{"id":10733,"date":"2013-03-08T10:09:03","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T08:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/multifaceted-abnormal.net\/blog\/?p=10733"},"modified":"2013-03-08T10:09:03","modified_gmt":"2013-03-08T08:09:03","slug":"hugo-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/multifaceted-abnormal.net\/blog\/archives\/2013\/03\/08\/hugo-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Hugo Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, it’s no secret that I love fantasy and sci-fi (the former more than the latter). I have in the past signed up for the Hugo Awards<\/a>, but only in order to get a ton of new reading material. This year I was early enough to actually nominate stuff (open until March 10), so here’s my ballot as of right now:<\/p>\n

* Starred entries are the things I most want to win.<\/small><\/p>\n

Best Novel<\/strong>
\nN.K. Jemisin – The Killing Moon*
\nKristin Cashore – Bitterblue
\nGail Carriger – Timeless
\nLynn Flewelling – Casket of Souls<\/p>\n

Best Novella<\/strong>
\nMira Grant – San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats<\/p>\n

Best Novellete<\/strong>
\nEleanor Arnason – Holmes Sherlock: A Hwarhath Mystery*<\/p>\n

Best Short Story<\/strong>
\nN.K. Jemisin – Valedictorian<\/p>\n

Best Related Work<\/strong>
\nDeborah Stanish & LM Myles – Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who
\nLynne M. Thomas & Sigrid Ellis – Chicks Dig Comics: A Celebration of Comics by the Women Who Love Them
\nLes Klinger – The Annotated Sandman, vol. 1
\nMichael Saler – As If: Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality<\/p>\n

Best Graphic Story<\/strong>
\nScott & David Tipton, art by JK Woodward – Assimilation2<\/p>\n

Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form<\/strong>
\nThe Avengers
\nThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey*
\nThe Dark Knight Rises
\nBeasts of the Southern Wild
\nBrave<\/p>\n

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form<\/strong>
\nLetters of Transit (Fringe)*
\nAn Enemy of Fate (Fringe)
\nThe Snowmen (Doctor Who)
\nAsylum of the Daleks (Doctor Who)
\nAn Unexpected Briefing (Air New Zealand)<\/p>\n

Best Editor, Short Form<\/strong>
\nEllen Datlow<\/p>\n

Best Fan Writer<\/strong>
\nMark Oshiro (Mark Reads<\/a>, Mark Watches<\/a>)*
\nSeanan McGuire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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