Logo Contest Winner
Published on 9 Aug 2009 at 7:51 pm.
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We were delighted with the level of interest in the logo contest. We received 390 entries from 215 different people and 24 different countries. Deciding on a winner proved very difficult.
The jurors were impressed with the standard of submissions, and of the many very different conceptions of the award, and were thrilled by how many of the submissions made their shortlist.
In making their decision our expert jury took a wide range of factors into account. Many very attractive pieces of art were rejected because they were too complex to be effective when added to a book or DVD cover. In other cases excellent images were let down by weak typography. The winner, designed by Jeremy Kratz of Arkansas, combined both the necessary simplicity to fulfill our requirements with a good choice of text and pleasing combination of the various elements of the design.
We would like to thank all of the people who entered the contest, and congratulate Jeremy on his win.
Here is the winning design.
We will add a media library of high resolution images shortly.
What’s Happening Tonight
Published on 9 Aug 2009 at 2:10 pm.
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The Hugo Award ceremony is due to begin at 8:00pm Montreal time. There is a pre-ceremony reception beginning at 6:00pm. As the people responsible for updating this site are all involved in the ceremony we won’t be able to update this site as quickly as we might like, but we are planning to send out news on our Twitter Feed. A full list of winners, together with a photo of the trophy, our brand new logo and the usual plethora of voting data should appear here some time between 11:00pm and midnight, Montreal time.
Hugo Award Rules Changes
Published on 8 Aug 2009 at 1:35 pm.
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At today’s Business Meeting at Worldcon the members of the World Science Fiction Society voted on three motions concerning the Hugo Awards that were passed in Denver last year and required ratification.
A motion to remove the Best Semiprozine category was not ratified, so the category will remain in effect.
A motion clarifying how and where material published on the Internet is eligible for Hugo Awards was ratified and comes into effect next year.
The motion creating the best Graphic Story category was ratified. That category is therefore in effect until at least 2012, when it is due to be revisited to check it is working well.
A more detailed post about the effects of these changes will be made after Worldcon is over.
Logo Contest Winner Selected
Published on 22 Jul 2009 at 7:12 pm.
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The judges have selected a winner in the Hugo Awards Logo Contest. We have informed all other entrants by e-mail that their entries were not the judges’ choice. The winning entry will be unveiled at this year’s Hugo Awards Ceremony at Anticipation, the 67th World Science Fiction Convention, on the night of Sunday, August 9, 2009.
There were 390 entries from 24 countries. We thank everyone who entered for submitting their designs to the contest.
Logo Contest Update
Published on 5 Jul 2009 at 2:04 pm.
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We have been receiving a few inquiries asking if we have a winner in the logo contest yet. The answer is that our judges are still deliberating. We had a lot more entries than we expected, many of very good quality. When we have chosen a winner we will post here and email the unlucky entrants. As previously announced, we do not plan to unveil the new logo before this year’s Worldcon at the beginning of August.
Voting on Final Ballot Closes Friday
Published on 30 Jun 2009 at 12:40 pm.
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Voting on the Final Ballot for this year’s Hugo Awards closes on Friday. You can vote online (click here for the voting form), but please don’t leave it until the last minute. We don’t want to overload Anticipation’s servers. Also make sure you know your PIN now. You’ll need it to vote.
Logo Contest Closes
Published on 2 Jun 2009 at 5:12 pm.
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As scheduled, the contest to find an official logo for the Hugo Awards closed at midnight Pacific Time on May 31st, 2009. 390 entries were received from 219 entrants, with a little over half arriving during the last five days of the contest. New entries continued to arrive right up until the final minutes that the contest was open, including several submitted within five minutes of the contest deadline.
We have processed and acknowledged all of the entries in the Hugo Award Logo Contest that we have received. If you submitted an entry and have not received an acknowledgment or request for additional information, contact us at
It will take some time for the contest judges to evaluate the submitted designs, and we therefore cannot promise a specific date by which we will contact entrants with the results of their deliberations. We continue to plan to announce the final results at this year’s Worldcon,
Hugo Award Logo Contest Entries Closed
Published on 1 Jun 2009 at 12:01 am.
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Entries for the Hugo Awards Logo Contest are now closed. Please do no submit any more entries, as we will not consider them. If you submitted an entry prior to the deadline and do not receive an acknowledgment from us by the end of the day (North American Pacific Time) on June 2, contact us at logocontest@thehugoawards.org to follow up and confirm that we received it.
Logo Design Contestants: Check Your Entries
Published on 28 May 2009 at 10:27 pm.
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As the May 31 deadline nears for the Hugo Awards Logo Contest, we are seeing an increase in entries that are not following the contest guidelines. Before submitting your entry, please read “How to Enter” and make sure that your entry includes all four of the following files:
- Main Hugo Award Logo in JPG format
- Main Hugo Award Logo in EPS format
- Hugo Award Winner Logo in JPG format
- Hugo Award Winner Logo in EPS format
And that your Entrant Information includes:
- Name
- Age
- Postal address
- Phone number
- Email address
Each Entrant may submit not more than 3 Entries.
Remember to review the Submission Guidelines and Official Rules before you submit your entry. Although we will make an effort to help you clear up technical omissions, we cannot be responsible if your entry is incomplete or doesn’t meet our technical guidelines.
Logo Contest Deadline Nears
Published on 24 May 2009 at 12:01 am.
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The deadline for submitting entries to the Hugo Awards Logo Contest is the end of the day (one minute after 2359 Pacific Daylight Time) on Sunday, May 31, 2009. We must receive your entry by then in order to consider it. If you have submitted an entry before May 23 and not yet received an acknowledgment from us confirming receipt, contact us at logocontest@thehugoawards.org and follow up on your entry to make sure we did receive it.