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Thoughts on the Hugos and fandom by someone with no clout or any real skin in the game
Well, I picked an interesting year to be a first-time attendee to WorldCon. Since it’s quite likely that my (very small) readership has no idea what WorldCon is, it is a yearly convention dedicated to science fiction and fantasy. It is also responsible for awarding the Hugos, which (for now) are the largest awards given in…
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An open letter to the fellow conference attendee who asked me if I write “real science fiction”
Note: this format is unashamedly stolen from McSweeny’s Open Letters to People or Entities Who Are Unlikely to Respond. Check it out. Dear Fellow Conference Attendee Who Asked Me if I Write “Real Science Fiction,” Let me begin by saying that on the whole, I had a very good time at the Colorado Gold Conference…
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Alas, jerkbags still exist in the world
The month of June was a rough one for the Science Fiction Writers of America. The organization came under severe criticism for sexism, as the past three issues of its bulletin had included content that was, essentially, sexist. I debated about whether I should write about this myself. Run a search for “SFWA sexism” and…