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Some Thoughts on the 2022 Nebula Award Winners

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Cora

The winners of the 2022 Nebula Awards were announced last night at 5 AM my time, which is why the commentary post is somewhat later than usual. It’s also a bit shorter than usual, because I’m off to Metropol Con … 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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Oscars Everywhere All At Once – Some Thoughts on the 2023 Academy Award Winners

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Cora

I used to do an annual post commenting on the Academy Award winners, but a quick check of my archives reveals that the last time I did an Oscar winner comment post was in 2019. Of course, skipping the pandemic … Continue reading →

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Some Comments on the 2022 Nebula Finalists

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Cora

The finalists for the 2022 Nebula Awards were announced today. This time, the announcement didn’t happen that close to the Hugo nomination deadline, but then Hugo nominations close more than a month later than usual this year, which gives Hugo … Continue reading →

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The 2022 Jonathan and Martha Kent Fictional Parent of the Year Award

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Cora

While I have been awarding the Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents for 42 years now, the Jonathan and Martha Kent Fictional Parent of the Year Award is a new prize that I only introduced in 2020 … 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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Look What the Mailman Brought Me

Posted on October 22, 2022 by Cora

And yes, our current mail person is a man. Anyway on Thursday, the mailman brought me a padded envelope, which contained the following: It’s my 2022 Hugo finalist certificate, Hugo pin, badge ribbon as well as the invitations for the … 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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Some Comments on the 2022 Dragon Award Winners

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Cora

In a feat of terrible scheduling, not only do Chicon 8, the 2022 Worldcon, and DragonCon, the big media con in Atlanta, Georgia, happen on the exact same weekend, no, both Hugos and the Dragon Awards were also handed out … Continue reading →

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