{"id":138760,"date":"2015-08-31T04:12:54","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T04:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/08\/31\/who-won-science-fictions-hugo-awards-and-why-it\/"},"modified":"2015-08-31T04:12:54","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T04:12:54","slug":"who-won-science-fictions-hugo-awards-and-why-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/08\/31\/who-won-science-fictions-hugo-awards-and-why-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Won Science Fiction\u2019s Hugo Awards, and Why It Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who Won Science Fiction\u2019s Hugo Awards, and Why It Matters<\/a><\/p>\n

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pipistrellus<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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coolhandofagirl<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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At the presentation each August, the Gods with the rockets in their hands have been joined by Goddesses and those of other ethnicities and genders and sexual orientations, many of whom want to tell stories about more than just spaceships.<\/p>\n

Early this year, that shift sparked a backlash: a campaign, organized by three white, male authors, that resulted in a final Hugo ballot dominated by mostly white, mostly male nominees. While the leaders of this two-pronged movement\u2014one faction calls itself the Sad Puppies and the other the Rabid Puppies\u2014broke no rules, many sci-fi writers and fans felt they had played dirty, taking advantage of a loophole in an arcane voting process that enables a relatively few number of voters to dominate. Motivated by Puppygate, meanwhile, a record 11,300-plus people bought memberships to the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention in Spokane, Washington, where the Hugo winners were announced Saturday night.<\/p>\n

With so much at stake, more people than ever forked over membership dues (at least $40) in time to be allowed to vote for the 2015 Hugos. Before voting closed on June 31, 5,950 people cast ballots (a whopping 65 percent more than had ever voted before).<\/p>\n

Not a single Puppy-endorsed candidate took home a rocket. In the five categories that had only Puppy-provided nominees on the ballot\u2014Best Novella, Best Short Story, Best Related Work, and Best Editor for Short and for Long Form\u2014voters instead preferred \u201cNo Award.\u201d\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

holy shit<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

vindicated chortling<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Who Won Science Fiction\u2019s Hugo Awards, and Why It Matters pipistrellus: coolhandofagirl: At the presentation each August, the Gods with the rockets in their hands have been joined by Goddesses and those of other ethnicities and genders and sexual orientations, many of whom want to tell stories about more than just spaceships. Early this year, … <\/p>\n

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