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September 5, 2010

Patrick’s won the Hugo for Best Editor!
Posted by Teresa at 07:29 AM * 94 comments

He called me just now, as soon as he got off stage. The ceremony is still going on. I am amazed and delighted, also still waking up.

Hurrah!

And Girl Genius just won. Hurrah again!

Must go make coffee now.

Comments on Patrick's won the Hugo for Best Editor!:
#1 ::: Mary Aileen ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 09:26 AM:

Congratulations, Patrick!

#2 ::: Geri Sullivan ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 09:37 AM:

Lovely phone call, wasn't it? I was especially charmed by the comment during his acceptance speech about about his "unfilled ambition...to win when Teresa is IN THE ROOM." (As reported by Mur Lafferty on the live text feed.)

#3 ::: John Chu ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 09:40 AM:

Awesome! Congratulations, Patrick.

#4 ::: Fragano Ledgister ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 09:43 AM:

Congratulations, Patrick!

#5 ::: Jo Walton ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 09:45 AM:

He won because he's the best editor. I mean, obviously. Yay!

Also, have you noticed, he always wins when there's a really pretty base?

#6 ::: TexAnne ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 09:58 AM:

Congratulations, Patrick!

#7 ::: Lila ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 09:59 AM:

And another in the chorus: congratulations!

#8 ::: Mary Aileen ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 10:06 AM:

Um, there seem to be two versions of this thread.

#9 ::: ebear ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 10:22 AM:

Jo @ #5: I'm pretty sure he plans it that way....

#10 ::: Dave Trowbridge ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 10:31 AM:

Well deserved. Congratulations!

#11 ::: Elaine ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 10:40 AM:

Congratulations, Patrick.

#12 ::: Janet Brennan Croft ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 10:43 AM:

Yay! Congratulations!

#13 ::: Matt ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 10:46 AM:

Definitely well earned!

Congratulations!

#14 ::: Debbie ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 10:49 AM:

Fabulous! Congratulations!!

#15 ::: Josh Jasper ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 11:01 AM:

Congratulations. The Hugo base looks particularly pretty this year. Sort of Art Nouveau.

#16 ::: enjay ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 11:02 AM:

Congratulations Patrick! WTG!

#17 ::: Adam Lipkin ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 11:06 AM:

Woohoo! Congrats!

#18 ::: Velma ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 11:10 AM:

Congratulations, Patrick!

#19 ::: Lee ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 11:20 AM:

Congratulations to Patrick, and to ALL the Hugo winners!

#20 ::: Benjamin Wolfe ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 11:33 AM:

Congratulations!

#21 ::: Melissa Mead ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 11:39 AM:

Congratulations!

#22 ::: doctorpsycho1960 ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 11:46 AM:

:{D

Delighted for you.

#23 ::: heresiarch ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 12:11 PM:

Congratulations! Yay and joy.

#24 ::: Q. Pheevr ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 12:12 PM:

Splendid news! Congratulations to Patrick and to the Fogli!

#25 ::: pericat ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 12:49 PM:

Yay! Patrick's getting quite a collection of awards. You guys may need a stouter mantelpiece.

#26 ::: Madeleine Robins ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 01:07 PM:

Long ebullient string of YAYs!

Danny and Becca join in (after Bec clarified the matter: "You mean my left foot won a Hugo?!")

#27 ::: Kip W ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 01:10 PM:

Congrats!

Note to past self: Go back and add "future Hugo winner" to the Sci-Con flyers where the NHs were Editor Guests of Honor.

Wait; that was HOW long ago? Jeeminy.

#28 ::: Xopher ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 01:18 PM:

Wow! Congratulations!

Note to self: in future, you must address Patrick as "TTHAWE Patrick" in formal contexts...should you ever be in a formal context with Patrick.

#29 ::: praisegod barebones ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 01:24 PM:

Alternative time line version of this post here

Congratulations once again, Patrick.

#30 ::: siriosa ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 01:30 PM:

Jubilation and glee! Virtual confetti and champagne toasts all around.

#31 ::: Another Damned Medievalist ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 01:33 PM:

Many well-deserved congratulations!

#32 ::: Zak ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 01:37 PM:

So awesome! Congratulations, Patrick!

V. pleased about Girl Genius too. :)

#34 ::: Steve Buchheit ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 01:41 PM:

w00t! Congrats, Patrick!

#35 ::: Erik Nelson ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 01:46 PM:

It doesn't say which particular work the award was for.

