DisCon III Hugo Voter Packet Available

DisCon III notified members today that the Hugo Voter Packet is available to download at the members’s area.

This download of materials from Hugo Award finalists is supplied free of charge as a courtesy by creators, publishers, and studios. The purpose is to allow those who are voting on the Hugo Awards to make an informed choice among the finalists. We deeply appreciate the publishers, studios, authors, artists, editors, and other creators who have generously provided their works to this year’s Hugo Voter Packet. We also ask that you honor publishers’ and creators’ request that you reserve these copies for your personal use only and that you do not share these works with non-members of DisCon III.

The committee has created a highly convenient index PDF for each category showing the works and formats available.

The following checklist is based on the committee’s indexes, so what is in the PDFs or available through widgets, or a password to a site where the work is hosted, members will have to discover for themselves.

If a finalist has no material in the packet, they are not listed below.

BEST NOVEL

  • Black Sun, Rebecca Roanhorse (Gallery / Saga Press / Solaris) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF       
  • The City We Became, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit) – EXCERPT PDF
  • Harrow the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir (Tor.com) – EPUB, MOBI
  • Network Effect, Martha Wells (Tor.com) – EPUB, MOBI
  • Piranesi, Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury) – EXCERPT  – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • The Relentless Moon, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor Books / Solaris) – EPUB, MOBI

BEST NOVELLA

  • Come Tumbling Down, Seanan McGuire (Tor.com) – EPUB, MOBI
  • The Empress of Salt and Fortune, Nghi Vo (Tor.com) – EPUB, MOBI
  • Finna, Nino Cipri (Tor.com) – EPUB, MOBI
  • Ring Shout, P. Djèlí Clark (Tor.com) – EPUB, MOBI
  • Riot Baby, Tochi Onyebuchi (Tor.com) – EPUB, MOBI
  • Upright Women Wanted, Sarah Gailey (Tor.com) – EPUB, MOBI

BEST NOVELETTE

  •  “Burn, or the Episodic Life of Sam Wells as a Super”, A.T. Greenblatt (Uncanny Magazine,May/June 2020) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • “Helicopter Story”, Isabel Fall (Clarkesworld, January 2020) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • “The Inaccessibility of Heaven”, Aliette de Bodard (Uncanny Magazine, July/August 2020) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • “Monster”, Naomi Kritzer (Clarkesworld, January 2020) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • “The Pill”, Meg Elison (from Big Girl, (PM Press)) — PDF
  • Two Truths and a Lie, Sarah Pinsker (Tor.com) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF

BEST SHORT STORY

  • “Badass Moms in the Zombie Apocalypse”, Rae Carson (Uncanny Magazine, January/February 2020) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • “A Guide for Working Breeds”, Vina Jie-Min Prasad (Made to Order: Robots and Revolution, ed. Jonathan Strahan (Solaris)) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • “Little Free Library,” Naomi Kritzer (Tor.com) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • “The Mermaid Astronaut”, Yoon Ha Lee (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, February 2020) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • “Metal Like Blood in the Dark”, T. Kingfisher (Uncanny Magazine, September/October 2020) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • “Open House on Haunted Hill”, John Wiswell (Diabolical Plots – 2020, ed. David Steffen) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF

BEST SERIES

  • The Daevabad Trilogy, S.A. Chakraborty (Harper Voyager) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • The Interdependency, John Scalzi (Tor Books) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • The Lady Astronaut Universe, Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor Books/Audible/Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction / Solaris) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • The Murderbot Diaries, Martha Wells (Tor.com) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • October Daye, Seanan McGuire (DAW) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • The Poppy War, R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF

