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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Try this:
http://yudhanjaya.com/2019/03/incide...award-madness/
Part of the problem seems to be that the term "Indie publisher" in some countries is used to describe small press tradpubs (or even larger tradpubs not owned by the multinationals) rather than self publishers. |
Hey, thanks for the link. I really enjoyed Yudhanjaya Wijeratne's blog and am curious to read his nominated story, The Messenger. I wish it were available as a standalone (though the anthology is only $0.99).
I can't speak for the people in charge of the 20Books group, but it does sound like Wijeratne and Virdi got swept up in something they have no part in and don't understand.
From what I could see, what the 20Books group is doing with the Nebulas seems far less unsavory than what the Puppies did with the Hugos. The Nebulas are voted on by the SFWA and you have to be an author to join that group. Unlike the Puppies, who had a bunch of culture warriors who hadn't read any of the books join and vote, just to screw with the awards.