And the Awards go to...!

[talkstowolves]

The Hugos have been announced! I'm including a list of the winners below the cut for those of you who might not have seen yet:

2008 Hugo Award Winners
Best Novel: The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins; Fourth Estate)
Best Novella: “All Seated on the Ground” by Connie Willis (Asimov’s Dec. 2007; Subterranean Press)
Best Novelette: “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate” by Ted Chiang (Subterranean Press; F&SF Sept. 2007)
Best Short Story: “Tideline” by Elizabeth Bear (Asimov’s June 2007)
Best Related Book: Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction by Jeff Prucher (Oxford University Press)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Stardust Written by Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn, Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, Illustrated by Charles Vess, Directed by Matthew Vaughn (Paramount Pictures)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Doctor Who “Blink” Written by Steven Moffat Directed by Hettie Macdonald (BBC)
Best Editor, Long Form: David G. Hartwell
Best Editor, Short Form: Gordon Van Gelder
Best Professional Artist: Stephan Martiniere
Best Semiprozine: Locus
Best Fanzine: File 770
Best Fan Writer: John Scalzi
Best Fan Artist: Brad Foster

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Mary Robinette Kowal

I don't know about any of those novels or novellas sadly, but will definitely be checking them out. I am familiar with both of the film award winners and think they're both well-deserving.

Congratulations to LJ-local matociquala! I'm also pleased to note that her winning story, "Tideline", rides the crest of interstitiality: it's inspired by a necklace called "Sinners in the Hands of a Mildly Startled Buddha" by elisem.

This weekend also saw the announcement of the winners in Weird Tales' flash fiction Spam-ade! contest.

I entered this contest with the amusing spam headline: "Dark Knight disapproved by Vaticans due to Satanic links." Sadly, my little Monty Python-esque piece was not one of the finalists. No worries, though! I'll share my silly Spam-ade! story with you on Wednesday. An extra bit of fiction for the week!

Beneath the cut, you can see the headlines that did win:

2008 Spam-ade! Winners
First Place: “Let Yourself Look Spiny,” by Richard Howard
Second place: “Boy Eats Fried Rat, Pictures,” by Eric Grisson
Third place: “Mexico Delivered At Your Door,” by Kristine Duffey

Coming up:
D is for Desire: A Tale from the Wishing Well on Monday, August 11th.
"Dark Knight Disapproved by Vaticans Due to Satanic Links": Spam Fiction on August 13th.