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75</a>, Helsinki, Finland, August 11, 2017</p> <p><strong>Host:</strong> Karen Lord</p> <p><strong>Base design: </strong></p> <p><strong>Awards Administration:</strong> Nicholas Whyte, Kathryn Duval, Brent Smart</p> <p><br clear="all"/></p> <p>The 2017 Hugo Awards will be presented on the evening of Friday, August 11, 2017 at a ceremony at Worldcon 75, the 75th World Science Fiction Convention. Administration of the 2017 Hugo Awards is exclusively the responsibility of Worldcon 75. The Hugo Awards are not administered by the Hugo Awards Web Site.</p> <p>The finalists for the 2017 Hugo Awards were announced online on April 4th. The video of the announcement is available <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170810072558/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm5zVLFWbqE">on YouTube</a>.</p> <p>2464 valid nominating ballots (2458 electronic and 6 paper) were received and counted from the members of the 2016, 2017 and 2018 World Science Fiction Conventions. The final round of voting will open shortly and will close on 15 July 2017.</p> <p>The finalists for the 2017 Hugo Awards are:</p> <p><strong>Best Novel</strong></p> <p>2078 ballots cast for 652 nominees.<br/> Votes for finalists ranged from 156 to 480.</p> <ul> <li><em>All the Birds in the Sky</em>, by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor Books / Titan Books)</li> <li><em>A Closed and Common Orbit</em>, by Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton / Harper Voyager US)</li> <li><em>Death’s End</em>, by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu (Tor Books / Head of Zeus)</li> <li><em>Ninefox Gambit</em>, by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris Books)</li> <li><em>The Obelisk Gate</em>, by N. K. Jemisin (Orbit Books)</li> <li><em>Too Like the Lightning</em>, by Ada Palmer (Tor Books)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Best Novella</strong></p> <p>1410 ballots cast for 187 nominees.<br/> Votes for finalists ranged from 167 to 511.</p> <ul> <li><em>The Ballad of Black Tom</em>, by Victor LaValle (Tor.com publishing)</li> <li><em>The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe</em>, by Kij Johnson (Tor.com publishing)</li> <li><em>Every Heart a Doorway</em>, by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com publishing)</li> <li><em>Penric and the Shaman</em>, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Spectrum Literary Agency)</li> <li><em>A Taste of Honey</em>, by Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com publishing)</li> <li><em>This Census-Taker</em>, by China Miéville (Del Rey / Picador)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Best Novelette</strong></p> <p>1097 ballots cast for 295 nominees.<br/> Votes for finalists ranged from 74 to 268.</p> <ul> <li><em>Alien Stripper Boned From Behind By The T-Rex</em>, by Stix Hiscock (self-published)</li> <li>“The Art of Space Travel”, by Nina Allan (Tor.com , July 2016)</li> <li>“The Jewel and Her Lapidary”, by Fran Wilde (Tor.com publishing, May 2016)</li> <li>“The Tomato Thief”, by Ursula Vernon (Apex Magazine, January 2016)</li> <li>“Touring with the Alien”, by Carolyn Ives Gilman (Clarkesworld Magazine, April 2016)</li> <li>“You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay”, by Alyssa Wong (Uncanny Magazine, May 2016)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Best Short Story</strong></p> <p>1275 ballots cast for 830 nominees.<br/> Votes for finalists ranged from 87 to 182.</p> <ul> <li>“The City Born Great”, by N. K. Jemisin (Tor.com, September 2016)</li> <li>“A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers”, by Alyssa Wong (Tor.com, March 2016)</li> <li>“Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies”, by Brooke Bolander (Uncanny Magazine, November 2016)</li> <li>“Seasons of Glass and Iron”, by Amal El-Mohtar (The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales, Saga Press)</li> <li>“That Game We Played During the War”, by Carrie Vaughn (Tor.com, March 2016)</li> <li>“An Unimaginable Light”, by John C. Wright (God, Robot, Castalia House)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Best Related Work</strong></p> <p>1122 ballots cast for 344 nominees.