Tuesday, 4 March 2025

Open Discussion — What's worth considering for the ballot in 2026?

The following list will be updated over the next few months as we read, watch, and listen to Hugo-eligible works for 2026. These are not necessarily what we plan to nominate, but rather works that at least one member of the Edmonton Hugo Book Club has enjoyed and believes to be worth consideration. We appreciate any additional suggestions in the comments.

Updated on July 14, 2025

Items marked with a “*” are ones for which there was disagreement within the book club. 

Novel
Always on my Mind — Carys Green
Future's Edge — Gareth Powell
Death of the Author — Nnedi Okorafor
Bee Speaker — Adrian Tchaikovsky

Novella
The Artistry of Magic — Helen De Cruz
Automatic Noodle — Annalee Newitz

Novelette
Mindtrips — Tlotlo Tsammaase
The Temporary Murder of Thomas Monroe — Tia Tashiro
The Tin Man's Ghost — Ray Nayler

Short Story
The Demon of Metrazol — Ray Nayler
The Flaming Embusen — Tade Thompson

Series
Dogs of War — Adrian Tchaikovsky

Best Related Work
Everything Must Go — Dorian Lynskey 
Colourfields — Paul Kincaid

Semiprozine

Best Game Or Interactive Work 
Split Fiction — Hazelight Studios
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — Sandfall Interactive
Death Standing 2 — Kojima Productions

Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) 
Cassandra S01E01 - Netflix
Murderbot S01E01 "FreeCommerce" - Apple+
Paradise S01E07 "The Day." 

Dramatic Presentation (Long Form) 
Superman — Written and directed by James Gunn
Mickey 17 — Directed by Bong Joon Ho based on a novel by Ashton Edward
Sinners — Written and directed by Ryan Coogler 
Andor — Creator and show runner Tony Gilroy
28 Years Later — Directed by Danny Boyle, written by Alex Garland

Best Editor - Long Form

Best Editor - Short Form
Scott H. Andrews

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3 comments:

  1. Dramatic Presentation (Long Form):
    Sinners, Sinners, Sinners. The first genre film I've seen in 2025 that's lown my socks off (I missed the boat on Ne Zha 2, sadly).

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    1. It's a good movie (and it's on the list above). I'd be happy to see it on the Hugo ballot.

      *However* there are some choices that seem very odd. To my mind a sold four-star movie, but there's some stuff that picked at me.

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  2. Great list, adding a few of these to the tbr! also I think the Temporary Murder story might fall into the novelette category instead of short story?

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