Literary award · since 1980

Hugo Award for Best Related Work

Award conferred by World Science Fiction Society. Established 1980.

About Hugo Award for Best Related Work

The Hugo Award for Best Related Work is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for primarily non-fiction works related to science fiction or fantasy, published or translated into English during the previous calendar year. The Hugo Awards have been described as "a fine showcase for speculative fiction" and "the best known literary award for science fiction writing". It was originally titled the Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book and was first awarded in 1980. In 1998 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. In 2010, the title of the award was again changed, to the Hugo Award for Best Related Work.

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Recent winners

YearWinnerWinning work
2026Inventing the Renaissance—
2024Kelly L. WeinersmithA City on Mars
2024Zach WeinersmithA City on Mars
2022Charlie Jane Anders—
2021Maria Dahvana HeadleyBeowulf: A New Translation
2020Jeannette Ng2019 John W. Campbell Award Acceptance Speech
2019Organization for Transformative WorksArchive of Our Own
2018Ursula K. Le Guin—
2017Ursula K. Le Guin—
2014Kameron HurleyWe Have Always Fought
2013Mary Robinette KowalWriting Excuses
2013Howard TaylerWriting Excuses

From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.

Eligibility and entering

Check the official rules of the Hugo Award for Best Related Work for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.

If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.

Sources & data

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