![]() ![]() Nominating for the Hugos is open to anyone who purchases a membership to the World Science Fiction Convention (“Worldcon”), this year taking place in Kansas City, Mo. The Hugo Awards are also surprisingly easy to game in the nomination stage. Other well-known authors - Lois McMaster Bujold, Neil Gaiman, Brandon Sanderson and Stephen King among them - show up in other categories, and, utterly unsurprisingly, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is a finalist as well. Jemisin, Ann Leckie, Naomi Novik and Neal Stephenson in the running for the best novel category. This year’s finalists for the Hugo Award have been announced, with works by Jim Butcher, N.K. Their winners include luminaries such as Robert Heinlein, Ursula Le Guin, Samuel Delany, J.K. ![]() But how much credit should they get for nominating already-celebrated work?Īlong with the Nebula Awards, the Hugo Awards are generally considered the preeminent awards in science fiction and fantasy. T he list of 2016 Hugo Award finalists is out and once again slate makers have tried to stuff the ballot box. ![]()
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