Daily Archives: January 5, 2023


James Nicoll says no to Hugo nominations 1

James Nicoll, a well-known reviewer of science fiction, has asked people not to nominate him for any Hugo awards.

Having won, they have gone on make extremely dubious choices for their Guests of Honour. Sergey Lukianenko an avid supporter of the ongoing Russian effort to obliterate Ukraine and Ukrainians, while Liu Cixin supports the Xinjiang internment camps. It’s their WorldCon, and they can do what they like but I am not going to supply implied support by standing for or accepting Hugo nominations connected to this WorldCon.

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