{"id":7705,"date":"2011-08-22T06:30:19","date_gmt":"2011-08-21T18:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=7705"},"modified":"2011-08-21T19:22:45","modified_gmt":"2011-08-21T07:22:45","slug":"the-hugo-awards-2011-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2011\/08\/22\/the-hugo-awards-2011-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hugo Awards 2011 Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hugo Awards 2011 were announced at an award ceremony in Reno last night. Here’s the winner of the fiction categories, for which—you may recall—I read all<\/em> the shortlisted finalists.:)<\/p>\n

Best Novel:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blackout\/All Clear<\/em> by Connie Willis (Ballantine Spectra)<\/p>\n

Best Novella: <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Lifecycle of Software Objects<\/em> by Ted Chiang (Subterranean)<\/p>\n

Best Novelette:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Emperor of Mars<\/em> by Allen M. Steele\u00a0(Asimov\u2019s, June 2010)<\/p>\n

Best Short Story:<\/strong><\/p>\n

For Want of a Nail<\/em> by Mary Robinette Kowal\u00a0(Asimov\u2019s, September 2010)<\/p>\n

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For the full results in all categories, both professional and fan, click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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To read my reports on each of the 5 finalists for the award of Best Novel, click on the titles below (novels listed in alphabetical order by title):<\/p>\n