Hugo Award for Best Related Work (Hugo Awards)

Hugo Awards

The Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was once officially known as the Science Fiction Achievement Award. The award has been described as "a fine showcase for speculative fiction" and "the best known literary award for science fiction writing". The Hugo Award for Best Related Work is given each year for primarily non-fiction works related to science fiction or fantasy, published in English or translated into English during the previous calendar year. Awards are also given out for works of fiction in the novel, novella, novelette, and short story categories. The award was originally titled the Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book and was first awarded in 1980. In 1999 the Award was retitled to the Hugo Award for Best Related Book, and eligibility was officially expanded to fiction works that were primarily noteworthy for reasons besides their fictional aspects.

Date Established : 1980

Check all the winners of Hugo Award for Best Related Work presented under Hugo Awards since 1980 .

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Kameron Hurley

Honored for : We Have Always Fought: Challenging the Women, Cattle and Slaves Narrative

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Sigrid Ellis	Queers Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the LGBTQ Fans Who Love It
Michael Damian Thomas	Queers Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the LGBTQ Fans Who Love It
Justin Landon	Speculative Fiction 2012: The Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary
Jared Shurin	Speculative Fiction 2012: The Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary
Kameron Hurley	We Have Always Fought: Challenging the Women, Cattle and Slaves Narrative
Jeff VanderMeer	Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
Jeremy Zerfoss	Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
Brandon Sanderson	Writing Excuses Season 8
Dan Wells	Writing Excuses Season 8
Mary Robinette Kowal	Writing Excuses Season 8
Howard Tayler	Writing Excuses Season 8
Jordan Sanderson	Writing Excuses Season 8

Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jordan Sanderson

Honored for : Writing Excuses

(Season Seven)

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Martin H. Greenberg	I Have an Idea for a Book... The Bibliography of Martin H. Greenberg
John Helfers	I Have an Idea for a Book... The Bibliography of Martin H. Greenberg
Edward James	The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature
Farah Mendlesohn	The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature
Brandon Sanderson	Writing Excuses Season Seven
Dan Wells	Writing Excuses Season Seven
Howard Tayler	Writing Excuses Season Seven
Mary Robinette Kowal	Writing Excuses Season Seven
Jordan Sanderson	Writing Excuses Season Seven
Deborah Stanish	Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who
L. M. Myles	Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who
Lynne M. Thomas	Chicks Dig Comics: A Celebration of Comic Books by the Women Who Love Them
Sigrid Ellis	Chicks Dig Comics: A Celebration of Comic Books by the Women Who Love Them

John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls, Graham Sleight

Honored for : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

(Third edition)

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Daniel M. Kimmel	Jar Jar Binks Must Die\u2026and other Observations about Science Fiction Movies
Jeff VanderMeer	The Steampunk Bible
S. J. Chambers	The Steampunk Bible
John Clute	The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Third edition
David Langford	The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Third edition
Peter Nicholls	The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Third edition
Graham Sleight	The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Third edition
Seanan McGuire	Wicked Girls
Brandon Sanderson	Writing Excuses Season Six
Dan Wells	Writing Excuses Season Six
Howard Tayler	Writing Excuses Season Six
Mary Robinette Kowal	Writing Excuses Season Six
Jordan Sanderson	Writing Excuses Season Six

Lynne M. Thomas, Tara O'Shea

Honored for : Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Lynne M. Thomas	Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It
Tara O'Shea	Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It
Gary K. Wolfe	Bearings: Reviews 1997-2001
Mike Resnick	The Business of Science Fiction: Two Insiders Discuss Writing and Publishing
Barry N. Malzberg	The Business of Science Fiction: Two Insiders Discuss Writing and Publishing
William H. Patterson	Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 1: (1907\u20131948): Learning Curve
Brandon Sanderson	Writing Excuses Season Four
Howard Tayler	Writing Excuses Season Four
Dan Wells	Writing Excuses Season Four
Jordan Sanderson	Writing Excuses Season Four

Jack Vance

Honored for : This is Me, Jack Vance! (Or, More Properly, This is \u201CI\u201D)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jack Vance	This is Me, Jack Vance! (Or, More Properly, This is \u201CI\u201D)
Farah Mendlesohn	The Inter-Galactic Playground: A Critical Study of Children's and Teens' Science Fiction
Michael Swanwick	Hope-In-The-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees
Helen Merrick	The Secret Feminist Cabal: A Cultural History of SF Feminisms
Farah Mendlesohn	On Joanna Russ
John Clute	Canary Fever: Reviews

