The first
Hugo Awards were presented at the
11th Worldcon in
Philadelphia in 1953, which awarded Hugos in seven categories.[1] The awards presented that year were initially conceived as a one-off event, though the organizers hoped that subsequent conventions would also present them.[2] At the time, Worldcons were completely run by their respective committees as independent events and had no oversight between years. Thus there was no mandate for any future conventions to repeat the awards, and no set rules for how to do so.[3]
The 1954 Worldcon chose not to, but the awards were reinstated at the 1955 Worldcon, and thereafter became traditional. The award was called the Annual Science Fiction Achievement Award, with "Hugo Award" being an unofficial, but better known name.[4] The nickname was accepted as an official alternative name in 1958, and since the 1992 awards the nickname has been adopted as the official name of the award.[5][6]
Star Rangers by
Andre Norton, a novel about interstellar exploration and the struggle for survival in a distant, hostile galaxy.
The Syndic by
Cyril M. Kornbluth, in a future North America ruled by rival gangs, a man infiltrates an exiled government to uncover assassination plot secrets.
The Undying Fire by
Fletcher Pratt, an interstellar expedition to steal a neptunium motor, punctuated by various political and romantic complications.[nb 4]
The Lost Planet by
Angus MacVicar (
juvenile), a teenager joins his uncle's team to explore a near-Earth planet, Hesikos, facing sabotage and a crash landing before being rescued.
Rocket to Luna by
Richard Marsten (juvenile), a Space Academy student confronts an injured graduate on a space station, leading to a confrontation that results in the student joining a Moon expedition.
Space Platform by
Murray Leinster (juvenile), the first novel in the Joe Kenmore series, America builds a Space Platform amid sabotage to secure military supremacy and prevent atomic war.
Space Tug by Murray Leinster (juvenile), the second novel in the Joe Kenmore series, concerns the problems of the running of a space station.
^Standlee, Kevin (2007-11-03).
"The Hugo Awards: Ask a Question". World Science Fiction Society.
Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2011-06-13. The awards presented in 1953 were initially conceived as "one-off" awards, and the 1954 Worldcon decided not to present them again.
The first
Hugo Awards were presented at the
11th Worldcon in
Philadelphia in 1953, which awarded Hugos in seven categories.[1] The awards presented that year were initially conceived as a one-off event, though the organizers hoped that subsequent conventions would also present them.[2] At the time, Worldcons were completely run by their respective committees as independent events and had no oversight between years. Thus there was no mandate for any future conventions to repeat the awards, and no set rules for how to do so.[3]
The 1954 Worldcon chose not to, but the awards were reinstated at the 1955 Worldcon, and thereafter became traditional. The award was called the Annual Science Fiction Achievement Award, with "Hugo Award" being an unofficial, but better known name.[4] The nickname was accepted as an official alternative name in 1958, and since the 1992 awards the nickname has been adopted as the official name of the award.[5][6]
Star Rangers by
Andre Norton, a novel about interstellar exploration and the struggle for survival in a distant, hostile galaxy.
The Syndic by
Cyril M. Kornbluth, in a future North America ruled by rival gangs, a man infiltrates an exiled government to uncover assassination plot secrets.
The Undying Fire by
Fletcher Pratt, an interstellar expedition to steal a neptunium motor, punctuated by various political and romantic complications.[nb 4]
The Lost Planet by
Angus MacVicar (
juvenile), a teenager joins his uncle's team to explore a near-Earth planet, Hesikos, facing sabotage and a crash landing before being rescued.
Rocket to Luna by
Richard Marsten (juvenile), a Space Academy student confronts an injured graduate on a space station, leading to a confrontation that results in the student joining a Moon expedition.
Space Platform by
Murray Leinster (juvenile), the first novel in the Joe Kenmore series, America builds a Space Platform amid sabotage to secure military supremacy and prevent atomic war.
Space Tug by Murray Leinster (juvenile), the second novel in the Joe Kenmore series, concerns the problems of the running of a space station.
^Standlee, Kevin (2007-11-03).
"The Hugo Awards: Ask a Question". World Science Fiction Society.
Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2011-06-13. The awards presented in 1953 were initially conceived as "one-off" awards, and the 1954 Worldcon decided not to present them again.