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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.
(Score: 1, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Thursday August 23 2018, @01:29AM (3 children)
The editing helps, maybe - but we're still talking about a bunch of women, liberals, progressives and whatnot gloating that they've kicked the men out. Then, talking about "diversity". Something, something, something drama just isn't "science fiction". It does qualify as fantasy though, depending on the individual's personal fantasies.
None of it really matters though. I can still get my fix any time I like. Pretty much any author who publishes with Baen is well worth reading. That may change, or it may not.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 23 2018, @07:13AM (2 children)
If you think you can do better, go write a fucking book and win an award.
Be sure to put a picture of your dick on the cover so everyone knows a man wrote the book. And make sure it's pointing to the right so everyone knows your political affiliation without having to read a word of your drivel.
During the time you're busy writing your book we'll miss your contributions to SN. Really we will.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by jmorris on Thursday August 23 2018, @08:50AM (1 child)
Uh, we are talking about the Hugos, right? The purpose of which used to be calling out quality material for fans to read. Now simply picking "anything published by Baen" is a better selection method. In other words, he has identified a superior metric than the Hugo. The modern Hugo is more an anti-indicator of quality, seeing a title win it means it is probably safe to ignore. Not sure I'd agree with his assessment entirely, but things sure seem to be moving in that direction quickly. Looks like some good stuff still gets nominated but politics is picking the winner now.
Seriously, who thinks this twaddle that has now won three years running, mostly as an attempt to "show" the Puppies who runs things, will be remembered in fifty years? Now go look back 50 year at the awards in 1968 and see if you recognize any. And 1968 was a 'down year' following the two prior years when Herbert won with Dune and Heinlein got one for The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress. Major literary works that will never be forgotten, they will carry those to the space colonies and be reading them.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Thursday August 23 2018, @02:08PM
Never is a long time. We do need to keep in mind that we have political minded groups today who are working hard to ensure the next generations do forget all about any white hetero males, especially if any of those males are Christian.
When's the last time you heard anyone talking of Mark Twain, and Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn? "Oh, but, das raciss!"
Ever wondered how many other entertainers (authors, singers, playwrights, etc) were huge sensations in their day and time, only to be forgotten later for political reasons? This may be a new phenomenon. Sure, lots of people have probably been forgotten, but for reasons other than political!