I never heard of any of them either, and yes, it is like the Oscars. You have to be an SFWA member, and have to have three stories over 1000 published at 6¢s per word or more, or earn $3000 from a book.
The Hugos are voted on by members of the The World Science Fiction Society, and anyone can join.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday March 20 2017, @09:19PM (1 child)
That'd be my guess.
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(Score: 3, Informative) by mcgrew on Friday March 24 2017, @01:15AM
I never heard of any of them either, and yes, it is like the Oscars. You have to be an SFWA member, and have to have three stories over 1000 published at 6¢s per word or more, or earn $3000 from a book.
The Hugos are voted on by members of the The World Science Fiction Society, and anyone can join.
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