Congratulations to all Hugo and Campbell nominees! And especially to:

Best Short Story
“Amaryllis” by Carrie Vaughn, Lightspeed
“The Things” by Peter Watts, Clarkesworld

Best Professional Editor: Short Form
John Joseph Adams

Best Semiprozine
Clarkesworld, edited by Neil Clarke, Cheryl Morgan, Sean Wallace; podcast directed by Kate Baker
Lightspeed, edited by John Joseph Adams

Commentary:
This is the first time that Kate Baker has been acknowledged, and I’m hoping this year that voters will reward her hard work with a Hugo. She is truly the voice of Clarkesworld, today.

It’s also interesting to see three online stories dominating the short story category. Maybe it will continue, as it was only last year that more than one story landed on the ballot.

Women rocked the best professional editor, long form; novel; ss categories. Are we finally seeing a shift here?

Wow, out of the five nominees in semiprozine, four are actually fictionmags!

I also note five nominations for Asimov’s! Maybe this will be the year that Sheila Williams will take home a Hugo Award. Geez, isn’t it time already?