Hugo Awards 1978
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Where and When:
IguanaCon II,
Phoenix AZ :
September 3, 1978
Eligibility Year: 1977
Associated Awards: John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (also listed below)
Eligibility Year: 1977
Associated Awards: John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (also listed below)
Novel
- Winner: Gateway, Frederik Pohl (Galaxy Nov,Dec 1976, Mar 1977; St. Martin's)
- Dying of the Light, George R. R. Martin (Analog Apr,May,Jun,Jul 1977; Simon & Schuster)
- The Forbidden Tower, Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW)
- Lucifer's Hammer, Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (Playboy)
- Time Storm, Gordon R. Dickson (St. Martin's)
Novella
- Winner: “Stardance”, Spider Robinson & Jeanne Robinson (Analog Mar 1977)
- “Aztecs”, Vonda N. McIntyre (2076: The American Tricentennial)
- “In the Hall of the Martian Kings”, John Varley (F&SF Feb 1977)
- “A Snark in the Night”, Gregory Benford (F&SF Aug 1977)
- “The Wonderful Secret”, Keith Laumer (Analog Sep,Oct 1977)
Novelette
- Winner: “Eyes of Amber”, Joan D. Vinge (Analog Jun 1977)
- “Ender's Game”, Orson Scott Card (Analog Aug 1977)
- “The Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven and Other Lost Songs”, Carter Scholz (Universe 7)
- “Prismatica”, Samuel R. Delany (F&SF Oct 1977)
- “The Screwfly Solution”, Raccoona Sheldon, aka James Tiptree, Jr. (Analog Jun 1977)
Short Story
- Winner: “Jeffty Is Five”, Harlan Ellison (F&SF Jul 1977)
- “Air Raid”, John Varley, as by Herb Boehm (Asimov's Spring 1977)
- “Dog Day Evening”, Spider Robinson (Analog Oct 1977)
- “Lauralyn”, Randall Garrett (Analog Apr 1977)
- “Time-Sharing Angel”, James Tiptree, Jr. (F&SF Oct 1977)
Dramatic Presentation
- Winner: Star Wars
- “Blood! The Life and Times of Jack the Ripper” (recording)
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- The Hobbit
- Wizards
Professional Editor
Professional Artist
Amateur Magazine
- Winner: Locus, Charles Brown & Dena Brown, eds.
- Don-O-Saur, Don C. Thompson, ed.
- Janus, Janice Bogstad & Jeanne Gomoll, eds.
- Maya, Rob Jackson, ed.
- Science Fiction Review, Richard E. Geis, ed.
Fan Writer
Fan Artist
— Associated Awards —
Winner
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