A Quick Look at the 2025 Hugo Award Celebrations
Every year, the Hugo Awards shine a spotlight on the best and brightest in science fiction and fantasy — from groundbreaking novels to fan-powered art and even podcasts. In 2025, the ceremony took place at Seattle Worldcon 2025, offering fans a thrilling evening of recognition for nearly every corner of the genre.
And the Winners Are...
Here’s the complete, joy-inducing list of this year’s Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Award winners — places where creativity truly soared:
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Astounding Award (Best New Writer): Moniquill Blackgoose
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2025 Lodestar Award (Best Young Adult Book): Sheine Lende — Darcie Little Badger
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Best Poem: “A War of Words,” by Marie Brennan
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Best Fan Artist: Sara Felix
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Best Fan Writer: Abigail Nussbaum
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Best Fancast: Eight Days of Diana Wynne Jones, presented by Emily Tesh and Rebecca Fraimow
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Best Fanzine: Black Nerd Problems, edited by William Evans and Omar Holmon
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Best Semiprozine: Uncanny Magazine — publisher/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
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Best Professional Artist: Alyssa Winans
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Best Editor, Long Form: Diana M. Pho
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Best Editor, Short Form: Neil Clarke
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Best Game or Interactive Work: Caves of Qud — Freehold Games
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Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Star Trek: Lower Decks — “The New Next Generation”
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Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: Dune: Part Two (screenplay by Denis Villeneuve & Jon Spaihts; directed by Denis Villeneuve)
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Best Related Work: Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt‑Right, by Jordan S. Carroll
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Best Graphic Story or Comic: Star Trek: Lower Decks: Warp Your Own Way by Ryan North (writer) & Chris Fenoglio (artist)
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Best Series: Between Earth and Sky, by Rebecca Roanhorse
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Best Short Story: “Stitched to Skin Like Family Is,” by Nghi Vo
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Best Novelette: “The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea,” by Naomi Kritzer
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Best Novella: The Tusks of Extinction, by Ray Nayler
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Best Novel: The Tainted Cup, by Robert Jackson Bennett
