Posts filed: hugo-2011

Hugo pandering, part two: local focus.

Posted on 2011-01-05 at 3:27 by montsamu

In part one, I ran down the stories and writers published in Bull Spec this year which are therefore eligible for the appropriate Hugo (and Nebula!) award categories. In part three, I'll take a look at the wider world of stories and writers. But this? This is part two, where I'll try to highlight the local (and regional) novels, stories, and writers who are eligible to be nominated for the 2011 Hugo Awards.

First, the locally-written books eligible in the Best Novel category, alpha by author:

  • David Drake, The

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Hugo nominations are now open! And now, some pandering, part one.

Posted on 2011-01-03 at 21:38 by montsamu

The nomination period for the 2011 Hugo Awards is open. Folks who either were members (attending or supporting) of Aussiecon last year, or who are members (attending or supporting, and there's still plenty of time to sign up for either!) of Renovation this year, can nominate up to five persons or works in each category. You have until Saturday, March 26th to do so.

I'm going to run three posts on this. The first will deal with stories and writers published in Bull Spec in 2010. The second will deal with

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