Hugo Nominations are now open for members of Sasquan, MidAmeriCon II, and Worldcon75. I’ve been looking through my notes to see which works I want to nominate. However, I know I have barely scratched the surface of what is out there. I’m adding recommendations to my to-read pile from the google doc and Locus Magazine and elsewhere. If you have any suggestions, comment and let me know, and I’ll bump them up to the top of my reading list.
Monthly Reading Posts: September, October, November, December, January, February
Best Novel (out of 3 read)
- Firefight by Brandon Sanderson
- Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson
Best Novella (out of 2 read)
- “Stars That Make Dark Heaven Light” by Sharon Joss
Edited to add
- “The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn” by Usman T. Malik
Best Novelette (out of 12 read)
- “The Graver” by Amy M. Hughes
Edited to add
- “So Much Cooking” by Naomi Kritzer
Best Short Story (out of 40 read)
“Midnight Hour” by Mary Robinette Kowal(recused by author)- “Bent the Wing, Dark the Cloud” by Fran Wilde
- “Bones of Steel” by Aria Bauer
- “Between Screens” by Zach Chapman
- “An Immense Darkness” by Eric James Stone
Edited to add
- “Moogh and the Great Trench Kraken” by Suzanne Palmer
- “Cat Pictures Please” by Naomi Kritzer
- “Today I am Paul” by Martin L. Shoemaker
Best Related Work
- “I Don’t Care About Your MFA: On Writing vs. Storytelling” by Kameron Hurley
- People of Color in European Art History by MedievalPOC
- Writing Excuses Season 10 by Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler
Best Semiprozine
Campbell
Thank you for your kind thoughts about “Midnight Hour” but I’ve recused myself from eligibility this year.
Just saw you blog post. 🙁 but I understand. Now to figure out what will take its place.