Last night, at Renovation, this year's World Science Fiction Convention, in Reno, NV, the winners of the 2011 Hugo Awards were announced, and congratulations are due all around.

Connie Willis won best novel for the Blackout/All Clear books, Ted Chiang took best novella for "The Lifecycle of Software Objects," best novelette went to "The Emperor of Mars by Allen M. Steele, and Mary Robinette Kowal's “For Want of a Nail” got best short story (beating out Peter Watt's "The Things," which I'll admit I was rooting for.

Lev Grossman took the John W. Campbell for best new writer (which is, technically, not a Hugo), and Inception won for best dramatic presentation. You'll want to go check out all the results on the Hugo Awards site.

This was just a wonderful year for sf, with great stuff in every category, and everyone, whether they went home with a rocket or not, deserves a big round of applause. Thank you, all, for continuing to push the boundaries of our field, and sustaining our sense of wonder.