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From nominees being mysteriously deemed ineligible to odd data curves, the 2023 Hugo Award voting data just released from Chengdu Worldcon has many in the fantasy and sci-fi community in an uproar.

The 2023 Hugo Award Stats Final report posted today on the official Hugo Awards website revealed that the Chengdu Worldcon’s Hugo award subcommittee made many startling and sometimes unexplained rulings. R. F. Kuang’s novel Babel, winner of the 2023 Nebula and Locus Awards, was ruled “not eligible” without explanation, even though it had the third most

The 2023 Hugo Award Stats Final report posted today on the official Hugo Awards website revealed that the Chengdu Worldcon’s Hugo award subcommittee made many startling and sometimes unexplained rulings. R. F. Kuang’s novel Babel, winner of the 2023 Nebula and Locus Awards, was ruled “not eligible” without explanation, even though it had the third most

The 2023 Hugo Award Stats Final report posted today on the official Hugo Awards website revealed that the Chengdu Worldcon’s Hugo award subcommittee made many startling and sometimes unexplained rulings. R. F. Kuang’s novel Babel, winner of the 2023 Nebula and Locus Awards, was ruled “not eligible” without explanation, even though it had the third most

Painting Practice was behind world building and visual development work on the 60th anniversary special episodes of Doctor Who

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The latest news stories from the Irish Film & Television Network, on production, training opportunities, casting and much more.

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The magazine of the science fiction, fantasy, and horror field with news, reviews, and author interviews