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The 2023 Hugo nomination statistics have finally been released – and we have questions

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Cora

The long-awaited nomination statistics for the 2023 Hugo Awards have finally been published – at the last possible moment according to the WSFS constitution (and at a point when I really don’t have time for Hugo neepery). The voting statistics … Continue reading →

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Some Comments on the 2023 Hugo Winners

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Cora

The winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards were announced today at Worldcon in Chengdu, China. My thoughts on the finalists may be found here. I almost forgot that the Hugos were today, because a) I normally don’t expect Worldcon or … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the 2023 Hugo Finalists

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Cora

After taking an inordinately long time to tabulate the nominations, the Chengdu Worldcon finally announced the 2023 Hugo finalists last night – after accidentally posting a not quite correct list on their website a few days ago. Of course, there … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to the 2023 Hugo Finalists, Whoever They May Be

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Cora

This is an updated repost of this post from 2021 and this one from last year, which a lot of people found helpful. ETA: This post is now also available in Chinese on Weibo, thanks to MrOctopus233. Nominations for the … Continue reading →

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Two Late Hugo Links and Two New Arrivals

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Cora

In my round-up of reactions and reports to the 2022 Hugo Award winners, I somehow missed this detailed report by Heike Lindhold at the German SFF fansite Teilzeithelden. My Hugo win gets a nice write-up, as so all the other … Continue reading →

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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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Some Comments on the 2022 Hugo Award Winners and the Hugo Ceremony in General

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Cora

Now that I have somewhat recovered from the excitement of the past few days, here is the detailed Hugo commentary I promised you. The full list of 2022 Hugo winners may be found here and the detailed voting and nomination … 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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Of Rockets and Hugos

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Cora

The final Star Trek Picard review is coming and I also have something new planned for this blog that you’ll hopefully enjoy. But for now I have two other things to share. For starters, I was interviewed by the wonderful … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the 2022 Hugo Finalists

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Cora

So at last, here is my Hugo finalist reaction post. I know it took a bit, but since I’m a Hugo finalist myself this year, I took some time off to celebrate, congratulate fellow finalists and update everything that needed … Continue reading →

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