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2000 Hugo Award Nominating and Voting Statistics A total of 427 Hugo nomination forms (130 electronic and 297 paper) were submitted; 81 of those were from Aussiecon 3 members. 20 nomination forms were eliminated as invalid because the person had joined Chicon 2000 after the January 31, 2000 deadline or was not a valid supporting or attending member of Aussiecon 3 or Chicon 2000, for a total of 407 valid nominating ballots. Nominating Finalist Total Category Ballots Range Nominees Nominations Final Ballots Novel 334 44-103 183 929 Novella 191 28-40 58 713 Novelette 168 15-21 130 622 Short Story 189 14-26 158 659 Related Book 167 12-51 74 681 Dramatic Presentation 304 54-152 106 1007 Professional Editor 203 48-86 66 726 Professional Artist 196 21-82 103 705 Semiprozine 168 30-93 38 697 Fanzine 195 27-56 94 494 Fan Writer 191 24-31 147 503 Fan Artist 164 21-56 101 520 Campbell Award 110 12-18 72 514 Best Novel (334 ballots counted) 103 A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge (Tor) 74 A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen) 66 Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (Avon) 46 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (Bloomsbury/Scholastic) 44 Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear (HarperCollins/Ballantine Del Rey) 39 FlashForward by Robert J. Sawyer (Tor) 31 Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card (Tor) 26 There and Back Again by Pat Murphy (Tor) 26 The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett (Doubleday) 21 Souls in the Great Machine by Sean McMullen (Tor) 21 Teranesia by Greg Egan (Orion/Millennium) 20 On Blue's Waters by Gene Wolfe(Tor) 15 A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin (Bantam) 15 The Conquerer's Child by Suzy McKee Charnas (Tor) 15 Forever Free by Joe Haldeman (Ace) Best Novella (191 ballots counted) 40 The Winds of Marble Arch by Connie Willis (Asimov's 10-11/99) 36 Hunting the Snark by Mike Resnick (Asimov's 12/99) 34 Forty, Counting Down by Harry Turtledove (Asimov's 12/99) 28 The Astronaut From Wyoming by Adam-Troy Castro & Jerry Oltion (Analog 7-8/99) 28 Son Observe the Time by Kage Baker (Asimov's 5/99) 27 Argonautica by Walter Jon Williams (Asimov's 10-11/99) 26 The Executioners' Guild by Andy Duncan (Asimov's 8/99) 25 The Actors by Eleanor Arnason (F&SF 12/99) 22 Reality Check by Michael A. Burstein (Analog 11/99) 21 The Wedding Album by David Marusek (Asimov's 6/99) 20 The Exile of Evening Star by Allen Steele (Asimov's 1/99) 17 Twenty-One, Counting Up by Harry Turtledove (Analog 12/99) 16 Orphans of the Helix by Dan Simmons (Far Horizons, Avon Eos) 15 Crocodile Rock by Lucius Shepard (F&SF 10-11/99) 14 Baby's Fire by Robert Reed (Asimov's 7/99) 14 Dapple: A Hwarhath Historical Romance by Eleanor Arnason (Asimov's 9/99) 14 Living Trust by L. Timmel Duchamp (Asimov's 2/99) 13 Old Music and the Slave Woman by Ursula K. Le Guin (Far Horizons, Avon Eos) 10 Epiphany by Connie Willis (Miracles and Other Christmas Stories, Bantam Spectra) Best Novelette (168 ballots counted) 21 "The Chop Girl" by Ian R. MacLeod (Asimov's 12/99) 20 "Stellar Harvest" by Eleanor Arnason (Asimov's 4/99) 17 "The Secret History of the Ornithopter" by Jan Lars Jensen (F&SF 6/99) 16 "Border Guards" by Greg Egan (Interzone #148 10/99) 15 "Fossil Games" by Tom Purdom (Asimov's 2/99) (tie) 15 "10^16 to 1" by James Patrick Kelly (Asimov's 6/99) (tie) 14 "Green Acres" by Allen M. Steele (SF Age 3/99) 14 "Nodaway" by Robert Reed (Asimov's 9/99) 14 "The Queen of Erewhon" by Lucy Sussex (F&SF 9/99) 13 "Sky Eyes" by Laurel Winter (F&SF 3/99) 12 "How to Make Unicorn Pie" by Esther Friesner (F&SF 1/99) 11 "Dragons