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Award Category: Best Related Work (Hugo Award)

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2010
1 This Is Me, Jack Vance! (or, More Properly, This Is "I") Jack Vance
2 The Inter-Galactic Playground: A Critical Study of Children's and Teens' Science Fiction Farah Mendlesohn
3 Hope-in-the-Mist: The Extraordinary Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees Michael Swanwick
4 The Secret Feminist Cabal: A Cultural History of Science Fiction Feminisms Helen Merrick
5 On Joanna Russ Farah Mendlesohn
6 Canary Fever: Reviews John Clute
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* A Short History of Fantasy Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
* Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel Anina Bennett and Paul Guinan
* Booklife: Strategies and Survival Tips for the 21st-Century Writer Jeff VanderMeer
* Cheek by Jowl Ursula K. Le Guin
* From the Pen of Paul: The Fantastic Images of Frank R. Paul Stephen D. Korshak and Frank R. Paul
* Greasing the Pan: The "Best" of Paul T. Riddell Paul T. Riddell
* Imagination/Space: Essays and Talks on Fiction, Feminism, Technology, and Politics Gwyneth Jones
* Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist James Gurney
* Knowing Darkness: Artists Inspired by Stephen King George Beahm
* Other Spaces, Other Times: A Life Spent in the Future Robert Silverberg
* Powers: Secret Histories: A Bibliography John Berlyne
* Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary Jane Frank
* Spectrum 16: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Arnie Fenner and Cathy Fenner
* Starcombing David Langford
* The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction Mark Bould and Andrew M. Butler and Adam Roberts and Sherryl Vint
* The Seven Beauties of Science Fiction Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr.
* Writing Excuses Brandon Sanderson
2011
1 Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It Tara O'Shea and Lynne M. Thomas
2 Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century: Volume 1: 1907-1948: Learning Curve William H. Patterson, Jr.
3 The Business of Science Fiction: Two Insiders Discuss Writing and Publishing Barry N. Malzberg and Mike Resnick
4 Writing Excuses Season 4 Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells and Howard Tayler and Jordan Sanderson
5 Bearings: Reviews 1997-2001 Gary K. Wolfe
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* 80! Memories & Reflections on Ursula K. Le Guin Karen Joy Fowler and Debbie Notkin
* British Science Fiction & Fantasy: Twenty Years and Two Surveys Niall Harrison and Paul Kincaid
* C. M. Kornbluth: The Life and Works of a Science Fiction Visionary Mark Rich
* Conversations with Octavia Butler Conseula Francis
* Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale: The Final Chapter (variant of Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale) Benjamin Cook and Russell T. Davies
* Geeks Guide to the Galaxy John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley
* Into the Media Web: Selected Short Non-Fiction, 1956-2006 Michael Moorcock
* L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future - The First 25 Years Kevin J. Anderson
* Outermost: The Art + Life of Jack Gaughan Jack Gaughan and Luis Ortiz
* Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void Mary Roach
* Spectrum 17: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Arnie Fenner and Cathy Fenner
* The Specific Gravity of Grief Jay Lake
* The Wonderful Future That Never Was Gregory Benford and Editors of Popular Mechanics
2012
1 The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Third Edition John Clute and David Langford and Peter Nicholls and Graham Sleight
2 The Steampunk Bible: An Illustrated Guide to the World of Imaginary Airships, Corsets and Goggles, Mad Scientists, and Strange Literature S. J. Chambers and Jeff VanderMeer
3 Wicked Girls Seanan McGuire
4 Writing Excuses, Season 6 Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells and Howard Tayler and Mary Robinette Kowal and Jordan Sanderson
5 Jar Jar Binks Must Die... and Other Observations About Science Fiction Movies Daniel M. Kimmel
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* The Anticipation Novelists of 1950s French Science Fiction: Stepchildren of Voltaire Bradford Lyau
