Hugo Award: Quick Facts

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Notable Honorees

George Orwell • Ray Bradbury • Arthur C. Clarke • Neil Gaiman • Ted Chiang • James Tiptree, Jr. • Isaac Asimov • J.K. Rowling • Liu Cixin • N.K. Jemisin • George R.R. Martin • Michael Chabon • Harlan Ellison • James Blish • Samuel R. Delany • Philip K. Dick • Ursula K. Le Guin • Frederik Pohl • William Gibson • Frank Herbert • Poul Anderson • Octavia E. Butler • C.M. Kornbluth • Alfred Bester • Theodore Sturgeon • Robert A. Heinlein • Fritz Leiber • Bruce Sterling • Walter M. Miller, Jr. • Brian W. Aldiss

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The prestigious Hugo Award

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