

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2-14-2019

Jason Momoa to Star in Legendary’s “Dune” Reboot

Aquaman star Jason Momoa will play the character Duncan Idaho, a sword master in the house of Atreides, in the 2020 reboot. Jason will join the cast that includes Timothee Chalamet (Paul Atreides), Javier Bardem (Stilgar), Rebecca Ferguson (Lady Jessica), Stellan Skarsgard (Baron Harkonnen), Dave Bautista (Glossu ‘Beast’ Rabban), Josh Brolin (Gurney Halleck), Oscar Isaac (Duke Leto Atreides), and  Charlotte Rampling (Reverend Mother Mohiam), and David Dastmalchian (Piter De Vries).

4.

2-14-2019

The Wandering Earth

With a record opening week China’s “The Wandering Earth” has been making headlines and a flurry of articles have published on China’s smash hit. Here are a few recent items if you are following this topic:

The Ringer: How the film will impact Hollywood.

Variety: Wandering Earth makes $304 Million During Chinese New Year (Over 600 million to date).

The Sun: Streaming Service buys  Streaming Rights in North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Korea.

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2-18-2019

7 Fantasy Romance Novels That Are Out of This World

Seven fantasy romance novel recommendations for you!

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2-12-2019

Lord of the Rings Tolkien Biopic Releases First Trailer

Starring Nicholas Hoult as Tolkien, the movie covers his life as he falls in love, fights in World War I, and channels his experiences fighting in the War into the classic “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Cinematic scenes will bring to life the fantastical elements described in his novels.

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2-9-2019

Noted Chinese Author Xia Jia gets English-Language Translation 

Chinese science fiction authors are finally getting the attention they deserve. Xia Jia, who writes under the pen name Wang Yao, is getting a collection of her short fiction translated to English via a Clarkesworld Kickstarter which has already raised over $27,000. Support a worthy cause and pitch in a few bucks.

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2-8-2019

Captain Marvel’s Geocities Fansite

Captain Marvel is a 90s period piece down to and including Carol Danvers Geocities webpage. Click the headline link above to view the page. Man, that brings back memories from the early days of the internet. Marketing genius is all I got to say about this! I think I might cry. I love this so much. Do check it out.

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2-8-2019

How a NASA Robot Corrected the Creators of The Expanse 

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft explored the dwarf planet Ceres and found that the dwarf planet had lots of water. In Leviathan Wakes the authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck imagined ice haulers bringing the thirsty inhabitants of Ceres water by the spaceship load. Well, the tiny spacecraft Dawn proved them wrong in spades. This article is a part of National Geographic’s “Dear Spacecraft” series where they ask authors to share how they feel connected to robotic space explorers. I love this article–this is the must-read pick for the week. The responses by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck are priceless.

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2-8-2019

New Robert A Heinlein Rework of  “The Number of the Beast”

Phoenix Pick to publish recently found Robert A. Heinlein novel titled “Six-Six-Six” created as an alternative text to “The Number of the Beast.” The novel follows the first third of the original manuscript but differs significantly in the two-thirds of the book and has a significantly different ending. This version of the story doesn’t contain much of the more controversial material of the first book and has a more traditional Heinlein ending.

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1-30-2019

Stephen King’s The Stand TV Series on the Way

Great news for fans of Stephen King and his novel “The Stand” as it’s being adapted into a ten-episode TV series by CBS All Access. Dangnabbit! I have so far resisted signing up for the CBS streaming service, but my resolve is wearing thin. First off, I am number 121 in line for the First Season of “Star Trek Discovery” at the library. Now, this new King series chronicling a scattering of survivors on Earth after a plague wipes out most of the population. Josh Boone and Ben Cavell to direct the project.

Read the article here: King’s The Stand Gets TV Series

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1-29-2019

AI Reading List

Want to read some fascinating science fiction stories featuring AIs? This Verge, “AI Reading List,” may just be what you are looking for. Recommendations include “Weapons of Math Destruction” by Cathy O’Neil, “Machine Learning for Humans” by Vishal Maini And Samer Sabri, “Profiles of The Future” by Arthur C. Clarke, and “The Diamond Age – A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer,” by Neal Stephenson, to name but a few. Check out the article to see more recommendations and a detailed synopsis of each title.

Read the article here:  AI Reading List

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1-29-2019

Historical Novels with Famous Authors as Characters in the Story

If you are like me, you love it when a work of fiction uses historical figures as a character in the tale. This short article suggests the following titles: “The Paris Wife” by Paula McLain, “The Book of Salt” by Monique Truong, “King of Shadows” by Susan Cooper, “Vanessa And Her Sister” by Priya Parmar, and “Mr. Dickens and His Carol” by Samantha Silva. A book I read not on this list is “The Map of the Sky” by Félix J. Palma, a part of The Map of Time Trilogy. Palma’s trilogy features the authors H. G. Wells, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Lewis Carroll as characters.

Read the article here: Famous Authors in Historical Fiction

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1-28-2019

Another Wandering Earth Trailer Released

“The Wandering Earth” – a Chinese Sci-Fi movie based on a story by author Liu Cixin, will release in China on February 5th. There are predictions that this will be the Chinese film that breaks into the international film market. I believe this to be true as well. Liu Cixin first showed up on my radar at the 2015 Hugo Awards where Ken Liu’s 2014 translation of his novel “The Three-Body Problem” took the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel. If you have not read “The Three Body Problem,” the first novel in the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, you are behind on your required reading!

Fun fact about Liu Cixin:
In a New Your Times interview in 2014 Liu said he was writing for “beer money.”

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1-28-2019

“Memory: The Origins of Alien”

Heads Up: A documentary is in the works to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic “Alien.” This will be a love letter to the movie celebrating the collaborative process of making films. “Memory” will explore the symbolism found in the movie and bring to light never seen goodies from the Dan O’Bannon (Alien screenwriter) and H. R. Giger archives. There is no release date announced. The film premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Below is a great article on the film and a video of an interview with the film’s director Alexandre O. Philippe.

Read a review here of the film here: The Origins of Alien

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1-28-2019

Judging a Comic Book by its Cover

Who says you can’t judge a book by its cover? I have, and I bet you have too! I remember John Scalzi speaking about the importance of the cover artwork in drawing people to your title in a bookstore. So, you would think this news bulletin is about book covers? Fooled You! This featured news snippet is a cool article by Eric Cline of AIPT featuring comic book covers that captured the eye of publication contributor Forrest Hollingsworth and Manga Editor Eric Cline.

Read the article here: Covers That Caught My Eye

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1-27-2019

Amazon’s Wheel of Time Series

About frickin’ time–so say we all. Sony Pictures Television has scheduled production of their “Wheel of Time” series to begin in September 2019. It will be interesting to see how the director translates fourteen massive novels into something that will fit on the small screen. The show will follow Moiraine, “a member of the shadowy and influential all-female organization called the Aes Sedai,” and five men and women, one of which may be the reincarnation of an ancient power that can save the world.

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1-27-2019

Is Sci-Fi Correct About Wormholes?

Interesting technical article on wormholes by Forbes contributor, astrophysicist, and professor Brian Koberlein. To make a long story short, Einstein and Rosen’s bridges are too unstable to work reliably as ways to travel between two locations in space. That’s why science fiction writers are looking at Kerr black holes that rotate and twist space around them and have a different composition than Schwarzschild black holes. Models in two-dimensional space have shown it’s possible to create stable traversable Kerr wormholes that don’t collapse. The theory is there, now we need to make it work in a three-dimensional universe.

Read the article here: Stable Wormholes

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1-26-2019

Build a New Solar System by Marko Kloos

In my humble opinion, this is the best article of the bunch as it features self-made author Marko Kloos who started as a self-published author with his book “Terms of Enlistment.” Reviewers compare his books to Heinlein’s “Starship Troopers” and John Scalzi’s “Old Man’s War” series. After Amazon purchased his novel, he wrote five sequels. He will set his new series in a different universe from his previous six books. This article discusses how Kloos built the universe from the ground up for his next series of novels which will open with “Aftershocks” set to release this July.

Read the article here: Building a New – Marko Kloos

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1-24-2019

Tales From the Loop

This Amazon TV series will be based on the artwork of Swedish artist Simon Stalenhag who mixes high tech imagery with visions of rural life. The production is said to have a large budget and will require constructing many intricate sets. I know that ain’t saying squat, but if you are a fan of the art, you are jumping up and down right now saying, “Please let this TV series come to life.”

Make it so!

Artwork by Simon Stalenhag

View more of his artwork here: Simon Stalenhag

That’s all folks! I hope you find our genre news roundup helpful…

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1-20-2019

Starship Test Rocket

We need a wet cleanup in aisle three! My God, did you see Musk’s Starship Test Rocket? Well, it looks like something straight out of the 1950s pulp sci-fi magazines. It’s gorgeous! It looks similar to the ship on the cover art for Analog Science Fact – Science Fiction, December 1962, Vol: LXXX, No. 4.

Our first news item features Caleb Kraft’s wonderful article covering the 1962 issue of Analog Science Fact – Science Fiction mentioned above.  It’s such a fun read it gave me goosebumps.

Read the article here: Sci-Fi Sunday, December 1962

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1-17-2019

A Discovery of Witches Field Guide

What a far-out write-up of the magic and alchemy in Deborah Harkness’ A Discovery of Witches. This is seriously a cool article by io9’s Sarah Durn. What makes this series different from others is that Deborah Harkness is a history of science professor and much of what she uses in her novel is based on a historical study of magic and science. Kick back and enjoy this medievalist guide to the scientific and magical elements of this fascinating series.

Read the article here: Guide to A Discovery of Witches

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1-16-2019

The 2019 Sci-Fi TV Guide

The title says it all. A quick article complete with trailers for upcoming Sci-Fi shows of note.

Read the article here: The Guide

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1-16-2019

Babylon 5 Remembered

Great article for Babylon 5 fans that features everything from how the show got started to the intricate plot lines. A must-read for fans.

Read the article here: Remembering Babylon 5

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1-16-2019

The Truth is out there…

Harvard Astronomer speaks out on ‘Oumuamua,” a mysterious interstellar object named after the Hawaiian word for scout, or messenger. The Harvard professor co-authored a paper suggesting that the object, based on its acceleration, could be from an extraterrestrial civilization. There is indeed a lot of interesting aspects to this object.

Read the article here: Have Aliens Found Us?

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1-15-2019

Science Fiction and Climate Change

This BBC article on Sci-Fi and climate change shows how dystopian novels help people understand the devastating effects of climate change far better than a scientific paper could ever hope to achieve.

Read the article here: Sci-Fi and Climate Change

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1-15-2019

Injecting Ideas into your Dreams

These quotes hooked me on the next must-read article:

“For the first time, we can actually look inside your dreams and decode the content.” ~Moran Cerf

“There is a lot of business interest,” says Cerf. “Everyone wants to be the first to own the world of dreams.”

