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March 29, 2024

I AM AI is a Hugo Award Finalist

I AM AI is a Hugo Award Finalist

We are very excited to announce Ai Jiang‘s novelette, I AM AI, which we published last June, is a finalist for the Hugo Award!

This is Ai’s first Hugo nomination.

The Hugo Awards announced the official ballot this morning during a live broadcast.

Ai’s also nominated for the Astounding Award for Best New Writer!

The awards will be presented in a ceremony on Sunday, August 11, in Glasgow, Scotland, as part of Worldcon.

Congrats, Ai!

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