The Hugo Awards are awards for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy. They were first awarded in 1953, and have been awarded every year since 1955. The 2010 Hugo Awards will be presented in Melbourne, Australia during Aussiecon 4, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention.
Members of Aussiecon 4 who join by 31 January 2010 and members of Anticipation, the 67th World Science Fiction Convention, will be eligible to nominate people or works from 2009 in various categories.
The Award Categories are defined in Article 3 of the WSFS Constitution.
Nominations for the 2010 Hugo Awards open 1 January 2010, and will close 13 March 2010.
How to Nominate
Paper Ballot A paper nomination ballot will be sent to Aussiecon 4 members in Progress Report 2 in January 2010, and as a separate mailing to members of Anticipation who have opted into paper publications.
You may also download the Nomination Ballot as a .pdf file:
OnlineAn Online Nomination Ballot is available.
Electronic voting instructions will be emailed to Aussiecon 4 and Anticipation members in January 2010. For online nominations a 4 or 5 digit PIN number is used in place of a signature. If you need a PIN please email hugopin@aussiecon4.org.au
If you have any questions, feel free to pass them on to us at
hugoadmin@aussiecon4.org.au
Recommendations
Several sources provide recommendations for Hugo nominations. LiveJournal has a community dedicated to the purpose :
http://community.livejournal.com/hugo_recommend/
A Campbell Award recommendation page is available here:
http://www.writertopia.com/awards/campbell
Hugo Award Categories
- Best Novel
- Best Novella
- Best Novelette
- Best Short Story
- Best Related Work
- Best Graphic Story
- Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
- Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
- Best Editor, Short Form
- Best Editor, Long Form
- Best Professional Artist
- Best Semiprozine
- Best Fanzine
- Best Fan Writer
- Best Fan Artist
- John W. Campbell Award
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