The finalists for the 2016 Hugo Awards were announced this afternoon. Alastair Reynolds’ acclaimed SLOW BULLETS, Ellen Datlow, editor of THE MONSTROUS, John Joseph Adams, editor of  EPIC: LEGENDS OF FANTASY, and Sheila Williams, editor of ASIMOV’S SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE 30^THANNIVERSARY ANTHOLOGY all received nominations.

Congratulations to all the finalists.

Best Novel

• THE
  AERONAUT’S WINDLASS, Jim Butcher (Roc)
• THE FIFTH
  SEASON, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US)
• ANCILLARY
  MERCY, Ann Leckie (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
• UPROOTED,
  Naomi Novik (Del Rey; Macmillan UK)
• SEVENEVES,
  Neal Stephenson (Morrow; The Borough Press)

Best Novella

• PENRIC’S
  DEMON, Lois McMaster Bujold (self-published)
• BINTI, Nnedi
  Okorafor (Tor.com)
• THE BUILDERS,
  Daniel Polansky (Tor.com)
• SLOW
  BULLETS, Alastair Reynolds (Tachyon)
• PERFECT
  STATE, Brandon Sanderson (Dragonsteel Entertainment)

Best Novelette

• “And You
  Shall Know Her by the Trail of Dead”, Brooke Bolander (LIGHTSPEED
  2/15)
• “Folding
  Beijing”, Hao Jingfang, (UNCANNY 1-2/15)
• “Obits”,
  Stephen King (THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS)
• “What Price
  Humanity?”, David VanDyke (THERE WILL BE WAR: VOLUME X)
• “Flashpoint:
  Titan”, Cheah Kai Wai (THERE WILL BE WAR: VOLUME X)

Best Short Story

• “Asymmetrical
  Warfare”, S. R. Algernon (NATURE 3/15)
• The Commuter,
  Thomas A. Mays (STEALTH)
• “Seven Kill
  Tiger”, Charles Shao (THERE WILL BE WAR: VOLUME X)
• “If You
  Were an Award, My Love”, Juan Tabo & S. Harris
  (voxday.blogspot.com 6/15)
• Space Raptor
  Butt Invasion, Chuck Tingle (self-published)

Best Dramatic
Presentation – Long

• AVENGERS: AGE
  OF ULTRON
• EX MACHINA
• MAD MAX: FURY
  ROAD
• THE MARTIAN
• STAR WARS:
  THE FORCE AWAKENS

Best Dramatic
Presentation – Short

• DOCTOR WHO:
  “Heaven Sent”
• GRIMM:
  “Headache”
• JESSICA
  JONES: “AKA Smile”
• MY LITTLE
  PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC: “The Cutie Map: Parts 1 and 2”
• SUPERNATURAL:
  “Just My Imagination”

Best Related Work

• BETWEEN LIGHT
  AND SHADOW: AN EXPLORATION OF THE FICTION OF GENE WOLFE, 1951 to
  1986, Marc Aramini (Castalia House)
• SJWS ALWAYS
  LIE: TAKING DOWN THE THOUGHT POLICE, Vox Day (Castalia House)
• “Safe Space
  as Rape Room”, Daniel Eness (castaliahouse.com)
• “The Story
  of Moira Greyland”, Moira Greyland (askthebigot.com)
• “The First
  Draft of My Appendix N Book”, Jeffro Johnson (castaliahouse.com)

Best Graphic
Story

• INVISIBLE
  REPUBLIC: VOL 1, Corinna Bechko & Gabriel Hardman; art by
  Gabriel Hardman (Image)
• ERIN DIES
  ALONE, Grey Carter; art by Cory Rydell (dyingalone.net)
• THE SANDMAN:
  OVERTURE, Neil Gaiman; art by J.H. Williams III (Vertigo)
• THE DIVINE,
  Boaz Lavie; art by Asaf Hanuka & Tomer Hanuka (First Second)
• FULL FRONTAL
  NERDITY, Aaron Williams (ffn.nodwick.com)

Best Professional
Editor Long Form

• Vox Day
• Sheila E.
  Gilbert
• Liz Gorinsky
• Jim Minz
• Toni
  Weisskopf

Best Professional
Editor Short Form

• John Joseph
  Adams
• Neil Clarke
• Ellen Datlow
• Jerry
  Pournelle
• Sheila
  Williams

Best Professional
Artist

• Lars Braad
  Andersen
• Larry Elmore
• Michal Karcz
• Abigail
  Larson
• Larry Rostant

Best Semiprozine

• BENEATH
  CEASELESS SKIES
• DAILY SCIENCE
  FICTION
• SCI PHI
  JOURNAL
• STRANGE
  HORIZONS
• UNCANNY

Best Fanzine

• BLACK GATE
• CASTALIA
  HOUSE BLOG
• FILE 770
• SUPERVERSIVE
  SF
• TANGENT
  ONLINE

Best Fancast

• 8‐4 PLAY
• CANE AND
  RINSE
• HELLOGREEDO
• THE
  RAGEAHOLIC
• TALES TO
  TERRIFY

Best Fan Writer

• Douglas Ernst
• Mike Glyer
• Morgan Holmes
• Jeffro
  Johnson
• Shamus Young

Best Fan Artist

• Matthew
  Callahan
• disse86
• Kukuruyo
• Christian
  Quinot
• Steve Stiles

John W. Campbell
Award for Best New Writer [Not a Hugo Award]

• Pierce Brown
• Sebastien de Castell
• Brian Niemeier
• Andy Weir
• Alyssa Wong

For more info about SLOW BULLETS, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Thomas Canty

Design by Elizabeth Story

For more on THE MONSTROUS, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Reiko Murakami

Cover design by Elizabeth Story

For more info about EPIC: LEGENDS OF FANTASY, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by John Coulthart

For more info about ASIMOV’S SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE 30^TH ANNIVERSARY ANTHOLOGY, visit the Tachyon site.

Cover by Michael Whelan.