
On April 23, the 2025 Hugo Awards voter packet became available for download by WSFS Members of the Seattle 2025 Worldcon. The packet is an electronic collection which helps voters become better informed about the works and creators on the ballot. Works which are included have been made available through the generosity of finalists and their publishers.
The Hugo Voter Packet will be available for download until the voting deadline on July 23 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Voters can make as many changes as they wish to their ballot until the deadline.
The voter packet contains complete texts of many Hugo-nominated works, preview versions of some works, and directions for finding some finalists’ works online. Some items have been made available through NetGalley, which requires a user account for access (registration is free).
The packet contains all of the finalists in these categories: Best Novel, Best Novella, Best Novelette, Best Short Story, Best Related Work, and Best Poem.
As for the other categories:
Best Series. Excerpts (or single works in a series) are provided.
Best Graphic Story or Comic. Complete versions of five finalists and an excerpt of the sixth are provided.
Best Dramatic Presentation: Long Form. Only three finalists provided anything, trailers and images in two cases, and a link to view the entire movie Wicked.
Best Dramatic Presentation: Short Form. Complete episodes of Fallout, plus the two Doctor Who and two Star Trek: Lower Decks finalists are provided. The sixth finalists did not respond.
Best Game or Interactive Work. In addition to other material, four of the finalists have included information on how to request an evaluation code to play the game.
Best Editor: Short Form. Most finalists have accompanied their statements with samples of edited stories. Brozek and Strahan have included complete copies of anthologies.
Best Editor: Long Form. Finalists have submitted statements, and in three cases copies of completed books.
Best Semiprozine. Samples of works from issues.
Best Fanzine. Finalists have provided various articles, excerpt Journey Planet has provided all eligible issues.
Best Fancast. Finalists have provided multiple episodes.
Best Fan Writer. Finalists have provided an introduction and multiple articles.
Best Professional Artist and Best Fan Artist. Sample works provided. In some cases, links to websites, with caution the works included there may have been published outside the eligibility period.
Lodestar Award: Five of six finalists have furnished complete works. The sixth is an excerpt.
As in previous years, WSFS and Seattle 2025 ask that voters honor publishers’ and creators’ request that they reserve these copies for their personal use only, and that they do not share these works with non-members of Seattle 2025.
Only members of Seattle 2025 can access the 2025 Hugo Award Voter packet and vote on the 2025 Hugo Awards. To become a member of Seattle 2025, see the registration page.
If you don’t have access to the Hugo Voter Packet, here is a list of links to read the 2025 Hugo Finalists (or excerpts) which are available for free online.
The detailed Tables of Contents for each category as supplied by the committee follow the jump.

Best Novel
This folder includes the following finalists:
Title/Author | Formats | Notes |
Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky | ePub, PDF | |
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley | ePub, PDF, Docx | Includes instructions on how to obtain audiobook. |
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky | MP3, ePub, PDF | Text and audio versions. |
Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell | MP3, ePub, PDF | Text and audio versions. |
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher | MP3, ePub, PDF | Text and audio versions. |
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett |
Note: Each ePub and PDF file is a complete novel.
Table of Contents
This folder includes the following finalists:
Title/Author | Formats | Notes |
The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo | ePub, PDF | |
The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed | ePub, PDF | |
Navigational Entanglements by Aliette de Bodard | ePub, PDF | |
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar | ePub, PDF | |
The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler | ePub, PDF | |
What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher | MP3, ePub, PDF | Text and audio versions. |
Note: Each ePub and PDF file is a complete novella.
Table of Contents
This folder includes the following finalists:
Title/Author | Formats | Notes |
“The Brotherhood of Montague St. Video” by Thomas Ha | MP3, ePub, PDF | Text and audio versions. |
“By Salt, By Sea, By Light of Stars” by Premee Mohamed | ePub, PDF | |
“The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea” by Naomi Kritzer | ||
“Lake of Souls” by Ann Leckie | ||
“Loneliness Universe” by Eugenia Triantafyllou | MP3, ePub, PDF | Text and audio versions. |
“Signs of Life” by Sarah Pinsker | MP3, ePub, PDF | Text and audio versions. |
Note: Each ePub and PDF file is a complete novelette.
