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It has been pointed out to me by a friend that I may not be permitted to post the below info--so I've modified it...sorry if I screwed up:
The preliminary ballot is finally shaping up. However...the fact that there are still categories that barely have enough recs to make the preliminary ballot is a travesty. I don't read all the many strictly sf stories any more as most of my anthos (and the YBFH) concentrate on fantasy and horror but I KNOW there are more sf/f stories out there worthy of your recommendations. So read and DO IT--now!!!!
Plus THE TERROR by Simmons has almost enough recs to make the preliminary ballot and its eligibility ends the 31st...I'm more than half way through it now and still loving it. Someone out there must love it as much as I and others who have blogged about it do.
Go go go go....
The preliminary ballot is finally shaping up. However...the fact that there are still categories that barely have enough recs to make the preliminary ballot is a travesty. I don't read all the many strictly sf stories any more as most of my anthos (and the YBFH) concentrate on fantasy and horror but I KNOW there are more sf/f stories out there worthy of your recommendations. So read and DO IT--now!!!!
Plus THE TERROR by Simmons has almost enough recs to make the preliminary ballot and its eligibility ends the 31st...I'm more than half way through it now and still loving it. Someone out there must love it as much as I and others who have blogged about it do.
Go go go go....
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http://www.sff.net/people/kitsune/nebulas/071228nardump.rtf
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I make no claim as to the reasonableness of the problem. Perhaps people ought to be able to judge short story quality better (although I note that you are something of an expert in this field - if you weren't so good at picking winners you wouldn't keep winning awards for your anthologies). But it does happen in the Hugos and it appears to be happening in the Nebulas too.
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If anything (and this seems to be borne out) --it's usually harder to get enough novellas on a ballot than short stories and novelettes. Because they're too long to read in one sitting and not long enough to totally immerse oneself in? (I don't have answers, just questions)
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However, you have reminded me of another award-related issue. Most of these online fiction magazines are eligible for the Best Semiprozine category in the Hugos. Sure they are unlikely to beat Locus, but Interzone has won, Lady Churchill got a nomination last year, and Electric Velocipede was in the runners up. From discussions with the SMOF community it seems likely that a motion to abolish the Semiprozine category will be put to WSFS this year, and judging by the reaction we got when we discussed the issue on SF Awards Watch, such a motion is very likely to be passed. But that decision is going to be taken by people who, for the most part, don't read the online fiction magazines, and in many cases don't even know that they exist. The category could be a lot more interesting if the online (and smaller offline) fiction magazines and their contributors and readers took more interest in it, but you probably only have two years in which to rescue it (changes to the Hugo rules have to be voted through at two successive Worldcons).
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My understanding is that if it receives 10 recommendations on or before the 31st, it'll go to the 2008 preliminary ballot. If the 10th recommendation comes between Jan08 and Aug08, then "Holiday" would be on the 2009 preliminary ballot. Right?
And if it qualifies for the 2008 preliminary ballot, how does that affect its eligibility in 2009 if it a) doesn't make final ballot, or b) is on the final ballot but does not win?
Feel free to point me to a web page. I read the Nebula rules in the SFWA Forum but either I missed it or it didn't cover this situation.
Thanks! This is all new to me.
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>>>>My understanding is that if it receives 10 recommendations on or before the 31st, it'll go to the 2008 preliminary ballot. If the 10th recommendation comes between Jan08 and Aug08, then "Holiday" would be on the 2009 preliminary ballot. Right?
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A work is eligible to be placed on the Preliminary Nebula Ballot only once.A work that has been placed on the Preliminary Nebula Ballot is no longer eligible, even if the twelve month eligibility period has not expired.
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