Hugo Awards Nominations

Aussiecon 3, the 1999 World Science Fiction Convention, presents this year's nominations for the Hugo Awards, the annual awards for achievement in science fiction. The winners will be announced during the 57th WorldCon, to be held September 2-6, 1999 in Melbourne, Australia. http://www.aussiecon3.worldcon.org/

Best Novel

Children of God, Mary Doria Russell (Villard) Darwinia, Robert Charles Wilson (Tor) Distraction, Bruce Sterling (Bantam Spectra) Factoring Humanity, Robert J. Sawyer (Tor) To Say Nothing of the Dog, Connie Willis (Bantam Spectra)

Best Novella

"Aurora in Four Voices", Catherine Asaro (Analog, Dec 1998) "Get Me to the Church On Time", Terry Bisson (Asimov's, May 1998) "Oceanic", Greg Egan (Asimov's, Aug 1998) "Story of Your Life", Ted Chiang (Starlight 2, Tor, Nov 1998) "The Summer Isles", Ian R. MacLeod (Asimov's, Oct/Nov 1998)

Best Novelette

"Divided by Infinity", Robert Charles Wilson (Starlight 2, Tor, Nov 1998) "Echea", Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Asimov's, Jul 1998) "The Planck Dive", Greg Egan (Asimov's, Feb 1998) "Steamship Soldier on the Information Front", Nancy Kress (Future Histories 1997; Asimov's, Apr 1998) "Taklamakan", Bruce Sterling (Asimov's, Oct/Nov 1998) "Time Gypsy", Ellen Klages (Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction Overlook, Sep 1998) "Zwarte Piet's Tale", Allen Steele (Analog, Dec 1998)

Best Short Story

"Cosmic Corkscrew", Michael A. Burstein (Analog, Jun 1998) "Maneki Neko", Bruce Sterling (F&SF, May 1998) "Radiant Doors", Michael Swanwick (Asimov's, Sep 1998) "The Very Pulse of the Machine", Michael Swanwick (Asimov's, Feb 1998) "Whiptail", Robert Reed (Asimov's, Oct/Nov 1998) "Wild Minds", Michael Swanwick (Asimov's, May 1998)

Best Related Book

The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World, Thomas M. Disch (The Free Press) Hugo, Nebula & World Fantasy Awards, Howard DeVore (Advent:Publishers) Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years, Everett F. Bleiler (Kent State University Press) Spectrum 5: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, Cathy Fenner and Arnie Fenner, eds. (Underwood Books) The Works of Jack Williamson: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide, Richard A. Hauptmann (The NESFA Press)

Best Dramatic Presentation

Babylon 5: "Sleeping in Light" Dark City Pleasantville Star Trek: Insurrection The Truman Show

Best Professional Editor

Gardner Dozois Scott Edelman David G. Hartwell Patrick Nielsen Hayden Stanley Schmidt Gordon Van Gelder

Best Professional Artist

Jim Burns Bob Eggleton Donato Giancola Don Maitz Nick Stathopoulos Michael Whelan

Best Semiprozine

Interzone, David Pringle, ed. Locus, Charles N. Brown, ed. The New York Review of Science Fiction, Kathryn Cramer, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell and Kevin Maroney, eds. Science Fiction Chronicle, Andrew I. Porter, ed. Speculations, Kent Brewster, ed.

Best Fanzine

Ansible, Dave Langford, ed. File 770, Mike Glyer, ed. Mimosa, Richard and Nikki Lynch, eds. Plokta, Alison Scott and Steve Davies, eds. Tangent, David A. Truesdale, ed. Thyme, Alan Stewart, ed.

Best Fan Writer

Bob Devney Mike Glyer Dave Langford Evelyn C. Leeper Maureen Kincaid Speller

Best Fan Artist

Freddie Baer Brad Foster Ian Gunn Teddy Harvia Joe Mayhew D. West

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer of 1997 or 1998
(Not a Hugo)

Kage Baker Julie E. Czerneda Nalo Hopkinson Susan R. Matthews James Van Pelt

The deadline for voting is July 31, 1999. Any attending or supporting member of the World Science Fiction Convention may cast a ballot.

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