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href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/08/2024-hugo-award-winners/" rel="bookmark">2024 Hugo Award Winners</a></h1> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/08/2024-hugo-award-winners/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-08-12T00:09:06+01:00">August 12, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-09-05T11:26:21+01:00">September 5, 2024</time></a></span><span class="byline"><span class="sep"> ~ </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/author/kevin/">Kevin</a></span></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024_hugo_award_trophy-scaled.jpg"><img decoding="async" data-attachment-id="4612" data-permalink="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2023/10/4611/2023trophy/" data-orig-file="https://www.thehugoawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023trophy-e1697911914731.jpg" data-orig-size="600,900" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2023trophy" data-image-description="<p>2023 Hugo Award Trophy</p> " data-image-caption="<p>2023</p> " data-medium-file="https://www.thehugoawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023trophy-200x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.thehugoawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023trophy-e1697911914731.jpg" tabindex="0" role="button" src="https://www.thehugoawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024_hugo_award_trophy-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="667" height="1000" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4612" /></a></p> <p>Glasgow 2024, a Worldcon for Our Futures (the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention) announced the winners of the 2024 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer. The announcement was made at a ceremony on August 11, 2024 at a formal ceremony at the convention a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/evGAZXdHH6Y?si=Z8U0mvA4lZdolC0v" rel="noopener" target="_blank">replay of which is available on YouTube</a>.</p> <p>The list of winners and finalists, as well as a link to the final ballot and nominating statistics and a supplementary Administrators’ Report, is on the <a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2024-hugo-awards/">2024 Hugo Awards page</a>.</p> <p>3,813 final ballots (3,808 electronic and 5 paper) were received and counted from the members of Glasgow 2024. As the convention announced on July 22, 2024, they disqualified 377 of these which they ruled were not cast by natural persons. They did count the remaining 3,436 (3,431 electronic, 5 paper).</p> </div> </article> <article id="post-5047" class="post-5047 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized category-astounding-award category-lodestar-award category-voting-deadlines category-worldcon"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2025/02/2025-hugo-award-nominations-open-through-march-14-2025/" rel="bookmark">2025 Hugo Award Nominations Open Through March 14, 2025</a></h1> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2025/02/2025-hugo-award-nominations-open-through-march-14-2025/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-11T00:08:21+00:00">February 11, 2025</time></a></span><span class="byline"><span class="sep"> ~ </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/author/kevin/">Kevin</a></span></span> <span class="sep"> ~ </span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2025/02/2025-hugo-award-nominations-open-through-march-14-2025/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Nominations are now open for the 2025 Hugo Awards. <a href="https://seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-awards/how-to-nominate/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">See the 2025 Seattle Worldcon website for nomination informatio</a>n.</p> <p>WSFS members of the 2025 Seattle Worldcon and 2024 Glasgow Worldcon are eligible to make up to five equally weighted nominations in each category of the Hugo Awards, as well as the Lodestar Award for best Young Adult Book and the <em>Astounding</em> Award for Best New Writer. You do not need to nominate in all categories, nor do you need to make the maximum number of nominations in any or all categories. Those works/people who receive sufficient nominations will be go on to the final ballot, where WSFS members of Seattle Worldcon 2025 will vote among them. The winners will be announced at a ceremony at Seattle Worldcon 2025.</p> <p>All ballots must be received by March 14, 2025, 23:59 (11:59 p.m.) Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7).</p> <p>The 2025 Hugo Awards are administered by Seattle Worldcon 2025, not by the Hugo Awards web site. Address any questions about the 2025 Hugo Awards to Seattle Worldcon 2025.