Kate and I got our Hugo nomination ballots in the mail yesterday (as members of the 2007 Worldcon, we get the right to nominate works for the 2008 Hugo Awards). The nomination deadline isn’t until March 1st, but this still seems like a good time to ask:
What should I be nominating for the 2008 Hugo Awards?
I usually use the Locus Recommended Reading issue as a template to remind myself what’s eligible, but that won’t be out for a while, and I’ve got this blog just sitting here, begging to be used. So, leave your suggestions in the comments.
Given last year’s kerfuffle over the lack of female nominees, I’d be particularly interested in suggestions of works by women, to avoid repeating that unpleasantness. I don’t promise to nominate any of them– I won’t nominate anything I haven’t read, or didn’t enjoy– but suggestions of works I might be overlooking would be helpful. I’m willing to read at least some suggested works, provided they’re readily available, and I have time.