Possible applications include injecting Hollywood movies into your dreams to create realism, spending additional time with online dates; and removing trauma using mind manipulation, and more.

Read the article here: Israeli Scientist Can Inject Ideas into Dreams

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1-14-2019

Better Worlds Project by Verge

This news is a little aged by now but if you haven’t seen it you must. This project features 10 science fiction animated short stories that focus on vision and progress over dystopian visions of the future. I love this project since the constant beating of the drums of doom slowly crushes one’s spirit. Nice to come up from the dystopian nightmares once in a while to take a deep breath of fresh air.

Read the article here: Better Worlds

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1-12-2019

The Rise of Chinese Science Fiction

This is an article you should make time for as Chinese Science Fiction continues to gain in strength and power. Good stuff.

Read the article here: The Rise of Chinese Sci-Fi

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1-8-2019

New SFWA Grand Master

The Science Fiction Writers of America will induct William Gibson as next Grand Master

I cannot think of anyone that deserves it more. Such a fabulous author.

Read the article here:  Grand Master of Science Fiction

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DreamForge: 12-23-2018

“DreamForge,” a new Sci-Fi and Fantasy Magazine, will be available online and as a print version. The magazine’s goal is to publish material that follows the essential principals of “integrity and decency, compassion and creativity, intelligence and inventiveness, the rule of law and liberty under the law, the dignity of the individual, and the power of synergy to unleash the potential of disparate individuals and communities for the betterment of all.” Lofty goals indeed…

More Info Here: DreamForge

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Dark Crystal: 12-21-2018

Oh, the Joy. Great article detailing the amazing cast assembled for the “Dark Crystal” prequel. The voice cast will certainly please as it contains names huge in the industry like Mark Hamill, Helena Bonham-Carter, Alicia Vikander, Eddie Izzard, Andy Samberg, Simon Pegg, and Taron Egerton.

Get the full scoop here: “Dark Crystal” Prequel Cast

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Anime: 12-20-2018

Fun article that shows familiar scenes from popular Sci-Fi shows first realized in anime productions.

Crunchyroll: Anime Did It First: Sci-Fi

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Becky Chambers Interview: 12-17-2018

At Offworlders we love author interviews! Yay! Here is a great one “Locus Magazine” conducted with Rebecca Marie Chambers, author of “The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (2012);”  “A Closed and Common Orbit (2016);” and “Record of a Spaceborn Few (2018).” I read the Angry Planet novel and it was a fun read.

Read the text of the interview here: Becky Chambers: To Be Spaceborn

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Cyberpunk News: 12-16-2018

A fascinating article on forces in play that may crush the soul of Cyberpunk as corporations turn it into a commodity and take away its rough edges to make it appeal to a wider audience. At its root cyberpunk dictates we free ourselves and rebel against massive corporations–now large corporations are packaging and selling us cyberpunk.

A Must Read Article: As Cyberpunk Goes Commercial, It Risks Dulling Its Anarchist Edges

“Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators, in every nation, by children being taught mathematical concepts… A graphic representation of data abstracted from banks of every computer in the human system. Unthinkable complexity. Lines of light ranged in the nonspace of the mind, clusters, and constellations of data. Like city lights, receding…” ~ William Gibson, Neuromancer

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Chinese Surveillance State: 12-16-2018

The Chinese government has plans to operate a massive surveillance state as a means of social control. In this system, the government will rate your trustworthiness and use collected data to assign you a “citizen score” that will determine where you fit into the society, the speed of your internet access, your creditworthiness, and even if you can get a visa to travel abroad. This is an Orwellian nightmare that may overtake China in the next five years.

Bonus Short Story:
Here is a link to a short story by author Chen Qiufan that explores China’s planned surveillance state: “The Reunion: a new science-fiction story about surveillance in China.”

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Sci-Fi Short Film: 12-15-2018

Have I ever told you I love film school films? Well, I do and I just so happen to have one for you. It’s only a little over three minutes so sit back and enjoy!

“The Endless” by ArtFx School.

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Nightflyers: 12-13-2018

A must read on George R. R. Martin’s upcoming show “Nightflyers” and the history of Horror in science fiction. Boo!

9.

Conan: 12-11-2018

Conan the Barbarian to Team-up with Marvel’s Avengers. That’s what I am talking about! I never read many comic books growing up as a lad. The only exception to that was Conan the Barbarian. I was a voracious reader of Robert E. Howard’s Conan stories starting in grade school. My mother bought me any book I wanted and I ordered up a ton of Robert E. Howard novels and short story collections.  Marvel plans to insert Conan into “Avengers: No Road Home,” starting with the sixth issue, March 2019.

Conan and Marvel: More info here.

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Debut Novels: 12-10-2018

This is one of my favorite news links. I am a huge fan of debut novels.

Here are 31 debut novels to add to your must reads: Complete list here.

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12-10-2018 to 12-21-2018

The end of the year is a time for holiday celebrations, gifts, self-reflection, and it’s the time of the year the media inundates you with a plethora of “Best Of lists” of everything imaginable! I perused through buckets of these and have provided you with a selection to choose from:

Verge: Our favorite science fiction and fantasy books of 2018
Paste Magazine: The 15 Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comics of 2018
Den of Geek: Best New Science Fiction Books in December 2018
Paste Magazine: The 15 Best Fantasy Novels of 2018
Vulture: The 10 Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of 2018
The Guardian: The best recent science fiction and fantasy
Goodreads Choice Awards: Best Sci-Fi 2018
Space.com: Best Space Books: Science Fiction 2018
Kirkus Reviews: Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2018

Our recommendation? Read the “Murderbot’ Diaries”–Book 4 was released October 2nd, 2018

That should keep you busy!

Have a Safe and Happy Holiday Season!

1.

12-9-2018

Great interview of Stephen Hickman, the illustrator for a new Folio Society edition of Robert A. Heinlein’s “Starship Troopers.” This new edition looks outstanding as the illustrations are gorgeous. The new reprint also sports an introduction by Joe Haldeman, author of “The Forever War.”

Read the article here: Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers Folio.
Order Info here: The Folio Society.

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12-8-2018

Godzilla 2 King of the Monsters Reveal Trailer (NEW 2019). The King is back and this time he brought Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown with him. For this Kaiju fan, even a bad Godzilla movie is a good one so it’s a no lose situation for me. I even dig the old Japanese ones where Godzilla tosses around toy tanks.

3.

12-5-2018

The Mortal Engines reviews are out and methinks you will have to make up your own mind on this new Peter Jackson film. When reviews are split like this I normally go see the film to make up my own mind. If you have already seen the flick let us know what you thought of it in the comment field below.

Positive: ‘Mortal Engines’ Review from The Wrap
Negative: ‘Mortal Engines’ Variety Review

4.

12-5-2018

2018 World Fantasy Convention Report Posted on Locus.

Read about all the juicy details here: 44th World Fantasy Convention

5.

12-4-2018

The Goodreads Best Books of 2018 winners announced. There were over 5 million votes within 21 categories, making this a powerhouse of an award.

Here are a few category winners:

Science Fiction — Vengeful, by V.E. Schwab
Fantasy — Circe, by Madeline Miller
Horror — Elevation, by Stephen King
Fiction — Still Me, by Jojo Moyes
Debut Author — Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi
Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction — Kingdom of Ash, by Sarah J. Maas

For a full list of winners go here: 2018 Goodreads Winners

For a great commentary piece by the Washington Post on the importance and relevance of the Goodreads awards go here: Goodreads Choice Awards by Ron Charles, Critic, Book World

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12-3-2018

Forbes Magazine Pick of the five Best 2018 Sci-Fi Movies. Do you agree with their selections?

Go here to see their choices: 2018 Picks Five best Sci-Fi

7.

12-3-2018

Fascinating BBC article titled: “What our Science Fiction Says about Us”

Love how the article takes into account different geographical regions and how world beliefs determine what our science fiction says about us as a people. A must read.

Peruse the article here: Science Fiction and Us

8.

12-3-2018

Ho, Ho, Arrrrrgh–an article on the twelve films of Krampus. Who knew there were that many? I have never been brave enough to watch one as I am more of a Santa purest. If Krampus is your thing this is the article for you.

To read about the twelve films close your eyes and click here: Krampus

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12-3-2018

Cool article on weird western fiction that you really ought to read. For example, “Sea of Rust” by C. Robert Cargill certainly sounds wild! It’s about a crazed frontier on a post-apocalyptic Earth sans humans.  Cool beans.

Go Here to check out the piece: A Good Read: A Fistful of stories in weird western fiction

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12-2-2018

Open the Pod Bay Doors HAL. The ISS has a floating robotic helper. I am not sure if it has access to the airlocks? The AI’s name is CIMON (Crew Interactive Mobile Companion), and if you ask me its voice sounds like Tars from Interstellar. The little fella, according to IBM, has “the language skills of C-3PO, the conversation abilities of Marvin (from the Hitchhiker’s Guide series), the cuteness of Wall-E, and the technical know-how of HAL 9000, from 2001: A Space Odyssey—just, you know, without the evil part.”

11.

12-2-2018

‘Black Mirror’ Season 5 Release Date: 12-28-2019

12.

12-1-2018

Looking for last minute gift ideas for the science fiction and fantasy reader in your life? Check out this list of ten new fantasy and Sci-Fi books.

Ten Books to check out: Verge Picks

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11-30-2018

Are you a mega fan of superhero stories and comic books?

If you answered yes, read this article from Bustle and discover thirteen read-worthy YA novels: 13 YA Novels You Will Love

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11-29-2018

Saved the best for last!

** 10 Beautiful Sci-Fi Retro Board Games you can buy and play. **

Get your credit card ready and click here: Classic Science Fiction based board Yas Please

First Trailer for Avengers 4 Released

Thanos was true to his word and with a snap he wiped out half of all living life in the universe. Crap!

Here is our first look at what the Avengers plan to do about the gnarly state of affairs. The remaining Avengers–Hulk, Black Widow, Captain America, Thor and Iron Man will strike back with vengeance. That much is a certainty. Booyah! Time to regroup and fight back with the assistance of Captain Marvel, Antman and even Hawkeye who appears in this trailer.

Endgame is set for US release on April 26, 2019. See you there!

1.

November 28, 2018

Herman Melville in Space

Yep, you heard me right! A scripted TV series is being developed by Topic Studios based on the 1855 Herman Melville short story Benito Cereno. The catch–this time the story that features a revolt on a Spanish slave ship will go down in space.

More Info Here: Melville in Space

2.

November 27, 2018

Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl is set for release in US theatres on August 9, 2018. Check out the snazzy trailer below for more info.

