The finalists for the 2024 Hugo Awards were announced on Friday, and as is typical for the Hugos, the ballot has a mixture of the familiar and the fresh. Established Hugo favourites such as John Scalzi (Starter Villain), Ann Leckie (Translation State), Martha Wells (Witch King), Nghi Vo (Mammoths at the Gates, On the Fox…
Space Opera, Social Commentary and Twisted Fairy Tales Win at China’s First Hugo Awards
The winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards were announced this Saturday. A whole year’s worth of science fiction and fantasy talent as voted for by members of the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) were duly honoured with gleaming trophies in the shape of a panda with a rocket. The winner of the Hugo Award for…
2020 Hugo Awards Reflect Struggle Over History
The weekend saw the presentation of the 2020 Hugo Awards at CoNZealand, this year’s iteration of the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon, for short). Although the ongoing pandemic prevented CoNZealand from being held in physical form, like many similar events, it adapted to the situation by offering a virtual convention – and the Hugos were,…
Book Beat: WorldCon 76, Man Booker, and Amazon vs. the Library
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