John Scalzi

Honored for : Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Scalzi	Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded
Farah Mendlesohn	Rhetorics of Fantasy
Cathy Fenner	Spectrum 15: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Arnie Fenner	Spectrum 15: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Lillian Stewart Carl	The Vorkosigan Companion
John Helfers	The Vorkosigan Companion
Paul Kincaid	What It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction

Jeff Prucher

Honored for : Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Shaun Tan	The Arrival
Jeff Prucher	Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction
Barry N. Malzberg	Breakfast in the Ruins: Science Fiction in the Last Millennium
Diana Pavlac Glyer	The Company They Keep: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien as Writers in Community
Luis Ortiz	Emshwiller Infinity x Two: The Life & Art of Ed & Carol Emshwiller

Julie Phillips

Honored for : James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Julie Phillips	James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon
Samuel R. Delany	About writing
John Picacio	Cover Story: The Art of John Picacio
Joseph T. Major	Heinlein's Children: The Juveniles
Mike Resnick	Worldcon Guest of Honor Speeches
Joe Siclari	Worldcon Guest of Honor Speeches

Kate Wilhelm

Honored for : Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Kate Wilhelm	Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop
Mike Ashley	Transformations: The Story of the Science Fiction Magazines from 1950 to 1970
David Langford	The Sex Column And Other Misprints
Gary Westfahl	Science Fiction Quotations: From the Inner Mind to the Outer Limits
Gary K. Wolfe	Soundings: Reviews 1992-1996

Farah Mendlesohn, Edward James

Honored for : The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Edward James	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction
Farah Mendlesohn	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction
Richard A. Lupoff	The Best of Xero
Pat Lupoff	The Best of Xero
William Tenn	Dancing Naked: The Unexpurgated William Tenn
David A. Hardy	Futures: 50 Years in Space: The Challenge of the Stars
Patrick Moore	Futures: 50 Years in Space: The Challenge of the Stars
Peter Weston	With Stars In My Eyes: My Adventures In British Fandom

John Grant, Elizabeth L. Humphrey, Pamela D. Scoville

Honored for : The Chesley Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy Art: A Retrospective

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Grant	The Chesley Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy Art: A Retrospective
Elizabeth L. Humphrey	The Chesley Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy Art: A Retrospective
Pamela D. Scoville	The Chesley Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy Art: A Retrospective
John Clute	Scores: Reviews 1993 - 2003
Cathy Fenner	Spectrum 10: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Arnie Fenner	Spectrum 10: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Brian Herbert	Dreamer of Dune
Jeff VanderMeer	The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases
Mark K. Roberts	The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases
William J. Widder	Master Storyteller: An Illustrated Tour of the Fiction of L. Ron Hubbard

Judith Merril, Emily Pohl-Weary

Honored for : Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Judith Merril	Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril
Emily Pohl-Weary	Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril
Bob Eggleton	Dragonhenge
John Grant	Dragonhenge
Cathy Fenner	Spectrum 9: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Arnie Fenner	Spectrum 9: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Justine Larbalestier	The battle of the sexes in science fiction
Jerry Weist	Bradbury: An Illustrated Life - A Journey to Far Metaphor

Ron Miller, Melvin H. Schuetz, Frederick C. Durant, III

Honored for : The Art of Chesley Bonestell

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ron Miller	The Art of Chesley Bonestell
Frederick C. Durant, III	The Art of Chesley Bonestell
Melvin H. Schuetz	The Art of Chesley Bonestell
Jane Frank	The Art of Richard Powers
Richard M. Powers	The Art of Richard Powers
Karen Haber	Meditations on Middle Earth
Mike Resnick	I Have This Nifty Idea...Now What Do I Do with It?
Tom Shippey	J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century
Michael Swanwick	Being Gardner Dozois: An Interview by Michael Swanwick

Bob Eggleton, Nigel Suckling

Honored for : Greetings from Earth: The Art of Bob Eggleton

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bob Eggleton	Greetings from Earth: The Art of Bob Eggleton
Nigel Suckling	Greetings from Earth: The Art of Bob Eggleton
Andrew M. Butler	Terry Pratchett: Guilty of Literature
Edward James	Terry Pratchett: Guilty of Literature
Farah Mendlesohn	Terry Pratchett: Guilty of Literature
James Gifford	Robert A. Heinlein: A Reader's Companion
Anthony R. Lewis	Concordance to Cordwainer Smith
Mike Resnick	Putting It Together: Turning Sow's Ear Drafts Into Silk Purse Stories

