The 1997 Hugo Winners

Issue Five

The 1997 Hugo Awards

The Details of the Ballot

Other Awards

The Origin of the Hugo Rocket

Best Novel

Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins Voyager; Bantam Spectra)

Best Novella

"Blood of The Dragon" by George R. R. Martin (Asimov's 7/96)

Best Novelette

"Bicycle Repairman" by Bruce Sterling (Intersections; Asimov's 10-11/96)

Best Short Story

"The Soul Selects Her Own Society..." by Connie Willis (Asimov's 4/96; War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches)

Best Non-Fiction Book

Time & Chance by L. Sprague de Camp (Grant)

Best Dramatic Presentation

Babylon 5 "Severed Dreams" (Warner Bros.) Directed by David J. Eagle, Written by J. Michael Straczynski, Produced by John Copeland

Best Professional Editor

Gardner Dozois (Asimov's)

Best Professional Artist

Bob Eggleton

Best Semiprozine

Locus edited by Charles N. Brown

Best Fanzine

Mimosa edited by Dick & Nicki Lynch

Best Fan Writer

Dave Langford

Best Fan Artist

William Rotsler

The Hugo Administrator, Nina Siros, wishes to thank Scott Cupp, who was also on the subcommittee, and Willie Siros, Debbie Hodgkinson, and the many other people who helped provide nominee information and contacts, Jeffrey Copeland, who provided the software, Clayburn Moore, who constructed the bases, Lori Wolf and staff for running the Hugo Ceremonies, David Thayer and Bill Child for laying out the Hugo ballots, and the nominees and their families, for making the job so much fun.