By Michaele Jordan. In The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, Ms. Moreno-Garcia re-examines a story that has been intriguing us for well over a century. The original novel, The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G Wells, was published in 1896. It … 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
The Chengdu Worldcon committee today announced that voting has opened for the 2023 Hugo, Lodestar and Astounding Awards. Individuals must have a WSFS membership to be eligible to vote (in addition to any other type of available membership). Eligible members … 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
Journalist Jason Sanford tweeted a report that the Chengdu Worldcon will release the Hugo finalists on July 6.
Tammy Coxen relayed a request to me from Hugo Administrator Dave McCarty to remove the post with the finalists released on the Chengdu Worldcon website today because “it was released in error and not correct.” There will be a new … Continue reading
The Chengdu Worldcon began accepting Hugo nominations on February 28 from members and others eligible to vote (such as 4,500 members of Chicon 8). The login link is here. The verification process at the host site does not require that … Continue reading
Just ten days before the January 31 deadline for people to join and be eligible to nominate for the 2023 Hugo Awards, the Chengdu Worldcon announced it finally had the capability to take credit card payments for memberships. Now that … 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
Two first-time fan Hugo winners honored at the Chengdu Worldcon have permanently recused themselves from future consideration. Best Fancast winner Hugo, Girl! told readers: And Chris M. Barkley said in his Best Fan Writer acceptance speech: For more examples of … Continue reading