Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:14:11 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <wsfalist at keithlynch.net>,<wsfa-forum at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [WSFA] The 65th Worldcon announces the Hugo Nominations
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

[Congrats to Steve Stiles for making the Fan artist nomination !)

March 29, 2007

Nippon 2007
The 65th World Science Fiction Convention
P.O. Box 314
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701-0314
FAX (301) 622-1951 or
FAX (818) 450-0769
info at nippon2007.us
http://www.nipon2007.us

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Nippon 2007 is delighted to announce the nominees for the 2007 Hugo
Awards (for work done in 2006). The Hugo Awards are science fiction's
highest honor for professional and fan work.

The winners will be announced at the Hugo Awards Ceremonies during the
65th World Science Fiction Convention in Yokohama, Japan, on Saturday,
September 1st.  The ceremony will begin at 6:00 p.m. JPT.  The Worldcon
will be held in the PACIFICO YOKOHAMA Convention Center on August 30th -
September 3, 2007.

The Hugo Awards (and site selection) ballots are being mailed to our
members in a stand-alone mailing in addition to being included in
Progress Report 5, due to be mailed in late April. Online voting will be
available to all eligible voters, and printable versions of the ballot
will also be included on the Nippon 2007 web site. Only supporting and
attending members of Nippon 2007 may vote on the Hugo Awards.

To join Nippon 2007 and vote for the works and people you think were
the best in 2006, write us at the address above or see our web pages
(www.nippon2007.us) for more information.

The 2007 Hugo Awards nominations include finalists in 14 categories,
plus the John W. Campbell Award (not a Hugo), listed below. As part of
the transition between rule sets, the sponsors of the John W. Campbell
award extended the eligibility for writers whose eligibility was reduced
to one year because of the rules change that went into effect in 2006.
This will only affect the awards for 2007.

As a result of a change ratified by the World Science Fiction Society
in 2006, the former Best Professional Editor category has been replaced
with two categories: Best Editor, Short Form and Best Editor, Long
Form.

2007 Hugo Award Nominees    (Total Voters : 409)

Novel
Votes:    1009    Voters: 327
Range:    35 - 58

Eifelheim by Michael Flynn (Tor)
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik (Del Rey: Voyager 1/06 as
Temeraire)
Glasshouse by Charles Stross (Ace)
Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge (Tor)
Blindsight by Peter Watts (Tor)

Novella
Votes:    424    Voters: 167
Range:    26 - 34

"The Walls of the Universe" by  Paul Melko (Asimov's April/May 2006)
"A Billion Eves" by Robert Reed (Asimov's October/November 2006)
"Inclination" by William Shunn (Asimov's April/May 2006)
"Lord Weary's Empire" by Michael Swanwick (Asimov's December 2006)
Julian: A Christmas Story by Robert Charles Wilson (PS Publishing)

Novelette
Votes:    564    Voters: 191
Range:    21 - 34

"Yellow Card Man" by Paolo Bacigalupi
    (Asimov's December 2006)
    "Dawn, and Sunset, and the Colours of the Earth" by Michael F.
Flynn
    (Asimov's October/November 2006)
"The Djinn's Wife" by Ian McDonald
    (Asimov's July 2006)
"All the Things You Are" by Mike Resnick
    (Jim Baen's Universe October 2006)
"Pol Pot's Beautiful Daughter (Fantasy)" by Geoff Ryman
    (Fantasy and Science Fiction October 2006)

Short Story
Votes:    608    Voters: 214
Range:    16 - 43

"How to Talk to Girls at Parties" by  Neil Gaiman (Fragile Things,
William Morrow)
"Kin" by  Bruce McAllister (Asimov's February 2006)
"Impossible Dreams" by  Tim Pratt (Asimov's July 2006)
"Eight Episodes" by  Robert Reed (Asimov's June 2006)
"The House Beyond Your Sky"" by  Benjamin Rosenbaum (Strange Horizons
September 2006)