Table of Contents
This folder includes the following finalists:
Title/Author | Formats | Notes |
“Five Views of the Planet Tartarus” by Rachael K. Jones | MP3, WAV, ePub, PDF | Text and audio versions. |
“Marginalia” by Mary Robinette Kowal | MP3, ePub, PDF | Text and audio versions. |
“Stitched to Skin Like Family Is” by Nghi Vo | ePub, PDF | |
“Three Faces of a Beheading” by Arkady Martine | ePub, PDF | |
“We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read” by Caroline M. Yoachim | MP3, WAV, ePub, PDF, Mobi | Text and audio versions. |
“Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole” by Isabel J. Kim | MP3, ePub, PDF | Text and audio versions. |
Table of Contents
This folder includes the following finalists:
Title/Author | Formats | Notes |
Between Earth and Sky by Rebecca Roanhorse | ePub, PDF | Final ePub of the first book in the series; pre-publication ePubs of the second and third; final PDFs of all three. |
The Burning Kingdoms by Tasha Suri | Excerpts of all three books. | |
InCryptid by Seanan McGuire | PDF, Docx | Links to NetGalley* versions of all of the books in the series. |
Southern Reach by Jeff VanderMeer | ePub, PDF | All of the books in the series. |
The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson | ePub, PDF, MP3 | Text and audio versions of all of the books in the series**. |
The Tyrant Philosophers by Adrian Tchaikovsky | ePub, PDF, MP3 | Text and audio versions of the first book in the series. |
* NetGalley is a free service that allows you to read an authorized copy of a work. If you don’t have a NetGalley account, you have to register before you can use the service.
** Some of the ePub files for this finalist are over 50MB; to transfer those large ePub files to a Kindle device or app, you need to use the web version of Send to Kindle.
This folder includes the following finalists:
Title/Creators | Formats | Notes |
The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag | Excerpt. | |
The Hunger and the Dusk: Vol. 1 written by G. Willow Wilson, art by Chris Wildgoose | Volume 1, collecting issues 1– 6. | |
Monstress, Vol. 9: The Possessed written by Marjorie Liu, art by Sana Takeda | Volume 9, collecting issues 49–54. | |
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book 2 by Emil Ferris | ||
Star Trek: Lower Decks: Warp Your Own Way written by Ryan North, art by Chris Fenoglio | The internal links in the PDF are an important part of the reading experience. Those links work in some PDF viewers, but not on Kindle. | |
We Called Them Giants written by Kieron Gillen, art by Stephanie Hans, lettering by Clayton Cowles |
Table of Contents
This folder includes the following finalists:
Title/Authors | Formats | Notes |
“Charting the Cliff: An Investigation into the 2023 Hugo Nomination Statistics” by Camestros Felapton and Heather Rose Jones | ePub, PDF, Docx | Includes link to online version. |
r/Fantasy’s 2024 Bingo Reading Challenge, presented by the r/Fantasy Bingo team | ||
“The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel” by Jenny Nicholson | Docx | Includes link to online version. |
Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt- Right by Jordan S. Carroll | ePub, PDF, Docx, JPG | Includes author photo and link to online version. |
Track Changes by Abigail Nussbaum | ePub, PDF | |
“The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion” by Chris M. Barkley and Jason Sanford | ePub, PDF | Includes links to online versions. |
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Table of Contents
This folder includes the following finalists:
Title/Creators | Formats | Notes |
Dune: Part Two, screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, directed by Denis Villeneuve | No submission received. | |
Flow, screenplay by Gints Zilbalodis and Matīss Kaža, directed by Gints Zilbalodis | PDF, Docx, PNG | Includes the screenplay, still images from the movie, and a link to a trailer. |
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, screenplay by George Miller and Nick Lathouris, directed by George Miller | No submission received. | |
I Saw the TV Glow, screenplay by Jane Schoenbrun, directed by Jane Schoenbrun | PDF, JPG, MOV | Includes press notes about the movie, still images from the movie, and a trailer. |
Wicked, screenplay by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, directed by Jon M. Chu | PDF, Docx | Includes the screenplay and a link to watch the movie. |