Frank M. Robinson

Honored for : Science Fiction of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Frank M. Robinson	Science Fiction of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History
Yoshitaka Amano	The Sandman: The Dream Hunters
Neil Gaiman	The Sandman: The Dream Hunters
Terry Pratchett	The Science of Discworld
Ian Stewart	The Science of Discworld
Jack Cohen	The Science of Discworld
Karen Cooper	Minicon 34 Restaurant Guide
Bruce Schneier	Minicon 34 Restaurant Guide
Cathy Fenner	Spectrum 6: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Arnie Fenner	Spectrum 6: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Jim Loehr	Spectrum 6: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art

Thomas M. Disch

Honored for : The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Thomas M. Disch	The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World
Everett F. Bleiler	Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years
Howard DeVore	The Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards
Cathy Fenner	Spectrum 5: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Richard A. Hauptmann	The Work of Jack Williamson: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide

John Clute, John Grant

Honored for : The Encyclopedia of Fantasy

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Clute	The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
John Grant	The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
Ben Bova	Space Travel
Anthony R. Lewis	Space Travel
Cathy Fenner	Spectrum 4: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Arnie Fenner	Spectrum 4: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Jim Loehr	Spectrum 4: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Robert Silverberg	Science and Other Matters
Vincent Di Fate	Infinite Worlds: The Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction Art

L. Sprague de Camp

Honored for : Time and Chance: an Autobiography

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Clute	Look at the Evidence
Diana Wynne Jones	The Tough Guide To Fantasyland
L. Sprague de Camp	Time and Chance: an Autobiography
Patti Perret	The Faces of Fantasy
David Langford	The Silence of the Langford

John Clute

Honored for : Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Clute	Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia
Cathy Fenner	Spectrum II: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Arnie Fenner	Spectrum II: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Bob Eggleton	Alien Horizons: The Fantastic Art of Bob Eggleton
Joanna Russ	To Write Like a Woman: Essays in Feminism and Science Fiction
Isaac Asimov	Yours, Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov

Honored for : In Memory Yet Green: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1920\u20131954

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Isaac Asimov	In Memory Yet Green: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1920\u20131954
Samuel R. Delany	Silent Interviews
Christopher Priest	The Last Deadloss Visions
Cathy Fenner	Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Arnie Fenner	Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
Teresa Nielsen Hayden	Making Book

John Clute, Peter Nicholls

Honored for : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Clute	The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Peter Nicholls	The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Scott McCloud	Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
Theodore Cogswell	PITFCS: Proceedings of the Institute for Twenty-First Century Studies
Robert Bloch	Once Around the Bloch: An Unauthorized Autobiography
Michael Whelan	The Art of Michael Whelan

Harry Warner, Jr.

Honored for : A Wealth of Fable

(award was given for the 1992 edition of the book)

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Harry Warner, Jr.	A Wealth of Fable
David Langford	Let's Hear It for the Deaf Man
Camille Bacon-Smith	Enterprising Women: Television Fandom and the Creation of Popular Myth
Damon Knight	Monad Number Two
Thom Boswell	The Costumemaker's Art
Virgil Finlay	Virgil Finlay's Women of the Ages

Charles Addams

Honored for : The World of Charles Addams

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Charles Addams	The World of Charles Addams
Stephen Jones	Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden
Everett F. Bleiler	Science-Fiction: The Early Years
Jack L. Chalker	The Science Fantasy Publishers: A Critical and Bibliographic History
Mark Owings	The Science Fantasy Publishers: A Critical and Bibliographic History
Jeanne Gomoll	The Bakery Men Don't See Cookbook

Orson Scott Card

Honored for : How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Orson Scott Card	How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy
Norman Spinrad	Science Fiction in the Real World
Brian Aldiss	Bury My Heart at W. H. Smith's
David J. Skal	Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage and Screen
Kristine Kathryn Rusch	Science Fiction Writers of America Handbook
Dean Wesley Smith	Science Fiction Writers of America Handbook

Cory Panshin, Alexei Panshin

Honored for : The World Beyond the Hill

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ursula K. Le Guin	Dancing at the Edge of the World
Robert A. Heinlein	Grumbles from the Grave
Harlan Ellison	Harlan Ellison's Watching
Alexei Panshin	The World Beyond the Hill
Cory Panshin	The World Beyond the Hill
Greg Thokar	Noreascon 3 Souvenir Book
Arthur C. Clarke	Astounding Days: A Science Fictional Autobiography

