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Science fiction’s most prestigious awards. TheHugoAwards.org

Voting in the #HugoAwards, as well as the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer is now open until August 8, 2026 at noon PDT. Votes can be submitted through our online balloting system, NomNom, or by mailing in a printable ballot.

Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Voting Now Open

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Hugo Awards! Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.

Hugo Award nominations now open.

The 2025 WSFS Business Meeting Agenda & Virtual Instructions are now live! Attending or virtual attending members of Seattle Worldcon are eligible to review these documents to help shape the future of the WSFS at the first virtual business meeting on July 4! seattlein2025.org/wsfs/busines...

Business Meeting Agenda and Information

The 2025 Business Meeting Agenda, along with the instructions for the virtual meeting platform, may be downloaded from the 'Documents' section of this page.

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Hugo Voting opens Wednesday, April 23 at 9 a.m. PDT for all WSFS members! The Hugo Packet will also be available to download at that time—and it's a big one (over 30 GB!). We’ve tried to optimize for speed, but please be patient when downloading. seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-aw...

Hugo Awards Information

The Hugo Award® is the leading award for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy. The Hugo Awards were first presented in 1953 and have been awarded every year since 1955 by the…

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Worldcon Heritage Organization Succeeds in Buying First Hugo at Auction file770.com/worldcon-her... This means that the trophy will become part of Worldcon historical exhibits instead of vanishing into a private collection. The money that WHO spent was raised by private contributions from fans.

Worldcon Heritage Organization Succeeds in Buying First Hugo at Auction

Ackerman’s Hugo Close-up of plaque The first Hugo Award ever presented, given to Forrest J Ackerman by Isaac Asimov at the 1953 Worldcon, was acquired by Worldcon Heritage Organization w…

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