Hugo nominees 2011
I was way too sick to post about this last night, but in case you missed it, The 2011 Hugo and Campbell nominees were announced yesterday. The important thing here to note is that rachel_swirsky was nominated for "The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window", and Geoffrey Landis for "The Sultan of the Clouds," and aliettedb for "The Jaguar's House in Shadow." YAY!
Otherwise, I am trying to figure out exactly how Randall Munroe counts as a fan artist (I didn't nominate him because it would never have occurred to me to put him in that category), and noting with amusement that the rest of the Hugo voters and I are very clearly reading completely different graphic stories. (Seriously? No love for Oz???? SNIFFLE.)
Major congratulations to all of the nominees, though, and yes, this includes Randall Munroe!
ETA: Just to clarify, I love XKCD; it's one of my three don't miss webcomics, and I would definitely vote for it; I'm just puzzled as to why it's in the fan instead of the professional art category. Because he doesn't do book covers?
Otherwise, I am trying to figure out exactly how Randall Munroe counts as a fan artist (I didn't nominate him because it would never have occurred to me to put him in that category), and noting with amusement that the rest of the Hugo voters and I are very clearly reading completely different graphic stories. (Seriously? No love for Oz???? SNIFFLE.)
Major congratulations to all of the nominees, though, and yes, this includes Randall Munroe!
ETA: Just to clarify, I love XKCD; it's one of my three don't miss webcomics, and I would definitely vote for it; I'm just puzzled as to why it's in the fan instead of the professional art category. Because he doesn't do book covers?