Samuel R. Delany

Honored for : The Motion of Light in Water

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Samuel R. Delany	The Motion of Light in Water
Robert Weinberg	A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists
Charles N. Brown	Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror: 1987
William Contento	Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror: 1987
Don Maitz	First Maitz
James Gunn	The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Michael Whelan

Honored for : Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michael Whelan	Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder
David A. Cherry	Imagination: The Art & Technique of David A. Cherry
Jack Mathews	The Battle of Brazil
Neil Barron	Anatomy of Wonder
Charles N. Brown	Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror: 1986
William Contento	Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror: 1986

David Wingrove, Brian Aldiss

Honored for : Trillion Year Spree

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Frank Miller	Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Klaus Janson	Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Lynn Varley	Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
David Wingrove	Trillion Year Spree
Brian Aldiss	Trillion Year Spree
Charles N. Brown	Science Fiction in Print: 1985
William Contento	Science Fiction in Print: 1985
Paul Williams	Only Apparently Real: The World of Philip K. Dick
Thomas G. Smith	Industrial Light & Magic-the Art of Special Effects

Tom Weller

Honored for : Science Made Stupid

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Algis Budrys	Benchmarks: Galaxy Bookshelf
Tom Weller	Science Made Stupid
Harlan Ellison	An Edge in My Voice
Brian Aldiss	The Pale Shadow of Science
Perry A. Chapdelaine	The John W. Campbell Letters, Volume 1
Tony Chapdelaine	The John W. Campbell Letters, Volume 1
George Hay	The John W. Campbell Letters, Volume 1
Douglas E Winter	Faces of Fear: Encounters with the Creators of Modern Horror

Jack Williamson

Honored for : Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jack Williamson	Wonder's Child: My Life in Science Fiction
Harlan Ellison	Sleepless Nights in the Procrustean Bed
George Turner	In the Heart or In the Head: An Essay in Time Travel
Patti Perret	The Faces of Science Fiction
Willis E. McNelly	The Dune Encyclopedia

Donald H. Tuck

Honored for : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy through 1968, Volume 3: Miscellaneous

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Donald H. Tuck	The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy through 1968, Volume 3: Miscellaneous
Charles Platt	Dream Makers, Volume II
Norman Spinrad	Staying Alive: A Writer's Guide
Rowena Morrill	The Fantastic Art of Rowena Morrill
Joy Chant	The High Kings
Ian Ballantine	The High Kings
Betty Ballantine	The High Kings
David Larkin	The High Kings
George Sharp	The High Kings

James Gunn

Honored for : Isaac Asimov: The Foundations of Science Fiction

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
James Gunn	Isaac Asimov: The Foundations of Science Fiction
J. J. Llewellyn	The World of the Dark Crystal
Brian Froud	The World of the Dark Crystal
Tim Underwood	Fear Itself: The Horror Fiction of Stephen King
Chuck Miller	Fear Itself: The Horror Fiction of Stephen King
Barry N. Malzberg	The Engines of the Night
Baird Searles	A Reader's Guide to Fantasy
Beth Meacham	A Reader's Guide to Fantasy
Michael Franklin	A Reader's Guide to Fantasy

Stephen King

Honored for : Danse Macabre

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Stephen King	Danse Macabre
Leo Dillon	The Art of Leo & Diane Dillon
Neil Barron	Anatomy of Wonder
Dougal Dixon	After man
Ron Miller	The Grand Tour
William Kenneth Hartmann	The Grand Tour

Carl Sagan

Honored for : Cosmos

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Isaac Asimov	In Joy Still Felt
Carl Sagan	Cosmos
Vincent Di Fate	Di Fate's Catalog of Science Fiction Hardware
Ian Summers	Di Fate's Catalog of Science Fiction Hardware
Charles Platt	Dream Makers: The Uncommon People Who Write Science Fiction
Richard Bergeron	Warhoon 28

Peter Nicholls

Honored for : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Wayne Barlowe	Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials
Ian Summers	Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials
Isaac Asimov	In Memory Yet Green: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1920\u20131954
Peter Nicholls	The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Ursula K. Le Guin	The Language of the Night
Susan Wood	The Language of the Night
Michael Whelan	Wonderworks: Science Fiction and Fantasy Art