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Hugo Award winners named at Worldcon as writer sets age record

Slashdot reports that annual honors went to Alix E. Harrow and a historic youngest winner.

The short version

  • Worldcon announced this year's Hugo Award recipients, celebrating top achievements in science fiction and fantasy.[Slashdot]
  • Alix E. Harrow won Best Novel for "The Everlasting", while "A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel" took Best Graphic Story or Comic.[Slashdot]
  • H. H. Pak became the youngest person to win an award, surpassing a record held by George R. R. Martin.[Slashdot]

Key facts

  • The Hugo Award winners were announced at Worldcon last weekend.[Slashdot]
  • Alix E. Harrow won the Best Novel category for "The Everlasting".[Slashdot]
  • H. H. Pak took home Best Novelette, breaking George R. R. Martin's record as the youngest winner.[Slashdot]
  • "A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel" won Best Graphic Story or Comic.[Slashdot]
  • The Hugo committee received 23,543 nominations across 4,299 works and people this year.[Slashdot]

Sources

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