More Info: Bringing  ‘Artemis Fowl’ to Life

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November 27, 2018

Great “Den of Geek” article on differing approaches to Worldbuilding

The piece features thoughts on the subject by Terry Pratchett, J.R.R. Tolkien, Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, J.K. Rowling, and more.

More Info Here: Worldbuilding

4.

November 26, 2018

Looking for the perfect Sci-Fi novel to give as a gift this holiday season? Try this Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction of 2018 by The Amazon Book Review: Best Of 2018

5.

November 24, 2018

Fantastic article discussing Mystery Science Theatre from the perspective of a lifelong fan who discovered the show as a fifteen-year-old flipping through the channels late at night. The piece digs into the psyche of Brett White, the article’s author, and his discovery of Mystery Science Theatre MST3K as a young lad and discusses it reemergence from the ashes in the form of a Netflix series.

Read the Article Here: MST3K 

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November 23, 2018

As a sci-fi fan, I rejoice in the many and varied voice acting performances in the genre. This den of Geek article shines a light on many of the greats: Douglas Rain as HAL (2001: A Space Odyssey); Nicholas Briggs as The Daleks (Doctor Who); Richard Burton as The Narrator (Jeff Wayne’s War of The Worlds); James Earl Jones as Darth Vader (Star Wars), and more.

Read More Here: The Most Memorable Voice Performances in Sci-Fi History

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November 23, 2018

The Chinese believe they know how to make a space elevator. Scientists think carbon nanotube fiber is the key to making this sci-fi concept a reality. This is a project also in development in Japan.

Read More Here: Space Elevator

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November 23, 2018

This article is a must read – Nature.com Looks into the decades-long search for the perfect climate controlled enclosure. The article mentions Buckminster Fuller who came up with a concept whereby Manhattan would be enclosed in a dome; the 1844 Palm House at London’s Kew Gardens; and the Glass City of Europa, pictured on the cover of Amazing Stories in 1942, to name but a few. Good stuff!

Read More Here: History of Climate Shelters

9.

November 21, 2018

A reminder from Patrick Rothfuss to not forget the Worldbuilders 2018 Anniversary Fundraiser

More Details Here: Worldbuilders 2018

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November 20, 2018

Next, we have a set of conflicting articles. The first one discusses using moon dust to create lunar colonies on the moon, and the other is saying that living on Mars is Science Fiction. There is definitely a pull between those forces that feel we cannot settle other planets before we figure out how to make the one we already have work–and those that dream beyond the possible and want to start colonizing now.

Article 1: 3D printing with Moon Dust
Article 2: Bill Nye – Living on Mars is Sci-Fi

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November 17, 2018

Quite a few stories on Cli-Fi literature (climate fiction). Here are a few articles that I felt stood out:

From Geek.Com: 8 Cli-Fi Books of Note

From Factor Daily: The literature of the Anthropocene: A genre called Cli-Fi

1.

November 12, 2018

RIP Stan Lee

Monday certainly started out on a down note with the passing of Marvel’s Stan Lee. For an excellent article on Stan read this: Marvel Icon Stan Lee Leaves a Legacy as Complex as His Superheroes

2.

November 12, 2018

We lost a familiar voice on Sunday the 11th when Douglas Rain, the voice actor who voiced HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey,” died at the age of ninety. HAL = IBM H then I, A then B, L then M. I know this happened on the 11th, but I first noticed he passed on the 12th, and how can I not mention the voice actor for HAL passing.

3.

November 12, 2018

The Science Fiction Fantasy Writers of America approved the first Nebula Award for game writers. Woot! The requirement for eligibility: “an interactive or playable story-driven work which conveys narrative, character, or story background.” No word count was listed, and there must be at least one credited writer to be eligible. Here is SFWA’s announcement: Nebula Awards Rules Changes: Associate Members Granted Voting Privileges, Game Writing Award Added

4.

November 13, 2018

Locus announced a new books list on the 13th. The titles include: Not One of Us: “Stories of Aliens on Earth,” Neil Clarke editor; “A Winter’s Promise” by Christelle Dabos; “Vita Nostra” by Marina Dyachenko and Sergey Dyachenko; “Dark Mind Rising” by Julia Keller; “Terran Tomorrow” by Nancy Kress; “A Rising Moon” by Stephen Leigh; “None of This Is Normal: The Fiction of Jeff VanderMeer” by Benjamin Robertson; “The Winter Road” by Adrian Selby; “Bedfellow” by Jeremy C. Shipp; “The Sky-Blue Wolves” by S. M. Stirling; “Empire of Sand” by Tasha Suri; and finally, “Creatures of Want and Ruin” by Molly Tanzer.

For full details to include plot summaries, look here: LOCUS 13 New.

5.

November 13, 2018

HBO announced that Season 8 of Game of Thrones will premiere in April of 2019

6.

November 14, 2018

It looks as if Hulu is going to acquire the rights to the George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards sci-fi books. These books were written by a variety of authors but were organized by Mr. Martin and co-edited by Melinda M. Snodgrass.

More info here: George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards

7.

November 14, 2018

Rapper Common and Jonny Lee Miller set to headline an adaptation of Ursula K. Le Guin’s novel “Nine Lives.” The tale takes place on a remote planet called Libra. The two main characters, Pugh and Martin, are miners. Libra is a desolate, barren place prone to earthquakes. The theme of the story is the concept of self which Le Guin explores through the use of clones. She also explores sociological and ethical issues by using technology to illustrate her points. The story was first published in Playboy magazine and gained national attention when President Lyndon B. Johnson read the story and endorsed it.

More info here: Nine Lives

8.

November 15, 2018

Authors Arthur C. Clarke, Michael Moorcock and Douglas Adams penned novels about a planet that orbits Barnard’s Star, a world approximately three times the size of our Earth. Barnard’s Star B is perhaps one of the closest suns to our solar system and is reachable by a probe using current tech in 30 years. Scientists are a persistent lot as they have been searching for this planet for over twenty-one years. This discovery is somewhat on the cool side–not because the planet’s surface temp is said to be around -150C–but because this is a planet we can actually get to out there in the big empty.

More info here: Barnard’s Star

9.

November 15, 2018

Are you a John W. Campbell fan? If so, here is a great LA Times article for you: John W. Campbell, a chief architect of science fiction’s Golden Age, was as brilliant as he was problematic

10.

November 15, 2018

Netflix has ordered an adaptation of “The One,” a novel about DNA and Dating by John Marrs. Season one will be ten episodes and handled by Howard Overman, the creator of “Misfits.”

More info here: The One

Rest in Peace Stan Lee – Your Fans will Miss You!

Stan died yesterday at 95–A life well lived and a man that we will never forget. His life was not without controversy as few are, but what is certain is that he has forever impacted the way we perceive superheroes. To make them relatable, Stan gave them human problems we all experience. One thing he never neglected was his throngs of adoring fans. A rite of passage for many was to get their picture taken with Stan at a comic convention or elsewhere. This post, my tribute to Stan Lee, features those now “once in a lifetime” photos with Stan the Man.

Starting a new feature on Offworlders: The Sci-Fi and Fantasy News Roundup. Three to four times per month I will sift through the flotsam and jetsam tossing about on the internet and bring interesting tidbits to your attention. I will cut through the information overload to provide you with the good stuff–not to be confused with Russ Grissom’s “Right Stuff,” little nuggets of sci-fi and fantasy goodness.

Saddle up pardner – here we go:

November 4, 2018

There was a tie for Best Novel in the 2018 World Fantasy Award. The winners were Fonda Lee for her novel “Jade City;” and Victor LaValle for his novel “The Changeling.” Congratulations to both! More Details Here: 2018 World Fantasy Awards.

November 4, 2018

After Limited Run Success – “Prospect” Gets National Release:

Prospect, a Sci-Fi Western based on the short of the same name started playing in select New York and Los Angeles venues on November 2nd. A nationwide release is scheduled for November 9, 2018. The flick premiered at the South by Southwest Music Festival and won the ‘The Adam Yauch Hörnblowér’ award for originality. Reviews for this film go either way so you will need to see this one yourself to decide its merits. Check out the short below that sparked the project.

November 4, 2018

Sci-Fi Film Persephone adds Deadpool’s Brianna Hildebrand to the Cast

Since playing the teen Warhead in the Deadpool movies, Brianna’s acting career is taking off. Written by Jeffrey Morris, Persephone follows three astronauts aboard a colony ship carrying 20,000 souls from earth, now inhabitable, to a planet orbiting Alpha Centauri. She will play the part of a pilot born on the fifty-year journey to their new home planet. More Details Here: Brianna Hildebrand Joins Persephone.

November 5, 2018

Great article you should read: “How the Giants of Science Fiction Helped America’s World War II Effort.” This piece by James Barber on military.com discusses Alec Navala-Lee’s new novel “Astounding,” a history of science fiction in America. The book, which focuses on John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, L. Ron Hubbard, and Robert Heinlein, sounds fantastic! As a matter of fact, it’s sitting on my nightstand upstairs now. Is it bedtime yet? The link to the article is here: How the Giants…

November  7, 2018

SpaceX announced that Starman is now beyond Mars. Fare thee, well brother!

November 7, 2018

Barnes & Noble published their Sci-Fi & Fantasy novel recommendations for October 2018. Don’t buy every book from Amazon – check out their suggestions here: Short Fiction Roundup: October 2018

November 8, 2018

The good folks at geek tyrant recommend the Indie film Time Trap as a “mind-bending – low budget” flick worth watching. Students follow their archeology professor into a remote Texas cave and rappel into a rift in the space-time continuum. The film is in limited release so it may not be available in your area, but it will be available On Demand on November 13^th if you cannot catch it in a theater.

Watch the trailer and see what you think:

November 11, 2018

Bad news for fans of HBO’s Westworld: The set for Westworld burned to the ground in the Woolsey Fire in California. The National park Service shared the news on their social media channels. The set was used during the first two seasons of the show and was also used for almost a hundred years as a popular shooting location for numerous movies and television shows. More Details Here: Westworld Burns

That’s it for this week. Let me know in the comments below if you think this feature will be helpful…

And the 2018 Hugo Award Winners Are…

The 2018 Hugo Awards winners were announced tonight by Worldcon 76. This year’s convention was held in San Jose CA on August 16-20, 2018.

Congratulations to everyone that made the final ballot! Did any of your favorites win?

