Some books aren’t in the Hugo voter packet
A couple months ago, I recommended buying a supporting WorldCon membership as a relatively inexpensive way to (a) participate in...
Archive for Awards
On first looking into The Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time, as most of y'all probably know, has been nominated for a Hugo award, in the Best...
“Wakulla Springs”: sf or not?
A couple of friends have indicated that they're a little hesitant to vote for “Wakulla Springs” for a Hugo, on...
Hugo voting: to express a preference, put it on the ballot
There's a Livejournal post that's making the rounds, about how to use No Award in your Hugo voting. It gives...
Hugos 2014: Venues
Another unusual thing about this year's Hugo nominees is where the short fiction was published. As I noted last year,...
You, too, can vote in the Hugos!
I've seen a bunch of people say in the past couple of days that they're not eligible to vote in...
Hugo nominees 2014: Gender notes
I want to spend the next couple of days writing and reading nonstop about the 2014 Hugo Award nominees, but...
Hugo recommendations
I've been meaning for months to blog about specific works and people I'm going to nominate for the Hugos, and...
Hugo recommendation: When We Wake
I recently read Karen Healey's 2013 YA SF novel When We Wake (which is out in paperback today!), and I...
Nebula nominees!
SFWA has announced this year's Nebula nominees, and I'm very pleased with them. Congratulations to all the nominees! (And double...
Female sf artists and the Hugo ballot
Jenn just linked to a great piece by Justin Landon about the paucity of female sf artists on award ballots...
Orphan Black Hugo rec
Kam and I have just finished watching the first season of the Canadian TV show Orphan Black, and I love...