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Discover Your Next Favorite Science Fiction Author Want to discover some cool new authors, and feel in-the-know about one of the most important Hugo awards at the same time? It's your lucky day. You have two easy ways to get to know the nominees for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New SF Writer. Arachne Jericho's Spontaneous Derivation blog has a rundown of the Campbell finalists, including what they've written, their website URLs, and a brief writing sample. And finalist Jon Armstrong is interviewing the other finalists on his podcast, If You're Just Joining Us. Find out how Joe Abercrombie feels about bad reviews, or Mary Robinette Kowal's magic formula for elevator pitches, by clicking the links. [Spontaneous Derivation and If You're Just Joining Us]

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The Secret Masters And The Conspiracy Against Democracy

Could a publisher buy a Hugo Award? Maybe, if the cost of a non-attending WorldCon membership gets capped at around $40 a head. It could only cost a few thousand, or maybe $10,000, to buy enough memberships to "win" an award, worry some in the fan community. But the larger problem is that the Hugos are usually only voted on by a few hundred people, despite having their own category on Amazon.com. The controversy comes down to a question: is the best fix to have more people voting, or fewer? More »

4:30 PM on Thu Jun 26 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
1,074 views, 16 comments

Latest by KevinStandlee: RAHfanboy: Interesting idea. I suggest you try setting up such a system and see if anyone pays attention to it. Don't expect the members of WSFS to vote to disenfranchise themselves, though. more »

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Sample The Hugo Selections Online

You can read several of the stories and novellas on the Hugo nominations list, including Elizabeth Bear's "Tideline," Ted Chiang's "The Merchant And The Alchemist's Gate," Gene Wolfe's "Memorare" and Nancy Kress' "The Fountain of Age" online. The novel nominees include Michael Chabon's Yiddish Policeman's Union, Charles Stross' Halting State, Ian McDonald's Brasyl, and John Scalzi's The Last Colony. Long-form dramatic presentation nominees include Heroes season one, while short-form dramatic presentation nominees include two Doctor Who stories, a Torchwood episode, Battlestar Galactica's "Razor" and an episode of the fan-produced Star Trek: Phase II.

11:00 AM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
1,052 views, 9 comments

Latest by braak: @Grey_Area: It was pre-empted so they could make TWO SNAKES VERSUS DINOSAUR. more »