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posted by janrinok on Wednesday August 22 2018, @04:43PM   Printer-friendly
from the she-done-good dept.

The Hugo awards, being the favorite they are with SN readers, are out again!

As posted at The Vox.

The first-ever threepeat of the Hugo Awards — the prestigious, long-running fantasy awards handed out annually at WorldCon — just issued a giant rejection of right-wing gatekeeping in the struggle to diversify the world of science fiction and fantasy writing.

N.K. Jemisin's groundbreaking fantasy series the Broken Earth trilogy has won critical acclaim, been optioned for development as a TV series, and received numerous accolades from the sci-fi and fantasy community. And on August 19, it achieved yet another milestone when Jemisin became the first author in the Hugos' 65-year history to win back-to-back awards for every book in a trilogy. Jemisin won the award for Best Novel three years in a row, starting with The Fifth Season in 2016, The Obelisk Gate in 2017, and now The Stone Sky in 2018.

Meanwhile, The Verge reports:

The 2018 Hugo Awards were held last night at the World Science Fiction Convention in San Jose, California. The Hugo award, voted on by members of the fan community, is considered the highest honor for science fiction and fantasy literature.

Like the previous couple of years, women almost completely swept the awards. N.K. Jemisin took home the top honor for The Stone Sky, the third installment of her Broken Earth trilogy. Other winners include Martha Wells for her first Murderbot novella All Systems Red, Suzanne Palmer for her novelette “The Secret Life of Bots,” and Rebecca Roanhorse for her short story “Welcome to your Authentic Indian Experience™.” (Roanhorse also took home the John W. Campbell Jr. Award for Best New Writer.)

Jemisin’s win gives her a history-making hat trick: she’s won the top award for each Broken Earth installment, the first two having been for The Fifth Season and The Obelisk Gate. It’s a significant achievement, earned for Jemisin’s groundbreaking writing, blending of genres, and outstanding storytelling.

The complete list of nominees can be found in The Verge's story. Additional reporting can be found at the Guardian, on TOR.com, and elsewhere.


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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 22 2018, @09:25PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 22 2018, @09:25PM (#724872)

    It is a very tired and rehashed debate. If you have honestly not heard the argument, Eric Raymond wrote fairly extensively and precisely about it when it first happened. Most relevant articles here [ibiblio.org] and here [ibiblio.org].

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday August 22 2018, @11:31PM (2 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday August 22 2018, @11:31PM (#724935) Journal

    Informative. But I happen to profoundly disagree with ESR's definition of SF.

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    • (Score: 2) by janrinok on Thursday August 23 2018, @08:18AM (1 child)

      by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Thursday August 23 2018, @08:18AM (#725111) Journal

      Oh, you are a tease...

      You've left me, as someone who hasn't read any SF for over 50 years or so, wondering what your objections are to ESR's definition, and how do you define it? You might be absolutely correct in your views, but I don't know in any detail what your views are.

      • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Thursday August 23 2018, @01:11PM

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Thursday August 23 2018, @01:11PM (#725189) Journal

        Read some Ursula K LeGuinn (RIP) Some of her stories are really challenging the fact there is a clear line between Fantasy and SciFi. The Sci is brought in by a vigorous yet gentile handwaving, but the characters as so relatable.

        Maybe there's something heroic about some of them, but only just enough heroism to justify their 'character' trait (ie inclusion in the plot/story).

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