2024 Hugo Award eligibility post
It feels a little weird to do a Hugo Award eligibility post after Chris M. Barkley and I published our recent report about censorship and exclusion during last year’s Hugos. But that said, I still believe the awards are an important part of the science fiction and fantasy genre. I’m also optimistic the genre community will fix the issues that happened last year so they never happen again.
As such, this is my Hugo Award eligibility post. I’m eligible for nomination in the following categories:
Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer, for which I’ve been a finalist three times for my Genre Grapevine column. I also urge people to consider nominating Paul Weimer in the same category. Paul was unjustly deemed ineligible for last year’s Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer.
Hugo Award for Best Related Work for Genre Grapevine’s 2023 AI Coverage: Creativity in the Age of Machine Learning, released in December 2023. This book collects my 2023 writings on how machine learning systems – ie, what many people call artificial intelligence – affects writers, artists and the larger SF/F genre.
Below are samples of my fan writings from 2023. Thank you to everyone for your support of my writing and reporting about the SF/F genre.
The deadline for nominations to the Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards is this Saturday, March 9 at 16:00 GMT.
Essays and Coverage about Machine Learning
Note: My writings about machine learning, plus addition essays and coverage, have been collected in the book Genre Grapevine’s 2023 AI Coverage: Creativity in the Age of Machine Learning.
What AI Generated Art and Writing Might Mean for Artists and Authors
The Sudowrite Controversy and the Increasing Pushback Against AI
Why They Want Us to Call it AI: The Deceptive Language Around Machine Learning
Even More Examples of Deceptive Language Around Machine Learning
Machine Learning’s Problem with Bad Stories and Bad Intentions
Other Special Reports
Special Report: Amazon’s Ending of Kindle Newsstand Could Severely Impact SF/F Magazines
Genre Grapevine Twitter Update (Including Info on Alternatives)
Sample of Genre Grapevine columns