Hugo Awards: Editors and Retro Hugos

So I’ve said before that I wasn’t sure if I was going to vote for the editor awards. I’ve ended up not doing so for a couple of reasons, mainly because I haven’t the faintest what makes for a good editor and I would mean largely voting by name recognition. Even with the stories/novels provided in the voters package it’s hard to say how much or how little the editor mattered for the success of them.

The Retro Hugos on the other hand I did vote in, though only in the fiction and artist categories.I know too little about the fan categories to make an educated choice there:

Best novel:

1. The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White (Collins)
2. The Legion of Time by Jack Williamson (Astounding Science-Fiction, July 1938)
3. Galactic Patrol by E. E. Smith (Astounding Stories, February 1938)
4. Carson of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Argosy, February 1938)
5. Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis (The Bodley Head)

Best novella:

1. “Who Goes There?” by Don A Stuart [John W. Campbell] (Astounding Science-Fiction, August 1938)
2. “The Time Trap” by Henry Kuttner (Marvel Science Stories, November 1938)
3. “A Matter of Form” by H. L. Gold (Astounding Science-Fiction, December 1938)
4. “Sleepers of Mars” by John Beynon [John Wyndham] (Tales of Wonder, March 1938)
5. No Award

Best novelette:

1. “Werewoman” by C. L. Moore (Leaves #2, Winter 1938)
2. “Pigeons From Hell” by Robert E. Howard (Weird Tales, May 1938)
3. “Hollywood on the Moon” by Henry Kuttner (Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1938)
4. “Dead Knowledge” by Don A. Stuart [John W. Campbell] (Astounding Stories, January 1938)
5. “Rule 18” by Clifford D. Simak (Astounding Science-Fiction, July 1938)

Best short story:

1. “How We Went to Mars” by Arthur C. Clarke (Amateur Science Stories, March 1938)
2. “Hyperpilosity” by L. Sprague de Camp (Astounding Science-Fiction, April 1938)
3. “Hollerbochen’s Dilemma” by Ray Bradbury (Imagination!, January 1938)
4. “The Faithful” by Lester del Rey (Astounding Science-Fiction, April 1938)
5. “Helen O’Loy” by Lester del Rey (Astounding Science-Fiction, December 1938)

Ubermawkish, sexist “Helen O’Loy” better not win.

Best Professional Artist

1. Virgil Finlay
2. Alex Schomburg
3. Frank R. Paul
4. Margaret Brundage
5. H. W. Wesso

Damn, there were some great artists doing sf and fantasy illustrion back then. Any of them is a worthy winner.