Liz ([info]despotliz) wrote,
@ 2006-08-27 12:32:00
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Looking through the Hugo nomination stats, I note a couple of things:

Anansi Boys had more than enough nominations to make it on to the novel ballot but was withdrawn, allowing Old Man's War to slip in. (Update: he explains why he withdrew it here.)

Geoff Ryman nearly got on to the novelette ballot with The Last Ten Years in the Life of Hero Kai.

I am heartened by the Burstein and Resnick short stories coming in fourth and fifth, because I disliked them both.

Fan writer was pretty close this year too.

(Full stats here. Much fun to be had if you're as sad as I am.)

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[info]grahamsleight
2006-08-27 11:54 am UTC (link)
Also, as I say on the cheeseblog, there's some interest in the lower reaches of the nominations for fan writer...

(Question: has Gaiman given a statement about why he withdrew Anansi Boys?)

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[info]despotliz
2006-08-27 12:00 pm UTC (link)
Actually, I am surprised by how few people are nominated for fan writer. Many of them are recognisable to me as paper fanzine writers, but I think Matt Cheney and Teresa Nielsen Hayden must be nominated on the strenght of their online writings, and in that case I'm surprised there aren't more prominent bloggers nominated. I guess many fiction writers get overlooked and considered to not be "fan" writers, but that hasn't stopped Dave Langford.

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[info]despotliz
2006-08-27 12:03 pm UTC (link)
Oh, and I forgot the second part: I haven't seen any statement by Gaiman, but I'll keep an eye on his blog. I am curious about it, as he seems to be happy with his nomination for a British Fantasy Award.

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[info]dalmeny
2006-08-27 11:55 am UTC (link)
Ooh, thanks for the link.

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[info]sdn
2006-08-27 12:19 pm UTC (link)
what do you mean by "sad"? "sad" as in "pathetic," or "sad" as in "depressed"?

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[info]despotliz
2006-08-27 01:14 pm UTC (link)
I mean "sad" as in "a bit pathetic that my sunday morning excitement is looking at the detailed hugo voting stats". :)

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[info]surliminal
2006-08-27 03:26 pm UTC (link)
yay fro serenity and moffat!

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[info]dev_iant
2006-08-27 09:36 pm UTC (link)
Thanks for the link. I must admit to be a bit disappointed that Singing My Sister Down didn't win and that Connie beat Kelly. As always, however, the details are fun, particularly the withdrawal of the wonderful Anansi Boys.

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[info]johnnyeponymous
2006-08-28 04:51 am UTC (link)
I managed to pull 7th for Best Fanzine in nomination and 9th for Best Fan writer.
That's far better than I ever expected!
I did get to sleep in a room with a Hugo though, since Frank Wu won and he was staying with me in my room
Chris

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