How to vote

The Hugos have no jury. Anyone who joins the World Science Fiction Society can nominate and vote, and you don't have to go to the convention.

Can I vote?

You become a member by joining a Worldcon. Which one you joined decides what you can do in 2027.

Yes, once you join Montréal 2027.

Join by 31 January 2027 and you can nominate and vote. Join after that and you can still vote on the finalists.

The year

Montréal 2027 sets the exact dates. The ones marked expected follow recent years.

  1. By 31 January

    Join

    Buy a WSFS membership of Montréal 2027. It costs less than attending, and it's all you need.

  2. Expected by 14 March

    Nominate

    Name up to five works or people from 2026 in each category. Skip any category you like.

  3. Expected by 18 April

    Finalists

    Six finalists are announced in each category. Members get a voter packet with much of the work.

  4. Expected by 31 July

    Vote

    Rank the finalists in order of preference. You don't have to rank them all.

  5. Expected by 5 September

    Ceremony

    The winners are announced in Montréal, with the full vote counts published the same night.

How a ballot is counted

Your ballot

  1. 1A Sorceress Comes to CallT. Kingfisher
  2. 2Alien ClayAdrian Tchaikovsky
  3. 3No AwardNobody wins this category
  4. –The Tainted CupRobert Jackson Bennett
  5. –The Ministry of TimeKaliane Bradley
  6. –Someone You Can Build a Nest InJohn Wiswell
  7. –Service ModelAdrian Tchaikovsky

Your vote starts with A Sorceress Comes to Call and moves down your list if it's knocked out.

You ranked No Award, so you'd rather see no winner than The Tainted Cup, The Ministry of Time, Someone You Can Build a Nest In, Service Model.

The count, round 1 of 6

The Tainted Cup538 · 27%
The Ministry of Time439 · 22%
Alien Clay338 · 17%
A Sorceress Comes to CallYour vote266 · 13%
Someone You Can Build a Nest In243 · 12%
Service Model153 · 8%
No Award23 · 1%
Half

Nobody has more than half of the 2,000 ballots. No Award has the fewest, so it's out, and its 23 ballots move to each voter's next choice.

Good to know

  • What can I nominate?

    Science fiction or fantasy first published in 2026, anywhere in the world, in print or online. You can name up to five works or people in each category, and you can leave any category empty.

  • What is No Award?

    It's a choice on every final ballot. Rank it above a finalist and you're saying you'd rather nobody won than see that finalist win.

    If you rank No Award, any finalist you leave off your ballot counts as below it. If you don't, the finalists you leave off are simply ones you have no view on.

  • How are nominations counted?

    With a system called E Pluribus Hugo, which keeps an organised group from filling a whole category. The six works with the most support become finalists.

  • I'm a writer or a publisher. How do I enter?

    You don't. There's no entry form and no fee, and only people can nominate, one ballot each. If your work came out in 2026 it's already eligible, so tell readers what you published.

  • Where are the rules?

    In Article 3 of the WSFS Constitution. If this page and the constitution disagree, the constitution is right.