Thomas a Hugo Award Finalist

Lynne M. Thomas, head of The Rare Book & Manuscript Library, is once again a finalist for a Hugo Award—science fiction’s most prestigious award. She is a nominee for the Best Semiprozine award for her work in Uncanny Magazine. Thomas serves as the co-editor-in-chief and co-publisher alongside her husband, Michael Damian Thomas. The nomination includes Managing Editor Monte Lin; Nonfiction Editor Meg Elison; and Podcast Producers Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky. Lynne M. Thomas and Michael D. Thomas are also finalists for the Best Editor Short Form Hugo Award!

One Man’s Treasure” by Sarah Pinsker and “The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer are finalists for the Best Novelette Hugo Award. “How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub” by P. Djèlí Clark and “The Mausoleum’s Children” by Aliette de Bodard are finalists for the Best Short Story Hugo Award. 

The awards will be announced on Sunday, August 11, at Glasgow Worldcon, the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, Scotland. The Hugo Award was first presented in 1953 and then awarded every year since 1955 by members of the World Science Fiction Society at the World Science Fiction Convention. It is considered the most prestigious literary award in science fiction.

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Fall 2023 Publications by Library Faculty and Academic Professionals

To follow our previous post covering presentations, we recognize the publications our Library faculty and academic professionals have published last fall. See the selected bibliography below to learn more about these topics. 

(Links to OA journals, the DOI for individual articles, or the catalog record are provided when available.) 

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Fall 2023 Presentations by Library Faculty and Academic Professionals

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library faculty and academic professionals presented on several subjects last fall. We would like to congratulate and recognize our researchers on their significant contributions to the university, the Library and Information Science department, and other disciplines. A curated bibliography of these presentations is presented below.

(Links to presentation recordings or materials are provided when available.)

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Summer 2023 Publications by Library Faculty and Academic Professionals

To follow our previous post covering presentations, we recognize the publications our Library faculty and academic professionals have published this past summer. See the selected bibliography below to learn more about these topics. 

(Links to OA journals, the DOI for individual articles, or the catalog record are provided when available.) 

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