2018 Hugo Awards Winners and Nominees:

Best Novel

  Winner is

The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)

Nominees:

• The Collapsing Empire, by John Scalzi (Tor)
• New York 2140, by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit)
• Provenance, by Ann Leckie (Orbit)
• Raven Stratagem, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)
• Six Wakes, by Mur Lafferty (Orbit)

Best Novella

  Winner is

All Systems Red, by Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)

Nominees:

• “And Then There Were (N-One),” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny, March/April 2017)
• Binti: Home, by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com Publishing)
• The Black Tides of Heaven, by JY Yang (Tor.com Publishing)
• Down Among the Sticks and Bones, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
• River of Teeth, by Sarah Gailey (Tor.com Publishing)

Best Novelette

  Winner is

“The Secret Life of Bots,” by Suzanne Palmer (Clarkesworld, September 2017)

Nominees:

• “Children of Thorns, Children of Water,” by Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny, July-August 2017)
• “Extracurricular Activities,” by Yoon Ha Lee (Tor.com, February 15, 2017)
• “A Series of Steaks,” by Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Clarkesworld, January 2017)
• “Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time,” by K.M. Szpara (Uncanny, May/June 2017)
• “Wind Will Rove,” by Sarah Pinsker (Asimov’s, September/October 2017)

Best Short Story

  Winner is

“Welcome to your Authentic Indian Experience™,” by Rebecca Roanhorse
(Apex, August 2017)

Nominees:

• “Carnival Nine,” by Caroline M. Yoachim (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, May 2017)
• “Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand,” by Fran Wilde (Uncanny, September 2017)
• “Fandom for Robots,” by Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Uncanny, September/October 2017)
• “The Martian Obelisk,” by Linda Nagata (Tor.com, July 19, 2017)
• “Sun, Moon, Dust” by Ursula Vernon, (Uncanny, May/June 2017)

Best Related Work

  Winner is

No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters, by Ursula K. Le Guin (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Nominees:

• Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate, by Zoe Quinn (PublicAffairs)
• Iain M. Banks (Modern Masters of Science Fiction), by Paul Kincaid (University of Illinois Press)
• A Lit Fuse: The Provocative Life of Harlan Ellison, by Nat Segaloff (NESFA Press)
• Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler, edited by Alexandra Pierce and Mimi Mondal (Twelfth Planet Press)
• Sleeping with Monsters: Readings and Reactions in Science Fiction and Fantasy, by Liz Bourke (Aqueduct Press)

Best Graphic Story

  Winner is

Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood, written by Marjorie M. Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda (Image Comics)

Nominees:

• Black Bolt, Volume 1: Hard Time, written by Saladin Ahmed, illustrated by Christian Ward, lettered by Clayton Cowles (Marvel)
• Bitch Planet, Volume 2: President Bitch, written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, illustrated by Valentine De Landro and Taki Soma, colored by Kelly Fitzpatrick, lettered by Clayton Cowles (Image Comics)
• My Favorite Thing is Monsters, written and illustrated by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
• Paper Girls, Volume 3, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Cliff Chiang, colored by Matthew Wilson, lettered by Jared Fletcher (Image Comics)
• Saga, Volume 7, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)

Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form

  Winner is

Wonder Woman, screenplay by Allan Heinberg, story by Zack Snyder & Allan Heinberg and Jason Fuchs, directed by Patty Jenkins (DC Films / Warner Brothers)

Nominees:

• Blade Runner 2049, written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, directed by Denis Villeneuve (Alcon Entertainment / Bud Yorkin Productions / Torridon Films / Columbia Pictures)
• Get Out, written and directed by Jordan Peele (Blumhouse Productions / Monkeypaw Productions / QC Entertainment)
• The Shape of Water, written by Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor, directed by Guillermo del Toro (TSG Entertainment / Double Dare You / Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi, written and directed by Rian Johnson (Lucasfilm, Ltd.)
• Thor: Ragnarok, written by Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle, and Christopher Yost; directed by Taika Waititi (Marvel Studios)

Best Dramatic Presentation – Short Form

  Winner is

The Good Place: “The Trolley Problem,” written by Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan, directed by Dean Holland (Fremulon / 3 Arts Entertainment / Universal Television)

Nominees:

• Black Mirror: “USS Callister,” written by William Bridges and Charlie Brooker, directed by Toby Haynes (House of Tomorrow)
• “The Deep” [song], by Clipping (Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes)
• Doctor Who: “Twice Upon a Time,” written by Steven Moffat, directed by Rachel Talalay (BBC Cymru Wales)
• The Good Place: “Michael’s Gambit,” written and directed by Michael Schur (Fremulon / 3 Arts Entertainment / Universal Television)
• Star Trek: Discovery: “Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad,” written by Aron Eli Coleite & Jesse Alexander, directed by David M. Barrett (CBS Television Studios)

Best Editor – Short Form

  Winner is

Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas

Nominees:

• John Joseph Adams
• Neil Clarke
• Lee Harris
• Jonathan Strahan
• Sheila Williams

Best Editor – Long Form

  Winner is

Sheila E. Gilbert

Nominees:

• Joe Monti
• Diana M. Pho
• Devi Pillai
• Miriam Weinberg
• Navah Wolfe

Best Professional Artist

  Winner is

Sana Takeda

Nominees:

• Galen Dara
• Kathleen Jennings
• Bastien Lecouffe Deharme
• Victo Ngai
• John Picacio

Best Semiprozine

  Winner is

Uncanny Magazine, edited by Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, and Julia Rios; podcast produced by Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky

Nominees:

• Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor-in-chief, and publisher Scott H. Andrews
• The Book Smugglers, edited by Ana Grilo and Thea James
• Escape Pod, edited by Mur Lafferty, S.B. Divya, and Norm Sherman, with assistant editor Benjamin C. Kinney
• Fireside Magazine, edited by Brian White and Julia Rios; managing editor Elsa Sjunneson-Henry; special feature editor Mikki Kendall; publisher & art director Pablo Defendini
• Strange Horizons, edited by Kate Dollarhyde, Gautam Bhatia, A.J. Odasso, Lila Garrott, Heather McDougal, Ciro Faienza, Tahlia Day, Vanessa Rose Phin, and the Strange Horizons staff

Best Fanzine

  Winner is

File 770, edited by Mike Glyer

Nominees:

• Galactic Journey, edited by Gideon Marcus
• Journey Planet, edited by Team Journey Planet
• Nerds of a feather, flock together, edited by The G, Vance Kotrla, and Joe Sherry
• Rocket Stack Rank, edited by Greg Hullender and Eric Wong
• SF Bluestocking, edited by Bridget McKinney

Best Fancast

  Winner is

Ditch Diggers, presented by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace

Nominees:

• The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
• Fangirl Happy Hour, presented by Ana Grilo and Renay Williams
• Galactic Suburbia, presented by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts; produced by Andrew Finch
• Sword and Laser, presented by Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt
• Verity!, presented by Deborah Stanish, Erika Ensign, Katrina Griffiths, L.M. Myles, Lynne M. Thomas, and Tansy Rayner Roberts

Best Fan Writer

  Winner is

Sarah Gailey

Nominees:

• Camestros Felapton
• Mike Glyer
• Foz Meadows
• Charles Payseur
• Bogi Takács

Best Fan Artist

  Winner is

Geneva Benton

Nominees:

• Grace P. Fong
• Maya Hahto
• Likhain (M. Sereno)
• Spring Schoenhuth
• Steve Stiles

Best Series

  Winner is

World of the Five Gods, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Harper Voyager / Spectrum Literary Agency)

Nominees:

• The Books of the Raksura, by Martha Wells (Night Shade)
• The Divine Cities, by Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway)
• InCryptid, by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
• The Memoirs of Lady Trent, by Marie Brennan (Tor US / Titan UK)
• The Stormlight Archive, by Brandon Sanderson (Tor US / Gollancz UK)

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer 2017

  Winner is

Rebecca Roanhorse

Nominees:

• Katherine Arden
• Sarah Kuhn
• Jeannette Ng
• Vina Jie-Min Prasad
• Rivers Solomon

The World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) Award For Best Young Adult Book

  Winner is

Akata Warrior, by Nnedi Okorafor (Viking)

Nominees:

• The Art of Starving, by Sam J. Miller (HarperTeen)
• The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage, by Philip Pullman (Knopf)
• In Other Lands, by Sarah Rees Brennan (Big Mouth House)
• A Skinful of Shadows, by Frances Hardinge (Macmillan UK / Harry N. Abrams US)
• Summer in Orcus, written by T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon), illustrated by Lauren Henderson (Sofawolf Press)

Ando du livit da livit da Belta.

With the crew of The Expanse present, Jeff Bezos announced that The Expanse is Saved! Season four will air on Amazon Prime! Now that is some good news to wake up to this beautiful morning!

The statement that all fans of the show were waiting for was delivered by Alcon Entertainment Co-Founders and Co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove: “We couldn’t be more excited that The Expanse is going to continue on Amazon Prime! We are deeply grateful that Jeff Bezos, Jen Salke, and their team at Amazon have shown such faith in our show.”

The program, based on the Expanse series of books written by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck under the pen name James S.A. Corey, is hard science fiction produced with a keen eye for detail. The program’s attention to detail creates a very realistic portrayal of the near future where Earth, Mars, and the people of the outer belt known as Belters, struggle for dominance and survival. Add to this mix a weaponized alien proto-molecule that can repurpose DNA, and you got one smashing good show. It’s by far my favorite show, and I was dealt a massive blow when I heard Syfy had canceled the show after only three seasons. Whew! Disaster averted.

If you are a fan of the show but are not reading the books, you should change that behavior and start reading! There is a richness of detail, and a strong feeling of family/crew played out in those pages. I will admit that you will have a little bit of reading to power through as the book series is on Book Seven with “Persepolis Rising.”Book Eight, “Tiamat’s Wrath” is due out on December 4th, 2018.

Kowltingim gut, bosmang! (Belter Creole for Everything’s good, boss) Yes, Indeed!

And the 2017 Nebula Award Winners Are…

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announced the 2017 Nebula Award winners today. N.K. Jemisin won for best novel with her book titled “The Stone Sky;” and the best short story prize went to Rebecca Roanhorse’s “Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience.” The field was strong this year and Offworlders congratulations both the winners and all nominees. Fantastic job everyone. This year’s awards were presented in Pittsburgh, PA at the 52nd Annual Nebula Awards ceremony hosted by Martin P. Robinson.

Without further ado, here are the 2017 Nebula/Bradbury/Norton Award Winners:

Novel: The Stone Sky, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)

Novella: All Systems Red, Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)

Novelette: “A Human Stain”, Kelly Robson (Tor.com 1/4/17)

Short Story: “Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™”, Rebecca Roanhorse (Apex8/17)

The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation: Get Out (Written by Jordan Peele)

The Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book: The Art of Starving, Sam J. Miller (HarperTeen)

And the 2018/1943 Hugo Award Finalists Are…

The 2018/1943 Hugo Awards Finalists were announced today by Worldcon 76 organizers. This year’s convention will be held in San Jose CA on August 16-20, 2018. Congratulations to everyone that made the final ballot! Did any of your favorites get nominated?

