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Some Reflections on the 2020 Hugo Ceremony a.k.a. Reminiscing with George

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Cora

This was not the post I wanted to write today. The post that I hoped to write was, “Hey, I won a Hugo. Go me!” However, Bogi Takács won and a most deserving winner they are, too. And in fact, … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the 1945 Retro Hugo Winners

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Cora

The winners of the 1945 Retro Hugos have been announced as well as the winners of the 2020 Sir Julius Vogel Awards. The indefatigable Nicholas Whyte also shares some additional information about the Retro Hugos as well as the full … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Hugo and Retro Hugo Voting Closes on July 22, 2020

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Cora

Voting for the Hugos and the Retro Hugos opened in mid July. Because of the delays, the voting deadline has been extended until Wednesday, July 22, 23:59 Pacific Daylight Time/Thursday, 23 July, 18:59 New Zealand time. If you’re an attending … Continue reading →

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Some Comments on the 2019 Nebula Award Winners

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Cora

The winners of the 2019 Nebula Awards have been announced tonight. Like most events these days, the ceremony and the associated conference were virtual. There was a livestream of the ceremony, too, but I forgot that it was on and … Continue reading →

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Schrödinger’s Hugo Finalist – and Some Birthday Stuff

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Cora

Hugo finalists are not exactly common in Germany (I think there are only three German Hugo finalists altogether and none of them live in North Germany). And so, I was interviewed/profiled by both local papers in my region last week. … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the Hugo Award Finalists, Part II: The 2020 Hugo Awards

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Cora

Here is the second of the long awaited Hugo finalist reaction posts. Part 1 about the finalists for the 1945 Retro Hugos, is here BTW. And yes, it took longer than usual to get these posts up, but since I’m … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the Hugo Award Finalists, Part I: The 1945 Retro Hugo Awards

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Cora

Here is the first of the long awaited Hugo finalist reaction posts. Not too long, I hope, but since I’m a Hugo finalist myself this year, I took some time off to celebrate, congratulate fellow finalists and update everything that … Continue reading →

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Cora is a Hugo Finalist!

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Cora

As you probably know, the finalists for the 2020 Hugo Awards and the 1945 Retro Hugo Awards have just been announced. Both ballots are very good this year and I promise you that the detailed analysis of the finalists, which … Continue reading →

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Introducing the 1945 Retro Hugo Spreadsheet and Retro Science Fiction Reviews

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Cora

Anybody who has been following this blog for a while will know that I have been occasionally frustrated with the Retro Hugo Award finalists and winners, because all too often, people seem to be voting and nominating based on name … Continue reading →

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The 2019 Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Cora

It’s almost the end of the year, so it’s time to announce the winner of the coveted (not) 2019 Darth Vader Parenthood Award for Outstandingly Horrible Fictional Parents. Let’s have a bit of background: I have been informally awarding the … Continue reading →

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