Beneath Ceaseless Skies | Hugo Awards Nominations Open

For any BCS readers interested in making nominations for this year’s Hugo Awards, here are details on how you can become eligible to nominate, how to nominate, and what BCS stories are eligible.

Thanks very much for considering us and our stories!

How to Become Eligible to Nominate

To become eligible to make nominations, you must be either have purchased a full membership or the less expensive non-attending membership to Loncon 3 (the 2014 Worldcon) or Sasquan (the 2015 Worldcon) as of January 31, 2014, or you must have been a member of last year’s Worldcon, LoneStarCon 3.

How to Nominate:

Loncon’s webpage on the Hugos has an online nomination form and a printable paper one (in their progress report) that you can fill out and mail in. (You will need your con membership info.)

Deadline to Nominate:
You must have your nominations in by Monday 31 March 2014, 11.59 pm PDT.

What BCS Stories are Eligible:
Everything published in 2013, which is BCS #112 through BCS #137, inclusive.

Here are a few of our best-reviewed stories of 2014, and which Hugo category they fit in. For a list of all eligible BCS stories and their categories, click “Show hidden text” at the bottom of this post. BCS itself is eligible for Best SemiProZine, where we were a finalist last year.

Best Short Story:

“The Penitent,” by M. Bennardo (named to Locus Recommended Reading List)

“Misbegotten,” by Raphael Ordoñez (Locus Recommended Reading List)

“Cold, Cold War,” by Ian McHugh (finalist for the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Story)

“Cherry Blossoms on the River of Souls,” by Richard Parks (Locus Recommended Reading List and Best SF&F of the Year 8)

“On the Origin of Song,” by Naim Kabir (Locus Recommended Reading List and Year’s Best SF&F 2014)

Best Novelette:

“Boat in Shadows, Crossing,” by Tori Truslow (finalist for the BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction of 2013)

“The Crows Her Dragon’s Gate,” by Benjanun Sriduangkaew

“The Coffinmaker’s Love,” by Alberto Yáñez

“Two Captains,” by Gemma Files

Best Semiprozine:

Beneath Ceaseless Skies

For more information on Hugo categories and the Hugos in general, read Loncon’s Hugo Instructions.

All Hugo-Eligible Stories from BCS

Here is the full list of all BCS stories that are eligible for the Hugo Awards, and what official Hugo category they are in. BCS itself is eligible in the category Best SemiPro Zine.

If you’re interested in other eligible short fiction, check out our authors’ other stories in other magazines, like the ones listed in our BCS Authors Elsewhere posts.

Best Short Story:

“Stitched Wings,” by Beth Cato

“Whistler’s Grove,” by A.E. Decker

“Kurtana,” by Christian K. Martinez

“Walking Still,” by C.T. Hutt

“Moreau’s Daughter,” by Holly Messinger

“Your Figure Will Assume Beautiful Outlines,” by Claire Humphrey

“A Death for the Ageless,” by Margaret Ronald

“Forsaken Beneath the Stars,” by Jason S. Ridler

“Pheth’s Aviary,” by Matthew Kressel

“Not the Worst of Sins,” by Alan Baxter

“A Feast for Dust,” by Gemma Files