2018 Hugo Awards Finalists:

Best Novel

• The Collapsing Empire, by John Scalzi (Tor)
• New York 2140, by Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit)
• Provenance, by Ann Leckie (Orbit)
• Raven Stratagem, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)
• Six Wakes, by Mur Lafferty (Orbit)
• The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)

Best Novella

• All Systems Red, by Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)
• “And Then There Were (N-One),” by Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny, March/April 2017)
• Binti: Home, by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com Publishing)
• The Black Tides of Heaven, by JY Yang (Tor.com Publishing)
• Down Among the Sticks and Bones, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
• River of Teeth, by Sarah Gailey (Tor.com Publishing)

Best Novelette

• “Children of Thorns, Children of Water,” by Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny, July-August 2017)
• “Extracurricular Activities,” by Yoon Ha Lee (Tor.com, February 15, 2017)
• “The Secret Life of Bots,” by Suzanne Palmer (Clarkesworld, September 2017)
• “A Series of Steaks,” by Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Clarkesworld, January 2017)
• “Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time,” by K.M. Szpara (Uncanny, May/June 2017)
• “Wind Will Rove,” by Sarah Pinsker (Asimov’s, September/October 2017)

Best Short Story

• “Carnival Nine,” by Caroline M. Yoachim (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, May 2017)
• “Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand,” by Fran Wilde (Uncanny, September 2017)
• “Fandom for Robots,” by Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Uncanny, September/October 2017)
• “The Martian Obelisk,” by Linda Nagata (Tor.com, July 19, 2017)
• “Sun, Moon, Dust” by Ursula Vernon, (Uncanny, May/June 2017)
• “Welcome to your Authentic Indian Experience™,” by Rebecca Roanhorse (Apex, August 2017)

Best Related Work

• Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate, by Zoe Quinn (PublicAffairs)
• Iain M. Banks (Modern Masters of Science Fiction), by Paul Kincaid (University of Illinois Press)
• A Lit Fuse: The Provocative Life of Harlan Ellison, by Nat Segaloff (NESFA Press)
• Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler, edited by Alexandra Pierce and Mimi Mondal (Twelfth Planet Press)
• No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters, by Ursula K. Le Guin (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
• Sleeping with Monsters: Readings and Reactions in Science Fiction and Fantasy, by Liz Bourke (Aqueduct Press)

Best Graphic Story

• Black Bolt, Volume 1: Hard Time, written by Saladin Ahmed, illustrated by Christian Ward, lettered by Clayton Cowles (Marvel)
• Bitch Planet, Volume 2: President Bitch, written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, illustrated by Valentine De Landro and Taki Soma, colored by Kelly Fitzpatrick, lettered by Clayton Cowles (Image Comics)
• Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood, written by Marjorie M. Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda (Image Comics)
• My Favorite Thing is Monsters, written and illustrated by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
• Paper Girls, Volume 3, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Cliff Chiang, colored by Matthew Wilson, lettered by Jared Fletcher (Image Comics)
• Saga, Volume 7, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)

Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form

• Blade Runner 2049, written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, directed by Denis Villeneuve (Alcon Entertainment / Bud Yorkin Productions / Torridon Films / Columbia Pictures)
• Get Out, written and directed by Jordan Peele (Blumhouse Productions / Monkeypaw Productions / QC Entertainment)
• The Shape of Water, written by Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor, directed by Guillermo del Toro (TSG Entertainment / Double Dare You / Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi, written and directed by Rian Johnson (Lucasfilm, Ltd.)
• Thor: Ragnarok, written by Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle, and Christopher Yost; directed by Taika Waititi (Marvel Studios)
• Wonder Woman, screenplay by Allan Heinberg, story by Zack Snyder & Allan Heinberg and Jason Fuchs, directed by Patty Jenkins (DC Films / Warner Brothers)

Best Dramatic Presentation – Short Form

• Black Mirror: “USS Callister,” written by William Bridges and Charlie Brooker, directed by Toby Haynes (House of Tomorrow)
• “The Deep” [song], by Clipping (Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes)
• Doctor Who: “Twice Upon a Time,” written by Steven Moffat, directed by Rachel Talalay (BBC Cymru Wales)
• The Good Place: “Michael’s Gambit,” written and directed by Michael Schur (Fremulon / 3 Arts Entertainment / Universal Television)
• The Good Place: “The Trolley Problem,” written by Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan, directed by Dean Holland (Fremulon / 3 Arts Entertainment / Universal Television)
• Star Trek: Discovery: “Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad,” written by Aron Eli Coleite & Jesse Alexander, directed by David M. Barrett (CBS Television Studios)

Best Editor – Short Form

• John Joseph Adams
• Neil Clarke
• Lee Harris
• Jonathan Strahan
• Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas
• Sheila Williams

Best Editor – Long Form

• Sheila E. Gilbert
• Joe Monti
• Diana M. Pho
• Devi Pillai
• Miriam Weinberg
• Navah Wolfe

Best Professional Artist

• Galen Dara
• Kathleen Jennings
• Bastien Lecouffe Deharme
• Victo Ngai
• John Picacio
• Sana Takeda

Best Semiprozine

• Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor-in-chief, and publisher Scott H. Andrews
• The Book Smugglers, edited by Ana Grilo and Thea James
• Escape Pod, edited by Mur Lafferty, S.B. Divya, and Norm Sherman, with assistant editor Benjamin C. Kinney
• Fireside Magazine, edited by Brian White and Julia Rios; managing editor Elsa Sjunneson-Henry; special feature editor Mikki Kendall; publisher & art director Pablo Defendini
• Strange Horizons, edited by Kate Dollarhyde, Gautam Bhatia, A.J. Odasso, Lila Garrott, Heather McDougal, Ciro Faienza, Tahlia Day, Vanessa Rose Phin, and the Strange Horizons staff
• Uncanny Magazine, edited by Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, and Julia Rios; podcast produced by Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky

Best Fanzine

• File 770, edited by Mike Glyer
• Galactic Journey, edited by Gideon Marcus
• Journey Planet, edited by Team Journey Planet
• Nerds of a feather, flock together, edited by The G, Vance Kotrla, and Joe Sherry
• Rocket Stack Rank, edited by Greg Hullender and Eric Wong
• SF Bluestocking, edited by Bridget McKinney

Best Fancast

• The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
• Ditch Diggers, presented by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
• Fangirl Happy Hour, presented by Ana Grilo and Renay Williams
• Galactic Suburbia, presented by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts; produced by Andrew Finch
• Sword and Laser, presented by Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt
• Verity!, presented by Deborah Stanish, Erika Ensign, Katrina Griffiths, L.M. Myles, Lynne M. Thomas, and Tansy Rayner Roberts

Best Fan Writer

• Camestros Felapton
• Sarah Gailey
• Mike Glyer
• Foz Meadows
• Charles Payseur
• Bogi Takács

Best Fan Artist

• Geneva Benton
• Grace P. Fong
• Maya Hahto
• Likhain (M. Sereno)
• Spring Schoenhuth
• Steve Stiles

Best Series

• The Books of the Raksura, by Martha Wells (Night Shade)
• The Divine Cities, by Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway)
• InCryptid, by Seanan McGuire (DAW)
• The Memoirs of Lady Trent, by Marie Brennan (Tor US / Titan UK)
• The Stormlight Archive, by Brandon Sanderson (Tor US / Gollancz UK)
• World of the Five Gods, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Harper Voyager / Spectrum Literary Agency)

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer

• Katherine Arden
• Sarah Kuhn
• Jeannette Ng
• Vina Jie-Min Prasad
• Rebecca Roanhorse
• Rivers Solomon

The World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) Award For Best Young Adult Book

• Akata Warrior, by Nnedi Okorafor (Viking)
• The Art of Starving, by Sam J. Miller (HarperTeen)
• The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage, by Philip Pullman (Knopf)
• In Other Lands, by Sarah Rees Brennan (Big Mouth House)
• A Skinful of Shadows, by Frances Hardinge (Macmillan UK / Harry N. Abrams US)
• Summer in Orcus, written by T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon), illustrated by Lauren Henderson (Sofawolf Press)

1943 Retrospective Hugo Awards Finalists:

Best Fan Writer

• Forrest J Ackerman
• Jack Speer
• Arthur Wilson “Bob” Tucker
• Harry Warner, Jr.
• Art Widner
• Donald A. Wollheim

Best Fanzine

• Futurian War Digest, edited by J. Michael Rosenblum
• Inspiration, edited by Lynn Bridges
• The Phantagraph, edited by Donald A. Wollheim
• Spaceways, edited by Harry Warner, Jr.
• Voice of the Imagi-Nation, edited by Forrest J Ackerman and Morojo
• Le Zombie, edited by Arthur Wilson “Bob” Tucker

Best Professional Artist

• Hannes Bok
• Margaret Brundage
• Edd Cartier
• Virgil Finlay
• Harold W. McCauley
• Hubert Rogers

Best Editor – Short Form

• John W. Campbell
• Oscar J. Friend
• Dorothy McIlwraith
• Raymond A. Palmer
• Malcolm Reiss
• Donald A. Wollheim

Best Dramatic Presentation – Short Form

• Bambi, written by Perce Pearce, Larry Morey, et al., directed by David D. Hand et al. (Walt Disney Productions)
• Cat People, written by DeWitt Bodeen, directed by Jacques Tourneur (RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.)
• The Ghost of Frankenstein, written by W. Scott Darling, directed by Erle C. Kenton (Universal Pictures)
• I Married a Witch, written by Robert Pirosh and Marc Connelly, directed by René Clair (Cinema Guild Productions / Paramount Pictures)
• Invisible Agent, written by Curtis Siodmak, directed by Edwin L. Marin (Frank Lloyd Productions / Universal Pictures)
• Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book, written by Laurence Stallings, directed by Zoltan Korda (Alexander Korda Films, Inc. / United Artists)

Best Short Story

• “Etaoin Shrdlu,” by Fredric Brown (Unknown Worlds, February 1942)
• “Mimic,” by Martin Pearson (Donald A. Wollheim) (Astonishing Stories, December 1942)
• “Proof,” by Hal Clement (Astounding Science Fiction, June 1942)
• “Runaround,” by Isaac Asimov (Astounding Science Fiction, March 1942)
• “The Sunken Land,” by Fritz Leiber (Unknown Worlds, February 1942)
• “The Twonky,” by C.L. Moore and Henry Kuttner (Astounding Science Fiction, September 1942)

Best Novelette

• “Bridle and Saddle,” by Isaac Asimov (Astounding Science Fiction, June 1942)
• “Foundation,” by Isaac Asimov (Astounding Science Fiction, May 1942)
• “Goldfish Bowl,” Anson MacDonald (Robert A. Heinlein) (Astounding Science Fiction, March 1942)
• “The Star Mouse,” by Fredric Brown (Planet Stories, Spring 1942)
• “There Shall Be Darkness,” by C.L. Moore (Astounding Science Fiction, February 1942)
• “The Weapon Shop,” by A.E. van Vogt (Astounding Science Fiction, December 1942)

Best Novella

• “Asylum,” by A.E. van Vogt (Astounding Science Fiction, May 1942)
• “The Compleat Werewolf,” by Anthony Boucher (Unknown Worlds, April 1942)
• “Hell is Forever,” by Alfred Bester (Unknown Worlds, August 1942)
• “Nerves,” by Lester del Rey (Astounding Science Fiction, September 1942)
• “The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag,” by John Riverside (Robert A. Heinlein) (Unknown Worlds, October 1942)
• “Waldo,” by Anson MacDonald (Robert A. Heinlein) (Astounding Science Fiction, August 1942)

Best Novel

• Beyond This Horizon, by Anson MacDonald (Robert A. Heinlein) (Astounding Science Fiction, April & May 1942)
• Darkness and the Light, by Olaf Stapledon (Methuen / S.J.R. Saunders)
• Donovan’s Brain, by Curt Siodmak (Black Mask, September-November 1942)
• Islandia, by Austin Tappan Wright (Farrar & Rinehart)
• Second Stage Lensmen, by E. E. “Doc” Smith (Astounding Science Fiction, November 1941 to February 1942)
• The Uninvited, by Dorothy Macardle (Doubleday, Doran / S.J.R. Saunders)

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SFWA Announces 2017 Nebula Nominees:

The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), the professional organization of fantasy and sci-fi writers, announced the nominees for the 52nd Annual Nebula Awards, the Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book, plus the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation. This year’s ceremony is in Pittsburgh, PA on May 19th, 2018.

