Only 18 people have racked up at least 13 #HugoAwards nominations in the four primary fiction categories (novel, novella, novelette & short story).

Robert Silverberg was the first, doing so in 1975 at the age of 40. Followed by Niven and Ellison, who both did so in 1978.

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Zelazny and @GRRMSpeaking each scored their 13th fiction shortlisting in 1986.

Connie Willis in 1993, Ursula K. LeGuin in 1995.

If you can't tell, reaching the 13th Hugo fiction nod is something that only *the greats* ever achieve.

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Heck ... prior to the 2020 shortlist, Lois McMaster Bujold is the most recent person to do so, having reached that mark in 2016.

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And I bring this up to put into context just what a big deal it is that @SeananMcGuire just got her 13th nomination in the four classic fiction categories.

She's done it in a shockingly quick time (nine years). One of the youngest people to have hit that tally.

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Seanan McGuire's work has continually improved since her first Hugo nod.

Some authors are content to rest on their laurels after getting love from Hugo voters. She has responded by upping her game. IMHO, Middlegame is a more mature, more artful novel than some earlier ones.

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My prediction?

Give it a decade or so, and she'll rival Mike Resnick's tally for #HugoAward nominations.

And will deserve it.

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Addendum: These tallies omit her multiple nominations for best series. Because that award is newer, it makes these sorts of statistics less comparable over time.