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These are the Winners of the 2024 Hugo Awards

The Hugo Awards are one of the biggest — and most controversial — sci-fi and fantasy awards. Here are this year's winners.

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The Hugo Awards are one of the biggest — and most controversial — sci-fi and fantasy awards. Last year, when the Hugos were hosted in China, several works were disqualified for political reasons. This year, almost 10% of the votes — representing tens of thousands of dollars in memberships — were disqualified when they were found to be part of a fraudulent campaign for one nominee. Now that those “obviously fake names” have been weeded out, though, we have our winners for this year’s Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards.

It’s worth noting that the Astounding Award for Best New Writer went to Xiran Jay Zhao, whose eligibility was extended at the request of Dell Magazine, the sponsor of the award. Zhao was one of the authors unfairly disqualified last year. Also, congratulations to Naomi Kritzer, who won both the Best Short Story and Best Novelette categories!

Now, onto the awards! The Hugos covers more than just books, so be sure to click through to their full list of winners, including Best Dramatic Presentation, Best Fanzine, Best Game, and more.

The 2024 Hugo Award Winners

Book cover of Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Best Novel: Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Best Series: Imperial Radch by Ann Leckie

Best Graphic Story or Comic: Saga, Volume 11

Best Novella: Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher

Best Novelette: “The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer (Uncanny 11-12/23)

Best Short Story: “Better Living Through Algorithms” by  Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld 5/23)

Best Related Work: A City on Mars by Kelly Weinersmith & Zach Weinersmith

The 2024 Hugo Award Runners-Up

cover of The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera; image of a decorated carved brown door surrounded by splashes of yellow and blue

The Hugo Award winners this year are looking pretty white. Here are some shortlisted works that are also worth adding to your TBR.

The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera (Best Novel)

Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo (Best Novella)

The Universe of Xuya by Aliette de Bodard (Best Series)

“Ivy, Angelica, Bay” by C.L. Polk (Tor.com 12/8/23) (Best Novelette)

“How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” by P. Djèlí Clark (Uncanny 1-2/23) (Best Short Story)

The 2024 Lodestar and Astounding Award Winners

To Shape a Dragon's Breath cover

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book: To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (…which is not a YA novel. It has a teen protagonist, but it was published as adult.)

Astounding Award for Best New Writer: Xiran Jay Zhao

For the full list of winners and runners up in all categories, head over to Locus.

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