Did any of your favs get nominated? Let me know in the comments below.

Novel

• Amberlough, Lara Elena Donnelly (Tor)
• The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, Theodora Goss (Saga)
• Spoonbenders, Daryl Gregory (Knopf; riverrun)
• The Stone Sky, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Six Wakes, Mur Lafferty (Orbit US)
• Jade City, Fonda Lee (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Autonomous, Annalee Newitz (Tor; Orbit UK 2018)

Novella

• River of Teeth, Sarah Gailey (Tor.com Publishing)
• Passing Strange, Ellen Klages (Tor.com Publishing)
• “And Then There Were (N-One)”, Sarah Pinsker (Uncanny 3-4/17)
• Barry’s Deal, Lawrence M. Schoen (NobleFusion Press)
• All Systems Red, Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)
• The Black Tides of Heaven, JY Yang (Tor.com Publishing)

Novelette

• “Dirty Old Town”, Richard Bowes (F&SF 5-6/17)
• “Weaponized Math”, Jonathan P. Brazee (The Expanding Universe, Vol. 3)
• “Wind Will Rove”, Sarah Pinsker (Asimov’s 9-10/17)
• “A Series of Steaks”, Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Clarkesworld 1/17)
• “A Human Stain”, Kelly Robson (Tor.com 1/4/17)
• “Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time”, K.M. Szpara (Uncanny 5-6/17)

Short Story

• “Fandom for Robots”, Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Uncanny 9-10/17)
• “Welcome to Your Authentic Indian ExperienceTM”, Rebecca Roanhorse (Apex 8/17)
• “Utopia, LOL?”, Jamie Wahls (Strange Horizons 6/5/17)
• “Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand”, Fran Wilde (Uncanny 9-10/17)
• “The Last Novelist (or A Dead Lizard in the Yard)”, Matthew Kressel (Tor.com 3/15/17)
• “Carnival Nine”, Caroline M. Yoachim (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 5/11/17)

The Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• Get Out (Written by Jordan Peele)
• The Good Place: “Michael’s Gambit” (Written by Michael Schur)
• Logan (Screenplay by Scott Frank, James Mangold, and Michael Green)
• The Shape of Water (Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro & Vanessa Taylor)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Written by Rian Johnson)
• Wonder Woman (Screenplay by Allan Heinberg)

The Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book

• Exo, Fonda Lee (Scholastic Press)
• Weave a Circle Round, Kari Maaren (Tor)
• The Art of Starving, Sam J. Miller (HarperTeen)
• Want, Cindy Pon (Simon Pulse)

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2017 Top 10 Books and Posts

Our traditional Top Ten list of the most popular Offworlders’ posts and eBooks for the previous year. The most popular post in 2017 was the Sci-Fi short film “Uncanny Valley” by Federico Heller. In this nightmarish view of the future virtual reality has replaced drug addiction as the biggest problem facing humanity. The slums are littered with bodies wasting away from the sedentary and mind-altering effects of existing in a digital world apart from society. I was particularly pleased to see “Crash Couch,” one of my short stories, making number six on the list. Sweet!

Peruse the links and let me know which blog post you liked the best!

1. Sci-Fi Short of the Week: “Uncanny Valley”
2. The Leviathan by Ruairi Robinson
3. Tor Book of the Month Club
4. 2017 Hugo Award Finalists Revealed
5. Robot and Scarecrow
6. Crash Couch by Kyle Pollard
7. Review of Ernest Cline’s Novel Ready Player One
8. 2017 Hugo Awards Winners
9. Arthur C. Clarke 2017 Award Shortlist
10. Review of Neal Stephenson’s Novel Seveneves

Once again Peter Watts and his Rifters series was the most downloaded author on Offworlders with all of his novels on the site placing in the top five for 2017. It was also cool to see Philip K. Dick in the seventh, eight and tenth slots.

1. Maelstrom by Peter Watts
2. Starfish  by Peter Watts
3. Behemoth  by Peter Watts
4. Plague Ship by Andre Alice Norton
5. Blindsight  by Peter Watts
6. Galactic Derelict By Andre Alice Norton
7. Beyond the Door By Philip K. Dick
8. Hanging Stranger By Philip K. Dick
9. Door Through Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley
10. Crystal Crypt By Philip K. Dick

At Offworlders we wish everyone a happy, healthy, safe and prosperous 2018.

May the Force be With You!

Winners of the 2017 Dragon Awards:

It’s official – DragonCon announced the winners of the 2017 Dragon Awards. I am pretty psyched that James S.A. Corey (Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck) took the award for best novel with “Babylon’s Ashes,” the sixth book in the Expanse series set in the near-future after humanity has colonized the solar system. I have read all six novels, and each one is fantastic. I am also a huge fan of “Stranger Things” and the Patty Jenkins’ film “Wonder Woman” starring Gal Gadot. Good stuff. Did any of your favorites take home an award?

Best Science Fiction Novel:
Babylon’s Ashes
James S.A. Corey

Best Fantasy Novel (Including Paranormal):
Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge
Larry Correia and John Ringo

Best Young Adult / Middle-Grade Novel:
The Hammer of Thor
Rick Riordan

Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel:
Iron Dragoons
Richard Fox

Best Alternate History Novel: Fallout:
The Hot War
Harry Turtledove

Best Apocalyptic Novel:
Walkaway
Cory Doctorow

Best Horror Novel:
The Changeling
Victor LaValle

Best Comic Book:
The Dresden Files: Dog Men
Jim Butcher, Mark Powers, Diego Galindo

Best Graphic Novel:
Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Wild Card
Jim Butcher, Carlos Gomez

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series:
Stranger Things
Netflix

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie:
Wonder Woman directed
Patty Jenkins

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy PC / Console Game:
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nintendo

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Mobile Game:
Pokemon GO
Niantic

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Board Game:
Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow’s Walk
Avalon Hill

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Miniatures / Collectible Card / Role-Playing Game:
Magic the Gathering: Eldritch Moon
Wizards of the Coast

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Results of the  75th World Science Fiction Convention:

The winners of the 2017 Hugo Awards were announced today at Worldcon 75 held in Helsinki, Finland. Congratulations to all the winners and to everyone that made the final ballot! Did any of your favorites bring home a Hugo this year?

Here is the full list of winners and nominees:

Best Novel

Winner: The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin (Orbit Books)

Nominees:
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Books / Titan Books)Preview (opens in a new window)
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager US)
Death’s End by Cixin Liu (Tor Books / Head of Zeus)
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris Books)
Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer (Tor Books)

Best Novella (1410 ballots)

Winner: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)

Nominees:
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle (Tor.com Publishing)
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson (Tor.com Publishing)
Penric and the Shaman by Lois McMaster Bujold (Spectrum Literary Agency)
A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com Publishing)
This Census-Taker by China Miéville (Del Rey / Picador)

Best Novelette (1097 ballots)

Winner: “The Tomato Thief” by Ursula Vernon (Apex Magazine, January 2016)

Nominees:
Alien Stripper Boned From Behind By The T-Rex by Stix Hiscock (self-published)
“The Art of Space Travel” by Nina Allan (Tor.com, July 2016)
“The Jewel and Her Lapidary” by Fran Wilde (Tor.com Publishing, May 2016)
“Touring with the Alien” by Carolyn Ives Gilman (Clarkesworld Magazine, April 2016)
“You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay” by Alyssa Wong (Uncanny Magazine, May 2016)

Best Short Story (1275 ballots)

Winner: “Seasons of Glass and Iron” by Amal El-Mohtar (Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales, Saga Press)

Nominees:
“The City Born Great” by N. K. Jemisin (Tor.com, September 2016)
“A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers” by Alyssa Wong (Tor.com, March 2016)
“Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies” by Brooke Bolander (Uncanny Magazine, November 2016)
“That Game We Played During the War” by Carrie Vaughn (Tor.com, March 2016)
“An Unimaginable Light” by John C. Wright (God, Robot, Castalia House)

Best Related Work (1122 ballots)

Winner: Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016 by Ursula K. Le Guin (Small Beer)

Nominees:
The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley (Tor Books)
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher (Blue Rider Press)
Traveler of Worlds: Conversations with Robert Silverberg by Robert Silverberg and Alvaro Zinos-Amaro (Fairwood)
The View From the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman (William Morrow / Harper Collins)
“The Women of Harry Potter” posts by Sarah Gailey (Tor.com)

Best Graphic Story (842 ballots)

Winner: Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening, written by Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda (Image)

Nominees:
Black Panther, Volume 1: A Nation Under Our Feet, written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, illustrated by Brian Stelfreeze (Marvel)
Ms. Marvel, Volume 5: Super Famous, written by G. Willow Wilson, illustrated by Takeshi Miyazawa (Marvel)
Paper Girls, Volume 1, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Cliff Chiang, colored by Matthew Wilson, lettered by Jared Fletcher (Image)
Saga, Volume 6, illustrated by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan, lettered by Fonografiks (Image)
The Vision, Volume 1: Little Worse Than A Man, written by Tom King, illustrated by Gabriel Hernandez Walta (Marvel)

Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form (1733 ballots)

Winner: Arrival, screenplay by Eric Heisserer based on a short story by Ted Chiang, directed by Denis Villeneuve (21 Laps Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment/Lava Bear Films)

