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Tag Archives: Dragon Awards
Some Comments on the 2020 Dragon Award Winners
Dragon Con, a big media-focussed convention in Atlanta, Georgia, has gone virtual this year for obvious reasons, much like every other major or minor convention. Much/most of their virtual programming is free to access for everybody, but I have to … Continue reading
Reactions to the 2020 Dragon Awards Finalists or the Sound of Puppies Crying
Considering that this year’s Dragon Awards ballot looks pretty good, I guess reactions from certain quarters of the genre community, who used to consider the Dragons their territory, were inevitable. And indeed, Mike Glyer has put up a round-up of … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged awards geekery, Dragon Awards, Dragon Con, fandom wank, fantasy, genre wank, indie publishing, indie vs. traditional, science fiction, Star Wars
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The 2020 Dragon Award Finalists Go Full Tilt Towards Mainstream Respectability
I’ve been following the saga of the Dragon Awards, an SFF award handed out at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia, since their inception in 2016. During these five years, the Dragon Awards went from puppy award that was conceived as … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Comics, Film, TV
Tagged alternate history, awards geekery, Dragon Awards, Dragon Con, fantasy, horror, Hugo Awards, military science fiction, Retro Hugos, science fiction, young adult
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The 2019 Dragon Awards successfully manage to evade full respectability for another year
You’ll have to wait a bit longer for my WorldCon and Hugos post-mortem, because DragonCon, a big convention in Atlanta, Georgia, that is a curious mix between massive media con, inclusive cosplay con and conservative con for wargamers and military … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Comics, Film, TV
Tagged alternate history, awards geekery, Dragon Awards, epic fantasy, fandom wank, genre wank, horror, media tie-in, military science fiction, science fiction, Star Trek, Star Wars, YA fantasy
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The 2019 Dragon Award Finalists: Mainstream Respectability at Last?
The best thing about the Dragon Awards, an SFF prize given out by Dragon Con, a big convention in Atlanta, is that the finalist announcement enlivens the dead period between the close of the Hugo nominations and the start of … Continue reading
Some Reactions to the 2018 Nebula Award Winners and a Post-mortem on the 20Booksto50K Issue
The first reactions to the 2018 Nebula Award winners are pouring in. For my own take, see this post. Lela E. Buis has a brief post listing the Nebula winners, but in the comments she expresses some concern that Mary … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Writing
Tagged 20Booksto50K, anthologies, awards geekery, Black Mirror, Dragon Awards, fandom wank, genre wank, Hugo Awards, In Love and War, indie publishing, indie versus traditional, military science fiction, Nebula Awards, Retro Hugos, science fiction, SFWA, short fiction, space opera
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Some Reactions to the 2018 Nebula Award Finalists
Now that about a week has passed since the 2018 Nebula Award finalists have been announced, more reaction posts are coming in. I’ve already linked to some of those as ETAs in my previous Nebula post, but I’m going to … Continue reading
Some Thoughts on the 2018 Nebula Award Finalists
The finalists for the 2018 Nebula Awards have been announced today, as have the finalists for the 2018 Aurealis Award and the finalists for the 2018 BSFA Awards were announced a few days ago. If you want to read the … Continue reading
Comments on the 2018 Dragon Award Winners
Dragon Con, a convention in Atlanta that is a curious mix between massive media con, inclusive cosplay con and conservative con for wargamers and military SF fans, took place this weekend. Dragon Con is also the home of the Dragon … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Comics, Film, TV
Tagged alternate history, award geekery, Black Panther, Dragon Awards, fandom wank, fantasy, Game of Thrones, gender, genre wank, horror, Marvel, media tie-in, military science fiction, race, science fiction, young adult
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The 2018 Dragon Award Nominees and the Rise of the Kindle Unlimited Writing Factories
For the third time in a row, Dragon Con, a big media con in Atlanta, Georgia, has enlivened the dead period just before WorldCon starts and the Hugo winners are announced, by announcing the nominees for the Dragon Awards. You … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Comics, Film, TV
Tagged alternate history, Amazon, awards geekery, Dragon Awards, fandom wank, fantasy, genre wank, horror, indie publishing, indie versus traditional, media tie-in, military SF, science fiction, young adult
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