Od 14. do 18. avgusta u Londonu se održava Svetska konvencija za naučnu fantastiku “Loncon 3”, a sinoć su na ovoj manifestaciji proglašeni dobitnici “Hugo” nagrade za dela objavljena 2013. godine. Izbor dobitnika nagrade vrši celokupno članstvo Svetskog društva za naučnu fantastiku, a ove godine nagrade u šesnaest kategorija dodeljene su na osnovu 3.587 ispravnih glasačkih listića.
Nagradu za najbolji roman dobila je En Leki za ostvarenje “Ancillary Justice”, koje predstavlja prvi deo buduće spejs-opera trilogije. Za najbolju novelu odabran je lavkraftovski “Equoid” velikog majstora Čarlsa Štrosa.
Nagrada za najbolju noveletu pripala je Meri Rabinet Koval za “The Lady Astronaut of Mars”, storiju koja je prvobitno bila objavljena kao deo kolekcije audio priča, a tek kasnije putem autorkinog bloga predstavljena širem čitalaštvu i u pisanoj formi.
Za najbolju kratku priču proglašena je “The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere” Džona Čua o svetu u kome s neba pada voda za svaku izgovorenu laž, što naročito teško pada protagonisti zatečenom u ljubavnoj aferi.
Lista dobitnika “Hugo” nagrade u svim kategorijama:
- Best Novel: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Orbit US / Orbit UK)
- Best Novella: “Equoid” by Charles Stross (Tor.com, 09-2013)
- Best Novelette: “The Lady Astronaut of Mars” by Mary Robinette Kowal (maryrobinettekowal.com / Tor.com, 09-2013)
- Best Short Story: “The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere” by John Chu (Tor.com, 02-2013)
- Best Related Work: “We Have Always Fought: Challenging the Women, Cattle and Slaves Narrative” by Kameron Hurley (A Dribble of Ink)
- Best Graphic Story: “Time” by Randall Munroe (xkcd)
- Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form): Gravity written by Alfonso Cuarón & Jonás Cuarón, directed by Alfonso Cuarón (Esperanto Filmoj; Heyday Films; Warner Bros.)
- Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form): Game of Thrones: “The Rains of Castamere” written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, directed by David Nutter (HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions)
- Best Editor – Short Form: Ellen Datlow
- Best Editor – Long Form: Ginjer Buchanan
- Best Professional Artist: Julie Dillon
- Best Semiprozine: Lightspeed Magazine edited by John Joseph Adams, Rich Horton, and Stefan Rudnicki
- Best Fanzine: A Dribble of Ink edited by Aidan Moher
- Best Fancast: SF Signal Podcast Patrick Hester
- Best Fan Writer: Kameron Hurley
- Best Fan Artist: Sarah Webb
Pored “Hugo” nagrade dodeljena je i nagrada “Džon V. Kembel” za najboljeg novog autora fantastike, a ovo laskavo priznanje pripalo je Sofiji Samatar.
Prve večeri konvencije “Loncon 3” dodeljene su i retro “Hugo” nagrade za ostvarenja objavljena tokom predratnih 1938. i 1939. godine. Za najbolji roman iz tog perioda, proglašen je “The Sword in the Stone” Terensa H. Vajta poznatog po serijalu knjiga inspirisanih legendama o kralju Arturu, a zanimljivo je da je za najboljeg pisca amatera proglašen devetnaestogodišnji Rej Bredberi.
Retro “Hugo” nagrada:
- Best Novel: The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White (Collins)
- Best Novella: “Who Goes There?” by Don A Stuart [John W. Campbell] (Astounding Science-Fiction, August 1938)
- Best Novelette: “Rule 18” by Clifford D. Simak (Astounding Science-Fiction, July 1938)
- Best Short Story: “How We Went to Mars” by Arthur C. Clarke (Amateur Science Stories, March 1938)
- Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form): The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. Written by Howard Koch & Anne Froelick, directed by Orson Welles (The Mercury Theater on the Air, CBS)
- Best Editor – Short Form: John W. Campbell
- Best Professional Artist: Virgil Finlay
- Best Fanzine: Imagination! edited by Forrest J Ackerman, Morojo, and T. Bruce Yerke
- Best Fan Writer: Ray Bradbury