Nominees:
Deadpool, screenplay by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick, directed by Tim Miller (Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation/Marvel Entertainment/Kinberg Genre/The Donners’ Company/TSG Entertainment)
Ghostbusters, screenplay by Katie Dippold & Paul Feig, directed by Paul Feig (Columbia Pictures/LStar Capital/Village Roadshow Pictures/Pascal Pictures/Feigco Entertainment/Ghostcorps/The Montecito Picture Company)
Hidden Figures, screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi, directed by Theodore Melfi (Fox 2000 Pictures/Chernin Entertainment/Levantine Films/TSG Entertainment)
Rogue One, screenplay by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy, directed by Gareth Edwards (Lucasfilm/Allison Shearmur Productions/Black Hangar Studios/Stereo D/Walt Disney Pictures)
Stranger Things, Season One, created by the Duffer Brothers (21 Laps Entertainment/Monkey Massacre)

Best Dramatic Presentation – Short Form (1159 ballots)

Winner: The Expanse: “Leviathan Wakes,” written by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, directed by Terry McDonough (SyFy)

Nominees:
Black Mirror: “San Junipero,” written by Charlie Brooker, directed by Owen Harris (House of Tomorrow)
Doctor Who: “The Return of Doctor Mysterio,” written by Steven Moffat, directed by Ed Bazalgette (BBC Cymru Wales)
Game of Thrones: “Battle of the Bastards,” written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, directed by Miguel Sapochnik (HBO)
Game of Thrones: “The Door,” written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, directed by Jack Bender (HBO)
Splendor & Misery [album], by Clipping (Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes)

Best Editor – Short Form (951 ballots)

Winner: Ellen Datlow

Nominees:
John Joseph Adams
Neil Clarke
Jonathan Strahan
Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas
Sheila Williams

Best Editor – Long Form (752 ballots)

Winner: Liz Gorinsky

Nominees:
Vox Day
Sheila E. Gilbert
Devi Pillai
Miriam Weinberg
Navah Wolfe

Best Professional Artist (817 ballots)

Winner: Julie Dillon

Nominees:
Galen Dara
Chris McGrath
Victo Ngai
John Picacio
Sana Takeda

Best Semiprozine (857 ballots)

Winner: Uncanny Magazine, edited by Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Julia Rios, and podcast produced by Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky

Nominees:
Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor-in-chief, and publisher Scott H. Andrews
Cirsova Heroic Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, edited by P. Alexander
GigaNotoSaurus, edited by Rashida J. Smith
Strange Horizons, edited by Niall Harrison, Catherine Krahe, Vajra Chandrasekera, Vanessa Rose Phin, Li Chua, Aishwarya Subramanian, Tim Moore, Anaea Lay, and the Strange Horizons staff
The Book Smugglers, edited by Ana Grilo and Thea James

Best Fanzine (610 ballots)

Winner: “Lady Business,” edited by Clare, Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay, and Susan

Nominees:
“Castalia House Blog,” edited by Jeffro Johnson
“Journey Planet,” edited by James Bacon, Chris Garcia, Esther MacCallum-Stewart, Helena Nash, Errick Nunnally, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, Chuck Serface, and Erin Underwood
“Nerds of a feather, flock together,” edited by The G, Vance Kotrla, and Joe Sherry
“Rocket Stack Rank,” edited by Greg Hullender and Eric Wong
“SF Bluestocking,” edited by Bridget McKinney

Best Fancast (690 ballots)

Winner: Tea and Jeopardy, presented by Emma Newman with Peter Newman

Nominees:
The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Gary K. Wolfe and Jonathan Strahan
Ditch Diggers, presented by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
Fangirl Happy Hour, presented by Ana Grilo and Renay Williams
Galactic Suburbia, presented by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts, produced by Andrew Finch
The Rageaholic, presented by RazörFist

Best Fan Writer (802 ballots)

Winner: Abigail Nussbaum

Nominees:
Mike Glyer
Jeffro Johnson
Natalie Luhrs
Foz Meadows
Chuck Tingle

Best Fan Artist (528 ballots)

Winner: Elizabeth Leggett

Nominees:
Ninni Aalto
Alex Garner
Vesa Lehtimäki
Likhain (M. Sereno)
Spring Schoenhuth
Mansik Yang

Best Series (1393 votes)

Winner: The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen)

Nominees:
The Craft Sequence by Max Gladstone (Tor Books)
The Expanse by James S.A. Corey (Orbit US / Orbit UK)
The October Daye Books by Seanan McGuire (DAW / Corsair)
The Peter Grant / Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch (Gollancz / Del Rey / DAW / Subterranean)
The Temeraire series by Naomi Novik (Del Rey / Harper Voyager UK)

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (937 ballots)

Winner: Ada Palmer (1st year of eligibility)

Nominees:
Sarah Gailey (1st year of eligibility)
J. Mulrooney (1st year of eligibility)
Malka Older (2nd year of eligibility)
Laurie Penny (2nd year of eligibility)
Kelly Robson (2nd year of eligibility)

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announced the 2016 Nebula Award winners on May 20, 2017. Charlie Jane Anders won for best novel with her book titled “All the Birds in the Sky;” and the best short story prize went to Amal El-Mohtar’s “Seasons of Glass and Iron.”  Winners are listed next to the trophy, with all the nominees for each category listed under the winners. The field was strong this year and Offworlders congratulations both the winners and all nominees. Stupendous job everyone.

Without further ado, here are the winners and all nominees:

Novel

• All the Birds in the Sky, Charlie Jane Anders (Tor; Titan)

Borderline, Mishell Baker (Saga)
The Obelisk Gate, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
Ninefox Gambit, Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
Everfair, Nisi Shawl (Tor)

Novella

• Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)

Runtime, S.B. Divya (Tor.com Publishing)
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe, Kij Johnson (Tor.com Publishing)
The Ballad of Black Tom, Victor LaValle (Tor.com Publishing)
“The Liar,” John P. Murphy (F&SF)
A Taste of Honey, Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com Publishing)

Novelette

• “The Long Fall Up,” William Ledbetter (F&SF)

“Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea,” Sarah Pinsker (Lightspeed)
“The Orangery,” Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam (Beneath Ceaseless Skies)
“Blood Grains Speak Through Memories,” Jason Sanford (Beneath Ceaseless Skies)
The Jewel and Her Lapidary, Fran Wilde (Tor.com Publishing)
“You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay,” Alyssa Wong (Uncanny)

Short Story

• “Seasons of Glass and Iron,” Amal El-Mohtar (The Starlit Wood)]

“Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies,” Brooke Bolander (Uncanny)
“Sabbath Wine,” Barbara Krasnoff (Clockwork Phoenix 5)
“Things With Beards,” Sam J. Miller (Clarkesworld)
“This Is Not a Wardrobe Door,” A. Merc Rustad (Fireside Magazine)
“A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers,” Alyssa Wong (Tor.com)
“Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station│Hours Since the Last Patient Death: 0,” Caroline M. Yoachim (Lightspeed)

Ray Bradbury Award For Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

• Arrival, directed by Denis Villeneuve, screenplay by Eric Heisserer, 21 Laps Entertainment / FilmNation Entertainment / Lava Bear Films / Xenolinguistics

Doctor Strange, directed by Scott Derrickson, screenplay by Scott Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill, Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures
Kubo and the Two Strings, directed by Travis Knight, screenplay by Mark Haimes & Chris Butler; Laika Entertainment
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, directed by Gareth Edwards, written by Chris Weitz & Tony Gilroy; Lucasfilm / Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures
Westworld: ‘‘The Bicameral Mind’,’ directed by Jonathan Nolan, written by Lisa Joy & Jonathan Nolan; HBO
Zootopia, directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore, & Jared Bush, screenplay by Jared Bush & Phil Johnston; Walt Disney Pictures / Walt Disney Animation Studios

Andre Norton Award For Young Adult Science Fiction And Fantasy

• Arabella of Mars, David D. Levine (Tor)

The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Kelly Barnhill (Algonquin Young Readers)
The Star-Touched Queen, Roshani Chokshi (St. Martin’s)
The Lie Tree, Frances Hardinge (Macmillan UK; Abrams)
Railhead, Philip Reeve (Oxford University Press; Switch)
Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies, Lindsay Ribar (Kathy Dawson Books)
The Evil Wizard Smallbone, Delia Sherman (Candlewick)

Shortlist for the 2017 Arthur C. Clarke Award:

The shortlist for the 2017  Arthur C. Clarke award was announced. The award is presented to the best UK science fiction novel published in the previous calendar year. Did your favorite Sci-Fi read make the cut?

Here are the nominees:

• A Closed and Common Orbit – Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton)
• Ninefox Gambit – Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)
• After Atlas – Emma Newman (Roc)
• Occupy Me – Tricia Sullivan (Gollancz)
• Central Station – Lavie Tidhar (PS Publishing)
• The Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead (Fleet)

And the 2017 Hugo Award Finalists Are:

The results are in on 2017 Hugo Awards Finalists. Final voting will end on July 15th and the winners announced in Helsinki, Finland on August 11th, 2017. Congratulations to everyone that made the final ballot! Did any of your favorites get nominated?

Best Novel

• All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Books / Titan Books)
• A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager US)
• Death’s End by Cixin Liu (Tor Books / Head of Zeus)
• Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris Books)
• The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin (Orbit Books)
• Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer (Tor Books)

Best Novella (1410 ballots)

• The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle (Tor.com Publishing)
• The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson (Tor.com Publishing)
• Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
• Penric and the Shaman by Lois McMaster Bujold (Spectrum Literary Agency)
• A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com Publishing)
• This Census-Taker by China Miéville (Del Rey / Picador)

Best Novelette (1097 ballots)

• Alien Stripper Boned From Behind By The T-Rex by Stix Hiscock (self-published)
• “The Art of Space Travel” by Nina Allan (Tor.com, July 2016)
• “The Jewel and Her Lapidary” by Fran Wilde (Tor.com Publishing, May 2016)
• “The Tomato Thief” by Ursula Vernon (Apex Magazine, January 2016)
• “Touring with the Alien” by Carolyn Ives Gilman (Clarkesworld Magazine, April 2016)
• “You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay” by Alyssa Wong (Uncanny Magazine, May 2016)

Best Short Story (1275 ballots)

• “The City Born Great” by N. K. Jemisin (Tor.com, September 2016)
• “A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers” by Alyssa Wong (Tor.com, March 2016)
• “Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies” by Brooke Bolander (Uncanny Magazine, November 2016)
• “Seasons of Glass and Iron” by Amal El-Mohtar (The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales, Saga Press)
• “That Game We Played During the War” by Carrie Vaughn (Tor.com, March 2016)
• “An Unimaginable Light” by John C. Wright (God, Robot, Castalia House)

