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2018 Hugo Nomination Recommendations
Feb. 6th, 2018 12:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
helloladiesAnother year, another Hugo nomination season! Once again, nominations for the Hugo Awards are open, to anyone who is currently a member of this year's upcoming Worldcon in San Jose, CA, last year's Worldcon in Helsinki, or next year's Worldcon in Dublin. Nominations are open until March 15th, so that's plenty of time to read all those things you've been meaning to get to before nominations close… right?
Never fear, the editors of Lady Business are here to provide our suggestions as you decide what to prioritize on your TBR. Of course, this is by no means a comprehensive list of everything that might be worthy of a Hugo nomination, and nor is it meant to be. It's just a selection of some of the works we loved in 2017, and a few reasons why we loved them, along with a selection of the books, stories, and shows we're still hoping to check out ourselves. Each editor's opinions are their own, although we suspect you'd find a fair amount of agreement if we had sat down to discuss our picks.
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Did you know we won a Hugo Award last year? We did! It was incredibly exciting! We still poke each other to make sure it Truly Happened (it did). Because the Hugo Award community is so small, momentum after winning can keep something in the category year after year if it's eligible. But we also believe in making space for other fans who are contributing to the SFF conversation, which is why we're recusing for 2017. There are lots of great people doing great work out there, and we want to use our Hugo Award winning platform (omg, it's real?! YES, STILL REAL) to advocate for them! You can check out our Hugo recs sheet to find eligible fanzines, or add the ones you love if they're not there.
Never fear, the editors of Lady Business are here to provide our suggestions as you decide what to prioritize on your TBR. Of course, this is by no means a comprehensive list of everything that might be worthy of a Hugo nomination, and nor is it meant to be. It's just a selection of some of the works we loved in 2017, and a few reasons why we loved them, along with a selection of the books, stories, and shows we're still hoping to check out ourselves. Each editor's opinions are their own, although we suspect you'd find a fair amount of agreement if we had sat down to discuss our picks.
( Read more... )
The Recusal
Did you know we won a Hugo Award last year? We did! It was incredibly exciting! We still poke each other to make sure it Truly Happened (it did). Because the Hugo Award community is so small, momentum after winning can keep something in the category year after year if it's eligible. But we also believe in making space for other fans who are contributing to the SFF conversation, which is why we're recusing for 2017. There are lots of great people doing great work out there, and we want to use our Hugo Award winning platform (omg, it's real?! YES, STILL REAL) to advocate for them! You can check out our Hugo recs sheet to find eligible fanzines, or add the ones you love if they're not there.