BEST RELATED WORK

  • Beowulf: A New Translation, Maria Dahvana Headley (FSG) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • CoNZealand Fringe, Claire Rousseau, C, Cassie Hart, Adri Joy, Marguerite Kenner, Cheryl Morgan, Alasdair Stuart. – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • FIYAHCON, L.D. Lewis–Director, Brent Lambert–Senior Programming Coordinator, Iori Kusano–FIYAHCON Fringe Co-Director, Vida Cruz–FIYAHCON Fringe Co-Director, and the Incredible FIYAHCON team — PDF
  • “George R.R. Martin Can Fuck Off Into the Sun, Or: The 2020 Hugo Awards Ceremony (Rageblog Edition)”, Natalie Luhrs (Pretty Terrible, August 2020) — PDF
  • A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler, Lynell George (Angel City Press) PDF
  • The Last Bronycon: a fandom autopsy, Jenny Nicholson (YouTube) – LINK TO VIDEO

BEST GRAPHIC STORY OR COMIC

  • DIE, Volume 2: Split the Party, written by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans, letters by Clayton Cowles (Image Comics) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF of DIE v. 1
  • Ghost-Spider vol. 1: Dog Days Are Over, Author: Seanan McGuire,  Artist: Takeshi Miyazawa and Rosi Kämpe (Marvel) — PDF
  • Invisible Kingdom, vol 2: Edge of Everything, Author: G. Willow Wilson, Artist: Christian Ward (Dark Horse Comics) — PDF
  • Monstress, vol. 5: Warchild, Author: Marjorie Liu, Artist: Sana Takeda (Image Comics) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Once & Future vol. 1: The King Is Undead, written by Kieron Gillen, iIllustrated by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra Bonvillain, lettered by Ed Dukeshire (BOOM! Studios) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, written by Octavia Butler, adapted by Damian Duffy, illustrated by John Jennings (Harry N. Abrams) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM

  • The Old Guard, written by Greg Rucka, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (Netflix / Skydance Media) – MOVIE, TRAILER, SCREENPLAY
  • Palm Springs, written by Andy Siara, directed by Max Barbakow (Limelight / Sun Entertainment Culture / The Lonely Island / Culmination Productions / Neon / Hulu / Amazon Prime) – TRAILER, SCRIPT
  • Soul, screenplay by Pete Docter, Mike Jones and Kemp Powers, directed by Pete Docter, co-directed by Kemp Powers, produced by Dana Murray (Pixar Animation Studios/ Walt Disney Pictures) — TRAILER

BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM

  • Doctor Who: Fugitive of the Judoon, written by Vinay Patel and Chris Chibnall, directed by Nida Manzoor (BBC) – FULL WORK
  • The Expanse: Gaugamela, written by Dan Nowak, directed by Nick Gomez (Alcon Entertainment / Alcon Television Group / Amazon Studios / Hivemind / Just So) – FULL WORK

BEST EDITOR, SHORT FORM

  • Neil Clarke – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Ellen Datlow – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Mur Lafferty and S.B. Divya – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Jonathan Strahan – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Sheila Williams – EPUB, MOBI, PDF

BEST EDITOR, LONG FORM

  • Nivia Evans – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Sheila E. Gilbert — PDF
  • Sarah Guan  – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Brit Hvide – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Diana M. Pho – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Navah Wolfe – EPUB, MOBI, PDF

BEST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST

  • Tommy Arnold — IMAGES
  • Rovina Cai — PDF
  • Galen Dara — IMAGES
  • Maurizio Manzieri — IMAGES
  • John Picacio — PDF
  • Alyssa Winans – IMAGES, PDF

BEST SEMIPROZINE

  • Beneath Ceaseless Skies, ed.Scott H. Andrews – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Escape Pod, editors Mur Lafferty and S.B. Divya, assistant editor Benjamin C. Kinney, hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart, audio producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht and the entire Escape Pod team. – EPUB, MOBI, PDF, MP3
  • FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, publisher Troy L. Wiggins, executive editor DaVaun Sanders, managing editor Eboni Dunbar, poetry editor Brandon O’Brien, reviews and social media Brent Lambert,  art director L. D. Lewis, and the FIYAH Team. – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • PodCastle, editors, C.L. Clark and Jen R. Albert, assistant editor and host, Setsu Uzumé, producer Peter Adrian Behravesh, and the entire PodCastle team. – EPUB, MOBI, PDF, MP3
  • Uncanny Magazine, editors in chief: Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, managing editor: Chimedum Ohaegbu, non-fiction editor:  Elsa Sjunneson, podcast producers: Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Strange Horizons, – EPUB, MOBI, PDF

