my full 2026 Hugo nominations
Mar. 26th, 2026 01:31 pmHere's my entire nominating ballot, unless I make any last-minute changes.
Category: Best Novel
Title: The Incandescent, Author: Emily Tesh, Publisher: Tor
Title: This Princess Kills Monsters, Author: Ry Herman, Publisher: Dial Press
Category: Best Novella
Title: Automatic Noodle, Author: Annalee Newitz, Where Published?: Tordotcom
Title: Cinder House, Author: Freya Marske, Where Published?: Tordotcom
Title: The River Has Roots, Author: Amal El-Mohtar, Where Published?: Tordotcom
Category: Best Novelette
Title: The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For, Author: Cameron Reed, Where Published?: Reactor
Title: Phantom View, Author: John Wiswell, Where Published?: Reactor
Title: The Twenty-One Second God, Author: Peter Watts, Where Published?: Lightspeed
Title: Barnacle, Author: Kate Elliott, Where Published?: Reactor
Category: Best Short Story
Title: Wire Mother, Author: Isabel J. Kim, Where Published?: Clarkesworld
Title: Tell Them a Story To Teach Them Kindness, Author: B Pladek, Where Published?: Lightspeed
Title: The Repairers of Reality, Author: Shaenon K. Garrity, Where Published?: Drabblecast
Title: 10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days, Author: Samantha Mills, Where Published?: Uncanny
Title: Six People to Revise You, Author: J R Dawson, Where Published?: Uncanny
Category: Best Series
Series Name: The Singing Hills Cycle, Author: Nghi Vo, 2025 example from series: A Mouthful of Dust
Category: Best Graphic Story or Comic
Title: Drome, Author: Jesse Lonergan, Publisher: 23rd St
Title: The Nefarious Nights of Willowweep Manor, Author: Shaenon K. Garrity, Christopher Baldwin, Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
Title: Flip, Author: Ngozi Ukazu, Publisher: First Second
Title: Testament, Author: J. Marshall Smith, Publisher: Bulgilhan Press
Title: A Song For You & I, Author: K. O'Neill, Publisher: Random House Graphic
Category: Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Title: Sinners, Studio or Network: Warner Bros
Title: KPop Demon Hunters, Studio or Network: Sony Pictures Animation
Category: Best Professional Artist
Artist Name: Cristina Bencina, Example: cover of Cinder House
Artist Name: Kuri Huang, Example:
Category: Best Fan Artist
Artist Name: Autun Purser, Example:
Artist Name: Brittany Otto, Example:
Artist Name: Geneva Bowers, Example:
Artist Name: Yuumei, Example:
Category: Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (not a Hugo Award)
Title: Among Ghosts, Author: Rachel Hartman, Publisher: Random House
Category: Astounding Award for Best New Writer, sponsored by Must Read Magazines (not a Hugo Award)
Author: Jared Pechaček, Example: The West Passage
Author: Nadia Radovich, Example:
Category: Best Novel
Title: The Incandescent, Author: Emily Tesh, Publisher: Tor
Title: This Princess Kills Monsters, Author: Ry Herman, Publisher: Dial Press
Category: Best Novella
Title: Automatic Noodle, Author: Annalee Newitz, Where Published?: Tordotcom
Title: Cinder House, Author: Freya Marske, Where Published?: Tordotcom
Title: The River Has Roots, Author: Amal El-Mohtar, Where Published?: Tordotcom
Category: Best Novelette
Title: The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For, Author: Cameron Reed, Where Published?: Reactor
Title: Phantom View, Author: John Wiswell, Where Published?: Reactor
Title: The Twenty-One Second God, Author: Peter Watts, Where Published?: Lightspeed
Title: Barnacle, Author: Kate Elliott, Where Published?: Reactor
Category: Best Short Story
Title: Wire Mother, Author: Isabel J. Kim, Where Published?: Clarkesworld
Title: Tell Them a Story To Teach Them Kindness, Author: B Pladek, Where Published?: Lightspeed
Title: The Repairers of Reality, Author: Shaenon K. Garrity, Where Published?: Drabblecast
Title: 10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days, Author: Samantha Mills, Where Published?: Uncanny
Title: Six People to Revise You, Author: J R Dawson, Where Published?: Uncanny
Category: Best Series
Series Name: The Singing Hills Cycle, Author: Nghi Vo, 2025 example from series: A Mouthful of Dust
Category: Best Graphic Story or Comic
Title: Drome, Author: Jesse Lonergan, Publisher: 23rd St
Title: The Nefarious Nights of Willowweep Manor, Author: Shaenon K. Garrity, Christopher Baldwin, Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
Title: Flip, Author: Ngozi Ukazu, Publisher: First Second
Title: Testament, Author: J. Marshall Smith, Publisher: Bulgilhan Press
Title: A Song For You & I, Author: K. O'Neill, Publisher: Random House Graphic
Category: Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Title: Sinners, Studio or Network: Warner Bros
Title: KPop Demon Hunters, Studio or Network: Sony Pictures Animation
Category: Best Professional Artist
Artist Name: Cristina Bencina, Example: cover of Cinder House
Artist Name: Kuri Huang, Example:
Category: Best Fan Artist
Artist Name: Autun Purser, Example:
Artist Name: Brittany Otto, Example:
Artist Name: Geneva Bowers, Example:
Artist Name: Yuumei, Example:
Category: Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (not a Hugo Award)
Title: Among Ghosts, Author: Rachel Hartman, Publisher: Random House
Category: Astounding Award for Best New Writer, sponsored by Must Read Magazines (not a Hugo Award)
Author: Jared Pechaček, Example: The West Passage
Author: Nadia Radovich, Example:
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Date: 2026-03-28 11:58 am (UTC)