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The 2016 Dragon Awards or Participation Trophies for Puppies

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Cora

I posted a lot about the 2016 Hugos, Nebulas and the Arthur C. Clarke Award, so it’s only fair I do the 2016 Dragon Awards, the winners of which were announced at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, as … Continue reading →

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A new release and a new series: Dreaming of the Stars

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Cora

As mentioned before, there will be quite a few new release announcements coming up (well, I can’t blog about SFF awards all the time). And today, I have a special new release to announce, because I not only launch a … Continue reading →

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Even More Hugo and Clarke Awards Reactions

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Cora

The debate about the 2016 Hugo Awards is still going on and there is a somewhat more low-key debate about the Arthur C. Clarke Award as well.  Previous posts on the 2016 Hugos are here, here, here and here, for … Continue reading →

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for August 2016

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Cora

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some July … Continue reading →

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Of Hugos, Puppies and WorldCon 2016 – and a bit about the Clarke Award

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Cora

Yeah, we’re still talking about the 2016 Hugos and MidAmeriCon II, the 2016 Kansas City WorldCon. Hell, I even had an (alcohol-free) Hugo cocktail (no relation to the award) today. Previous posts on the 2016 Hugos are here, here and … Continue reading →

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Yet more 2016 Hugo Award Reactions

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Cora

Hugo post-mortem season is still going on, so here are the latest links and reactions: John Scalzi points out that despite Vox Day’s best efforts, the Hugos still haven’t been destroyed and goes on to call Vox Day “gum on … Continue reading →

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More 2016 Hugo Award Reactions

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Cora

I already posted my own take on the 2016 Hugo Awards and also linked to some early reaction posts here, but now that a day has passed, we have some more reaction posts from around the web: Michi Trota, one … Continue reading →

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The 2016 Hugo Awards or Fandom 2 : Puppies 0

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Cora

I did the Retro Hugos (and the Dragon Award nominees) yesterday, so here’s the main event, the 2016 Hugo Awards. My comments on the shortlist BTW are here. The full list of winners is here, a detailed breakdown of the … Continue reading →

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Of Retro Hugos and Dragons

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Cora

MidAmeriCon II, the 2016 WorldCon in Kansas City, is this weekend, which means that the Hugo winners will be announced. There has also been the first scandal involving a moderator misusing a panel as his personal pulpit and promptly getting … Continue reading →

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Photos: Summery Views of Vechta

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Cora

As longtime readers may remember, I taught at the University of Vechta for a while. And yesterday, I had the opportunity to teach in Vechta again, though not at the university this time, but at the St. Antoniushaus, a conference … Continue reading →

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