Mr. George RR Martin expresses hope that the coming Hugo season will not be characterized by rancor:

So in the spirit of the season, I am going to say something nice about the Sad Puppies….

Last year’s Puppygate was an ugly affair. I am not going to rehash it here. My views are all on record, my original blog posts still up for anyone who wants to ( Read more... )

Within the same fortnight that David Hartwell announced that the World Fantasy Award trophy would no longer be a bust of Lovecraft, but instead be the head of someone whose sole qualification to represent all of fantasy literature is her skin color, Liu Cixin, the first chinaman ever to win a Hugo Award has publicly spit in the face of those of us ( Read more... )

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A reader in the comments box asked a question about the Sad Puppies that was so extraordinarily ill informed, I felt moved, once again, to state our position, which has not changed one iota since the inception of the movement.

So many lies so profoundly false have been spread so rapidly about us, that the gesture, if futile, is necessary.

This has ( Read more... )

Two-time World Fantasy Award-winner S.T. Joshi has publicly announced his rejection of the award. All the words below are his.

It has come to my attention that the World Fantasy Convention has decided to replace the bust of H. P. Lovecraft that constitutes the World Fantasy Award with some other figure. Evidently this move was meant to placate the ( Read more... )

Some things are beyond parody. It does not mean one ought not parody them:
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I just read this review of Jim Butcher’s latest book:

1 of 106 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
I’m just going to rate this a 1/5 on principle…
By Zoe S. Galaitsis on October 6, 2015

I’m just going to rate this a 1/5 on principle, after Jim Butcher got nominated by Vox Day and his Rabid Puppies. Not sure what’s going on ( Read more... )

Mr Grin first came to my attention with his excellent and unabashed essays on the poisonous effects of nihilism in fantasy.

He has now won my personal admiration.

http://leogrin.com/CimmerianBlog/your-cimmerian-bloggers/

On his blog, he posted this notice, which I here reprint in full. All editors and blogmasters take note and do likewise.

I hereby ( Read more... )

Look at this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sad_Puppies

On the Wikipedia page concerning Sad Puppies, you will see Irene Gallo’s remark that we (and you) are sexist, racist, homophobes mentioned, but there is no mention whatsoever of yours truly, the author that the Puppy Kickers burned down the Hugo’s to stop.

Yet somehow, twice the allegedly ( Read more... )

There is a new post up at the Superversive blog you might find interesting. It touches on the psychology of the Culture Wars, using the Hugo Kerfuffle surrounding the Sad Puppies as an example. http://www.ljagilamplighter.com/2015/09/10/superversive-blog-wherefore-art-thou-culture-war/

Part One:  What Forces Drive the SciFi Culture Wars?

Q: In ( Read more... )

The Sasquan committee is refusing to release data that would obviate or confirm accusations of ballot fraud at the last Hugo elections.

http://voxday.blogspot.com/2015/09/sasquan-tries-to-hide-scandal.html

Vox Day quotes Glenn Glazer:

Unbelievable. I wonder what it is they are trying to hide? Tor buying supporting memberships for its employees?

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