Kevin's Watch

Info from SF Signal, where they also provide links to places where you can read most of the stories online.

NOVEL

* Eifelheim by Michael F. Flynn
* His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
* Glasshouse by Charles Stross
* Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge
* Blindsight by Peter Watts


NOVELLA

* "A Billion Eves" by Robert Reed
* "The Walls of the Universe" by Paul Melko
* "Inclination" by William Shunn
* "Lord Weary's Empire" by Michael Swanwick
* "Julian" by Robert Charles Wilson


NOVELETTE

* "Yellow Card Man" by Paolo Bacigalupi
* "Dawn, and Sunset, and the Colours of the Earth" by Michael F. Flynn
* "The Djinn's Wife" by Ian McDonald
* "All the Things You Are" by Mike Resnick
* "Pol Pot's Beautiful Daughter" by Geoff Ryman


SHORT STORY

* "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" by Neil Gaiman
* "Kin" by Bruce McAllister
* "Impossible Dreams" by Tim Pratt
* "Eight Episodes" by Robert Reed
* "The House Beyond the Sky" by Benjamin Rosenbaum


RELATED BOOK

* About Writing: Seven Essays, Four Letters, and Five Interviews by Samuel R. Delany
* Heinlein's Children: The Juveniles by Joseph T. Major
* James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice Sheldon by Julie Phillips
* Cover Story: The Art of John Picacio by John Picacio
* Worldcon Guest of Honor Speeches edited by Mike Resnick & Joe Siclari

DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM

* Children of Men
* Pan's Labyrinth
* The Prestige
* A Scanner Darkly
* V for Vendetta


DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, SHORT FORM

* Battlestar Galactica, "Downloaded"
* Doctor Who, "Army of Ghosts" and "Doomsday"
* Doctor Who, "Girl in the Fireplace"
* Doctor Who, "School Reunion"


EDITOR, SHORT FORM

* Gardner Dozois
* David G. Hartwell
* Stanley Schmidt
* Gordon Van Gelder
* Sheila Williams


EDITOR, LONG FORM

* Lou Anders
* James Patrick Baen
* Ginjer Buchanan
* David G. Hartwell
* Patrick Nielsen Hayden


PROFESSIONAL ARTIST

* Bob Eggleton
* Donato Giancola
* Stephan Martiniere
* John Jude Palencar
* John Picacio


SEMIPROZINE

* Ansible
* Interzone
* Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet
* Locus
* The New York Review of Science Fiction


FANZINE

* Banana Wings
* Challenger
* The Drink Tank
* Plokta
* Science-Fiction Five-Yearly


FAN WRITER

* Chris Garcia
* John Hertz
* Dave Langford
* John Scalzi
* Steven H. Silver


FAN ARTIST

* Brad W. Foster
* Teddy Harvia
* Sue Mason
* Steve Stiles
* Frank Wu


JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER (not a Hugo)

* Scott Lynch
* Sarah Monette
* Naomi Novik
* Brandon Sanderson
* Lawrence M. Schoen


(UPDATE: Winners here)

Naomi Novik is gaining a huge following-she ought to win one or two...
Go Ian McDonald, Pan's Labyrinth and Bob Eggelston!

Do we root for John Jude Palencar ?

Palencar and Picacio are the two artists I seem to hear the most praise about. I lok forward to seeing what Palencar does for the chrons, because he's good, but personally I prefer Picacio.

Chicago has our own book blogger Bookslut. Back in April the blog's SF commenter, Adrienne Martini, said regarding the Hugo ballot 'What's up with out of 20 titles for fiction there's only ONE woman'. And before you all start going off about an award based on some measure of quality is not subject to the whims of some theoretical ideal of gender equity. Consider this the 2007 Nebula ballot which had about eleven woman nominated on their fiction categories which had about 30 titles nominated. Just seems odd, one woman vs. eleven women.

I'll probably need the fire proof asbestos suit for the replies.

Hugo Award winners 2007 (from Making Light):

Best Novel: Vernor Vinge, Rainbow’s End (Tor)
Best Novella: Robert Reed, “A Billion Eves” (Asimov’s)
Best Novelete: Ian McDonald, “The Djinn’s Wife” (Asimov’s)
Best Short Story: Tim Pratt, “Impossible Dreams” (Asimov’s)
Best Related Book: Julie Phillips, James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon (St. Martin’s)
Best Dramatic Presentation (Long Form): Pan’s Labyrinth (Picturehouse)
Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form): “Girl in the Fireplace” (Doctor Who)
Best Professional Editor (Long Form): Patrick Nielsen Hayden (Tor)
Best Professional Editor (Short Form): Gordon Van Gelder (F&SF)
Best Professional Artist: Donato Giancola
Best SemiProzine: Locus, ed. Charles N. Brown
Best Fanzine: Science-Fiction Five-Yearly, ed. Lee Hoffman, Geri Sullivan, and Randy Byers
Best Fan Writer: Dave Langford
Best Fan Artist: Frank Wu
John W Campbell Best New Writer Award: Naomi Novik

Been hearing a little about the results:
This is Vernor Vinge's third novel in a row to win a Hugo, apparently.
Dave Langford has been winning Best Fan Writer for years, but it seems this year John Scalzi only lost it by one vote!

Listings at this link--scroll to the bottom for full nomination and ballot details.