1959 Best New Author of 1958 Hugo

The 1959 Best New Author of 1958 Hugo was presented September 7, 1959.

This category was awarded once only, in 1959 at Detention. It is identical to the Most Promising New Author category.

For the first time the modern nominations ballot followed by a final ballot process was followed so we have a list of nominees and a winner, but we do not have the order of finish after first and second place.

Winner: No Award

Runners-up:

• (second place) Brian W. Aldiss
• Paul Ash (aka Pauline Ashwell)
• Rosel George Brown
• Louis Charbonneau
• Kit Reed

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Best New Author of 1958 Hugo, 1959 Hugos

1959

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