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Originally Posted by pshrynk
true story:
Rob Sawyer was on Compuserve SF SIG when he started out. We decided in a Thursday Night Chat Room to get him a Hugo. Almost all of us were WorldCon members, so when the nom ballots came out, we led a coordinated attack and Bob's your uncle, he was nominated for the first time. Eventually won one, too. So, don't think we couldn't get that ball rolling for Steve, as well.
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OK, so that explains it. I have always suspected that some authors are on the short list because of campaigns like that and not because the quality of the work.