The Wild Robot, screenplay by Chris Sanders and Peter Brown, directed by Chris Sanders | No submission received. |
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
Table of Contents
This folder includes the following finalists:
Title/Creators | Formats | Notes |
Fallout: “The Beginning” written by Gursimran Sandhu, directed by Wayne Che Yip | Includes the screenplay, still images from the episode, and a link to a trailer. | |
Agatha All Along: “Death’s Hand in Mine” written by Gia King & Cameron Squires, directed by Jac Schaeffer | No submission received. | |
Doctor Who: “Dot and Bubble” written by Russell T Davies, directed by Dylan Holmes Williams | MP4, MOV, PDF, JPG, TIFF | Includes the full episode, still images, the screenplay, and a trailer. |
Star Trek: Lower Decks: “Fissure Quest” created by Mike McMahan and written by Lauren McGuire based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry, directed by Brandon Williams | MP4, PDF | Includes the full episode (with captions), the screenplay, and links to other resources. |
Star Trek: Lower Decks: “The New Next Generation” created and written by Mike McMahan, based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry, directed by Megan Lloyd | MP4, PDF | Includes the full episode (with captions), the screenplay, and links to other resources. |
Title/Creators | Formats | Notes |
Doctor Who: “73 Yards” written by Russell T Davies, directed by Dylan Holmes Williams | MP4, MOV, PDF, JPG | Includes the full episode, still images, the screenplay, and a trailer. |
Table of Contents
This folder includes the following finalists:
Title/Creators | Formats | Notes |
Caves of Qud, co-creators Brian Bucklew and Jason Grinblat | Information about the game, links to a tutorial and a deep dive guide, links to other game materials, and information on how to request an evaluation code to play the game. | |
Dragon Age: The Veilguard produced by BioWare | Information about the game, links to other game materials, and information on how to request an evaluation code to play the game. | |
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom produced by Nintendo | No submission received. | |
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes produced by Simogo | Docx | Information about the game, screen snaps from the game, links to other game materials, and information on how to request an evaluation code to play the game. |
Tactical Breach Wizards developed by Suspicious Developments | Information about the game, a link to a trailer, and a link to the free demo on Steam. |
1000xRESIST developed by sunset visitor 斜陽過客, published by Fellow Traveller | PDF, Docx | Information about the game, links to other game materials, and information on how to request an evaluation code to play the game. |
Table of Contents
This folder includes the following finalists:
Editor | Formats | Notes |
Scott H. Andrews | ePub, PDF, Doc | Editorial philosophy and Beneath Ceaseless Skies issues 401 and 417. |
Jennifer Brozek | ePub, PDF | Editorial philosophy and the anthology 99 Fleeting Fantasies. |
Neil Clarke | ePub, PDF | Editorial philosophy and multiple edited stories from Clarkesworld. |
Jonathan Strahan | ePub, PDF, Docx | List of fiction edited in 2024 and the anthology New Adventures in Space Opera. |
Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas | ePub, PDF, Docx | A compilation of highlights from Uncanny Magazine, and multiple episodes of the magazine’s podcast. |
Sheila Williams | Editorial philosophy and multiple edited stories from Asimov’s. |
Table of Contents
This folder includes the following finalists:
Editor | Formats | Notes |
Carl Engle-Laird | ||
Ali Fisher | Docx | |
Lee Harris | ||
David Thomas Moore | ePub, PDF | Includes sample chapters from multiple edited books. |
Diana M. Pho | ePub, PDF, Docx | Includes pre-publication versions of multiple edited books, and final version of one edited book. |
Stephanie Stein | ePub, PDF, Docx | Includes multiple edited books. |
Table of Contents
This folder includes the following finalists:
Artist | Formats | Notes |
Micaela Alcaino | JPG | |
Audrey Benjaminsen | Docx, JPG | |
Rovina Cai | ||
Maurizio Manzieri | RTF, JPG | |
Tran Nguyen | JPG | |
Alyssa Winans |
Note: Some finalists have included links to their websites. The sites are likely to include works created outside the eligibility period. When you vote, please consider only works published for the first time in a professional publication during 2024.
