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So, yeah, the Hugos.
Apr. 9th, 2019 02:02 pmvia http://bit.ly/2U7G3HI
The Hugos - that thing AO3 is nominated for - are awards for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy, given by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS). They were first awarded in 1953, and have been awarded every year since 1955.
All you need to be able to vote on which of the nominated works gets the Hugo for its category is to be a member of the WSFS. This isn’t free. (Yes, there is a lot of discussion about how this skews the voting pool. No, really, a lot.)
However! This is the age of the internet, a lot of the stuff nominated for the Hugos is online, and it’s not like you need to have a membership to read stories. File 770 has put up a list of places to find the Hugo finalists for free online, and I pass it on to you.
(Fun Fact: There are also Retro Hugos, which can be given out for a year if (1) the year was 50, 75 or 100 years in the past, (2) there was a WorldCon that year, and (3) no Hugos have yet been given for that year. So this year, the Retro Hugos are for works from 1944, because that’s (1) 75 years ago, (2) there was a WorldCon that year, and (3) no Hugos have been given for it yet. We can’t do Retro Hugos for 1919 (because there was no WorldCon that year - the first was in 1939) or for 1969 (Hugos for that year have already been awarded). And Now You Know.)
The Hugos - that thing AO3 is nominated for - are awards for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy, given by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS). They were first awarded in 1953, and have been awarded every year since 1955.
All you need to be able to vote on which of the nominated works gets the Hugo for its category is to be a member of the WSFS. This isn’t free. (Yes, there is a lot of discussion about how this skews the voting pool. No, really, a lot.)
However! This is the age of the internet, a lot of the stuff nominated for the Hugos is online, and it’s not like you need to have a membership to read stories. File 770 has put up a list of places to find the Hugo finalists for free online, and I pass it on to you.
(Fun Fact: There are also Retro Hugos, which can be given out for a year if (1) the year was 50, 75 or 100 years in the past, (2) there was a WorldCon that year, and (3) no Hugos have yet been given for that year. So this year, the Retro Hugos are for works from 1944, because that’s (1) 75 years ago, (2) there was a WorldCon that year, and (3) no Hugos have been given for it yet. We can’t do Retro Hugos for 1919 (because there was no WorldCon that year - the first was in 1939) or for 1969 (Hugos for that year have already been awarded). And Now You Know.)
