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My full list of recommendations follows, but please remember -
This may be the last year for a "magazine" category, as the elimination of the Semiprozine category is likely to be confirmed at this years' WSFS meeting. A fortunate set of circumstances actually qualifies Weird Tales for the Semiprozine category. Somehow, in 85 years of publishing some of the most outstanding authors we know, Weird Tales itself has never won a Hugo. I'm hoping you'll agree that the outstanding work of the past couple years earns them a nomination in what may be the final year of Semiprozine awards.
And also - this is the first year for the Graphic Stories category. Categories only live on if there's adequate interest, so I urge you to nominate some of your favorites in this category.
And the rest of my recommendations:
This may be the last year for a "magazine" category, as the elimination of the Semiprozine category is likely to be confirmed at this years' WSFS meeting. A fortunate set of circumstances actually qualifies Weird Tales for the Semiprozine category. Somehow, in 85 years of publishing some of the most outstanding authors we know, Weird Tales itself has never won a Hugo. I'm hoping you'll agree that the outstanding work of the past couple years earns them a nomination in what may be the final year of Semiprozine awards.
- Best Semiprozine - Weird Tales, edited by Stephen H. Segal and Ann VanderMeer (see Year in Review and eligible works published in WT)
And also - this is the first year for the Graphic Stories category. Categories only live on if there's adequate interest, so I urge you to nominate some of your favorites in this category.
- Best Graphic Story - "In the Cage", published in Mushishi volume 4
And the rest of my recommendations:
- Best Novel - "The Alchemy of Stone" by Ekaterina Sedia
- Best Novella - "America, Such as She Is" by Jay Lake, published in Alembical
- Best Novella - "Black Petals" by Michael Moorcock, Weird Tales #349 (Mar/Apr 2008)
- Best Novelette - "Renovations," by Matthew Pridham, Weird Tales #348 (Jan/Feb 2008)
- Best Short Story - "Gift Time" by Lawrence M. Schoen, published in the anthology Barren Worlds
- Best Short Story - "Evil Robot Monkey" by Mary Robinette Kowal, The Solaris Book of NewScience Fiction Vol. 2
- Best Short Story - "Time and the Orpheus," by Chiles Samaniego, Weird Tales #351(Sept/Oct 2008)
- Best Short Story - "The Last Great Clown Hunt," by Chris Furst, Weird Tales #352 (Nov/Dec 2008)
- Best Dramatic Presentation, Longform - City of Ember
- Best Dramatic Presentation, Longform - Cloverfield
- Best Dramatic Presentation, Longform - Wall-E
- Best Dramatic Presentation, Shortform - Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
- Best Editor, Shortform - Ann VanderMeer
- Best Editor, Shortform - Stephen H. Segal
- Best Editor, Shortform - Ellen Datlow
- Best Editor, Longform - Lou Anders
- Best Editor, Longform - Sean Wallace
- Best Professional Artist - John Picacio (see published work of 2008)
- Best Fan Artist - Brianna Spacekat (see website)