Congratulations to the winners of the 2008 Hugo Awards and the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, announced last night at Denvention 3, the 66th World Science Fiction Convention.And the winners are . . .
Novel: The Yiddish Policemen's Union, by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins; Fourth Estate)
Novella: "All Seated on the Ground," by Connie Willis (Asimov's, December 2007; Subterranean Press)
Novelette: "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," by Ted Chiang (F&SF, September 2007)
Short Story: "Tideline," by Elizabeth Bear (Asimov's, June 2007)
Related Book: Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, by Jeff Prucher (Oxford University Press)
Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Stardust, by Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, dir. Matthew Vaughn (Paramount Pictures)
Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Doctor Who, "Blink," by Stephen Moffat, dir. Hettie Macdonald (BBC)
Editor, Short Form: Gordon Van Gelder
Editor, Long Form: David G. Hartwell
Professional Artist: Stephan Martiniere
Semiprozine: Locus, ed. Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong, and Liza Groen Trombi
Fanzine: File 770, ed. Mike Glyer
Fan Writer: John Scalzi
Fan Artist: Brad Foster
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Mary Robinette Kowal
3 comments:
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Mary Robinette Kowal Oh that's so awesome! Mary's done a lot with and for Apex Publications. This just made my day! :)
I'm really glad both Chaing and Bear won. I actually read both stories and loved them (particularly "Tideline!"
Can someone explain how John Scalzi can be considered a fan writer?
(That's not meant to be an inflammatory question; I'm pleased that he won a Hugo. It's well deserved, and he narrowly missed out on winning one for best novel, as well. But I remain perplexed by the idea of "John Scalzi, fan writer.")
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