2021 Hugo Awards

The 2021 Hugo Awards were presented on December 18, 2021, at DisCon III in Washington, DC. The convention was moved from its usual late-summer date to December because of the pandemic. Martha Wells won Best Novel for Network Effect, the first full-length Murderbot novel. Nghi Vo won Best Novella for The Empress of Salt and Fortune, her debut. Best Graphic Story or Comic went to Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation, adapted by Damian Duffy and illustrated by John Jennings from the novel by Octavia E. Butler. Each category had six finalists, chosen and voted on by members of the convention. The winners and all of the other finalists in these three categories are listed below.