Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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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?
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markbernstein

January 18 2015, 23:29:11 UTC 2 years ago

See, this is why DP:SF is so hard, I liked "And the Apple of Discord", but I loved "And Santa's Midnight Ride", and will be nominating it. And I generally hate Special Christmas Episodes. (Similarly, while the Phineas and Ferb "Star Wars" episode would be an easy and obvious choice, I was much more taken with "Klimpaloon Ultimatum".) Still, my top choice for the category is the season finale of "Orphan Black".

My thoughts on 2014 movies are here. I must admit that I haven't yet seen Book of Life, and will have to correct that before I nominate.

Of your works, I plan to nominate The Winter Long. The Toby series is overdue for recognition, and this is a significant book in that series. And damned good, besides.

One more thing, that I'll be finding reasons to say as often as I can. Find a way to see "Predestination", and keep it in mind a year from now for Dramatic Presentation, Long. It's fantastic, and should not be forgotten or overlooked.