Categories
| Current categories | Year started | Current description |
|---|---|---|
| Best Novel | 1953 | Stories of 40,000 words or more |
| Best Novella | 1968 | Stories of between 17,500 and 40,000 words |
| Best Novelette | 1955 | Stories of between 7,500 and 17,500 words |
| Best Short Story | 1955 | Stories of less than 7,500 words |
| Best Related Work | 1980 | Works which are either non-fiction or noteworthy for reasons other than the fictional text |
| Best Graphic Story | 2009 | Stories told in graphic form |
| Best Dramatic Presentation (Long and Short Forms) | 1958 | Dramatized productions, divided between works longer or shorter than 90 minutes |
| Best Semiprozine | 1984 | Semi-professional magazines |
| Best Fanzine | 1955 | Non-professional magazines |
| Best Professional Editor (Long and Short Forms) | 1973 | Editors of written works, divided between editors of novels or magazines and anthologies |
| Best Professional Artist | 1953 | Professional artists |
| Best Fan Artist | 1967 | Fan artists |
| Best Fan Writer | 1967 | Fan writers |
| Best Fancast | 2012 | Audiovisual fanzines |
| Former categories | Years active | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Best Professional Magazine | 1953–1972 | Professional magazines |
| Best Cover Artist | 1953 | Artists of covers for books and magazines |
| Best Interior Illustrator | 1953 | Artists of works inside magazines |
| Excellence in Fact Articles | 1953 | Authors of factual articles |
| Best New SF Author or Artist | 1953 | New authors or artists |
| #1 Fan Personality | 1953 | Favorite fan |
| Best Feature Writer | 1956 | Writers of magazine features |
| Best Book Reviewer | 1956 | Writers of book reviews |
| Most Promising New Author | 1956 | New authors |
| Outstanding Actifan | 1958 | Favorite fan |
| Best New Author | 1959 | New authors |
| Best SF Book Publisher | 1964–1969 | Book publishers |
| Best All-Time Series | 1966 | Series of works |
| Other Forms | 1988 | Printed fictional works which were not novels, novellas, novelettes, or short stories |
| Best Original Art Work | 1990, 1992–1996 | Works of art |
| Best Web Site | 2002, 2005 | Websites |
The only discontinued awards which were instantiated in the WSFS constitution as permanent categories were the Best Professional Magazine and Best Original Art Work Hugo Awards. Worldcon committees may also give out special awards during the Hugo ceremony, which are not voted on. Unlike the additional Hugo categories which Worldcons may present, these awards are not officially Hugo Awards and do not use the same trophy, though they once did. An additional award, the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, is presented at the Hugo Award ceremony and voted by the same process, but is not formally a Hugo Award.
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