</p> </div> </article> <article id="post-5036" class="post-5036 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized category-astounding-award"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/09/wsfs-business-meeting-issues-apology/" rel="bookmark">WSFS Business Meeting Issues Apology</a></h1> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/09/wsfs-business-meeting-issues-apology/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-09-05T11:33:03+01:00">September 5, 2024</time></a></span><span class="byline"><span class="sep"> ~ </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/author/kevin/">Kevin</a></span></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The 2024 World Science Fiction Society Business Meeting held at the 2024 Glasgow Worldcon passed a resolution apologizing “for any failures in the administration of the 2023 Hugo Awards.” <a href="https://www.wsfs.org/2024/09/04/2024-wsfs-business-meeting-issues-apology-resolution/">The full text of the resolution as well as a Chinese translation of the resolution is posted on the WSFS website</a>.</p> </div> </article> <article id="post-5010" class="post-5010 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/07/glasgow-2024-disqualifies-fraudulent-hugo-ballots/" rel="bookmark">Glasgow 2024 Disqualifies Fraudulent Hugo Ballots</a></h1> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/07/glasgow-2024-disqualifies-fraudulent-hugo-ballots/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-07-22T21:07:11+01:00">July 22, 2024</time></a></span><span class="byline"><span class="sep"> ~ </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/author/kevin/">Kevin</a></span></span> <span class="sep"> ~ </span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/07/glasgow-2024-disqualifies-fraudulent-hugo-ballots/#comments">1 Comment</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The Glasgow 2024 Hugo Administration Subcommittee, led by Hugo Administrator Nicholas Whyte, issued the following statement on July 22, 2024 and has released a corresponding <a href="https://youtu.be/DBc0y2_COf8?si=qnJr8_9wm2EEZSIz" rel="noopener" target="_blank">announcement video</a>.</p> <hr /> <p> <a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/07/glasgow-2024-disqualifies-fraudulent-hugo-ballots/#more-5010" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-5000" class="post-5000 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized category-astounding-award category-lodestar-award category-voter-packet category-voting-deadlines"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/05/2024-hugo-awards-voter-packet-available/" rel="bookmark">2024 Hugo Awards Voter Packet Available</a></h1> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/05/2024-hugo-awards-voter-packet-available/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-05-21T02:39:35+01:00">May 21, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-05-21T02:40:59+01:00">May 21, 2024</time></a></span><span class="byline"><span class="sep"> ~ </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/author/kevin/">Kevin</a></span></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Glasgow 2024 has announced the availability of a Hugo Awards Voter Packet so that members of the 2024 Worldcon eligible to vote on the final ballot of the 2024 Hugo Awards can see the shortlisted works. As announced in their press release:</p> <blockquote><p>Members can access the Voter Packet via the convention website at https://glasgow2024.org/hugo-awards/.</p> <p>The Hugo Awards Voter Packet is a collection of material made available free of charge to Worldcon Members to assist them in deciding how to vote in the Final Ballot for the 2024 Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer.</p> <p>The reading material, artwork, and videos have been graciously provided by the finalists and their publishers and other copyright holders. We are incredibly grateful for their generosity. </p> <p>The material is available to download for members’ personal use only from now until the end of the Hugo voting period. Members who wish to take advantage of the Voter Packet should therefore do so before voting closes on Saturday, 20th July 2024, 20:17 GMT.</p> <p>(Glasgow 2024 has chosen to close voting at 20:17 GMT on 20th July because that will be 55 years *to the minute* since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first landed on the moon in 1969).</p> <p>We wish all our members happy reading, viewing, playing and watching!</p> <p>Any questions about the Voter Packet or about any aspect of the administration of the 2024 Hugo Awards should be directed to hugo-help@glasgow2024.org.</p></blockquote> <p>Direct any questions about the Hugo Voter Packet to Glasgow 2024 at the address above. The Hugo Awards website does not administer the Hugo Awards, nor do we manage the voter packet.</p> </div> </article> <article id="post-4993" class="post-4993 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized category-astounding-award category-lodestar-award category-voter-packet category-voting-deadlines category-worldcon"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/04/2024-hugo-awards-astounding-award-and-lodestar-award-voting-open/" rel="bookmark">2024 Hugo Awards, Astounding Award and Lodestar Award Voting Open</a></h1> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/04/2024-hugo-awards-astounding-award-and-lodestar-award-voting-open/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-04-21T02:38:22+01:00">April 21, 2024</time></a></span><span class="byline"><span class="sep"> ~ </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/author/kevin/">Kevin</a></span></span> <span class="sep"> ~ </span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/04/2024-hugo-awards-astounding-award-and-lodestar-award-voting-open/#comments">1 Comment</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Voting opened on April 20, 2024 for the final ballot of the 2024 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer. All ballots must be received by <strong>Saturday, July 20<sup>th</sup>, 2024, 20:17 GMT</strong>.