This mess was eminently avoidable, starting with the no-brainer of not hosting the Hugos in a totalitarian, repressive state like the People’s Republic of China:
Continue reading I’m never getting a Hugo. The Chengdu Worldcon reminds me why I’m okay with that.The 2023 Hugos were mired in controversy from the beginning. It started with a pall being cast over Chengdu’s decisive site selection win over Toronto coming with accusations of ballot stuffing, something that plenty of authors had ideas about…
…Controversy was ignited anew with this week’s long-delayed release of the full nomination statistics. Science fiction and fantasy fans from in both East and West are up in arms over several candidacies being listed as “ineligible” without explanation, and fear for the reputational damage done to the region and Eastern fandom as a result.