<br/> Votes for finalists ranged from 88 to 424.</p> <ul> <li><em>The Geek Feminist Revolution</em>, by Kameron Hurley (Tor Books)</li> <li><em>The Princess Diarist</em>, by Carrie Fisher (Blue Rider Press)</li> <li><em>Traveler of Worlds: Conversations with Robert Silverberg</em>, by Robert Silverberg and Alvaro Zinos-Amaro (Fairwood)</li> <li><em>The View From the Cheap Seats</em>, by Neil Gaiman (William Morrow / Harper Collins)</li> <li><em>The Women of Harry Potter posts</em>, by Sarah Gailey (Tor.com)</li> <li><em>Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books</em>, 2000-2016, by Ursula K. Le Guin (Small Beer)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Best Graphic Story</strong></p> <p>842 ballots cast for 441 nominees.<br/> Votes for finalists ranged from 71 to 221.</p> <ul> <li><em>Black Panther, Volume 1: A Nation Under Our Feet</em>, written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, illustrated by Brian Stelfreeze (Marvel)</li> <li><em>Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening</em>, written by Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda (Image)</li> <li><em>Ms. Marvel, Volume 5: Super Famous</em>, written by G. Willow Wilson, illustrated by Takeshi Miyazawa (Marvel)</li> <li><em>Paper Girls, Volume 1</em>, written by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Cliff Chiang, colored by Matthew Wilson, lettered by Jared Fletcher (Image)</li> <li><em>Saga, Volume 6</em>, illustrated by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan, lettered by Fonografiks (Image)</li> <li><em>The Vision, Volume 1: Little Worse Than A Man</em>, written by Tom King, illustrated by Gabriel Hernandez Walta (Marvel)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form</strong></p> <p>1733 ballots cast for 206 nominees.<br/> Votes for finalists ranged from 240 to 1030.</p> <ul> <li><em>Arrival</em>, screenplay by Eric Heisserer based on a short story by Ted Chiang, directed by Denis Villeneuve (21 Laps Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment/Lava Bear Films)</li> <li><em>Deadpool</em>, screenplay by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick, directed by Tim Miller (Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation/Marvel Entertainment/Kinberg Genre/The Donners’ Company/TSG Entertainment)</li> <li><em>Ghostbusters</em>, 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)</li> <li><em>Hidden Figures</em>, screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi, directed by Theodore Melfi (Fox 2000 Pictures/Chernin Entertainment/Levantine Films/TSG Entertainment)</li> <li><em>Rogue One</em>, screenplay by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy, directed by Gareth Edwards (Lucasfilm/Allison Shearmur Productions/Black Hangar Studios/Stereo D/Walt Disney Pictures)</li> <li><em>Stranger Things</em>, Season One, created by the Duffer Brothers (21 Laps Entertainment/Monkey Massacre) </ul> <p><strong>Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form</strong></li> <p>1159 ballots cast for 569 nominees.<br/> Votes for finalists ranged from 91 to 193.</p> <ul> <li><em>Black Mirror</em>: “San Junipero”, written by Charlie Brooker, directed by Owen Harris (House of Tomorrow)</li> <li><em>Doctor Who</em>: “The Return of Doctor Mysterio”, written by Steven Moffat, directed by Ed Bazalgette (BBC Cymru Wales)</li> <li><em>The Expanse</em>: “Leviathan Wakes”, written by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, directed by Terry McDonough (SyFy)</li> <li><em>Game of Thrones</em>: “Battle of the Bastards”, written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, directed by Miguel Sapochnik (HBO)</li> <li><em>Game of Thrones</em>: “The Door”, written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, directed by Jack Bender (HBO)</li> <li><em>Splendor & Misery</em> [album], by Clipping (Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Best Editor, Short Form</strong></p> <p>951 ballots cast for 191 nominees.