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2012 Hugo Award Nominations Open

Published on 3 Jan 2012 at 12:23. 8 Comments.
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Nominations for the 2012 Hugo Awards are now open. The 2012 Hugo Awards are being administered by Chicon 7, the 2012 World Science Fiction Convention. Any person who was or is a member of the 2011, 2012, or 2013 Worldcons as of January 31, 2012, is eligible to nominate for the 2012 Hugo Awards. (Even [...]

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2012 Hugo Base Design Contest Deadline Extended

Published on 21 Dec 2011 at 16:06. Comments Off.
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Chicon 7, the 2012 World Science Fiction Convention, has extended the deadline for submitting designs for the 2012 Hugo Award trophy base until January 15, 2012. The Chicon 7 web site has full details on the design competition and the press release with the full announcement.

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2011 Hugo Award Winners

Published on 20 Aug 2011 at 22:29. Comments Off.
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Renovation, the 2011 World Science Fiction Convention, has announced the 2011 Hugo Award winners.
BEST NOVEL
Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis (Ballantine Spectra)
BEST NOVELLA
The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang (Subterranean)
BEST NOVELETTE
“The Emperor of Mars” by Allen M. Steele (Asimov’s, June 2010)
BEST SHORT STORY
“For Want of a Nail” by Mary Robinette Kowal (Asimov’s, September 2010)
BEST RELATED [...]

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2011 Hugo Awards Live Coverage

Published on 20 Aug 2011 at 19:27. Comments Off.
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Below is the window to our live text-based coverage of the 2011 Hugo Awards Ceremony. Live streaming audio-video coverage will be on the Worldcon Events Channel on UStream.
2011 Hugo Awards Ceremony

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Renovation Announces Record Hugo Awards Voter Turnout

Published on 8 Aug 2011 at 09:07. Comments Off.
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Renovation, the 2011 World Science Fiction Convention, has announced a record Hugo Awards voter turnout.
A record total of 2100 valid final ballots were cast, a 46.1% turnout, from voters in 33 countries. (The previous record set in 1980 was 1788 ballots cast.) Renovation also broke a record earlier this year when it [...]

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Hugo Awards Livecast Scheduled

Published on 1 Aug 2011 at 09:38. Comments Off.
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Can’t attend this year’s Worldcon? You can virtually attend the ceremony by following our online coverage. As we did last year, TheHugoAwards.org will provide live text-based coverage of the Hugo Awards ceremony from Renovation, the 69th World Science Fiction Convention, in Reno, Nevada on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 8 PM Pacific Daylight Time.
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Hugo Voting Deadline Sunday, July 31

Published on 29 Jul 2011 at 10:17. Comments Off.
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The 2011 Hugo Award voting deadline is this Sunday, July 31, at 11:59pm PDT.
Attending, Supporting, and Young Adult members of Renovation, the 69th World Science Fiction Convention, are eligible to vote.
More information can be found at Renovation’s website.

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Reminder: One Month Left to Vote in the 2011 Hugo Awards

Published on 1 Jul 2011 at 13:36. Comments Off.
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This is a reminder there is one month left to vote in the 2011 Hugo Awards. Attending, Supporting, and Young Adult members of Renovation, the 69th World Science Fiction Convention, are eligible to vote until the deadline on Sunday, July 31, 2011, 23:59 PDT.
To help you make an informed vote, the 2011 Hugo Voter Packet, [...]

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2011 Hugo Voter Packet Released

Published on 20 May 2011 at 07:57. Comments Off.
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Renovation, the 69th World Science Fiction Convention, has released the 2011 Hugo Voter Packet, an electronic package of nominated works graciously made available to voters by nominees and their publishers.
The 2011 Hugo Voter Packet is available to Supporting, Attending, and Young Adult members of Renovation to help inform them about the works under consideration before [...]

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2011 Hugo Award Nominations Announced

Published on 24 Apr 2011 at 16:20. Comments Off.
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The nominations for the 2011 Hugo Awards were announced today at a joint ceremony held at Norwescon and Eastercon. The full list of nominations is posted on the Renovation web site.
Supporting, Attending, and Young Adult members of Renovation, the 2011 World Science Fiction Convention, are eligible to vote in the finals. For more information, please [...]

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