David Selig Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 If you are looking for short story recs, the tables of contents for some of the "Best SFF of 2015" anthologies were announced recently.http://kellyrobson.com/toc-for-gardner-dozois-years-best-science-fiction-33rd-annual-collection/ - Dozois' Best SF of 2015http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2015/12/table-of-contents-the-years-best-science-fiction-and-fantasy-2015/ - Rich Horton's Best of the Year anthologyhttp://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2015/12/table-of-contents-the-best-science-fiction-of-the-year-volume-1-edited-by-neil-clarke/ - Neil Clarke's The Best Science Fiction of the Year anthology Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beniowa Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Hugo nominations are now open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Let the chaos begin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Valley Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Still waiting on my Pin, but MACII site says to wait until the 5th of February before blowing up their email. So I'm WAITING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Do the puppies have their slates up yet, so I can have a good laugh/cry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 38 minutes ago, Darth Richard II said: Do the puppies have their slates up yet, so I can have a good laugh/cry? I took a look on the sad puppies just now out of curiosity. Doesn't seem to be any slate that I can see at the moment, and the thread I looked at (best novel) did actually seem more of a recommendations than a slate thread...so who knows? They even had a fair few recs that would be popular here (Fifth Season, Seveneaves, Sorceror to the Crown, Uprooted etc.) I feel that covers my duty. Someone else can brave the rabid puppies... ETA: Locus recs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I have heard the rabids have their recs up but like you, I am loath to venture into that part of the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 So far, it seems VD has only put up his Campbell recommendations, which is 5 names I don't recognise plus Andy Weir (who wrote The Martian). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Is Weir even eligible at this point? I thought it had to be within two years of publication date of your first work; the Martian was self-pubbed on Amazon in 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Selig Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 http://www.writertopia.com/awards/campbell - here Weir is listed as eligible for the Campbell, probably because his book was never published traditionally in a print edition until 2014 and apparently self-publishing doesn't count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 1 hour ago, Xray the Enforcer said: Is Weir even eligible at this point? I thought it had to be within two years of publication date of your first work; the Martian was self-pubbed on Amazon in 2012. That same question was being asked in the comments, but since he was nominated last year I assume the self-pub doesn't count. Correction: he came sixth on the nominations last year and so didn't get on the shortlist, but there's nothing on the hugo website indicating that he was ineligible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarius+ Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 On 2/2/2016 at 7:44 AM, Maltaran said: Hiyall! I was active here a few years ago. Unfortunately I lost both my old password and email addy, so instead of regular-old Contrarius I am now Contrarius+. Much like Clark Kent glasses, I bet nobody will recognize me in my new disguise. ;-) As for pups -- I've been following the Sad recs, and they look more-or-less like everyone else's recs this year, with just a few exceptions. I've tried one of those exceptions (A Long Time Until Now, by Michael Z. Williamson), and dnfed it for sheer boringness about 25% in. I'd like to check out Somewhither, by John C. Wright, but I refuse to give any money to Castalia House, which published it. The other outlier I noticed was Nethereal by Brian Neimeier -- which *might* be interesting, and I *might* try, except that some of the recs on the Sad Pups site looked a lot like sock puppets. As for VD -- he's "suggesting" one category per day so far. I've been very interested to see how low-key he's being about them this year -- insisting they are NOT a slate and that he's NOT telling anyone to vote that way, and so on. I can't wait to see if that tone is maintained throughout the nomination process. And as for myself -- I've been trying to read as many of the likely books as possible, but I haven't been absolutely blown away by any yet. The 2015 books I've read so far are: Karen Memory Aeronaut's Windlass Sorcerer to the Crown The Traitor Baru Cormorant The Fifth Season Ancillary Mercy Uprooted Updraft A Long Time Until Now (dnf) The Grace of Kings (currently reading) Of those, I may nominate Aeronaut's Windlass, Fifth Season, Ancillary Mercy, Uprooted, and Grace of Kings, depending on what else I read before the nomination period ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Nebula nominees announced for whatever that is worth. Nice to see Uprooted and the FifthSeason there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I approve of that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Is there a different eligibility period for the Nebula? I'm honestly puzzled at the appearance of 'Cat Pictures Please' on so many award and rec lists. I read it, it seems to me a three star story at best, competently done but not particularly funny or original or insightful. I guess people are seeing something there that I don't? I'm putting together my nominations atm and am still looking for novella recs: anyone got any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 13 minutes ago, mormont said: Is there a different eligibility period for the Nebula? I'm honestly puzzled at the appearance of 'Cat Pictures Please' on so many award and rec lists. I read it, it seems to me a three star story at best, competently done but not particularly funny or original or insightful. I guess people are seeing something there that I don't? I'm putting together my nominations atm and am still looking for novella recs: anyone got any? Eligibility period for the Nebula runs 1st January - 31st December Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Selig Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 3 minutes ago, mormont said: Is there a different eligibility period for the Nebula? No. They changed the rules several years ago and now it's the same as Hugo's. Quote I'm putting together my nominations atm and am still looking for novella recs: anyone got any? The Last Witness - K. J. Parker Gypsy - Carter Scholz The Citadel of Weeping Pearls - Aliette de Bodard Wylding Hall - Elizabeth Hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maia Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 6 hours ago, mormont said: Is there a different eligibility period for the Nebula? I'm honestly puzzled at the appearance of 'Cat Pictures Please' on so many award and rec lists. I read it, it seems to me a three star story at best, competently done but not particularly funny or original or insightful. I guess people are seeing something there that I don't? I'm putting together my nominations atm and am still looking for novella recs: anyone got any? Asimov's put online novellas (and other short fiction) nominated for it's Reader's Choice Awards: http://www.asimovs.com/about-asimovs/readers-awards-finalists/ and did you check the usual suspects - tor.com, Lightspeed Magazine, Clarkesworld? I am with you re: "Cat Pictures" - a nice enough story which didn't blow my mind. Shrug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 10 hours ago, David Selig said: No. They changed the rules several years ago and now it's the same as Hugo's. The Last Witness - K. J. Parker Gypsy - Carter Scholz The Citadel of Weeping Pearls - Aliette de Bodard Wylding Hall - Elizabeth Hand Thanks. I had an idea it was different, but obviously I'm behind the times, so that's some reading I can do over the next week or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beniowa Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 On 3/8/2016 at 3:20 AM, mormont said: I'm putting together my nominations atm and am still looking for novella recs: anyone got any? Besides the ones mentioned by David Selig, I also really liked "Of Sorrow and Such" by Angela Slatter, "Sunset Mantle" by Alter S. Reiss, and "The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn" by Usman T. Malik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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