</p> <p> <a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/04/2024-hugo-awards-astounding-award-and-lodestar-award-voting-open/#more-4993" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> </div> </article> <article id="post-4985" class="post-4985 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized category-astounding-award category-lodestar-award category-worldcon"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/04/town-hall-event-hugo-lodestar-and-astounding-awards-glasgow-2024/" rel="bookmark">Town Hall Event: Hugo, Lodestar and Astounding Awards Glasgow 2024</a></h1> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/04/town-hall-event-hugo-lodestar-and-astounding-awards-glasgow-2024/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-04-12T19:44:25+01:00">April 12, 2024</time></a></span><span class="byline"><span class="sep"> ~ </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/author/kevin/">Kevin</a></span></span> <span class="sep"> ~ </span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/04/town-hall-event-hugo-lodestar-and-astounding-awards-glasgow-2024/#comments">2 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Glasgow 2024, the 2024 Worldcon in Glasgow, Scotland, has announced a <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/town-hall-event-hugo-lodestar-and-astounding-awards-glasgow-2024-tickets-880767327787?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2024 Hugo Awards Town Hall event</a> on Saturday, April 20 from 11am – 12:30pm Pacific Daylight Time (UTC -7) featuring key members of the Hugo Admin and WSFS team from Glasgow 2024 who will be discussing the Glasgow 2024 awards process and timeline.</p> <p>The event will be moderated taking questions in advance. If you wish to submit a question for consideration please do so below. There may not be enough time to cover all questions. You can <a href="https://forms.gle/E56htjpxfnLMJtyd6" rel="noopener" target="_blank">submit questions for consideration ahead of time</a>.</p> <p>The registration for event is free and will be also be live streamed on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Glasgow2024" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Glasgow 2024 YouTube channel</a>.</p> <p>The event falls under the <a href="https://glasgow2024.org/about/policies/code-of-conduct/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Glasgow 2024 Code of Conduct</a>.</p> <p>This event is organized by the 2024 Glasgow Worldcon, not the Hugo Awards website. Direct any questions about this event to the 2024 Glasgow Worldcon.</p> </div> </article> <article id="post-4970" class="post-4970 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized category-astounding-award category-award-ceremonies category-data category-finalists category-lodestar-award category-worldcon"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/03/2024-hugo-award-lodestar-award-and-astounding-finalists-announced/" rel="bookmark">2024 Hugo Award, Lodestar Award, and Astounding Finalists Announced</a></h1> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/03/2024-hugo-award-lodestar-award-and-astounding-finalists-announced/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-29T17:00:00+00:00">March 29, 2024</time></a></span><span class="byline"><span class="sep"> ~ </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/author/kevin/">Kevin</a></span></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_4444" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-4444" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Hugo_Award_Logo_BW.jpg"><img decoding="async" data-attachment-id="4444" data-permalink="https://www.thehugoawards.org/media/logo-downloads/hugo_award_logo_bw/" data-orig-file="https://www.thehugoawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Hugo_Award_Logo_BW.jpg" data-orig-size="300,944" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Hugo Award Logo BW" data-image-description="<p>Pure black-and-white version of the Hugo Award logo without text. This is the actual version of the registered service mark.</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Hugo Award Logo</p> " data-medium-file="https://www.thehugoawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Hugo_Award_Logo_BW-95x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.thehugoawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Hugo_Award_Logo_BW.jpg" tabindex="0" role="button" src="https://www.thehugoawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Hugo_Award_Logo_BW.jpg" alt="Hugo Award Logo without text and in pure black and white" width="200" height="630" class="size-full wp-image-4444" srcset="https://www.thehugoawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Hugo_Award_Logo_BW.jpg 300w, https://www.thehugoawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Hugo_Award_Logo_BW-95x300.jpg 95w" sizes="(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-4444" class="wp-caption-text">Hugo Award Logo</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="https://glasgow2024.org/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Glasgow 2024, the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention</a>, announced on March 29, 2024 the finalists for the 2024 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and <em>Astounding </em>Award for Best New Writer. The full list of finalists is on the <a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2024-hugo-awards/">2024 Hugo Awards page</a>.