The nominees for this year’s slate of Hugo Awards were announced over the weekend, and five books are up for the 2011 Hugo for Best Novel.For those of you unfamiliar with the Hugo Awards, they have been given each year since 1953 by the World Science Fiction Society to recognize the best sci-fi and fantasy works from the previous year.
Novels nominated for the Best Novel Award include the following books:
- “Blackout/All Clear” by Connie Willis
- “Cryoburn” by Lois McMaster Bujold
- “The Dervish House” by Ian McDonald
- “Feed” by Mira Grant
- “The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms” by N.K. Jemisin
The Best Novel Award is arguably the most prestigious of all the Hugo Awards. For a complete list of the all time winners, see my post from April 1: http://leepeacock2010.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-many-of-these-hugo-award-winning.html.
In addition to the Best Novel Award, Hugos will be presented this year in 14 other categories, including 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 (Long Form), Best Editor (Short Form), Best Professional Artist, Best SemiProzine, Best Fanzine, Best Fan Writer and Best Fan Artist. For the full list of nominees in these categories, visit http://www.renovationsf.org/hugo-intro.php.
The winners will be announced on Aug. 20 at the 69th Annual World Science Fiction Convention in Reno, Nevada.
For more information, visit the official Web site of the Hugo Awards, www.thehugoawards.org.
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