Everything You Need to Know about the Hugo Award

[jgaiser]

The folks over at SF Signal (who have two Hugo Award nominations this year) have put together a little Infographic on the awards.

http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/201...he-hugo-award/

[Steven Lyle Jordan]

It's a shame that comes from SF Signal, a site which has gone on record as refusing to accept or review independent works.

[jgaiser]

Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan

It's a shame that comes from SF Signal, a site which has gone on record as refusing to accept or review independent works.

While I agree that it's a shame (lots of good self-published stuff out there), there is only so many hours in a day and a lot of self-published is crap. If they reviewed your novels or Hugh Howey's Wool series, why shouldn't they also review Joe Schmoe's World Famous POS and every other book that appears from the slush pile. You've got to realistic Steven.

[Steven Lyle Jordan]

So they'd have to do some prescreening work. Like it would kill them. Or any other organization, for that matter (I'm also well aware that they're not the only ones who refuse to review indie work).

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan

So they'd have to do some prescreening work. Like it would kill them. Or any other organization, for that matter (I'm also well aware that they're not the only ones who refuse to review indie work).

Its not like there's any shortage of fans willing to do the pre-screening.
Sooner or later (hopefully sooner) review organizations will catch up to the new status quo.
Probably *after* the nominations process for the major awards catches up.

[hughhowey]

Originally Posted by fjtorres

Its not like there's any shortage of fans willing to do the pre-screening.
Sooner or later (hopefully sooner) review organizations will catch up to the new status quo.
Probably *after* the nominations process for the major awards catches up.

Agreed! My guess is that it'll be sites that lean toward indie e-reads that raise the awareness of certain titles before the review sites and award committees take notice. That's the way it has gone in my case.

The Hugo may be open to some indie nominations (I think there have already been some, if I'm not mistaken. Maybe in the shorter length categories?). The Nebula, I'm afraid, will be slow to change. The SFWA controls that. I can't see them nominating an outsider.

What matters to me is the reader, of course. If they can find good, cheap reads that are professionally edited, I'm stoked. The game is changing rapidly. I'm just thrilled to be suited up and sitting on the bench, getting my playing minutes here and there.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by jgaiser

The folks over at SF Signal (who have two Hugo Award nominations this year) have put together a little Infographic on the awards.

http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/201...he-hugo-award/

Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan

It's a shame that comes from SF Signal, a site which has gone on record as refusing to accept or review independent works.

Thanks for that Jerry and yes Steve that sucks.