1944 Retro Hugos

The 1944 Retro Hugos for work published in 1943 were presented at Dublin 2019 in 2019. Fanac produced a sample of eligible fanzines from 1943. The trophy base was designed by Eleanor Wheeler.

• Best Novel Retro Hugo: Conjure Wife, by Fritz Leiber (Unknown Worlds, April 1943)
• Best Novella Retro Hugo: The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Reynal & Hitchcock)
• Best Novelette Retro Hugo: Mimsy Were the Borogoves by Lewis Padgett (C. L. Moore & Henry Kuttner) (Astounding Science-Fiction, February 1943)
• Best Short Story Retro Hugo: “King of the Gray Spaces” (“R is for Rocket”), by Ray Bradbury (Famous Fantastic Mysteries, December 1943)
• Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Retro Hugo: Heaven Can Wait, written by Samson Raphaelson, directed by Ernst Lubitsch (20th Century Fox)
• Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form Retro Hugo: Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, written by Curt Siodmak, directed by Roy William Neill (Universal Pictures)
• Best Professional Editor, Short Form Retro Hugo: John W. Campbell, Jr.
• Best Professional Artist Retro Hugo: Virgil Finlay
• Best Fanzine Retro Hugo: Le Zombie, editor Wilson “Bob” Tucker
• Best Fan Writer Retro Hugo: Forrest J Ackerman

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