Table of Contents
This folder includes the following finalists:
Title/Creators | Formats | Notes |
The Deadlands, publisher Sean Markey; editors E. Catherine Tobler, Nicasio Andres Reed, David Gilmore, Laura Blackwell, Annika Barranti Klein; proofreader Josephine Stewart; columnist Amanda Downum; art and design Cory Skerry, Christine M. Scott; social media Felicia Martínez; assistant Shana Du Bois | ePub, PDF | Issues 33–36. |
Escape Pod, editors Mur Lafferty and Valerie Valdes, assistant editors Premee Mohamed and Kevin Wabaunsee, hosts Tina Connolly and Alasdair Stuart, producers Summer Brooks and Adam Pracht; and the entire Escape Pod team | ePub, PDF, Docx, JPG | Multiple text stories, and links to audio stories. |
FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, publisher and executive editor DaVaun Sanders, poetry editor B. Sharise Moore, art director Christian Ivey, acquiring editors Rebecca McGee, Kerine Wint, Egbiameje Omole, Emmalia Harrington, Genine | ePub, PDF | Issues 29–32. |
Title/Creators | Formats | Notes |
Tyson, Tonya R. Moore, sponsor coordinator Nelson Rolon | ||
khōréō, produced by Zhui Ning Chang, Aleksandra Hill, Danai Christopoulou, Isabella Kestermann, Kanika Agrawal, Sachiko Ragosta, Lian Xia Rose, Jenelle DeCosta, Melissa Ren, Elaine Ho, Ambi Sun, Cyrus Chin, Nivair H. Gabriel, Jeané Ridges, Lilivette Domínguez, Isaree Thatchaichawalit, Jei D. Marcade, M. L. Krishnan, Ysabella Maglanque, Aaron Voigt, Adialyz Del Valle Berríos, Adil Mian, Akilah White, Alexandra Millatmal, Anselma Widha Prihandita, E. Broderick, K. S. Walker, Katarzyna Nowacka, Katie McIvor, Kelsea Yu, Lynn D. Jung, Madeleine Vigneron, Marie Croke, Merulai Femi, Phoebe Low, S. R. Westvik, Sanjna Bhartiya, Sara Messenger, Sophia Uy, Tina Zhu, Yuvashri Harish, Zohar Jacobs | ePub, PDF, MP3 | Issues 3.4 and 4.1–4.4, and audio versions of multiple stories. |
Strange Horizons, by the Strange Horizons Editorial Collective | ePub, PDF | Multiple works that appeared in the magazine, as well as links to the podcast. |
Uncanny Magazine, publishers and editors-in-chief: Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas; managing editor Monte Lin; poetry editor Betsy Aoki; podcast producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky | ePub, PDF | Multiple works that appeared in the magazine, as well as links to the podcast. |
Note: Some finalists have included links to their websites. The sites are likely to include works created outside the eligibility period. When you vote, please consider only works published during 2024.
