Seattle Worldcon 2025 announced this year’s finalists for the 2025 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer over the weekend. There’s a lot of good stuff on there, and we’d like to particularly congratulate those finalists who are past or present Norwescon participants.
- A.W. Prihandita, Norwescon panelist, Hugo finalist for Best Semiprozine for khōréō.
- Adrian Tchaikovsky, Philip K. Dick Award finalist for Alien Clay (2025), The Doors of Eden (2021), Hugo finalist for Best Novel (twice) for Alien Clay and Service Model, and for Best Series for The Tyrant Philosophers.
- Bethany Jacobs, Philip K. Dick Award winner for These Burning Stars (2024), Astounding Award for Best New Writer finalist.
- Sofia Samatar, Philip K. Dick Award finalist for The Practice, The Horizon, And The Chain (2025), Hugo finalist for Best Novella for The Practice, The Horizon, And The Chain.
- Ann Leckie, Philip K. Dick Award finalist for Ancillary Justice (2014), Hugo finalist for Best Novelette for “Lake of Souls”.
- Carl Engle-Laird, Norwescon panelist, Hugo finalist for Best Editor Long Form.
- Lee Harris, Norwescon panelist, Hugo finalist for Best Editor Long Form.
- Sarah Pinsker, Philip K. Dick Award winner for Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea (2020), Hugo finalist for best novelette for “Signs of Life”.
- Mary Robinette Kowal, Norwescon 42 guest of honor (2019), Hugo finalist for Best Short Story for “Marginalia”.
- Seanan McGuire, Norwescon 37 guest of honor (2014), Hugo finalist for Best Series for InCryptid.
- G. Willow Wilson, Norwescon panelist, Hugo finalist for Best Graphic Story or Comic for The Hunger and the Dusk: Vol. 1.
- Sana Takeda, Norwescon 43 guest of honor (2021), Hugo finalist for Best Graphic Story or Comic for Monstress, Vol. 9: The Possessed.
- Jennifer Brozek, Norwescon panelist, Hugo finalist for Best Editor Short Form.
- Neil Clarke, Norwescon 42 and 46 guest of honor, Hugo finalist for Best Editor Short Form.
- Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas, Norwescon 45 guests of honor, Hugo finalist for Best Editor Short Form and Best Semiprozine for Uncanny.
- Tran Nguyen, Norwescon 42 guest of honor, Hugo finalist for Best Professional Artist.
- Michelle Morrell, Norwescon 47 Secretary, Hugo finalist for Best Fan Artist.
Congratulations to all the finalists! Thanks to those above for being part of Norwescon, and we look forward to seeing you again; and we hope to see more finalists join us in future years!