The Obelisk is headline winner in a year marked by diminished presence of conservative Sad Puppy lobby and strong showing from women

A year after NK Jemisin became the first black person to win the Hugo award for best novel, the African American author has landed the prestigious science fiction prize for the second year running. The 2017 Hugo Awards were presented on August 11 at Worldcon 75, the 75th World Science Fiction Convention held in Helsinki, Finland. The awarded book was the second in the trilogy that started with “The Fifth Season”, which was New York Times Notable Book of 2015 and won Jemisin the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2016, Xinhua reported. Jemisin was announced as the winner of the best novel Hugo at Worldcon in Helsinki on Friday. Hugo winners 2017

Best novel

The Obelisk Gate by NK Jemisin (Orbit Books)



Best novella

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Tor.com publishing)



Best novelette

The Tomato Thief by Ursula Vernon (Apex Magazine, January 2016)



Best short story

Seasons of Glass and Iron, by Amal El-Mohtar (The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales, Saga Press)



Best related work

Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016 by Ursula K Le Guin (Small Beer)



Best graphic story

Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening, written by Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda (Image)



Best dramatic presentation (long form)

Arrival, screenplay by Eric Heisserer based on a short story by Ted Chiang, directed by Denis Villeneuve



Best dramatic presentation (short form)

The Expanse: Leviathan Wakes, written by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, directed by Terry McDonough (SyFy)



Best series

The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen)



John W Campbell award for best new writer

Ada Palmer Hugos administrator Nicholas Whyte said that 3,319 people voted in this year’s award, the third-highest vote total ever and the highest participation in the Hugos for a Worldcon outside the US or UK.
The winners of the annual Hugo Awards are announced at the 75th World Science Fiction Convention in Helsinki.