<br/> Votes for finalists ranged from 149 to 229.</p> <ul> <li>John Joseph Adams</li> <li>Neil Clarke</li> <li>Ellen Datlow</li> <li>Jonathan Strahan</li> <li>Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas</li> <li>Sheila Williams</li> </ul> <p><strong>Best Editor, Long Form</strong></p> <p>752 ballots cast for 148 nominees.<br/> Votes for finalists ranged from 83 to 201.</p> <ul> <li>Vox Day</li> <li>Sheila E. Gilbert</li> <li>Liz Gorinsky</li> <li>Devi Pillai</li> <li>Miriam Weinberg</li> <li>Navah Wolfe</li> </ul> <p><strong>Best Professional Artist</strong></p> <p>817 ballots cast for 387 nominees.<br/> Votes for finalists ranged from 53 to 143.</p> <ul> <li>Galen Dara</li> <li>Julie Dillon</li> <li>Chris McGrath</li> <li>Victo Ngai</li> <li>John Picacio</li> <li>Sana Takeda</li> </ul> <p><strong>Best Semiprozine</strong></p> <p>857 ballots cast for 103 nominees.<br/> Votes for finalists ranged from 80 to 434.</p> <ul> <li><em>Beneath Ceaseless Skies</em>, editor-in-chief and publisher Scott H. Andrews</li> <li><em>Cirsova Heroic Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine</em>, edited by P. Alexander</li> <li><em>GigaNotoSaurus</em>, edited by Rashida J. 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Wolfe and Jonathan Strahan</li> <li><em>Ditch Diggers</em>, presented by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace</li> <li><em>Fangirl Happy Hour</em>, presented by Ana Grilo and Renay Williams</li> <li><em>Galactic Suburbia</em>, presented by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce and Tansy Rayner Roberts, produced by Andrew Finch</li> <li><em>The Rageaholic</em>, presented by RazörFist</li> <li><em>Tea and Jeopardy</em>, presented by Emma Newman with Peter Newman</li> </ul> <p><strong>Best Fan Writer</strong></p> <p>802 ballots cast for 275 nominees.<br/> Votes for finalists ranged from 80 to 152.</p> <ul> <li>Mike Glyer</li> <li>Jeffro Johnson</li> <li>Natalie Luhrs</li> <li>Foz Meadows</li> <li>Abigail Nussbaum</li> <li>Chuck Tingle</li> </ul> <p><strong>Best Fan Artist</strong></p> <p>528 ballots cast for 242 nominees.<br/> Votes for finalists ranged from 39 to 121.</p> <ul> <li>Ninni Aalto</li> <li>Elizabeth Leggett</li> <li>Vesa Lehtimäki</li> <li>Likhain (M. Sereno)</li> <li>Spring Schoenhuth</li> <li>Steve Stiles</li> </ul> <p>Worldcon 75 has elected to exercise its authority under the WSFS Constitution to add an additional category for 2017 only:</p> <p><strong>Best Series</strong><br/> <small>A multi-volume science fiction or fantasy story, unified by elements such as plot, characters, setting, and presentation, appearing in at least three (3) volumes consisting in total of at least 240,000 words by the close of the previous calendar year, at least one volume of which was published in the previous calendar year. If any series and a subset series thereof both receive sufficient nominations to appear on the final ballot, only the version which received more nominations shall appear.</small></p> <p>Note that there is a pending amendment to the WSFS Constitution that, if ratified by the 2017 WSFS Business Meeting, will add Best Series as a new permanent category. The definition above is based on the wording of the proposed new category.</p> <p>1393 votes for 290 nominees.<br/> Votes for finalists ranged from 129 to 325.</p> <ul> <li><em>The Craft Sequence</em>, by Max Gladstone (Tor Books)</li> <li><em>The Expanse</em>, by James S.A. Corey (Orbit US / Orbit UK)</li> <li><em>The October Daye Books</em>, by Seanan McGuire (DAW / Corsair)</li> <li>The <em>Peter Grant / Rivers of London</em> series, by Ben Aaronovitch (Gollancz / Del Rey / DAW / Subterranean)</li> <li>The <em>Temeraire</em> series, by Naomi Novik (Del Rey / Harper Voyager UK)</li> <li><em>The Vorkosigan Saga</em>, by Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen)</li> </ul> <p><strong>The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer</strong><br/> <small>Award for the best new professional science fiction or fantasy writer of 2014 or 2015, sponsored by Dell Magazines. 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