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It’s Hugo Season Again—Meh. . .
I used to look forward to the Hugo Awards. That was until last year’s Sad and Rabid Puppy nominating fiasco turned me off sufficiently that I can’t even muster much energy to say “meh” this year because the Puppies are at … Continue reading
For Me, A Sad Hugo Day
So the Hugo Award nominations were announced this weekend. Yeah. . .um. . .hmm. That’s a distressing response. If you haven’t been following the award nominations—and you’re forgiven if you haven’t because I haven’t either—then you’re probably unaware of what has happened with … Continue reading
Late to the Hugo Award Party
I may have been away from the writing world for the past few months, but that doesn’t mean the writing world stopped. The Hugo Awards were announced in August at Loncon 3. The Hugo Awards have always been one of my favorites. … Continue reading
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2014 Hugo Award Nominees (with links)
I love Hugo Award time. It brings me back to my formative years when I read a lot more science fiction than I do now. In my late teens, I decided I wanted to read the best science fiction and … Continue reading
Galen Dara Gets Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist
I mentioned the Hugo Award winners for fiction a few days ago, but I missed noticing that Galen Dara won a Hugo as Best Fan Artist. I first encounter Ms. Dara’s work in the Dagan Books’ Cthulhurotica anthology. The cover for that … Continue reading
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2013 Hugo Award Winners
The winners of the Hugo Award were announced last night at Worldcon in Austin, Texas. Congratulations to the winning authors: Novel: Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas by John Scalzi Novella: “The Emperor’s Soul” by Brandon Sanderson Novelette: “The Girl-Thing Who Went Out … Continue reading
2013 Hugo Award Nominees: Novel and Novella
I posted the Hugo Award nominees for the short story and novelette categories already. To be complete, here’s the nominees for the novella and novel category: Here are nominees for Best Novel: • 2312, Kim Stanley Robinson • Blackout, Mira … Continue reading
2013 Hugo Nominees
The Nebula Award nominations have already been announced, and the Hugo Awards are up next. The Hugo Award, presented by the World Science Fiction Society, is speculative fiction’s other major writing award. While there is often considerable overlap in nominations between the two, … Continue reading
Hugo Award Winners Announced
Many years ago, I set out to read “the best” science fiction novels written, but didn’t know where to start. I decided to read all of the Hugo and Nebula award winners. I quickly found that I tended to prefer the … Continue reading
2012 Hugo Award Nominees
The Nebula Award nominations have already come and gone, and the Hugo Award is up next. The Hugo Award, presented by the World Science Fiction Society, is speculative fiction’s other major writing award. While there is often considerable overlap in nominations between … Continue reading
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