Hugo Nominations, 2015

[rymenhild]

Since I got a supporting membership to last year's Worldcon, even though I never got around to voting for the 2014 Hugos, I have nomination powers this year. I intend to use these powers for good. Here are my nominations as they stand currently. Does anyone have additional suggestions? What have I forgotten? Which fan writers were on fire this year?

Best Novel:

Katherine Addison, The Goblin Emperor (Tor)
Jo Walton, My Real Children (Tor)
Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith, Stranger (Viking)
Seanan McGuire, The Winter Long (DAW)

Best Short Story:

A. Merc Rustad, How To Become A Robot in 12 Easy Steps (Scigentasy)
Mikki Kendall, If God Is Watching (The Revelator)
Ruthanna Emrys, Seven Commentaries on an Imperfect Land (tor.com)
(per ladybird97's excellent suggestion) Saladin Ahmed, Without Faith, Without Joy, Without Love (medium.com)

Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form)

Legend of Korra: Season 4, Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino (Nickelodeon)
Welcome to Night Vale, Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor (Commonplace Books)

Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form)

Welcome to Night Vale, "Old Oak Doors", Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor (Commonplace Books)

Best Fan Writer

(per agonistes's excellent suggestion) skygiants (Confidential to skygiants: How do you want to be identified on the Hugo ballot? Is there a post from last year you're especially proud of?)

Comments

[agonistes]

better be nominating skygiants for fan writer, that's all i'm saying

[rymenhild]

Oh! Of course. But she doesn't use her real name on DW -- will inquire how she wants to be identified.

[skygiants]

YOU'RE RIDICULOUS. <3 Um. Now that I'm back from vacation, I will think about it and take a look!

[genarti]

What a good idea for a post! I'm pretty sure I also have nomination powers, and, uh, I have not thought about that anywhere near as much as I ought to. So it's now sort of eleventh hour, but all the same.