Teeth" by Lois Tilton (Asimov's 1/99) 11 "A Martian Romance" by Kim Stanley Robinson (Asimov's 10-11/99) 10 "Game of the Century" by Robert Reed (F&SF 5/99) 10 "A Hero of the Empire" by Robert Silverberg (F&SF 10-11/99) 9 "Darkrose and Diamond" by Ursula K. Le Guin (F&SF 10-11/99) 9 "A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows" by Gardner Dozois (Asimov's 10-11/99) 9 "Smart Alec" by Kage Baker (Asimov's 9/99) 9 "Vultures" by Stephen L. Burns (Analog 2/99) 8 "Daddy's World" by Walter Jon Williams (Not of Women Born) 8 "Mount Olympus" by Ben Bova (Analog 2/99) Best Short Story (189 ballots counted) 26 "Ancient Engines" by Michael Swanwick (Asimov's 2/99) 25 "macs" by Terry Bisson (F&SF 10-11/99) 22 "Scherzo with Tyrannosaur" by Michael Swanwick (Asimov's 7/99) 18 "Hothouse Flowers" by Mike Resnick (Asimov's 10-11/99) 14 "Sarajevo" by Nick DiChario (F&SF 3/99) 13 "Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to Mars" by Kim Stanley Robinson (Asimov's 8/99) 13 "The Dynasters" by Howard Waldrop (F&SF 10-11/99) 13 "People Came From Earth" by Stephen Baxter (Moon Shots) 13 "Spindrift" by Stephen Baxter (Asimov's 3/99) 11 "Evolution Never Sleeps" by Elizabeth Malarette (Asimov's 7/99) 11 "Jennifer, Just Before Midnight" by William Sanders (F&SF 8/99) 11 "Riding the Giganotosaur" by Michael Swanwick (Asimov's 10-11/99) 10 "The Cost of Doing Business" by Leslie What (Amazing 2/99) 10 "Stealing the Sun" by Ron Collins (Analog 10/99) 8 "Democritus' Violin" by G. David Nordley (Analog 4/99) 8 "Hunting Mother" by Sage Walker (Not of Women Born) 8 "Smoother" by Terry Bisson (F&SF 1/99) 8 "Yurek Rutz, Yurek Rutz, Yurek Rutz" by David Marusek (Asimov's 1/99) Best Related Book (167 ballots counted) 51 Science Fiction of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History by Frank M. Robinson 32 The Science of Discworld by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, and Jack Cohen 34 Minicon 34 Restaurant Guide by Karen Cooper and Bruce Schneier 26 Spectrum 6: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art edited by Cathy Fenner, Arnie Fenner, and Jim Loehr 12 The Sandman: The Dream Hunters by Neil Gaiman and Yoshitaka Amano 11 The Frank Collection: A Showcase of the World's Finest Fantastic Art by John C. Berkey 10 Women of Other Worlds: Excursions Through Science Fiction and Feminism by Helen Merrick and Tess Williams 9 The Sandman Companion: A Dreamer's Guide to the Award-Winning Comic Series by Hy Bender 8 The Borderlands of Science: How to Think Like a Scientist and Write Science Fiction by Charles Sheffield 8 Fantasy Art Masters: The Best in Fantasy and SF Art Worldwide by Dick Jude 8 Sixty Years of Arkham House by S.T. Joshi 8 Strange Constellations: A Brief History of Australian Science Fiction by Russell Blackford, Van Ikin and Sean McMullen 8 Transluminal: the Paintings of Jim Burns by Jim Burns 7 Deconstructing the Starships by Gwyneth Jones 7 George Turner: A Life by Judith Raphael Buckrich 7 Pioneers of Wonder: Conversations with the Founders of Science Fiction by Eric Leif Davin 7 The Twinkling of an Eye, or My Life as an Englishman by Brian Aldiss Best Dramatic Presentation (304 ballots counted) 152 Galaxy Quest 149 The Matrix 103 The Sixth Sense 57 Being John Malkovich 54 The Iron Giant 52 Toy Story 2 44 Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace 38 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "Hush" 33 The Mummy 19 Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "Earshot" 19 Princess Mononoke 16 Dogma 14 Sleepy Hollow 13 October Sky 13 The Thirteenth Floor Best Professional Editor (203 ballots counted) 86 Gardner Dozois 66 Stanley Schmidt 63 Gordon Van Gelder 49 Patrick Nielsen Hayden 48 David