aka It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a sad puppy in possession of a published story must be in want of a Hugo From rules wonk to rap filk, we have it all in today’s roundup courtesy of Adam-Troy … Continue reading
Electronic voting for the 2015 Hugo Awards has opened. TheHugoAwards.org website revealed the availability of the ballot in its April 27 story about the withdrawal of Edmund R. Schubert. Once voters access the electronic voting form they are advised about … Continue reading
Cixin Liu, whose book The Three-Body Problem is nominated for both the Nebula and the Hugo, will be coming from China to meet with fans and participate in SFWA’s Nebula Weekend June 4-7. Liu, 51, resides in a “gritty coal-mining … Continue reading
Now that Sasquan has made the final changes to the Hugo ballot required by withdrawals and eligibility rulings, it is time to update the scorecard for Sad Puppies 3 and Rabid Puppies. SAD PUPPIES 3: the 2015 Hugo slate Recommended 60 … Continue reading
In the wake of two authors pulling their nominated works from contention, Sasquan Hugo administrator John Lorentz has made two more adjustments and locked the final 2015 Hugo ballot. In the Best Novel category, The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu … Continue reading
Sasquan, the 2015 Worldcon, has made changes to the final Hugo ballot to reflect eligibility rulings by Hugo administrator John Lorentz. “Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus” by John C. Wright was previously published on a web site in 2013 … Continue reading
This is a scorecard of the effectiveness of Sad Puppies and Rabid Puppies slates. It is purely binary — did the item make the final ballot or not — because official eligibility rulings and nominee withdrawals are not available at … Continue reading
Sasquan, the 2015 Worldcon, has released the nominees for this year’s Hugo Awards. They were chosen by popular vote of members of Loncon 3 (the 2014 Worldcon), Sasquan (the 2015 Worldcon) and MidAmeriCon II (the 2016 Worldcon). A total of 2122 … Continue reading
Just out is The Book of Apex: Volume 4 of Apex Magazine, collecting the original fiction from Hugo-winning editor Lynne M. Thomas’s first fifteen issues at the helm of Apex Magazine, a reign that included two Hugo Award nominations for … Continue reading
A second promotional print issue of Apex Magazine is in the works. Ordinarily available in electronic format, the sf/fantasy/horror monthly also makes its contents available to read free on its website. Money raised from advance sales will go toward the … Continue reading