Table of Contents
This folder includes the following finalists:
Title/Creators | Formats | Notes |
Ancillary Review of Books, editors Jake Casella Brookins, Zachary Gillan, Lane Gillespie, Misha Grifka Wander, Gareth A. Reeves, Bianca Skrinyár, Cynthia Zhang | ePub, PDF | Multiple articles. |
Black Nerd Problems, editors William Evans and Omar Holmon | Multiple articles. | |
The Full Lid, written by Alasdair Stuart and edited by Marguerite Kenner | Introduction and multiple issues. | |
Galactic Journey, founder Gideon Marcus, editor Janice L. Newman, associate writers Cora Buhlert, Jessica Holmes, Kerrie Dougherty, Kris Vyas-Myall, and Natalie Devitt, and the rest of the Journey team | ePub, PDF | Multiple articles.* |
Journey Planet, edited by Allison Hartman Adams, Amanda Wakaruk, Ann Gry, Jean Martin, Sara Felix, Sarah Gulde, Chuck Serface, David Ferguson, Olav Rokne, Paul Weimer, Steven H Silver, | Issues 79–89. |
Title/Creators | Formats | Notes |
Christopher J. Garcia and James Bacon | ||
Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog, editors Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk | Multiple articles. |
Note: Some finalists have included links to their websites. The sites are likely to include works created outside the eligibility period. When you vote, please consider only works published during 2024.
* The ePub file for this finalist is over 50MB; to transfer that ePub file to a Kindle device or app, you need to use the web version of Send to Kindle.
Table of Contents
This folder includes the following finalists:
Title/Creators | Formats | Notes |
The Coode Street Podcast, presented by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe, producer Jonathan Strahan | MP3, Docx | Introduction and multiple audio episodes. |
Eight Days of Diana Wynne Jones, presented by Emily Tesh and Rebecca Fraimow | MP3, PDF, Docx | Introduction and multiple audio episodes, with transcripts. |
Hugo, Girl!, presented by Haley Zapal, Amy Salley, Lori Anderson, and Kevin Anderson | MP3, PDF | Introduction and multiple audio episodes, with transcripts. |
Hugos There, presented by Seth Heasley | MP3, PDF, TXT, PNG | Introduction and multiple audio episodes, with transcripts and a logo image. |
A Meal of Thorns, presented by Jake Casella Brookins | MP3, PDF | Multiple audio episodes, with transcripts and show notes. |
Worldbuilding for Masochists, presented by Marshall Ryan Maresca, Cass Morris and Natania Barron | MP3, PDF | Introduction and multiple audio episodes, with transcripts. |
Note: Some finalists have included links to their websites. The sites are likely to include works created outside the eligibility period. When you vote, please consider only works published during 2024.
Table of Contents
This folder includes the following finalists:
Author | Formats | Notes |
Camestros Felapton | ePub, PDF | Introduction and multiple articles. |
Abigail Nussbaum | ePub, PDF | Introduction and multiple articles. |
Roseanna Pendlebury | ePub, PDF | Introduction and multiple articles. |
Jason Sanford | ePub, PDF | Introduction and multiple articles. |
Alasdair Stuart | Introduction and multiple articles. | |
Örjan Westin | ePub, PDF | Introduction and multiple stories. |
Note: Some finalists have included links to their and others’ websites. The sites are likely to include works created outside the eligibility period. When you vote, please consider only works published during 2024.
Table of Contents
This folder includes the following finalists:
Artist | Formats | Notes |
Iain J. Clark | ||
Sara Felix | ||
Meg Frank | PDF, JPG | |
Michelle Morrell | ||
Alison Scott | ePub, PDF, PNG | |
España Sheriff | ePub, PDF |
Note: Some finalists have included links to their websites. The sites are likely to include works created outside the eligibility period. When you vote, please consider only works published during 2024.