</p> <p>1720 valid nominating ballots were received and counted from the members of the 2023 and 2024 World Science Fiction Conventions for the 2024 Hugo Awards. Voting on the final ballot will open during April 2024.</p> <p>Only Glasgow 2024 members will be able to vote on the final ballot and choose the winners for the 2024 Awards. The 2024 Hugo Awards, the Lodestar Award, and the <em>Astounding </em>Award will be presented on Sunday evening, August 11, 2024, at a formal ceremony at Glasgow 2024.</p> <p>More information about the Hugo Awards is available at <a href="https://glasgow2024.org/hugo-awards/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://glasgow2024.org/hugo-awards/</a>. Questions about the Hugo Awards process should be directed to <a href="mailto:hugo-help@glasgow2024.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">hugo-help@glasgow2024.org</a>. Please do not submit questions to the Hugo Awards website, as we do not administer the Hugo Awards and can only pass your questions on to the award administrators.</p> </div> </article> <article id="post-4951" class="post-4951 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized category-lodestar-award category-trophies category-worldcon"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/03/glasgow-2024-announces-designers-for-the-2024-hugo-and-lodestar-award-trophies/" rel="bookmark">Glasgow 2024 Announces Designers for the 2024 Hugo and Lodestar Award Trophies</a></h1> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/03/glasgow-2024-announces-designers-for-the-2024-hugo-and-lodestar-award-trophies/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-24T21:12:32+00:00">March 24, 2024</time></a></span><span class="byline"><span class="sep"> ~ </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/author/kevin/">Kevin</a></span></span> <span class="sep"> ~ </span><span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/03/glasgow-2024-announces-designers-for-the-2024-hugo-and-lodestar-award-trophies/#comments">2 Comments</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Glasgow 2024 has announced that the 2024 Hugo Award Base will be designed by Iain J. Clark. The trophy for the 2024 Lodestar Award for Best YA Book will be designed by Sara Felix. The final base designs will be revealed as part of the convention鈥檚 Opening Ceremony in Glasgow on 8th August. The 2024 Hugo Awards and Lodestar Award will be presented in a ceremony in Glasgow, Scotland on the evening of Sunday, 11th August.</p> <p>The Hugo Award trophy consists of a rocket design by Jack McKnight and Ben Jason as refined by Peter Weston. Each Worldcon committee can design the base of the trophy presented by their Worldcon. Each Worldcon committee also selects he trophy design for the Lodestar Award. Each year’s Hugo Awards are administered by that year’s Worldcon. The Hugo Awards are not administered by the Hugo Awards website. For questions about the 2024 Hugo Awards, contact the <a href="mailto:hugo-help@glasgow2024.org">2024 Hugo Award Administrators</a>.</p> <p>For further details about the 2024 Hugo Award and Lodestar Award trophies, including information about the artists, see <a href="https://glasgow2024.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/glasgow2024_media_release_19.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">the announcement from Glasgow 2024 on their website</a>.</p> </div> </article> <article id="post-4955" class="post-4955 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized category-astounding-award category-lodestar-award category-voting-deadlines category-worldcon"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/03/2024-hugo-award-nominations-closed-march-9/" rel="bookmark">2024 Hugo Award Nominations Closed March 9</a></h1> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/2024/03/2024-hugo-award-nominations-closed-march-9/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-24T21:10:08+00:00">March 24, 2024</time></a></span><span class="byline"><span class="sep"> ~ </span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.thehugoawards.org/author/kevin/">Kevin</a></span></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Nominations for the 2024 Hugo Awards, The Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the <em>Astounding</em> Award for Best New Writer closed on March 9. The finalists in each category will be announced on Friday, March 29, at Levitation, the UK National Convention (Eastercon) taking place in Telford, UK. Details of the final ballot process will be announced during April 2024. </p> <p>Each year’s Hugo Awards are administered by that year’s Worldcon. The Hugo Awards are not administered by the Hugo Awards website. 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