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Controversy over 'inexplicable' exclusion of R F Kuang and Xiran Jay Zhao from Hugo Awards 2023 (www.thebookseller.com)
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R F Kuang, Xiran Jay Zhao and Neil Gaiman were ruled ineligible for the 2023 Hugo Awards in 2023 despite receiving enough nominations.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There was a time you'd never heard of any of your favourite writers. But then you did and you enjoyed them. If you'd dismissed them with a "how good could they be if I've never heard of them?" you'd never have discovered them. Don't be a twit.