BEST FANZINE

  • The Full Lid, written by Alasdair Stuart, edited by Marguerite Kenner — PDF
  • Journey Planet, edited by Michael Carroll, John Coxon, Sara Felix, Ann Gry, Sarah Gulde, Alissa McKersie, Errick Nunnally, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, Chuck Serface, Steven H Silver, Paul Trimble, Erin Underwood, James Bacon, and Chris Garcia. — PDF
  • Lady Business, editors. Ira, Jodie, KJ, Renay, and Susan. – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • nerds of a feather, flock together, ed. Adri Joy, Joe Sherry, The G, and Vance Kotrla – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Quick Sip Reviews, editor, Charles Payseur — PDF
  • Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, ed. Amanda Wakaruk and Olav Rokne – EPUB, MOBI, PDF [LINKS]

BEST FANCAST

  • Be The Serpent, presented by Alexandra Rowland, Freya Marske and Jennifer Mace  – EPUB, MOBI, PDF, MP3
  • Claire Rousseau’s YouTube channel, produced by Claire Rousseau  – EPUB, MOBI, PDF [LINKS]
  • The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe, Jonathan Strahan, producer – MP3
  • Kalanadi, produced and presented by Rachel  – EPUB, MOBI, PDF [LINKS]
  • The Skiffy and Fanty Show, produced by Shaun Duke and Jen Zink,  presented by Shaun Duke, Jen Zink, Alex Acks, Paul Weimer, and David Annandale. – PDF, MP3
  • Worldbuilding for Masochists, presented by Rowenna Miller, Marshall Ryan Maresca and Cass Morris  – EPUB, MOBI, PDF, MP3

BEST FAN WRITER

  • Cora Buhlert – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Charles Payseur – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Jason Sanford – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Elsa Sjunneson – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Alasdair Stuart – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Paul Weimer – EPUB, MOBI, PDF

BEST FAN ARTIST

  • Iain J. Clark — IMAGES
  • Cyan Daly — IMAGES
  • Sara Felix — IMAGES
  • Grace P. Fong — IMAGES
  • Maya Hahto — PDF
  • Laya Rose – IMAGES, PDF

BEST VIDEO GAME – VARIOUS MATERIAL, ONLY ONE PLAYABLE GAME

  • Blaseball (Publisher and Developer: The Game Band) – FREE GAME

LODESTAR AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK

  • Cemetery Boys, Aiden Thomas (Swoon Reads) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • A Deadly Education, Naomi Novik (Del Rey) — PDF
  • Elatsoe, Darcie Little Badger (Levine Querido) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Legendborn, Tracy Deonn (Margaret K. McElderry/ Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Raybearer, Jordan Ifueko (Amulet / Hot Key) – NETGALLEY WIDGET
  • A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking, T. Kingfisher (Argyll Productions) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF

ASTOUNDING AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER

  • Lindsay Ellis (1st year of eligibility) — PDF
  • Simon Jimenez (1st year of eligibility) – PDF EXTRACT, NETGALLEY WIDGET
  • Micaiah Johnson (1st year of eligibility) – PDF EXTRACT, NETGALLEY WIDGET
  • A.K. Larkwood (1st year of eligibility) – PDF EXTRACT
  • Jenn Lyons (2nd year of eligibility) – EPUB, MOBI, PDF
  • Emily Tesh (2nd year of eligibility) — PDF

56 thoughts on “DisCon III Hugo Voter Packet Available

  1. Also thanks from me, one item where the mobifile did break the conversation from PDF and the permision to fix it should be not so hard to get is from Alasdair Stuart, his PDF looks very different from the Mobifile.

  2. The packet’s been updated in
    Novelette / Series / Editor, Short Form / Fancast / Video Game
    per a recent email.

    Can someone summarize the substantive changes?

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