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2009 Hugo Award Nominations

Published on 19 Mar 2009 at 5:42 pm. 54 Comments.
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Anticipation, the 67th World Science Fiction Convention, has announced the ballot for the 2009 Hugo Awards. The announcement on the Anticipation web site includes links to some of the nominees’ web sites, including free downloads of selected nominees.
Best Novel
(639 Ballots)

Anathem by Neal Stephenson (Morrow; Atlantic UK)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury UK)
Little [...]

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Thank You, Mr. Ross

Published on 1 Mar 2009 at 7:22 am. Comments Off.
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Twitter has been buzzing with talk about the Hugo Awards today. No, don’t worry, you haven’t missed the announcement of nominees, we don’t count that quickly. It is because Jonathan Ross tweeted this:
Why is it I love sci-fi but my wife is the one who wins a HUGO Award !!!!
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