hugo nominations for 2009

Here's what I'm nominating for the Hugos, in all the categories where I feel like I've read or watched enough to be even vaguely useful. (Which is surprisingly few, really, but I spent five months of the year chained to MIT.)

Best novel:

  1. Palimpsest, by Catherynne M. Valente, Bantam

Best novella:

  1. Pelago, by Judith Berman, Asimov's February 2009

Best novelette:

  1. "The Qualia Engine", by Damien Broderick, Asimov's August 2009

Best short story:

  1. "Sleepless in the House of Ye", by Ian McHugh, Asimov's July 2009

  2. "As Women Fight", by Sarah Genge, Asimov's December 2009

  3. "Mr. Penumbra's Twenty-Four Hour Book Store", by Robin Sloan, robinsloan.com

  4. "Bridesicle", by Will McIntosh, Asimov's January 2009

  5. "The Horrid Glory of Its Wings", by Elizabeth Bear, Tor.com

Best dramatic presentation, short form:

  1. "Belonging", Dollhouse season 2 episode 4

  2. "Man on the Street", Dollhouse season 1 episode 6

…and that's all I've got. So many good candidates for best short story — far more than I can actually list — and so few for anything else, and so many categories left completely empty! But no time to fix that now. Maybe next year.