Worldcon Glasgow 2024 and the 2024 Hugo Awards

The world science fiction convention 2024, Worldcon, has just taken place in Glasgow. The events included the Hugo awards for the world's best science fiction.

Interestingly this was one of the first times there was a Hugo award for the best SF/Fantasy game (won by Baldur's Gate III.) I think this represents something important in the way SF is likely to develop in the future. The Star Wars universe canon seems to be moving to recognise characters and events from some of the games set in the galaxy far, far away, with Dave Filoni bringing characters from games like Jedi Survivor into canon projects like "Tales of the Empire" and events from those games such as Operation Cinder into the backstory of characters in The Mandalorian season II.

Last year's Worldcon took place in China, and unfortunately that appears to have had consequences for the freedom of speech and expression on which science fiction absolutely depends, with one or two authors being prevented from competing. I was delighted to see that the eligibility of  Xiran Jay Zhao, one of the authors so affected, to compete in the Best New Writer catagory was extended to make up for this, and he did in fact win that category.

The full list of this year's Hugo Awards is given below.


2024 Hugo Award Winners

The winners of the 2024 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer were announced on Sunday, 11 August, 2024, during a formal ceremony at Glasgow 2024, A Worldcon for our Futures.

3,813 valid final ballots (3,808 electronic and 5 paper) were received and counted from the members of Glasgow 2024. The winners are as follows.


Best Novel

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh (Tordotcom, Orbit UK)


Best Novella

Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (Tor, Titan UK)


Best Novelette

“The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny Magazine, November-December 2023)


Best Short Story

“Better Living Through Algorithms” by Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld, May 2023)


Best Series

Imperial Radch by Ann Leckie (Orbit US, Orbit UK)


Best Graphic Story or Comic

Saga, Vol. 11 written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Fiona Staples (Image Comics)


Best Related Work

A City on Mars by Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith (Penguin Press; Particular Books)


Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, screenplay by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein and Michael Gilio, directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Paramount Pictures)


Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

The Last of Us: “Long, Long Time”, written by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, directed by Peter Hoar (Naughty Dog / Sony Pictures)


Best Game or Interactive Work

Baldur’s Gate 3, produced by Larian Studios


Best Editor Short Form

Neil Clarke


Best Editor Long Form

Ruoxi Chen


Best Professional Artist

Rovina Cai


Best Semiprozine

Strange Horizons, by the Strange Horizons Editorial Collective


Best Fanzine

Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together, editors Roseanna Pendlebury, Arturo Serrano, Paul Weimer; senior editors Joe Sherry, Adri Joy, G. Brown, Vance Kotrla.


Best Fancast

Octothorpe, by John Coxon, Alison Scott, and Liz Batty


Best Fan Writer

Paul Weimer


Best Fan Artist

Laya Rose


Lodestar Award for Best YA Book

To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (Del Rey)


Astounding Award for Best New Writer (sponsored by Dell Magazines)

Xiran Jay Zhao (eligibility extended at request of Dell Magazines)

 


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