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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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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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First Monday Free Fiction: Old Mommark’s Tale

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Cora

Welcome to the September 2022 edition of First Monday Free Fiction. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week on her blog, I’ll post a free story on the first Monday of every … Continue reading →

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The 2022 Dragon Award Finalists Look Really Good… With One Odd Exception

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Cora

As always this time of year, when you’re way too busy with other things, the Dragon Awards decided to drop their 2022 ballot. I sometimes swear they do this on purpose.The Dragon Awards are a fan award given out by … Continue reading →

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Non-Fiction Spotlight: Management Lessons from Game of Thrones: Organization Theory and Strategy in Westeros by Fiona Moore

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Cora

First of all, I was at the Hugos There podcast again as part of a great panel discussing the 2022 Hugo finalists for Best Novella. You can listen here or watch us blabber on YouTube here. After the Hugos is … Continue reading →

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The 2022 July Short Story Challenge – Day by Day

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Cora

For starters, Smashwords is currently having its annual summer sale, where you can get plenty of e-books at reduced prices or for free, including several of mine. In other news, blogging will be light this month, because I’m currently doing … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the 2021 Nebula Award Winners – and Two SFWA Uproars

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Cora

Yes, the much delayed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episode reviews are coming and there will be more Masters of the Universe action figure photo stories as well, simply because I enjoy doing them. However, for today I’m interrupting your … 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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Cora is a Three-Time Hugo Finalist!

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Cora

As you probably know, the finalists for the 2022 Hugo Awards have just been announced. And I promise you that the detailed analysis of the finalists, which I know you’re all waiting for, is coming as soon as I can … Continue reading →

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Fanzine Spotlight: Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Cora

I initially started the Fanzine/Fancast Spotlight project to highlight Hugo-eligible fanzines, fansites and podcasts. For more about the Fanzine/Fancast Spotlight project, go here. You can also check out the other great fanzines and fancasts featured by clicking here. The Hugo … Continue reading →

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