Hugo Awards 1962
science fiction awards database
Where and When:
Chicon II,
Chicago IL :
August 31, 1962
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September 3, 1962
Eligibility Year: 1961
Associated Awards: Worldcon Special Convention Award (also listed below)
Eligibility Year: 1961
Associated Awards: Worldcon Special Convention Award (also listed below)
Novel
- Winner: Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein (Putnam's)
- Dark Universe, Daniel F. Galouye (Bantam)
- “The Fisherman” (book title Time Is the Simplest Thing), Clifford D. Simak (Analog Apr,May,Jun,Jul 1961)
- Second Ending, James White (Fantastic Jun,Jul 1961)
- “Sense of Obligation” (book title Planet of the Damned), Harry Harrison (Analog Sep,Oct,Nov 1961)
Short Fiction
- Winner: “Hothouse” (book title The Long Afternoon of Earth), Brian W. Aldiss (F&SF Feb,Apr,Jul,Sep,Dec 1961) (series)
- “Lion Loose”, James H. Schmitz (Analog Oct 1961)
- “Monument”, Lloyd Biggle, Jr. (Analog Jun 1961)
- “Scylla's Daughter”, Fritz Leiber (Fantastic May 1961)
- “Status Quo”, Mack Reynolds (Analog Aug 1961)
Dramatic Presentation
- Winner: The Twilight Zone (TV series)
- The Fabulous World of Jules Verne
- Thriller (TV series)
- “The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon”
- Village of the Damned
Professional Magazine
- Winner: Analog, John W. Campbell, Jr., ed.
- Amazing Stories, Cele Goldsmith, ed.
- F&SF, Robert P. Mills, ed.
- Galaxy, H. L. Gold, ed.
- Science Fantasy, John Carnell, ed.
Professional Artist
Fanzine
- Winner: Warhoon, Richard Bergeron, ed.
- Amra, George Scithers, ed.
- Axe, Larry Shaw & Noreen Shaw, eds.
- Cry, F. M. Busby, Elinor Busby & Wally Weber, eds.
- Yandro, Robert Coulson & Juanita Coulson, eds.
— Associated Awards —
Special Award
- Winner: Cele Goldsmith, for editing Amazing Stories and Fantastic
- Winner: Fritz Leiber, for and The Hoffman Electronic Corporation, for the use of science fiction in advertisements
- Winner: Donald H. Tuck, for A Handbook of Science Fiction and Fantasy
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