Category Archives: Personal

2022: A Hugo Odyssey

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Cora

As you probably know, I won a Hugo. However, because Worldcon was in Chicago this year, the trophy was also in Chicago, while I was in Germany. Based on observations from previous years, I expected that it would take a … Continue reading →

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I Won a Hugo Award!

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Cora

You’ll have to wait a bit longer for the 2022 Hugo Winner commentary, because it turns out that I’m one of the winners. That was a huge surprise, because I honestly didn’t think I’d win this year, considering how strong … Continue reading →

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Cora is a Three-Time Hugo Finalist!

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Cora

As you probably know, the finalists for the 2022 Hugo Awards have just been announced. And I promise you that the detailed analysis of the finalists, which I know you’re all waiting for, is coming as soon as I can … Continue reading →

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Cora is the Winner of the 2021 Space Cowboy Award!

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Cora

This is yet another announcement post, because I’ve been getting a lot of good news to announce of late. For starters, I was interviewed by Dierck Wittenberg of the local paper Kreiszeitung about my Hugo nomination. You can read the … Continue reading →

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Cora’s Adventures at Flights of Foundry, the Obligatory 2021 Birthday Post and Some Other News

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Cora

Life has been busy this last week, so here is an overview post about several of the things that happened in the meantime. As you may recall, I took part in the virtual 2021 Flights of Foundry convention last weekend. … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2021

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Cora

First of all, a happy new year to everybody who reads my blog! May 2021 be better than 2020 and bring you health, happiness and success! If you want to know what I’ve been up to in 2020, here is … Continue reading →

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The Obligatory Christmas Post 2020

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Cora

Yes, I know that Christmas has been over for four days now, but I was pretty busy with a large translation job, so here is the somewhat belated obligatory 2020 Christmas post. In spite of the pandemic, our Christmas wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Cora is considering starting a Patreon and wants your input

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Cora

I’m considering starting a Patreon in 2021. Don’t worry, I will still be keeping up this blog, because I don’t believe in putting everything behind a pay wall. But some posts will go up earlier on Patreon than on the … Continue reading →

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My Hugo Finalist Pin Arrived

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Cora

My Hugo finalist pin finally arrived this weekend, together with a nice postcard: The pin now lives on my summer jacket – sadly just as it’s getting too cold to wear it – together with the Galactic Journey finalist pin … Continue reading →

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Cora’s Adventures at CoNZealand, the Virtual 2020 Worldcon, and Some Thoughts on Virtual Conventions in General

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Cora

So far, I’ve talked a lot about the Hugo ceremony at CoNZealand, the virtual 2020 Worldcon, but little about the con itself, which is a pity, because CoNZealand was actually pretty good, all things considered. Normally, this would be a … Continue reading →

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