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* Evaporating Genres: Essays on Fantastic Literature Gary K. Wolfe
* In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination Margaret Atwood
* Masters of Science Fiction and Fantasy Art Karen Haber
* Murray Leinster: The Life and Works Jo-an J. Evans and Billee J. Stallings
* Musings and Meditations Robert Silverberg
* Nested Scrolls: A Writer's Life Rudy Rucker
* Pardon This Intrusion: Fantastika in the World Storm John Clute
* Sightings: Reviews 2002-2006 Gary K. Wolfe
* Spectrum 18: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Arnie Fenner and Cathy Fenner
* Whedonistas: A Celebration of the Worlds of Joss Whedon by the Women Who Love Them Deborah Stanish and Lynne M. Thomas
2013
1 Writing Excuses Season Seven Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells and Mary Robinette Kowal and Howard Tayler and Jordan Sanderson
2 Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who L. M. Myles and Deborah Stanish
3 Chicks Dig Comics: A Celebration of Comic Books by the Women Who Love Them Sigrid Ellis and Lynne M. Thomas
4 The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
5 I Have an Idea for a Book ...: The Bibliography of Martin H. Greenberg John Helfers
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* 24 Frames Into the Future: Scalzi on Science Fiction Films John Scalzi
* A Feast of Ice and Fire: The Official Game of Thrones Companion Cookbook Sariann Lehrer and Chelsea Monroe-Cassel
* Beyond the Wall: Exploring George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, From A Game of Thrones to A Dance with Dragons James Lowder
* Distrust That Particular Flavor William Gibson
* Frank R. Paul: The Dean of Science Fiction Illustration Glynn Crain and Roger Hill and Frank R. Paul and Jerry Weist
* Hank Reinhardt's Book of Knives: A Practical and Illustrated Guide to Knife Fighting Greg Phillips and Hank Reinhardt
* Maailman SF Käänöksinä: Bibliografia: Världens SF I Översättningar: Bibliografi: World SF in Translation: Bibliography Jari Koponen
* Reflections: On the Magic of Writing Diana Wynne Jones
* Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo
* Some Remarks: Essays and Other Writing Neal Stephenson
* The John Picacio 2013 Calendar John Picacio
* We Wuz Pushed: On Joanna Russ and Radical Truth-telling Brit Mandelo
2014
1 We Have Always Fought: Challenging the Women, Cattle and Slaves Narrative Kameron Hurley
2 Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction Jeff VanderMeer
3 Writing Excuses Season 8 Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells and Mary Robinette Kowal and Howard Tayler and Jordan Sanderson
4 Queers Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the LGBTQ Fans Who Love It Sigrid Ellis and Michael Damian Thomas
5 Speculative Fiction 2012 Justin Landon and Jared Shurin
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* A Terrible Thing to Lose: Zombie Science and Science Fiction in John Ringo's Under a Graveyard Sky Tedd Roberts
* Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture Ytasha L. Womack
* Archive of Our Own Organization for Transformative Works
* Benchmarks Revisited: The F&SF "Books" Columns, Volume 2, 1983-1986 Algis Budrys
* Stars Fall Home Seanan McGuire
* The Mallet of Loving Correction: Selected Essays from Whatever, 2008-2012 John Scalzi
* The Monster Hunter International Employee Handbook and Roleplaying Game Steven S. Long and Larry Correia and Sam Flegal
* The Transgressive Iain Banks: Essays on a Writer Beyond Borders Martyn Colebrook and Katharine Cox
* Training for War: An Essay Tom Kratman
* Tropes vs Women Anita Sarkeesian
2015
1 No Award
2 The Hot Equations: Thermodynamics and Military SF Ken Burnside
3 Why Science Is Never Settled Tedd Roberts
4 Transhuman and Subhuman: Essays on Science Fiction and Awful Truth John C. Wright
5 Letters From Gardner: A Writer's Odyssey Lou Antonelli
6 Wisdom from My Internet Michael Z. Williamson
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* Chicks Dig Gaming: A Celebration of All Things Gaming by the Women Who Love It Jennifer Brozek and Lars Pearson and Robert Smith
* Greg Egan Karen Burnham
* Invisible: Personal Essays on Representation in SF/F Jim C. Hines
* Jodorovsky's Dune (IMDB) Frank Pavich
* Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century: Volume 2: 1948-1988: The Man Who Learned Better William H. Patterson, Jr.
* Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology Peter Ahlstrom
* Speculative Fiction 2013: The Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary Ana Grilo and Thea James
* The Secret History of Wonder Woman Jill Lepore
* Tropes vs Women: Women as Background Decoration Anita Sarkeesian
* What Makes This Book So Great Jo Walton
2016
1 No Award
2 Between Light and Shadow: An Exploration of the Fiction of Gene Wolfe, 1951 to 1986 Marc Aramini
3 The Story of Moira Greyland Moira Greyland
4 The First Draft of My Appendix N Book Jeffro Johnson
5 Safe Space as Rape Room Daniel Eness
6 SJWs Always Lie: Taking Down the Thought Police Vox Day
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* A History of Epic Fantasy Adam Whitehead
* Geek Knits: Over 30 Projects for Fantasy Fanatics, Science Fiction Fiends, and Knitting Nerds Toni Carr
* Invisible 2: Personal Essays on Representation in SF/F Jim C. Hines
* John Scalzi Is Not a Very Popular Author and I Myself Am Quite Popular: How SJWs Always Lie About Our Comparative Popularity Levels Theophilus Pratt
* Letters to Tiptree Alisa Krasnostein and Alexandra Pierce
* Lightspeed - 2015 Seanan McGuire
* Lois McMaster Bujold Edward James
* Sad Puppies Bite Back Declan Finn
* The Wheel of Time Companion Robert Jordan and Harriet McDougal and Alan Romanczuk and Maria Simons
* You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost): A Memoir Felicia Day
2017
1 Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016 Ursula K. Le Guin
2 The Princess Diarist Carrie Fisher
3 The Geek Feminist Revolution Kameron Hurley
4 The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction Neil Gaiman
5 The Women of Harry Potter posts Sarah Gailey
6 Traveler of Worlds: Conversations with Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg and Alvaro Zinos-Amaro
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* #BlackSpecFic Brian J. White and et al
* Archive of Our Own Org for Transf Works
* Bandersnatch: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings Diana Pavlac Glyer
* Making Conversation Teresa Nielsen Hayden
* Octavia E. Butler Gerry Canavan
* Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race in Science Fiction André M. Carrington
* Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie Brandon Alinger and Wade Lageose and David Mandel and Ralph McQuarrie
* The Tingled Puppies Chuck Tingle
* Then: A History of Science Fiction Fandom in the UK: 1930-1980 Rob Hansen
* Writing Women Characters Into Epic Fantasy Without Quotas Kate Elliott
2018
1 No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters Ursula K. Le Guin
2 Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate Zoe Quinn
3 Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler Mimi Mondal and Alexandra Pierce
4 Iain M. Banks Paul Kincaid
5 Sleeping with Monsters: Readings and Reactions in Science Fiction and Fantasy Liz Bourke
6 A Lit Fuse: The Provocative Life of Harlan Ellison Nat Segaloff
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* An Unexpected Honor Ursula Vernon
* Archive of Our Own
* Don't Live For Your Obituary John Scalzi
* Freshly Remember'd: Kirk Drift Erin Horáková
* Invisible 3: Personal Essays and Poems on Representation in SF/F Jim C. Hines and Mary Anne Mohanraj
* Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman
* Star-Begotten: A Life Lived in Science Fiction James Gunn
* The 2016 #BlackSpecFic Report Cecily Kane
* Worldcon 75 Restaurant Guide Maya Hahto
2019
1 Archive of Our Own
2 Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing Ursula K. Le Guin and David Naimon
3 An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 Jo Walton
4 www.mexicanxinitiative.com: The Mexicanx Initiative Experience at Worldcon 76 Julia Rios and Libia Brenda and Pablo Defendini and John Picacio
5 The Hobbit Duology Lindsay Ellis and Angelina Meehan
6 Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction Alec Nevala-Lee
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* Fire & Blood George R. R. Martin
* Hard Enough Marissa Lingen
* How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler Ryan North