Best Related Work (1122 ballots)

• The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley (Tor Books)
• The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher (Blue Rider Press)
• Traveler of Worlds: Conversations with Robert Silverberg by Robert Silverberg and Alvaro Zinos-Amaro (Fairwood)
• The View From the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman (William Morrow / Harper Collins)
• “The Women of Harry Potter” posts by Sarah Gailey (Tor.com)
• Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016 by Ursula K. Le Guin (Small Beer)

Best Graphic Story (842 ballots)

• Black Panther, Volume 1: A Nation Under Our Feet, written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, illustrated by Brian Stelfreeze (Marvel)
• Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening, written by Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda (Image)
• Ms. Marvel, Volume 5: Super Famous, written by G. Willow Wilson, illustrated by Takeshi Miyazawa (Marvel)
• Paper Girls, Volume 1, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Cliff Chiang, colored by Matthew Wilson, lettered by Jared Fletcher (Image)
• Saga, Volume 6, illustrated by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan, lettered by Fonografiks (Image)
• The Vision, Volume 1: Little Worse Than A Man, written by Tom King, illustrated by Gabriel Hernandez Walta (Marvel)

Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form (1733 ballots)

• Arrival, screenplay by Eric Heisserer based on a short story by Ted Chiang, directed by Denis Villeneuve (21 Laps Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment/Lava Bear Films)
• Deadpool, screenplay by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick, directed by Tim Miller (Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation/Marvel Entertainment/Kinberg Genre/The Donners’ Company/TSG Entertainment)
• Ghostbusters, screenplay by Katie Dippold & Paul Feig, directed by Paul Feig (Columbia Pictures/LStar Capital/Village Roadshow Pictures/Pascal Pictures/Feigco Entertainment/Ghostcorps/The Montecito Picture Company)
• Hidden Figures, screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi, directed by Theodore Melfi (Fox 2000 Pictures/Chernin Entertainment/Levantine Films/TSG Entertainment)
• Rogue One, screenplay by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy, directed by Gareth Edwards (Lucasfilm/Allison Shearmur Productions/Black Hangar Studios/Stereo D/Walt Disney Pictures)
• Stranger Things, Season One, created by the Duffer Brothers (21 Laps Entertainment/Monkey Massacre)

Best Dramatic Presentation – Short Form (1159 ballots)

• Black Mirror: “San Junipero,” written by Charlie Brooker, directed by Owen Harris (House of Tomorrow)
• Doctor Who: “The Return of Doctor Mysterio,” written by Steven Moffat, directed by Ed Bazalgette (BBC Cymru Wales)
• The Expanse: “Leviathan Wakes,” written by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, directed by Terry McDonough (SyFy)
• Game of Thrones: “Battle of the Bastards,” written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, directed by Miguel Sapochnik (HBO)
• Game of Thrones: “The Door,” written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, directed by Jack Bender (HBO)
• Splendor & Misery [album], by Clipping (Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes)

Best Editor – Short Form (951 ballots)

• John Joseph Adams
• Neil Clarke
• Ellen Datlow
• Jonathan Strahan
• Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas
• Sheila Williams

Best Editor – Long Form (752 ballots)

• Vox Day
• Sheila E. Gilbert
• Liz Gorinsky
• Devi Pillai
• Miriam Weinberg
• Navah Wolfe

Best Professional Artist (817 ballots)

• Galen Dara
• Julie Dillon
• Chris McGrath
• Victo Ngai
• John Picacio
• Sana Takeda

Best Semiprozine (857 ballots)

• Beneath Ceaseless Skies, editor-in-chief, and publisher Scott H. Andrews
• Cirsova Heroic Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, edited by P. Alexander
• GigaNotoSaurus, edited by Rashida J. Smith
• Strange Horizons, edited by Niall Harrison, Catherine Krahe, Vajra Chandrasekera, Vanessa Rose Phin, Li Chua, Aishwarya Subramanian, Tim Moore, Anaea Lay, and the Strange Horizons staff
• Uncanny Magazine, edited by Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Julia Rios, and podcast produced by Erika Ensign & Steven Schapansky
• The Book Smugglers, edited by Ana Grilo and Thea James

Best Fanzine (610 ballots)

• “Castalia House Blog,” edited by Jeffro Johnson
• “Journey Planet,” edited by James Bacon, Chris Garcia, Esther MacCallum-Stewart, Helena Nash, Errick Nunnally, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, Chuck Serface, and Erin Underwood
• “Lady Business,” edited by Clare, Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay, and Susan
• “nerds of a feather, flock together,” edited by The G, Vance Kotrla, and Joe Sherry
• “Rocket Stack Rank,” edited by Greg Hullender and Eric Wong
• “SF Bluestocking,” edited by Bridget McKinney

Best Fancast (690 ballots)

• The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Gary K. Wolfe and Jonathan Strahan
• Ditch Diggers, presented by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
• Fangirl Happy Hour, presented by Ana Grilo and Renay Williams
• Galactic Suburbia, presented by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts, produced by Andrew Finch
• The Rageaholic, presented by RazörFist
• Tea and Jeopardy, presented by Emma Newman with Peter Newman

Best Fan Writer (802 ballots)

• Mike Glyer
• Jeffro Johnson
• Natalie Luhrs
• Foz Meadows
• Abigail Nussbaum
• Chuck Tingle

Best Fan Artist (528 ballots)

• Ninni Aalto
• Alex Garner
• Vesa Lehtimäki
• Likhain (M. Sereno)
• Spring Schoenhuth
• Mansik Yang

Best Series (1393 votes)

• The Craft Sequence by Max Gladstone (Tor Books)
• The Expanse by James S.A. Corey (Orbit US / Orbit UK)
• The October Daye Books by Seanan McGuire (DAW / Corsair)
• The Peter Grant / Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch (Gollancz / Del Rey / DAW / Subterranean)
• The Temeraire series by Naomi Novik (Del Rey / Harper Voyager UK)
• The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen)

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (937 ballots)

• Sarah Gailey (1st year of eligibility)
• J. Mulrooney (1st year of eligibility)
• Malka Older (2nd year of eligibility)
• Ada Palmer (1st year of eligibility)
• Laurie Penny (2nd year of eligibility)
• Kelly Robson (2nd year of eligibility)

The Expanse is perhaps the best Science Fiction show currently on television. The program, based on the Expanse series of books written by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck under the pen name James S.A. Corey, is hard science fiction done right. The program’s attention to detail creates a very realistic portrayal of the near future where Earth, Mars, and the people of the outer belt known as Belters, struggle for dominance and survival. Add to this mix a weaponized alien proto-molecule that can repurpose DNA, and you got one smashing good show. No issues, right?

Not exactly, even though the show got renewed for a 3rd season, there are grumblings that the show might not make a fourth season. It turns out that even though the show is popular among sci-fi fans, the ratings have dropped off and predictions are that a fourth season is unlikely. Unless the Nielsen ratings start counting all us science fiction fans, the Expanse may be in trouble and succumb to the same fate as Firefly, Farscape, and even Star Trek TOS.

That’s where you come in. There is a call to arms for all fans of the show to purchase the Expanse one episode at a time or to go ahead and pay for the entire season regardless if you have the Syfy channel or not. Make your voice heard through your pocket book as I have done by buying season one and two from Google Play.

While you are thinking over my proposition take a few minutes to watch an epic firefight scene from the Expanse that I included with this post. Have you ever seen a more realistic space battle filmed for TV? I was grinding my teeth throughout this scene, and I did not breathe a sigh of relief until Naomi Nagata did at the end of the fight.

2016 Nebula, Norton and Bradbury Award Nominees:

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America recently announced the nominees for the 2016 Nebula Awards, the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation award, and the nominees for the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Award. The 51st annual Nebula Conference is scheduled for May 18th through May 21, 2017. Who are your favorites?

• Novel

• All the Birds in the Sky, Charlie Jane Anders (Tor; Titan)
• Borderline, Mishell Baker (Saga)
• The Obelisk Gate, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• Ninefox Gambit,Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
• Everfair, Nisi Shawl (Tor)

• Novella

• Runtime, S.B. Divya (Tor.com Publishing)
• The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe, Kij Johnson (Tor.com Publishing)
• The Ballad of Black Tom, Victor LaValle (Tor.com Publishing)
• Every Heart a Doorway, Seanan McGuire (Tor.com Publishing)
• “The Liar”, John P. Murphy (F&SF)
• A Taste of Honey, Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com Publishing)

• Novelette

• “The Long Fall Up,” William Ledbetter (F&SF)
• “Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea,” Sarah Pinsker (Lightspeed)
• “Red in Tooth and Cog,” Cat Rambo (F&SF)
• “Blood Grains Speak Through Memories,” Jason Sanford (Beneath Ceaseless Skies)
• The Jewel and Her Lapidary, Fran Wilde (Tor.com Publishing)
• “You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay,” Alyssa Wong (Uncanny)

• Short Story

• “Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies,” Brooke Bolander (Uncanny)
• “Seasons of Glass and Iron,” Amal El-Mohtar (The Starlit Wood)
• “Sabbath Wine,” Barbara Krasnoff (Clockwork Phoenix 5)
• “Things With Beards,” Sam J. Miller (Clarkesworld)
• “This Is Not a Wardrobe Door,” A. Merc Rustad (Fireside Magazine)
• “A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers,” Alyssa Wong (Tor.com)
• “Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station│Hours Since the Last Patient Death: 0,” Caroline M. Yoachim (Lightspeed)

• Bradbury

• Arrival, Directed by Denis Villeneuve, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer, 21 Laps Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment/Lava Bear Films/Xenolinguistics
• Doctor Strange, Directed by Scott Derrickson, Screenplay by Scott Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill, Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures
• Kubo and the Two Strings, Directed by Travis Knight, Screenplay by Mark Haimes & Chris Butler; Laika Entertainment
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Directed by Gareth Edwards, Written by Chris Weitz & Tony Gilroy; Lucusfilm/ Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures
• Westworld: ‘‘The Bicameral Mind,’’ Directed by Jonathan Nolan, Written by Lisa Joy & Jonathan Nolan; HBO
• Zootopia, Directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore, & Jared Bush, Screenplay by Jared Bush & Phil Johnston; Walt Disney Pictures/Walt Disney Animation Studios

• Norton

• The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Kelly Barnhill (Algonquin Young Readers)
• The Star-Touched Queen, Roshani Chokshi (St. Martin’s)
• The Lie Tree, Frances Hardinge (Macmillan UK; Abrams)
• Arabella of Mars, David D. Levine (Tor)
• Railhead, Philip Reeve (Oxford University Press; Switch)
• Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies, Lindsay Ribar (Kathy Dawson Books)
• The Evil Wizard Smallbone, Delia Sherman (Candlewick)

Congratulations to everyone that was nominated!