Table of Contents
This folder includes the following finalists:
Title/Author | Formats | Notes |
Calypso by Oliver K. Langmead | MP3, ePub, PDF | Text and audio versions. The audio version is an excerpt. |
“Ever Noir” by Mari Ness | Magazine issue in which the poem was published. | |
“there are no taxis for the dead” by Angela Liu | MP3, ePub, PDF | Text and audio versions. |
“A War of Words” by Marie Brennan | ePub, PDF | |
“We Drink Lava” by Ai Jiang | MP3, ePub, PDF | Text and audio versions. |
“Your Visiting Dragon” by Devan Barlow | ePub, PDF, Docx |
Lodestar Award for Best YA Book
Table of Contents
This folder includes the following finalists:
Title/Author | Formats | Notes |
The Feast Makers by H.A. Clarke | ePub, PDF | Pre-publication versions. |
Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao | MP3, PDF, XLSX | Text and audio versions. |
The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko | MP3, ePub, PDF | Text and audio excerpts. |
Moonstorm by Yoon Ha Lee | ePub, PDF | |
Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger | Excerpt. | |
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole | ePub, PDF | ePub is a pre-publication version, PDF is the final version. |
Note: Each ePub and PDF file is a complete novel unless marked otherwise.
Astounding Award for Best New Writer
This folder includes the following finalists:
Author | Formats | Notes |
Moniquill Blackgoose** | Excerpt of To Shape a Dragon’s Breath, which includes a NetGalley*** link to request the whole book. | |
Bethany Jacobs** | Excerpts from first two books of a trilogy: These Burning Stars and On Vicious Worlds. | |
Hannah Kaner** | ePub, PDF | First two books of a trilogy: Godkiller and Sunbringer. |
Angela Liu** | MP3, ePub, PDF | Multiple stories and poems, and audio versions of two stories. |
Jared Pechaček* | MP3, ePub, PDF | Text and audio versions of The West Passage. |
Tia Tashiro** | ePub, PDF | Multiple stories. |
* First year of eligibility.
** Second year of eligibility.
*** NetGalley is a free service that allows you to read an authorized copy of a work. If you don’t have a NetGalley account, you have to register before you can use the service. For this NetGalley book, you have to explicitly request access; the publisher may take up to three days to approve your request.
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Still trying to download the Best Series packet. So many MB!
I seriously cannot find where they have hidden the Hugo packet.
Help?
Have I looked at the link and not seen it?
“Seattle Worldcon 2025 members may access the voter’s packet by logging in as you would to vote. Once you are logged in, click the “Download the packet” link underneath the “Click to Vote” button. Instructions and individual category downloads are available once you click through.”
https://seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-awards/how-to-vote/
Thanks for the explanation!
@Danny Sichel–Thank you!
Just downloaded the complete thing—43 gigs! Even with my fairly fast connection, took 20 minutes or so.
No mention of the Astounding Award authors? Every author provided some material, 4 novels (Blackgoose, Kaner, and Pechacek), 1 novel excerpt (Jacobs), and short stories & poems from Angela Liu and Tia Tashiro.
Thanks for gathering the Packet TOCs together into one list!
But two of the TOCs are missing: In addition to the Astounding TOC (as noted by David H), this set of TOCs is also missing Graphic Story. If it’s not too complicated (I don’t know what your process is), could you add those?
Will do, Jed. They are now included.
@Mike Glyer: Thanks for the detailed report!
@Seattle in 2025: Thanks for not only letting us download things individually, and download all but Best Series in one go, but ALSO letting us get the rest of Best Series and then get “Stormlight” separately! I’m okay with downloading huge things, but I do want to break things up a little. (grins)
Last but NOT AT ALL least: @Creators, et al.: I’m amazed to see so much audio made available! Thank you SO MUCH; I have more time for audio these days, especially for longer works, so I super appreciate this! <3
Signed,
A thankful and excited Hugo voter 🙂
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Can anyone tell me which episodes of Worldbuilding, Coode Street, and Meal of Thorns are included? I like to listen to the episodes they suggest, but it’s SO MUCH EASIER to just go in my podcast app and select them. I really don’t want to pull a big file down just to get the episode titles or numbers.
Hugo Girl and Hugo’s There very kindly list their included episodes on their web pages, and I had already listened to the complete season of Eight Days.
But if anyone has the ToC for the others I’d really appreciate it.
Does your podcast app have a search function? They would be episodes released in 2024.