G. Hartwell 38 Ellen Datlow 35 Scott Edelman 22 Beth Meacham 13 Martin H. Greenberg 13 Shawna McCarthy 13 David Pringle 9 Debbie Notkin 8 Jim Frenkel 7 Jennifer Brehl 7 Robert Silverberg 7 Sheila Williams Best Professional Artist (196 ballots counted) 82 Bob Eggleton 34 Jim Burns 32 Don Maitz 32 Michael Whelan 21 Donato Giancola 15 Leo and Diane Dillon 15 Nick Stathopoulos 14 David Cherry 13 Frank Kelly Freas 12 Tom Canty 12 Stephen Youll 11 Nicholas Jainschigg 10 Julie Bell 10 Kinukyo Craft 10 Shaun Tan 9 Rick Berry Best Semiprozine (168 ballots counted) 93 Locus edited by Charles N. Brown 54 Science Fiction Chronicle edited by Andrew I. Porter 48 Interzone edited by David Pringle 37 The New York Review of Science Fiction edited by Kathryn Cramer, Ariel Haméon, David G. Hartwell and Kevin J. Maroney 30 Speculations edited by Kent Brewster 15 Absolute Magnitude edited by Warren Lapine 9 Aboriginal Science Fiction edited by Charles C. Ryan 8 Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley 8 On Spec edited by Jena Snyder 7 Nova Express edited by Lawrence Person 7 SFWA Bulletin edited by David A. Truesdale 5 Science Fiction Weekly edited by Craig E. Engler 5 Weird Tales edited by Darrell Schweitzer and George H. Scithers 4 Tales of the Unanticipated edited by Eric M. Heideman 3 Century edited by Robert K. J. Killheffer 3 Talebones edited by Honna Swenson and Patrick J. Swenson Best Fanzine (195 ballots counted) 56 File 770 edited by Mike Glyer 40 Mimosa edited by Nicki Lynch and Richard Lynch 39 Ansible edited by Dave Langford 27 Challenger edited by Guy H.
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    Cons & Confusion The almost accurate convention listing of the B.T.C.! We try to list every WHO event, and any SF event near Buffalo. updated: July 19, 2019 to add an SF/DW/Trek/Anime/etc. event; send information to: [email protected] 2019 DATE local EVENT NAME WHERE TYPE WEBSITE LINK JULY 18-21 NYS MISTI CON Doubletree/Hilton, Tarrytown, NY limited size Harry Potter event http://connecticon.org/ JULY 18-21 CA SAN DIEGO COMIC CON S.D. Conv. Ctr, San Diego, CA HUGE media & comics show NO DW GUESTS YET! Neal Adams, Sergio Aragones, David Brin, Greg Bear, Todd McFarlane, Craig Miller, Frank Miller, Audrey Niffenegger, Larry Niven, Wendy & Richard Pini, Kevin Smith, (Jim?) Steranko, J Michael Straczynski, Marv Wolfman, (most big-name media guests added in last two weeks or so) JULY 19-21 OH TROT CON 2019 Crowne Plaza Htl, Columbus, OH My Little Pony' & other equestrials http://trotcon.net/ Foal Papers, Elley-Ray, Katrina Salisbury, Bill Newton, Heather Breckel, Riff Ponies, Pixel Kitties, The Brony Critic, The Traveling Pony Museum JULY 19-21 KY KEN TOKYO CON Lexington Conv. Ctr, Lexington, KY anime & gaming con https://www.kentokyocon.com/ JULY 20 ONT ELMVALE SCI-FI FANTASY STREET PARTY Queen St, Elmvale, Ont (North of Lake Simcoe!) http://www.scififestival.ca/ Stephanie Bardy, Vanya Yount, Loc Nguyen, Christina & Martn Carr Hunger, Julie Campbell, Amanda Giasson JULY 20 PA WEST PA BOOK FEST Mercer High School, Mercer, PA all about books http://www.westpabookfestival.com/ Patricia Miller, Michael Prelee, Linda M Au, Joseph Max Lewis, D R Sanchez, Judy Sharer, Arlon K Stubbe, Ruth Ochs Webster, Robert Woodley, Kimberly Miller JULY 20-21 Buf WILD RENN FEST Hawk Creek Wildlife Ctr, East Aurora, NY Renn fest w/ live animals https://www.hawkcreek.org/wp/ "Immerse yourself in Hawk Creek’s unique renaissance-themed celebration of wildlife diversity! Exciting entertainment and activities for all ages includes live wildlife presentations, bird of prey flight demonstrations, medieval reenactments, educational exhibits, food, music, art, and much more! JULY 20-21 T.O.