Hugo Voter Packet

The Hugo Voter Packet is an electronic collection of short-listed works which in recent years has been made available to Worldcon members during the final ballot period to support the voting process. The Voter Packet is made available through the generosity of the finalists and their publishers.

Contents of the 2014 Hugo Packet

The 2014 Hugo Awards voter packet includes works in one and often more file formats.

For the following categories, works are included in full or, where noted, as extracts or links to online material:

BEST NOVEL

• Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Orbit US / Orbit UK) - extract
• Neptune's Brood by Charles Stross (Ace / Orbit UK) - extract
• Parasite by Mira Grant (Orbit US / Orbit UK) - extract
• Warbound, Book III of the Grimnoir Chronicles by Larry Correia (Baen Books)
• The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson (Tor Books / Orbit UK)

BEST NOVELLA

• The Butcher of Khardov by Dan Wells (Privateer Press)
• The Chaplain's Legacy by Brad Torgersen (Analog, Jul-Aug 2013)
• Equoid by Charles Stross (Tor.com, 09-2013)
• Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente (Subterranean Press)
• Wakulla Springs by Andy Duncan and Ellen Klages (Tor.com, 10-2013)

BEST NOVELETTE

• The Exchange Officers by Brad Torgersen (Analog, Jan-Feb 2013)
• The Lady Astronaut of Mars by Mary Robinette Kowal (maryrobinettekowal.com / Tor.com, 09-2013)
• Opera Vita Aeterna by Vox Day (The Last Witchking, Marcher Lord Hinterlands)
• The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling by Ted Chiang (Subterranean, Fall 2013)
• The Waiting Stars by Aliette de Bodard (The Other Half of the Sky, Candlemark & Gleam)

BEST SHORT STORY

• If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love by Rachel Swirsky (Apex Magazine, Mar-2013)
• The Ink Readers of Doi Saket by Thomas Olde Heuvelt (Tor.com, 04-2013)
• Selkie Stories Are for Losers by Sofia Samatar (Strange Horizons, Jan-2013)
• The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere by John Chu (Tor.com, 02-2013)

BEST RELATED WORK

• Queers Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the LGBTQ Fans Who Love It Edited by Sigrid Ellis & Michael Damian Thomas (Mad Norwegian Press)
• Speculative Fiction 2012: The Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary by Justin Landon & Jared Shurin (Jurassic London)
• Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction by Jeff VanderMeer, with Jeremy Zerfoss (Abrams Image)
• Writing Excuses Season 8 by Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler, and Jordan Sanderson link

BEST GRAPHIC STORY

• Girl Genius, Volume 13: Agatha Heterodyne & The Sleeping City written by Phil and Kaja Foglio; art by Phil Foglio; colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment)
• The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who written by Paul Cornell, illustrated by Jimmy Broxton (Doctor Who Special 2013, IDW)
• The Meathouse Man adapted from the story by George R.R. Martin and illustrated by Raya Golden (Jet City Comics)

For the following categories the nominees have provided samples of eligible work, which in some cases and as noted consists of a list or a link to online content:

BEST EDITOR - SHORT FORM

• John Joseph Adams
• Neil Clarke
• Ellen Datlow
• Jonathan Strahan
• Sheila Williams

BEST EDITOR - LONG FORM

• Ginjer Buchanan - list
• Sheila Gilbert - list
• Liz Gorinsky - list
• Lee Harris - list

BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST

• Galen Dara
• Julie Dillon
• Daniel Dos Santos
• John Harris
• John Picacio

BEST SEMIPROZINE

• Apex Magazine edited by Lynne M. Thomas, Jason Sizemore, and Michael Damian Thomas
• Beneath Ceaseless Skies edited by Scott H. Andrews
• Interzone edited by Andy Cox
• Lightspeed Magazine edited by John Joseph Adams, Rich Horton, and Stefan Rudnicki
• Strange Horizons edited by Niall Harrison, Brit Mandelo, An Owomoyela, Julia Rios, Sonya Taaffe, Abigail Nussbaum, Rebecca Cross, Anaea Lay, and Shane Gavin

BEST FANZINE

• The Book Smugglers edited by Ana Grilo and Thea James
• A Dribble of Ink edited by Aidan Moher
• Elitist Book Reviews edited by Steven Diamond
• Journey Planet edited by James Bacon, Christopher J. Garcia, Lynda E. Rucker, Pete Young, Colin Harris, and Helen J. Montgomery
• Pornokitsch edited by Anne C. Perry and Jared Shurin

BEST FANCAST

• The Coode Street Podcast Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe – link
• Galactic Suburbia Podcast Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, Tansy Rayner Roberts (Presenters) and Andrew Finch (Producer) – link
• SF Signal Podcast Patrick Hester – link
• The Skiffy and Fanty Show Shaun Duke, Jen Zink, Julia Rios, Paul Weimer, David Annandale, Mike Underwood, and Stina Leicht – link
• Tea and Jeopardy Emma Newman and Peter Newman – link
• Verity! Deborah Stanish, Erika Ensign, Katrina Griffiths, L.M. Myles, Lynne M. Thomas, and Tansy Rayner Roberts – link
• The Writer and the Critic Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond – link

BEST FAN WRITER

• Liz Bourke
• Kameron Hurley
• Foz Meadows
• Abigail Nussbaum

BEST FAN ARTIST

• Brad W. Foster
• Steve Stiles
• Sarah Webb

JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER

Award for the best new professional science fiction or fantasy writer of 2012 or 2013, sponsored by Dell Magazines (not a Hugo Award).

• Wesley Chu
• Max Gladstone
• Ramez Naam
• Sofia Samatar
• Benjanun Sriduangkaew