Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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  • Mood: thoughtful
  • Music: Bonnie Somerville, "Winding Road."

The obligatory statement of award eligibility.

The nomination period for the 2015 Hugo Awards and John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer is now open, and you can find more information at this link. Please keep in mind that you must have been a member of last year's Worldcon, OR be a member of this year's Worldcon, OR be a member of next year's Worldcon to be eligible to either nominate or vote.

A lot of people have put up their eligibility posts, and you can check the eligibility of your favorite authors by hitting their personal blogs. I posted a list of everything I published in 2014, and technically, it's all eligible, but let's be honest: that's a lot of stuff. If you were considering nominating any of my works, you're going to have a lot of reading ahead of you, and a probably split pool.

(Mira, with one novel and one novella, is in a slightly less conflicted place.)

Turning away from me, I would ask you to consider Sheila Gilbert for Best Editor, Long Form; Christie Yant for Best Editor, Short Form (the story of mine she edited, "Each to Each," is one of my best, and it's because of her); Chris McGrath and Aly Fell for Best Artist; The Librarians episode "And the Apple of Discord" for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short; and Book of Life for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long.

What do you think people should be considering for this year's awards?
Tags: awards and stuff
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  • 19 comments

catsittingstill

January 16 2015, 19:42:50 UTC 2 years ago

For short story I'd like to suggest "Toad Words" by Ursua Vernon.

For Best Novel I've really been impressed by
City of Stairs
The Goblin Emperor
Steles of the Sky (or possibly the whole Eternal Sky trilogy)
Lock In
and
Mirror Empire

I'm still looking around, and will be back to see what other people suggest.

ashnistrike

January 17 2015, 02:45:09 UTC 2 years ago

Ooh, I'm glad I'm not the only person nominating "Toad Words!" It's so short, and so perfect.

geekhyena

January 18 2015, 05:25:13 UTC 2 years ago

That's on my ballot, as well. Plus Ursula is such a sweet person IRL - if you ever have a chance to see her, she has the best stories.