#36 ::: Summer Storms ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 01:59 PM:

*happydances*

Congratulations, Patrick!

*more happydances, this time with noisemakers and champagne*

#37 ::: Tom Whitmore ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 02:06 PM:

Congratulations indeed, Patrick. Glad to join in the chorus.

#38 ::: Pendrift ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 02:07 PM:

Félicitations !!! w00t!

#39 ::: D. Potter ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 02:15 PM:

Wow! Mazel tov!

#40 ::: Sean Sakamoto ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 02:15 PM:

Congratulations! That's great news.

#41 ::: jnh ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 02:40 PM:

Congratulations Patrick! Once you and your new Hugo get home, you and Teresa can run around the living room playing SpaceWar with your two Hugos as the spaceships!

#42 ::: Bruce Cohen (Speaker to Managers) ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 03:37 PM:

I'll add my congratulations on this thread too. Way to go, Patrick! Fireworks and dancing in the street are now in order.

#43 ::: Lin D ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 03:44 PM:

YAY for Patrick.
Yay for Girl Genius.

#44 ::: Linkmeister ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 04:04 PM:

Adding congratulations from the mid-Pacific time zone. Yay, Patrick!

#45 ::: rams ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 04:27 PM:

Whootie whoot WHOOT!

#46 ::: Laina ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 05:07 PM:

Congratulations, Patrick! This is full of awesome.

#47 ::: Janni ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 05:20 PM:

Congratulations!

#48 ::: Alan Yee ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 05:25 PM:

Congratulations, Patrick!

And congratulations to the other Hugo winners!

#49 ::: Joyce Reynolds-Ward ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 05:35 PM:

Congrats, Patrick!

And may the next one come to you when Teresa is in the room!

#50 ::: Harriet Culver ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 06:33 PM:

Congratulations, Patrick!

#51 ::: Lizzy L ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 06:36 PM:

Congratulations, Patrick!

#52 ::: Pamela Dean ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 08:13 PM:

Congratulations, Patrick; that is splendid.

P.

#53 ::: PhilPalmer ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 08:34 PM:

Congratulations, Patrick!

#54 ::: Marilee ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 08:34 PM:

Congratulations, Patrick!

#55 ::: Marilee ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 08:36 PM:

Erik Nelson, #35, editor awards, like artist and so forth, aren't for a specific work, but for the work of the year.

#56 ::: Cally Soukup ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 08:43 PM:

Congratulations, Patrick!

#57 ::: Steve Taylor ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 09:23 PM:

Congratulations Patrick - and Charlie Stross too and any other award winners who might cruise by making Light.

Last night was the first time I've actually been to the Hugos, and the first con that's 'clicked' for me - a very pleasant occasion.

#59 ::: Ginger ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 10:24 PM:

Dancing rodents! I mean, Conga rats!

#60 ::: Terry Karney ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 11:32 PM:

And Seanan McGuire won the Campbell.

#61 ::: Paula Helm Murray ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 11:32 PM:

Congrats!

#62 ::: Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 11:35 PM:

(Private message to Teresa: West Virginia is waiting to hear from you.)

#63 ::: Terry Karney ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 11:39 PM:

oops, wrong thread of congratulations

#64 ::: David Goldfarb ::: (view all by) ::: September 05, 2010, 11:45 PM:

Slightly belated congratulations!

I'd heard something about Patrick encouraging diversity in the award by withdrawing his name from future nominations. Is that true? (I'm not saying it's a bad idea, nor that it's a good idea, I was just wondering if it's the case.)

#66 ::: Lois Fundis ::: (view all by) ::: September 06, 2010, 12:27 AM:

Congratulations to Patrick! And to the other winners, too, of course.

#67 ::: MacAllister ::: (view all by) ::: September 06, 2010, 01:11 AM:

Oh, hurray! And congratulations, Patrick!

And since I'm not generally given to using exclamation points, and I've just used two, I must now go and delete them from the total number allotted for this particular five-year-period...

#68 ::: Rob Hansen ::: (view all by) ::: September 06, 2010, 02:03 AM:

Yay! Congratulations, Patrick!

#69 ::: glinda ::: (view all by) ::: September 06, 2010, 02:08 AM:

Congratulations, Patrick!

#70 ::: Steve Taylor ::: (view all by) ::: September 06, 2010, 03:44 AM:

> I'd heard something about Patrick encouraging diversity in the award by withdrawing his name from future nominations. Is that true?

