August 12, 2024, 10:32 a.m.
The winners of the 2024 Hugo Awards—one of science fiction and fantasy’s most prestigious awards, decided by a vote of WorldCon members—were announced this weekend at the 82nd WorldCon in Glasgow, Scotland. Congratulations to all the winners, as well as all the finalists and nominated works—it’s a damn good time to be a science fiction and fantasy reader, and this year’s list was extensive!
Here are the winners in the literature categories:
Best novel: A desperate fame by Emily Tesh (Tordotcom)
Best Novella: Thorn hedge by T. Kingfisher (Tor Books)
Best Novella: “The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer (Spooky MagazineNovember-December 2023)
Best short story: “Better living through algorithms” by Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld, May 2023)
Best series: Imperial Wheel by Ann Leckie (Orbit Books)
Best Graphic Story or Comic: Saga, Volume 11 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Image Comics)
Best related work: A city on Mars by Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith (Penguin Press)
Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book: Shaping the breath of a dragon by Moniquill Blackgoose (Del Rey)
Astonishing Award for Best Young Author (awarded by Dell Magazines): Xiran Jay Zhao
You can read the full list of winners and finalists here.
I would like to make two special recommendations from the winners list: First, “The Year Without Sunshine” is one of the most hopeful stories I have read in a long time, at a time when such things are desperately needed… and second, speaking of despair, A desperate fame is a perfect read for this time in the world – listen to last year’s episode of Journey into the genre with Emily Tesh to find out why.
It’s also worth noting that, following the chaos and confusion surrounding voting at last year’s Chengdu WorldCon, the organizers of this year’s WorldCon have already made full voting statistics available, as well as a detailed admin report on how the Hugos were conducted this year. This is, to say the least, the way things should be done, and we’re pleased (as are no doubt members of the SFF community at large) to see that commitment to transparency and honesty once again being brought to the forefront of this celebration.
