The 2023 Hugo Award Stats Final report posted today on the official Hugo Awards website revealed that the Chengdu Worldcon’s Hugo award subcommittee made many startling and sometimes unexplained rulings. R. F. Kuang’s novel Babel, winner of the 2023 Nebula and … Continue reading
The official ballot for the 2024 Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund race has been released. Fans have can vote online or by mail using a printable form; access both choices at the link. Ballots must reach the administrators by 11:59 p.m. British/Irish time (UTC+1; … Continue reading
(1) SUBSTACK MANAGEMENT CLAIMS THERE WILL BE ACTION. Casey Newton has told readers of his Substack newsletter Platformer that “Substack says it will remove Nazi publications from the platform”. Apparently that really isn’t so broad an outcome as it sounds … Continue reading
The Endeavour Award for books published in 2022 was presented on November 10 at OryCon 43. The winner is: The award encourages the growth of literature in the field and recognizes works of excellence by Pacific Northwest authors. It is named for H.M. … Continue reading
By Michaele Jordan: Friends, as I’ve mentioned in previous years, I always read all the Hugo nominees. Usually I do this as soon as the nominees are announced. But this year, maybe because I was so focused on the Fan … Continue reading
The Endeavour Award has named the finalists and judges for books published in 2022. A panel of judges will select the winner, to be presented at OryCon 43, November 10-12, held in Portland, Oregon at the Holiday Inn Portland – Columbia Riverfront. The … Continue reading
The 2023 Hugo Awards were presented October 21 during a ceremony at the Chengdu Worldcon. BEST NOVEL BEST NOVELLA BEST NOVELETTE BEST SHORT STORY BEST SERIES BEST GRAPHIC STORY OR COMIC BEST RELATED WORK BEST DRAMATIC PRESENTATION, LONG FORM BEST … Continue reading
(1) FACES IN THE NEWS. A long, detailed infographic has been posted here by Chengdu Association for Science and Technology (Chengdushi Kexue Jishu Xiehui), which Zimozi Natsuco says, “is always considered as the upper guidance institution of Chengdu Science Fiction … Continue reading
The 2023 finalists for the Best Series Hugo are: In previous years there were requests for a list of the works considered part of each finalist for Best Series (whether or not those works are included in the voter packet). … Continue reading
The Chengdu Worldcon committee today posted the finalists for the 2023 Hugo Awards. Astounding Award for Best New Writer * – finalist in their 2nd year of eligibility Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book Best Fan Artist Best Fan … Continue reading