For the use of my book club, plus whoever else would like a linked list. These are the short stories and novelettes that are up for a Hugo, and also available free online. This year, that’s all but one.
This is the first awards season since I predicted No Print Magazine Will Publish a Hugo-Winning Story Again. Since no print magazine even got a nomination this year, I’m not wrong yet. :) We’ll see what future years bring, though. Of note is that one of the nominees isn’t available free online! While I didn’t specify that as a criteria in my post, it surprises me nonetheless. The whole reason I predicted print magazines are out is because they cannot be shared like online stories can, and thus can’t capture enough attention-share. While Bolander’s story is online at Tor.com — the current clearing house for online commercial SF — I would’ve thought that the paywall would prevent achieving the number of readers needed to make the nominations. It’s a shame I won’t get to read it. :(
BEST NOVELETTE
- If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again by Zen Cho, Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog
- The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections by Tina Connolly, Tor.com
- Nine Last Days on Planet Earth by Daryl Gregory, Tor.com
- The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander, Tor.com – Not Available Free
- The Thing About Ghost Stories by Naomi Kritzer, Uncanny Magazine
- When We Were Starless by Simone Heller, Clarkesworld Magazine
BEST SHORT STORY
- The Court Magician by Sarah Pinsker, Lightspeed Magazine
- The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society by T. Kingfisher, Uncanny Magazine
- The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington by P. Djèlí Clark, Fireside Magazine
- STET by Sarah Gailey, Fireside Magazine
- The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meatby Brooke Bolander, Uncanny Magazine
- A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies by Alix E. Harrow, Apex Magazine
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