The 2012 Hugo ballot is live...

[seanan_mcguire]

...and between myself-as-me and myself-as-Mira, I am on the ballot four times. Which is the first time a woman has ever been on the ballot four times in a single year. I'm nominated for...

Best Novel, Deadline.
Best Novella, Countdown.
Best Fancast, The SF Squeecast.
Best Related Work, Wicked Girls.

I am both insanely excited and paralyzed with fear, which means I feel sort of sick to my stomach. Thank you, thank you, thank you a thousand times to everyone who nominated; it means the world to me, and we have made history this year.

Congratulations to all the nominees, especially Jim Hines (Best Fan Writer), Betsy Wolheim (Best Long Form Editor), the voice of Toby, Mary Robinette Kowall (Best Novella), Paul Cornell (Best Novelette) and my beloved Cat Valente (Best Novella). I'll post the full ballot soon, when I get over the twitching and the nausea.

Thank you so much. This is such an honor. I am so lucky. I can't stop crying.

Thank you.

Comments

[beccastareyes]

Congrats. You deserve it.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[vulpine137.livejournal.com]

Yay you, four times over :)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[oneminutemonkey.livejournal.com]

Oh suuuuure. Not content to be on the Hugo ballot. You have to MAKE HISTORY at the same time.
Overachiever.
:)

[jimhines.livejournal.com]

Have you ever known Seanan to do something halfway?

[agharta75.livejournal.com]

Mira's going to be insufferable for the next six months :-)
(congratulations to both of you!)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

I think I can live with her. :)

Thank you!

[fantasybookcafe.com (from livejournal.com)]

Congratulations! That is wonderful news! :)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[calico-reaction.livejournal.com]

I'm so thrilled to see your name on the ballot! And multiple times too! WOOOT!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[caerwynx.livejournal.com]

Rock on!!!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Trying!

:)

[maverick-weirdo.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on you nominationS

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[dan-phi.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the nominations!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[silvertwi.livejournal.com]

That's awesomely exciting. Congratulations!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[misachan.livejournal.com]

EEE! Congratulations! (Do you think they'll let you perform?:)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

No, probably not. But they'll be putting Wicked Girls in the Hugo voter packet.

[mrs-norris-mous.livejournal.com]

Lovely to see this. Given that you can decline a nomination how long have you been holding the glee in for ?

And its great to see Jim, Paul and Cat on the list to , Mary Robinette Kowall does a great job as the voice of Toby that I am sure it will influence me atleast when it comes time to read her work.

I found the full list via twitterThe list

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

A long, long, long time.

[jimhines.livejournal.com]

If you win at least three, will you juggle them for us? Depending on the base, they might be weighted well enough to use for juggling clubs...

And CONGRATULATIONS!!!

[lapislaz.livejournal.com]

I'd pay good money to watch Seanan juggle Hugos.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

WHOO HOOOOOOO! So much excellence! Congratulations, sweetie! [mwah]

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[dormouse-in-tea.livejournal.com]

I just pinged someone on AIM with *ALL THE SHRIEKING* and I think that about sums it up. Every nomination is a merited one, but I'm EXCITED about Wicked Girls. Is this also the first time a music CD has been on the ballot, do you know?

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Yes. It is.

[debmats.livejournal.com]

Congratulations for your well deserved nominations!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[bookwyrm86.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! That is so awesome :) I think the whole list is pretty awesome, but I'm thrilled especially that Deadline made it. Can't wait for Blackout!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[danceswithlife]

I'm so glad for you and the other nominees you mentioned. I got a membership so I could nominate these things, waited too long, then had computer problems at the last minute and couldn't nominate. I WILL be voting for you, and last year was close...so fingers crossed.

First filk album **GLEE**

Is "Countdown" the first Hugo novella nomination that was only published as an ebook in the nominating year? Maybe more history!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Yes, although The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland won the Norton through the same path.

[wood-dragon.livejournal.com]

Congratulations x 4!!!!!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

!!!! x4

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! That's awesome!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[vae]

So thoroughly well deserved. Congratulations.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much.

And thank you, too, happy Parker.

[beckyh2112.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, darling! *throws self-cleaning confetti*

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

The best kind!

[erisiansaint]

MAZEL TOV!

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[herewiss13.livejournal.com]

So what do you plan for an encore? :-P

I'm not sure if Deadline will win, due _only_ to its middle-novel status, but I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Blackout there next year win as a judgement on the trilogy as a whole.

...which is not to say I won't still be rooting for you. It's truly no less than you deserve. :-)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you, very much.

I admit, I really want to win. I am stressed out of my mind.

[lapislaz.livejournal.com]

OMG You're famous, girl! Wow, talk about overnight success! (I am totally ignoring at least 15 years of history, you may strike me down at the next con we meet up at.)

Seriously, dear, I am thrilled to pieces for you.

[wendyzski.livejournal.com]

Talk about an arc, though

2009- wins Campbell for Best New Writer
2010 - nominated for BestNovel, losing by the slimmest of margins
2011 - NOMINATED FOR ALL THE THINGS!!!!!