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The winners of one of the biggest and longest-running awards, the Hugos, were announced this weekend at the 83rd World Science Fiction Convention, held this year in Seattle, Washington. Find below the literary winners of the 2025 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer.
- Best Novel: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
- Best Novella: The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler
- Best Novelette: ”The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea” by Naomi Kritzer (in Asimov’s 9-10/24)
- Best Short Story: “Stitched to Skin Like Family Is” by Nghi Vo (in Uncanny 2/24)
- Best Series: Between Earth and Sky by Rebecca Roanhorse
- Best Graphic Story or Comic: Star Trek: Lower Decks: Warp Your Own Way written by Ryan North, art by Chris Fenoglio
- Best Related Work: Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right by Jordan S. Carroll
- Best Poem: “A War of Words”, Marie Brennan (in Strange Horizons 9/16/24)
- Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book: Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger
- Astounding Award for Best New Writer: Moniquill Blackgoose
In addition to the above, Hugo Awards were given to Dune: Part Two (Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form); Star Trek: Lower Decks: “The New Next Generation” (Best Dramatic Form, Short Form); Caves of Qud (Best Game or Interactive Work); Neil Clarke (Best Editor, Short Form); Diana M. Pho (Best Editor, Long Form); Alyssa Winans (Best Professional Artist); Uncanny (Best Semiprozine); Black Nerd Problems (Best Fanzine); Eight Days of Diana Wynne Jones (Best Fancast); Abigail Nussbaum (Best Fan Writer); and Sara Felix (Best Fan Artist).
You can learn more about the winners and the finalists in each category at the Seattle WorldCon website.
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