Voting opened on April 23, 2025 for the final ballot of the 2025 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer. All ballots must be received by Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025, 23:59 PDT.
The Final Ballot is open to all members of Seattle Worldcon 2025 with WSFS memberships.
More information about the Hugo Awards, including full instructions on how to complete and submit a final ballot can be found on the Seattle 2025 website. All ballots must be received by the deadline of 23:59 PST (UTC -7) on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025. Votes can be changed/resubmitted at any time before the close of voting.
Only members of the 2025 Worldcon are eligible to vote on the final ballot. If you are not yet a member of Seattle 2025, see the Seattle 2025 Membership Page for information about joining the convention.
A 2025 Hugo Awards Voter Packet, with works from selected finalists, is also available through the convention’s Voting Portal.
Any questions about the administration of the 2025 Hugo Awards should be directed to hugo-help@seattlein2025.org. The Hugo Awards website does not administer the Hugo Awards. The Awards are administered by each year’s Worldcon, which is independent of other Worldcons and of the Hugo Awards website.