{"id":2068,"date":"2009-03-20T16:05:36","date_gmt":"2009-03-20T20:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/?p=2068"},"modified":"2009-03-20T16:05:36","modified_gmt":"2009-03-20T20:05:36","slug":"hugo-nominees-for-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/other-worlds-cafe.com\/news\/blog\/?p=2068","title":{"rendered":"Hugo nominees for 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Lookit John Scalzi &#8211; 3 nominations! Wonder if that is a record?)<\/p>\n<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n<p>Anticipation: Press Release #20, March 2009<br \/>\nHugo Nominees Announced<\/p>\n<p>Anticipation is pleased to announce the Hugo nominees for 2009. For more information about the award and the voting process consult our website http:\/\/anticipationsf.ca\/English\/Hugos<\/p>\n<p>The Hugo Award, first presented in 1953, celebrate the best in the field of science fiction and fantasy. Recipients are chosen by members of the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS). The Hugos are presented each year at the World Science Fiction Convention.<\/p>\n<p>799 Total Ballots cast<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Novel (639 Ballots Cast)<\/strong><br \/>\nAnathem by Neal Stephenson<br \/>\nThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman<br \/>\nLittle Brother by Cory Doctorow<br \/>\nSaturn&#8217;s Children by Charles Stross<br \/>\nZoe&#8217;s Tale by John Scalzi <\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Novella (337 Ballots Cast)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2018\u2018The Erdmann Nexus\u2019\u2019 by Nancy Kress<br \/>\n\u2018\u2018The Political Prisoner\u2019\u2019 by Charles Coleman Finlay<br \/>\n\u2018\u2018The Tear\u2019\u2019 by Ian McDonald<br \/>\n\u2018\u2018True Names\u2019\u2019 by Benjamin Rosenbaum &amp; Cory Doctorow<br \/>\n\u2018\u2018Truth\u2019\u2019 by Robert Reed <\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Novelette (373 Ballots Cast)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2018\u2018Alastair Baffle&#8217;s Emporium of Wonders\u2019\u2019 by Mike Resnick<br \/>\n\u2018\u2018The Gambler\u2019\u2019 by Paolo Bacigalupi<br \/>\n\u2018\u2018Pride and Prometheus\u2019\u2019 by John Kessel<br \/>\n\u2018\u2018The Ray-Gun: A Love Story\u2019\u2019 by James Alan Gardner<br \/>\n\u2018\u2018Shoggoths in Bloom\u2019\u2019 by Elizabeth Bear <\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Short Story (448 Ballots Cast)<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2018\u201826 Monkeys, Also the Abyss\u2019\u2019 by Kij Johnson<br \/>\n\u2018\u2018Article of Faith\u2019\u2019 by Mike Resnick<br \/>\n\u2018\u2018Evil Robot Monkey\u2019\u2019 by Mary Robinette Kowal<br \/>\n\u2018\u2018Exhalation\u2019\u2019 by Ted Chiang<br \/>\n\u2018\u2018From Babel&#8217;s Fall&#8217;n Glory We Fled\u2019\u2019 by Michael Swanwick <\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Related Book (263 Ballots Cast)<\/strong><br \/>\nRhetorics of Fantasy by Farah Mendlesohn<br \/>\nSpectrum 15: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art by Cathy Fenner &amp; Arnie Fenner, eds.<br \/>\nThe Vorkosigan Companion: The Universe of Lois McMaster Bujold by Lillian Stewart Carl &amp; John Helfers, eds.<br \/>\nWhat It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction by Paul Kincaid<br \/>\nYour Hate Mail Will Be Graded: A Decade of Whatever, 1998-2008 by John Scalzi <\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Graphic Story (212 Ballots Cast)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle<br \/>\nGirl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones<br \/>\nFables: War and Pieces<br \/>\nSchlock Mercenary: The Body Politic<br \/>\nSerenity: Better Days<br \/>\nY: The Last Man, Volume 10: Whys and Wherefores <\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (436 Ballots Cast)<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Dark Knight<br \/>\nHellboy II: The Golden Army<br \/>\nIron Man Mark<br \/>\nMETAtropolis<br \/>\nWALL-E <\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form (336 Ballots Cast)<\/strong><br \/>\nLost: \u201cThe Constant\u201d<br \/>\nDoctor Horrible&#8217;s Sing-Along Blog<br \/>\nBattlestar Galactica: \u201cRevelations\u201d<br \/>\nDoctor Who: \u201cSilence in the Library\u201d\/\u201dForest of the Dead\u201d<br \/>\nDoctor Who: \u201cTurn Left\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Editor, Short Form (377 Ballots Cast)<\/strong><br \/>\nEllen Datlow<br \/>\nStanley Schmidt<br \/>\nJonathan Strahan<br \/>\nGordon Van Gelder<br \/>\nSheila Williams<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Editor, Long Form (273 Ballots Cast)<\/strong><br \/>\nLou Anders<br \/>\nGinjer Buchanan<br \/>\nDavid G. Hartwell<br \/>\nBeth Meacham<br \/>\nPatrick Nielsen Hayden<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Professional Artist (334 Ballots Cast)<\/strong><br \/>\nDaniel Dos Santos<br \/>\nBob Eggleton<br \/>\nDonato Giancola<br \/>\nJohn Picacio<br \/>\nShaun Tan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Semiprozine (283 Ballots Cast)<\/strong><br \/>\nClarkesworld Magazine<br \/>\nLocus<br \/>\nThe New York Review of Science Fiction<br \/>\nWeird Tales <\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Fan Writer (291 Ballots Cast)<\/strong><br \/>\nChris Garcia<br \/>\nJohn Hertz<br \/>\nDave Langford<br \/>\nCheryl Morgan<br \/>\nSteven H Silver<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Fanzine (257 Ballots Cast)<\/strong><br \/>\nArgentus<br \/>\nBanana Wings<br \/>\nChallenger<br \/>\nThe Drink Tank<br \/>\nElectric Velocipede<br \/>\nFile 770 <\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Fan Artist (187 Ballots Cast)<\/strong><br \/>\nAlan F. Beck<br \/>\nBrad W. Foster<br \/>\nSue Mason<br \/>\nTaral Wayne<br \/>\nFrank Wu<\/p>\n<p><strong>The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (288 Ballots Cast)<\/strong><br \/>\nAliette de Bodard<br \/>\nDavid Anthony Durham<br \/>\nFelix Gilman<br \/>\nTony Pi<br \/>\nGord Sellar<\/p>\n<p>The 67th World Science Fiction Convention, known as Anticipation, will take place in Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada from Thursday, August 6th through Monday, August 10th, 2009.<\/p>\n<p>More information about Anticipation, including current membership rates, is available on our web site http:\/\/www.anticipationsf.ca<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Lookit John Scalzi &#8211; 3 nominations! Wonder if that is a record?) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Anticipation: Press Release #20, March 2009 Hugo Nominees Announced Anticipation is pleased to announce the Hugo nominees for 2009. 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