* I Belong Where the People Are: Disability and The Shape of Water Elsa Sjunneson-Henry
* On motherhood and erasure: people-shaped holes, hollow characters and the illusion of impossible adventures Aliette de Bodard
* One Atom of Justice, One Molecule of Mercy, and the Empire of Unsheathed Knives Alexandra Rowland
* Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece Michael Benson
* Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded Jason Heller
* The 2017 #BlackSpecFic Report Cecily Kane
* Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin (IMDB) Arwen Curry
2020
1 2019 John W. Campbell Award Acceptance Speech Jeannette Ng
2 Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin (IMDB) Arwen Curry
3 The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick Mallory O'Meara
4 Becoming Superman J. Michael Straczynski
5 The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein Farah Mendlesohn
6 Joanna Russ Gwyneth Jones
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* Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected Nnedi Okorafor
* Fanlore various
* H G Wells: A Literary Life Adam Roberts
* Lost Transmissions: The Secret History of Science Fiction and Fantasy Desirina Boskovich
* Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror & Speculative Fiction Melanie R. Anderson and
Lisa Kröger?Lisa Kroger
Lisa Kroeger
* Reading Backwards John Crowley
* The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games Ebony Elizabeth Thomas
* The Disappearance of John M. Ford Isaac Butler
* The Semiospheres of Prejudice in the Fantastic Arts Mika Loponen
* To Make it to the Moon, Women Have to Escape Earth's Gender Bias Mary Robinette Kowal
2021
1 Beowulf (translation of Beowulf) uncredited
2 A Handful of Earth a Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler Lynell George
3 FIYAHCON L. D. Lewis and Brent Lambert and Iori Kusano and Vida Cruz and The Incredible FIYAHCON Team
4 George R.R. Martin Can Fuck Off Into the Sun; or: The 2020 Hugo Awards Ceremony (Rageblog Edition) Natalie Luhrs
5 The Last Bronycon: A Fandom Autopsy Jenny Nicholson
6 CoNZealand Fringe Claire Rousseau and C and Cassie Hart and Adri Joy and Marguerite Kenner and Cheryl Morgan and Alasdair Stuart
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* Asimov's Empire, Asimov's Wall Alec Nevala-Lee
* Biology and Manners: Essays on the Worlds and Works of Lois McMaster Bujold Regina Yung Lee and Una McCormack
* Concellation 2020 Facebook Group Gadi Evron and et al
* Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space Amanda Leduc
* Hugo Spreadsheet of Doom Renay and et al
* Into the Omegaverse: How a fanfic trope landed in federal court (IMDB) Lindsay Ellis
* Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Excellence Nibedita Sen
* The Magic of Terry Pratchett Marc Burrows
* The Return of Hyper Comics Steve Stiles
* The Visual History of Science Fiction Fandom: Volume One: The 1930s Daniel Ritter and David Ritter
2022
1 Never Say You Can't Survive Charlie Jane Anders
2 Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism Elsa Sjunneson
3 How Twitter Can Ruin a Life Emily St. James
4 Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950 to 1985 Iain McIntyre and Andrew Nette
5 The Complete Debarkle: 1880 to 2020 Camestros Felapton
6 True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee Abraham Riesman
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* FIYAHCON 2021 L. D. Lewis and et al
* LeVar Burton Reads - 2021 LeVar Burton
* Mari Lwyd Twitter Thread Seanan McGuire and Ursula Vernon
* Out of This World: Speculative Fiction in Translation from the Cold War to the New Millennium Rachel S. Cordasco
* Queer Readings of The Lord of the Rings Are Not Accidents Molly Ostertag
* Roger Zelazny F. Brett Cox
* The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry
* The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Jesse Sheidlower
* The Vampire Diaries Video Jenny Nicholson
* The Young H. G. Wells: Changing the World Claire Tomalin
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