From the blog team:
Fred wins!
Robert Silverberg accepts the 2010 Best Fan Writer Hugo Award on behalf of Frederik Pohl at Aussiecon 4. (Photo by Laurie D.T. Mann.)
2010 Hugo Award Winners
Best Fan Artist
Brad W. Foster
Best Fanzine
StarShipSofa, edited by Tony C. Smith
Best Fan Writer
Frederik Pohl
Best Semiprozine
Clarkesworld, edited by Neil Clarke, Sean Wallace and Cheryl Morgan
Best Professional Artist
Shaun Tan
Best Editor, Short Form
Ellen Datlow
Best Editor, Long Form
Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
Doctor Who: “The Waters of Mars,”
written by Russell T. Davies and Phil Ford, directed by Graeme Harper (BBC Wales)
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Moon, screenplay by Nathan Parker; story by Duncan Jones, directed by Duncan Jones (Liberty Films)
Best Graphic Story
Girl Genius, Volume 9: Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm,
written by Kaja and Phil Foglio; art by Phil Foglio,
colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment)
Best Related Book
This Is Me, Jack Vance! (Or, More Properly, This is “I”)
by Jack Vance (Subterranean Press)
Best Short Story
“Bridesicle” by Will McIntosh (Asimov’s Jan. 2009)
Best Novelette
“The Island” by Peter Watts (The New Space Opera 2, Eos)
Best Novella
“Palimpsest” by Charles Stross (Wireless, Ace, Orbit)
Best Novel (tie)
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi (Night Shade)
The City & The City by China Mieville (Del Rey; Macmillan UK)
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
Seanan McGuire
Congratulations to all the winners!
the blog team says:
Oh, yeah, and we forgot to mention that Chicago will be the host of the 2012 World Science Fiction Convention (not surprising, since the bid was unopposed).
September 5, 2010, 7:49 amGlen says:
Congratulations!
September 5, 2010, 8:02 amMike Weasner says:
Congrats Fred! And congrats to all the Hugo winners!
September 5, 2010, 9:01 amJohn Kerr says:
Congrats Fred, so richly deserved for all your writing, but particularly of course for the completely priceless reminiscences recorded here. Even Neil Gaiman cheered in the online textcast when you won! My blog article is updated with the news: http://mycodehere.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-voted-for-hugos.html
September 5, 2010, 9:27 amKeep up the great work, we know what it costs you, and we appreciate your efforts, now more than ever.
Greg Morrow says:
Congratulations! Your reminiscences here have been wonderful to read.
September 5, 2010, 10:26 amBrian says:
Congratulations! As I said before, it’s wonderful to see a fan go on to win awards as a pro, and then come back to win awards as a fan again. The connection between fan and pro in science fiction, the permeability of a line that in most cases is solid as a rock, has never been more clearly demonstrated.
Wonderful news! Here’s to many more!
September 5, 2010, 10:28 amPat says:
Congratulations, Fred! A well-deserved prize.
September 5, 2010, 10:46 amErik Harrison says:
Let me be the first blog reader to congratulate you, Fred. It’s been a pleasure to read your online memoirs.
And congrats to the blog team for making it possible.
September 5, 2010, 11:15 amomega says:
Congratulations. I watched over the web feed and the cheer that went up when that was announced was massive.
September 5, 2010, 11:31 amKelly says:
Congratulations, Fred.
September 5, 2010, 11:33 amron says:
Congrats, and well-deserved. I really enjoy reading this blog, particularly the slices of history behind the literature that formed so much of my brain-matter.
September 5, 2010, 12:11 pmCaitieCat says:
Congratulations, Mr. Pohl, and very well-deserved. Your blog has become a non-missable stop on my daily blog roll.
September 5, 2010, 1:24 pmBv says:
This is awesome.
September 5, 2010, 2:20 pmCongratulations to Mr. Pohl
D. says:
Congratulations!!
September 5, 2010, 2:21 pmStefan Jones says:
Congratulations, and keep on blogging!
September 5, 2010, 2:24 pmmiles says:
congrats Mr. Pohl! Your blog is wonderful… keep up the wonderful work (books and blogs!).
September 5, 2010, 4:40 pmCraig says:
Congratulations Fred!
September 5, 2010, 4:56 pmTechSlave says:
Congratulations Fred! A well deserved win, and thank you for sharing your stories and experiences over the many years. It gives me a glimpse into a history of science fiction that I would likely never have received otherwise.
My hearty congratulations go out to all the other winners as well – there are so many awesome books and stories this year that won.
September 5, 2010, 4:58 pmJim Flanagan says:
That news really makes my day.
September 5, 2010, 5:30 pmCongratulations Fred for a deserved honor.
rainycity1 says:
Congratulations! Well deserved! and many thanks for the blog entries and insights.
September 5, 2010, 8:21 pmChris McKitterick says:
Congratulations, Fred. I get such a kick out of your winning for Best Fan Writer! It\’s well-deserved for all your fannish efforts since the early days, and it makes me smile with glee that one of my great literary heroes is still a great fan.
September 5, 2010, 11:00 pmJames Davis Nicoll says:
Congratulations!
September 5, 2010, 11:07 pmBill Higgins-- Beam Jockey says:
Way to go, Fred. You should have taken up blogging decades ago!
September 5, 2010, 11:33 pmRob Barrett says:
Hip hip hooray!
September 6, 2010, 12:01 amSteve Gillett says:
Congratulations, Fred!
September 6, 2010, 9:45 amVal says:
Is there still room on the shelf for one more?
Congratulations on a well deserved Hugo. I very much enjoy reading this blog.
September 6, 2010, 10:57 amJohn D. says:
Well-deserved!
September 6, 2010, 8:46 pmBald Guy says:
Hearty congrats Mr. Pohl!!!!
September 7, 2010, 12:45 amMichael Parker says:
Congratulations, Fred! I’m a big fan of yours and your blog. You’re truly an inspiration to this novice writer!
September 7, 2010, 1:58 amRobert Nowall says:
I’m thinking congratulations are still in order…but a whimsical nasty thought comes to me. I looked the other nominees over in the posting at Locus’s website, and was wondering.
What’s the age spread between Mr. Pohl and the other nominees? And how long have any of them been active in fandom?
September 7, 2010, 6:23 amsteve davidson says:
congrats Fred! A well-deserved add to your sterling career!
September 7, 2010, 6:39 amLloyd Penney says:
Congratulations to Fred Pohl! A lovely present from the other side of the world!
Robert Nowall wonders about the age spread…I am 51, and have been involved in fandom for 33 years.
September 7, 2010, 4:16 pmQ says:
just had to write this…congratulations. i love your commentary
September 9, 2010, 5:02 amBill Goodwin says:
This news has had me glowing like a lamp, just to know there’s yet sense and celebration in the world! Congratulations!
September 11, 2010, 1:25 pm