In early July, author S. B. Divya explained on her website why she declined a nomination for a Hugo Award and asked to be removed from the list of people nominated for another. I don’t know anything else about her beyond what I’ve read on her website, but what she’s said is exactly right.

Along with many other writers, I signed a petition last year against hosting the 2023 World Science Fiction Convention (AKA “WorldCon”) in Chengdu, China. The reason was to protest the Chinese government’s treatment of the Uyghur people in Xinjiang province. I believe that mass human rights violations and possible genocide have occurred in the region.

Read the whole statement here.