I'm not sure if it was "future" or "next year", but something was said.

#71 ::: Michael I ::: (view all by) ::: September 06, 2010, 07:17 AM:

Congratulations, Patrick!

#72 ::: mary ::: (view all by) ::: September 06, 2010, 12:59 PM:

CONGRATS Patrick!!!

#73 ::: Nancy C. Mittens ::: (view all by) ::: September 06, 2010, 03:43 PM:

Congrats Patrick!

#74 ::: Christopher Kastensmidt ::: (view all by) ::: September 06, 2010, 07:47 PM:

HUGE congrats to both of you! When one Nielsen Hayden wins, *all* Nielsen Haydens win.

#75 ::: KayTei ::: (view all by) ::: September 06, 2010, 09:24 PM:

Nicely done!

#76 ::: Glenn Hauman ::: (view all by) ::: September 06, 2010, 10:35 PM:

Not to rain on Patrick's well-deserved congrats, but I'm hoping Teresa wins one while he's in the room.

#77 ::: Earl Cooley III ::: (view all by) ::: September 07, 2010, 12:50 AM:

Congratulations!

#78 ::: Bill Stewart ::: (view all by) ::: September 07, 2010, 01:37 AM:

Terry@63, it may be the wrong thread, but I'm still so pleased to see Seanan getting the award. I think of her mainly as a musician, because she's been doing that at (San Francisco Bay Area) local cons for years, but it's good to see her succeeding at writing.

And Yay, Patrick, and Yay, Foglios!

#79 ::: Terry Karney ::: (view all by) ::: September 07, 2010, 01:57 AM:

It's funny. I have a sweetheart in New York, who is close friends with Seanan. When she came out here, we went to see Seanen.

Which was when I met her, and found out I am friends, and have been for decades, with one of her cousins.

So I was pleased to see her win.

#80 ::: Paul Duncanson ::: (view all by) ::: September 07, 2010, 02:39 AM:

Congratulations to all who won, be they Nielsen Haydens, other Fluorosphereans, lurkers or just plain folks. I wish a combination of too much study and too little money hadn't kept me from the con. Perhaps next time a worldcon wanders down under I'll be there to do all that congratulating in person. Until then, imagine the hand that isn't typing this is raising a glass in your honour.

#81 ::: mea ::: (view all by) ::: September 07, 2010, 03:45 AM:

Congratulations from a member of the lurking choir!

#82 ::: Steve Halter ::: (view all by) ::: September 07, 2010, 09:21 AM:

Congratulations!

#83 ::: Avedon ::: (view all by) ::: September 07, 2010, 09:54 AM:

Congratulations.

I'm trying to find a good photo to link to, and the only one I've seen so far is sideways.

#84 ::: fidelio ::: (view all by) ::: September 07, 2010, 10:11 AM:

W00t!

And also, Go, you!

#85 ::: Ken MacLeod ::: (view all by) ::: September 07, 2010, 11:17 AM:

Congratulations!

#86 ::: paul ::: (view all by) ::: September 07, 2010, 11:20 AM:

congratulatons all round!

#87 ::: DoWell ::: (view all by) ::: September 08, 2010, 10:36 PM:

Hooray for Our Side!

#88 ::: Mary Dell ::: (view all by) ::: September 08, 2010, 11:48 PM:

Hooray! Congratulations, Patrick!

#89 ::: Paula Helm Murray ::: (view all by) ::: September 09, 2010, 12:39 AM:

Congrats! YAAY for the home team!

#90 ::: Bruce Baugh ::: (view all by) ::: September 09, 2010, 10:56 AM:

Congratulations, Patrick. :)

#91 ::: Angiportus ::: (view all by) ::: September 09, 2010, 07:57 PM:

Belated congratulations from me as well.

#92 ::: Sandy B. ::: (view all by) ::: September 10, 2010, 08:54 PM:

Congratulations, later than somewhat!

( I don't actually seem to have posted in here. "Sure" and "Correct" are not the same thing. )

#93 ::: NewGuyDave ::: (view all by) ::: September 14, 2010, 11:02 AM:

Congrats, Patrick. Well deserved!

-NGD

#94 ::: Bruce E. Durocher II sees spam at #94 ::: (view all by) ::: August 15, 2011, 09:47 PM:

And goddamnded annoying spam at that. Patrick's win doesn't deserve a spammer tag at the end.

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