The Hugos have landed at the World Science Fiction Convention

George R R Martin and Ron Donachie after they received the Hugo at World Con 70

The award ceremony for the Hugo award took place on Sunday night, September 1, 2013 during the World Science Fiction Convention in San Antonio, Texas. The Hugo awards are determined by the vote of the attendees of World Con and are very closely guarded until the awards ceremony.

The results are in and the Hugo Awards (known for being in the shape of a rocket) for the best in Science Fiction have landed at the World Science Fiction Convention in San Antonio, Texas:

Best Novel: Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas by John Scalzi (Tor)

Best Novella: “The Emperor’s Soul” by Brandon Sanderson (Tachyon Publications)

Best Novelette: “The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi” by Pat Cadigan (Edge of Infinity, Solaris)

Best Short Story: “Mono no aware” by Ken Liu (The Future is Japanese, VIZ Media LLC)

Best Related Work: Writing Excuses, Season 7 by Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler, and Jordan Sanderson

Best Graphic Story: Saga, Volume 1 written by Brian K. Vaughn, illustrated by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)

Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form): The Avengers Screenplay & Directed by Joss Whedon (Marvel Studios, Disney, Paramount)

Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form): Game of Thrones: “Blackwater” Written by George R.R. Martin, Directed by Neil Marshall. Created by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (HBO)

Best Editor – Short Form: Stanley Schmidt

Best Editor – Long Form: Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Best Professional Artist: John Picacio

Best Semiprozine: Clarkesworld edited by Neil Clarke, Jason Heller, Sean Wallace, and Kate Baker

Best Fanzine: SF Signal edited by John DeNardo, JP Frantz, and Patrick Hester

Best Fancast: SF Squeecast, Elizabeth Bear, Paul Cornell, Seanan McGuire, Lynne M. Thomas, Catherynne M. Valente (Presenters), and David McHone-Chase (Technical Producer)

Best Fan Writer: Tansy Rayner Roberts

Best Fan Artist: Galen Dara

The John W. Campbell Award for the best new professional science fiction or fantasy writer of 2011 or 2012, sponsored by Dell Magazines (not a Hugo Award): Mur Lafferty

Congratulations to the winners! Check out their works!

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