Day: March 26, 2018

2018/1943 Hugo Award Finalists to be Announced March 31

~ Kevin

Finalists for the 2018 Hugo Awards, Award for Best Young Adult Book, and John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and for the 1943 Retrospective Hugo Awards will be announced at simultaneous events starting at 12 Noon, Pacific Daylight Time on March 31, 2018, followed by an online video announcement on the Worldcon 76 web site and the Worldcon Events YouTube channel.

Live announcements will take place at the following venues:

  • 7 Stars Bar & Grill, 398 S. Bascom Ave, San Jose, California, Noon Pacific Daylight Time (This event is open to the public.)
  • Follycon, the 69th British National SF Convention (Eastercon), Majestic Hotel in Harrogate, UK, 8 PM British Summer Time
  • Norwescon 41, SeaTac, Washington, Noon Pacific Daylight Time

In addition to the live announcement at Eastercon, Follycon has scheduled an “Instant Reaction” panel at 9 PM BST following the announcement.

Approximately one hour following the live announcements, a video presentation of the finalists will be posted on the Worldcon 76 web site and on the Worldcon Events YouTube channel.

For additional information about the Hugo Finalist Announcement Event, including press contact information, see the announcement from Worldcon 76.