The Hugo winners are out. There will always be disagreements about the relative merits of awards and their nominees, but I don’t think anyone can complain that the winners (Chabon, Willis, Chiang, Bear, Hartwell, Gelder, Moffat, Martiniere, Prucher, Scalzi, Goldman & Vaughn, Foster, LOCUS, and File 770) don’t represent the highest level of achievement. It [...]

The Denver Worldcon has just announced the 2008 Hugo nominees. Parochialism warning: it’s chock full of Australians. For Best Novelette: Greg Egan, “Dark Integers” Greg Egan, “Glory” For Best Related Book: Shaun Tan, The Arrival For Best Professional Editor, Short Form: Jonathan Strahan For Best Professional Artist: Shaun Tan The full list is after the [...]