So it’s been over a week since the Hugo’s were announced and we’ve moved from blog posts kvetching about the system to those having a crack at the kvetchers to more meta posts about moving beyond the kvetching altogether. (A) And theres been a post from John Scalzi. What there’s been very little of is …
Tag Archive: Hugo Awards
Apr 03
Hugo Thoughts (Part Two)
Yesterday saw another interesting post on this years Hugo ballot by Dribble of Ink’sAidan Moher. In the comments to his well thought out piece, Shan states that: There’s a lot of posting going on this year about the Hugos but it all comes back to the same point: this is a popularity contest. It’s never …
Apr 02
Hugo Thoughts (Part One)
On his blog, Staffer’s Book Review, Justin Landon describes the Hugo Awards as utter twaddle. I understand the frustration. One look at this years ballot and you can’t but be overcome by a feeling of deja vu. The titles of the novels or stories might be different, but the names look awfully familiar. Yes, there’s …
Mar 05
HUGO HUGO HUGO (and best fan writer)
So I’ve just submitted my nominations for the Hugo Awards. I know I can update them over the next few days, but unless something suddenly pops into my head, it’s unlikely I’ll be adding anything. A few days back I mentioned the comics I’d be nominating, so I thought I’d inspire you with the fan …
Sep 09
Delayed Hugo Post
It’s a delayed post because frankly I don’t have much to say. For anyone who still has no idea who won, you can find the winners here. I was surprised to see Jo Walton walk away with Best Novel for Among Others. I genuinely expected GRRM, with his strong fanbase, to have his one in …
Apr 23
Hugo Commentary: Best Graphic Story
Here’s the actual ballot:. Best Graphic Story (339 ballots) Digger by Ursula Vernon (Sofawolf Press) Fables Vol 15: Rose Red by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham (Vertigo) Locke & Key Volume 4, Keys to the Kingdom written by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW) Schlock Mercenary: Force Multiplication written and illustrated by Howard Tayler, …
Apr 15
Hugo Commentary: Best Fan Writer (long post – tangents included)
As I understand it the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) will be debating this year whether Best Graphic Story should survive as a category or be taken out and shot. There’s actually a number of good reasons why you’d remove the category from the ballot ranging from graphic comics being well serviced by other awards …
Apr 08
Hugo Noms…
The Hugo nominations have been announced, the full list can be found here. It’s an interesting list that should, hopefully, engender some interesting comment. Personally I’m expecting the cut and paste job that is Fan Writer to provoke some debate. I’ll also have something to say (of course), so expect a series of long, dull …
Mar 25
My inner 14 year old
In what’s a very even handed and sensible post on the whole Best Fanzine vs Best Blog discussion / debate / dogpile, Mark Plummer says, I was pleased to see mondyboy’s response on The Hysterical Hamster, especially because of the way he riffed off Mike’s post by cleverly casting his own reactions as being those …
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