Hugo Awards
Rocket-shaped literary trophies
The Hugo Awards are annual prizes for excellence in science fiction and fantasy, presented at the World Science Fiction Convention.
Named after Hugo Gernsback, a pioneering magazine publisher, the awards cover novels, short fiction, films, and other categories.
Winners are chosen by fan vote rather than jury: Her debut novel won the Hugo for Best Novel.
- best novelTop-ranked lengthy fiction
- noveletteMid-length prose fiction
- fanzineAmateur enthusiast publication
- novellaShort fictional book
- speculative fictionGenre of imagined realities
rocket · short story · television series · Campbell · hard science fiction · fan art · film adaptation · winner · soft science fiction · anthology · high fantasy · pulp magazines · ballot · alternate history · nominee · trophy · Clarke · cyberpunk
Hugo AwardsNobel Prize in Literature
Annual award for outstanding writing
Booker Prize · Pulitzer Prize · National Book Award · Academy Awards