Winners of the 2012 Hugo Awards, honoring the best in science fiction and fantasy, were presented on Sunday at Chicon 7, the World Science Fiction Convention in Chicago, Ill. You can view the complete Hugo winners list here. Highlights included:
Novel: Among Others by Jo Walton (Tor)
Novella: "The Man Who Bridged the Mist" by Kij Johnson (Asimov's, September/October 2011)
Novelette: "Six Months, Three Days" by Charlie Jane Anders (Tor.com)
Short story: "The Paper Menagerie" by Ken Liu (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2011)
Related work: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Third Edition, edited by John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls and Graham Sleight (Gollancz)
Graphic story: Digger by Ursula Vernon (Sofawolf Press)
Dramatic presentation, long form: Game of Thrones, Season 1 (HBO)
Dramatic presentation, short form: "The Doctor's Wife," Doctor Who (BBC Wales)
Also presented at the ceremony was the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (sponsored by Dell Magazines) to E. Lily Yu; and Chicon 7 gave a Special Committee Award to Chicago resident and science fiction author, editor and collector Robert Weinberg.
