Hugo Awards 1979
science fiction awards database
Where and When:
Seacon '79,
Brighton, England :
August 23, 1979
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August 26, 1979
Eligibility Year: 1978
Associated Awards: John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (also listed below)
Eligibility Year: 1978
Associated Awards: John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (also listed below)
Novel
- Winner: Dreamsnake, Vonda N. McIntyre (Houghton Mifflin)
- Blind Voices, Tom Reamy (Berkley Putnam)
- The Faded Sun: Kesrith, C. J. Cherryh (Galaxy Feb,Mar,Apr,May 1978; DAW)
- The White Dragon, Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine Del Rey)
- Up the Walls of the World, James Tiptree, Jr. (Berkley/Putnam) [nomination withdrawn]
Novella
- Winner: “The Persistence of Vision”, John Varley (F&SF Mar 1978)
- “Enemies of the System”, Brian W. Aldiss (F&SF Jun 1978)
- “Fireship”, Joan D. Vinge (Analog Dec 1978)
- “Seven American Nights”, Gene Wolfe (Orbit 20)
- “The Watched”, Christopher Priest (F&SF Apr 1978)
Novelette
- Winner: “Hunter's Moon”, Poul Anderson (Analog Nov 1978)
- “The Barbie Murders”, John Varley (Asimov's Jan/Feb 1978)
- “Devil You Don't Know”, Dean Ing (Analog Jan 1978)
- “The Man Who Had No Idea”, Thomas M. Disch (F&SF Oct 1978)
- “Mikal's Songbird”, Orson Scott Card (Analog May 1978)
Short Story
- Winner: “Cassandra”, C. J. Cherryh (F&SF Oct 1978)
- “Count the Clock that Tells the Time”, Harlan Ellison (Omni Dec 1978)
- “Stone”, Edward Bryant (F&SF Feb 1978)
- “The Very Slow Time Machine”, Ian Watson (Anticipations)
- “View From a Height”, Joan D. Vinge (Analog Jun 1978)
Dramatic Presentation
- Winner: Superman: The Movie
- “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy” (radio series)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers
- The Lord of the Rings
- Watership Down
Professional Editor
Professional Artist
Fanzine
- Winner: Science Fiction Review, Richard E. Geis, ed.
- Janus, Janice Bogstad & Jeanne Gomoll, eds.
- Maya, Rob Jackson, ed.
- Mota, Terry Hughes, ed.
- Twll-Ddu, Dave Langford, ed.
Fan Writer
Fan Artist
— Associated Awards —
Winner
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