Related Book
Votes:    403    Voters: 190
Range:    21 - 93

About Writing: Seven Essays, Four Letters, and Five Interviews by
Samuel R. Delany
    (Wesleyan University Press)
Heinlein's Children: The Juveniles by Joseph T. Major (Advent:
Publishing)
James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice Sheldon by Julie Phillips
(St. Martin's)
Cover Story: The Art of John Picacio by John Picacio (MonkeyBrain
Books)
Worldcon Guest of Honor Speeches by Mike Resnick and Joe Siclari, eds.
(ISFiC Press)

Dramatic Long Form
Votes:    678    Voters: 242
Range:    30 - 101

Children of Men Screenplay by Alfonso Cuaron and Timothy J. Sexton.
    Directed by Alfonso Cuaron. (Universal Pictures)
    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Screenplay by Ted
Elliott and Terry Rossio.  Directed by Gore Verbinski. (Walt Disney
Pictures)
The Prestige Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan.
    Directed by Christopher Nolan. (Touchstone Pictures)
A Scanner Darkly  Screenplay by Richard Linklater.
    Directed by Richard Linklater. (Warner Independent Pictures)
V for Vendetta Screenplay by David Lloyd.
    Directed by James McTeigue (Warner Bros.)

Dramatic Short Form
Votes:    525    Voters: 179
Range:    22 - 64

Battlestar Galactica ""Downloaded"" Writers Bradley Thompson and David
Weddle.
    Directed by Jeff Woolnough. (NBC Universal/British Sky)
Doctor Who ""Army of Ghosts"" and ""Doomsday"" Written by Russell T.
Davies.
    Directed by Graeme Harper. (BBC Wales/BBC1)
Doctor Who ""Girl in the Fireplace"" Written by Steven Moffat.
    Directed by Euros Lyn. (BBC Wales/BBC1)
Doctor Who ""School Reunion"" Written by Toby Whithouse.
    Directed by James Hawes. (BBC Wales/BBC1)"
Stargate SG-1 ""200""  Written by Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper, Joseph
Mallozzi, Paul Mullie, Carl Binder, Martin Gero, and Alan McCullough.
    Directed by Martin Wood. (Double Secret Productions/NBC
Universal)"

Editor, Long
Votes:    543    Voters: 191
Range:    28 - 88

Lou Anders (Pyr)
James Patrick Baen (Baen Books)
Ginjer Buchanan (Ace Books / Roc)
David G. Hartwell (Tor Books)
Patrick Nielsen Hayden (Tor Books)

Editor, Short
Votes:    584    Voters: 211
Range:    26 - 92

Gardner Dozois (The Year's Best Science Fiction)
David G. Hartwell (Year's Best SF / New York Review of Science
Fiction)
Stanley Schmidt (Analog)
Gordon Van Gelder (Fantasy and Science Fiction)
Sheila Williams (Asimov's)

Pro Artist
Votes:    695    Voters: 199
Range:    28 - 71

Bob Eggleton
Donato Giancola
Stephan Martiniere
John Jude Palencar
John Picacio

Fan Writer
Votes:    493    Voters: 182
Range:    21 - 39

Chris Garcia
John Hertz
Dave Langford
John Scalzi
Steven H Silver

Semi Prozine
Votes:    361    Voters: 159
Range:    22 - 76

Ansible edited by Dave Langford
Interzone edited by Andy Cox
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet edited by Gavin Grant and Kelly Link
Locus edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong and Liza Groen
Trombi
The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, David
G. Hartwell
    and Kevin J. Maroney

Fanzine
Votes:    362    Voters: 155
Range:    23 - 28

Banana Wings edited by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer
Challenger edited by Guy H. Lillian III
The Drink Tank edited by Chris Garcia
Plokta edited by Alison Scott, Steve Davies and Mike Scott"
Science-Fiction Five-Yearly edited by Lee Hoffman, Geri Sullivan and
Randy Byers"

Fan Artist
Votes:    305    Voters:141
Range:    23 - 59

Brad W. Foster
Teddy Harvia
Sue Mason
Steve Stiles
Frank Wu

Campbell Award
Votes:    551    Voters: 200
Range:    24 - 81

Scott Lynch (1st Year)
Sarah Monette (2nd year)
Naomi Novik (1st year)
Brandon Sanderson (2nd Year)
Lawrence M. Schoen (2nd Year)