Lodestar Award

literary award

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The Lodestar Award is presented annually by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) as part of the Hugo Awards. It is given to the best young-adult science-fiction or fantasy book. The Hugo Awards themselves were established in 1953 and are named in honor of Hugo Gernsback, the founder of Amazing Stories, the first magazine dedicated to science fiction. The awards are presented at the World Science Fiction Convention, held in a different city each year. The trophy is a chrome rocket on a base, with the base design changing annually.1

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…presented at Worldcon include the Lodestar Award, which is given to the best young-adult science-fiction or fantasy book, and the Astounding Award (formerly called the John W. Campbell Award), which is given to the best new writer.
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…presented at Worldcon include the Lodestar Award, which is given to the best young-adult science-fiction or fantasy book, and the Astounding Award (formerly called the John W. Campbell Award), which is given to the best new writer.
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