LAcon V Worldcon 2026 - Locus

I'm tired just read about LAcon.

If you didn't make it to LAcon V in August, Panzer found a post at the Locus site for you.

 

The post has photos, award winners and information about all the programs and events.

 

 Panzer says, "Looks like a lot of fun."

 

Note: This is a long, long, long post.

 

To read the post tootle over to LAcon V Worldcon 2026 

Hugo Award Base & Lodestar Award Designers Announced - LAcon V

I'll find something else of interest.

Panzer's first stop today was at the LAcon V site. There our inquisitive kitty boy found an announcement about the Hugo Base award winner.

 

The Lodestar Award is given each year to the winning designers that will create the new base design for the Hugo Awards. 

 

Panzer says, "Did you know the base is changed each year?"

 

 Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade to drink today.

 

To read the list tootle over to Hugo Base

 

Bennett, Roanhorse Win 2025 Hugo Awards - Publishers Weekly

WorldCon was about 30 mile from us.

On the Publishers Weekly site Panzer found a news release about the Hugo Awards.

 

According to the news release, Robert Jackson Bennett won the Best Novel Award and Rebecca Roanhorse won the Best Series Award. The post has several links including one to the complete list of winners and one to the Administrators' Report.

 

Note: This is a short news release. Bring a cup of tea to drink while you read the post. If you plan to follow the links, you'll need to decide what else to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Hugo Awards 

Hugo awards organizers reveal thousands spent on fraudulent votes to help one writer win - The Guardian*

It's good the Hugo awards caught them.

Today, Panzer made a quick trip to The Guardian site. There he found a post about the Hugo awards.

 

According to the post by Sian Cain, the Hugo awards has announced an investigation found hundreds of votes were paid for with thousands of dollars to try and determine the winner at the Hugo awards. There's no names in the post.

Panzer says, "This is very, very bad."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Hugo Awards Fraudulent Votes

 

 

*With a tip of Panzer's kitty fedora to Kevin's Corner for the original news link

Inside the Censorship and Exclusion Mess of the Hugo Awards - Various

 

Back to regular news tonight.

Because a wind storm brought down a tree yesterday and we lost power, Panzer couldn't post the news. To catch up, here's three posts about the 2024 Hugo Awards problems. There are two posts from Publishers Weekly and one from File 770. It's a complicated problem, so it makes more sense if the posts are read in order at the end of this post.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty didn't know anything about this problem with the Awards, so he has nothing to say about it. He's just reporting these posts that clogged his news feed."

 

Note: You'll need to decide what to snack on while you read these.

 

To read post one tootle over to Resignations

To read post two tootle over to Glasgow Worldcon

To read or download post three (the report) tootle over to Censorship and Exclusion

The Hugo Awards Finalists - The Hugo Awards

That's a lot of finalists.

Being the big science fiction and fantasy fan that he is, Panzer was happy to learn the Hugo Awards finalists have been announced.

 

The winners will be announced and presented their awards at the Chengdu Worldcom October 18 -22.

Panzer says, "This little kitty wishes he could go, but Mom doesn't have any vacation time left this year. She says maybe next year when the Worldcon is in Glasgow."

 

Note: Since there are sixteen awards and finalists for each award, there are too many to list here. You'll need to go to the site to see the finalists. You'll also need to decide what to bring to eat and drink for your snacks.

 

To read the list of finalists tootle over to 2023 Hugo Awards

Announcing the 2021 Hugo Award Finalists - Tor.com

 It's been a while since Panzer has been to the Tor.com site, so he decided to stop in there today. With no digging at all our illustrious kitty found a post listing all the Hugo Award finalists.

 

Just reading all the names gave me a headache.

According to the post the Hugo Award finalists were announced earlier this month. The Hugo Awards are given annually in the science fiction genre. In order to vote for your choices in the finalists, you must be a member of DisCon III. The post includes a link to signup information. There are twenty different categories ranging from best novel to best illustrator.  Each category has six finalists in it, so we're not going to list them all here.

Panzer says, "I didn't even get nominated.  ... Cat Sigh ... Oh, wait! ... We don't write sf. ... So ... Never mind."

Note: This is a h-u-m-o-n-g-o-u-s list. Bring a thermos of tea, three muffins and a cupcake for today's reading selection.

To read the list of nominees tootle over to Hugo Award finalists

Announcing the 2020 Hugo Award Finalists - Tor.com

I won't have to travel now.

Panzer hasn't been to the Tor.com site for a while, so he decided to stop in there today. With a little digging the posts, our traveling kitty boy found one about the Hugo Awards. The Hugos are given each year in science fiction genre.

According to the post at Tor.com, the 2020 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award, Astounding Award and 1945 Retro Hugo Awards finalists have been announced. The awards are to be presented at the 78th World Science Fiction Convention in New Zealand. This year because of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic the convention will be online. The post contains a link to the announcement of the transition to an online convention and the entire list of all the finalists in each division.

Panzer says, "At least the convention isn't cancelled."

Note: This is a humongous post. Bring a quart of tea and a dozen muffins for today's reading selection. You might also want to bring a blanket and a pillow for a nap in the middle of your reading, because there are a lot of divisions and a lot of finalists in each.

To read the post tootle over to Hugo Award finalists

Voting for the Fan Choice Dragon Awards Ends on 28 August - The Digital Reader

Panzer was cleaning out the Panzermobile today when he found a wadded up post under the pilot's seat. Flattening it out our fastidious kitty discovered it was a post from The Digital Reader site about the Dragon Awards.

According to the post by The Digital Reader site owner Nate Hoffelder, the deadline for voter registration for the Dragon Awards is open until August 28. The Dragon Awards are a fan alternative to the Hugo Awards. The last three years have been filled with disagreements within the Hugo platform. There's a link included in The Digital Reader post to George R.R. Martin's site where he has a post about the Hugo Awards' history and the current state of affairs there. That's why the Dragon Awards came about: To get back to fan based awards.

After all that reading I need a nap!

There's a link included in The Digital Reader post to become a registered voter for the Dragon Awards. Follow the link. Click the Register to Vote button in the top bar. Fill out the email information form. Be sure to read the Rules. You'll get a confirmation email.

Panzer says, "Read all the information about the categories. There's more to vote for than just dragons!"

Note: This is a short-medium post. Bring a cup of tea and muffin for today's reading selection. If you plan to read George R.R. Martin's post too, bring a thermos of tea and half a dozen muffins. Finally, if you plan to register to vote, bring an extra muffin.

To read the post tootle over to Dragon Awards

2017 Hugo Award Finalists Announced - Tor.com

Today, Panzer made a quick trip into the Catosphere. Within seconds of starting his journey, the Panzermobile was knocked off course by yelling and cheering and clapping. Following all the noise took our intrepid kitty to the Tor.com site. There he discovered the finalists for the 2017 Hugo Awards.

The post on the Tor.com site lists all 108 finalists on the ballot for this year's Hugo Awards. There are 18 different categories ranging from Best Novel to Best Fanzine and Best Novella to Best Fan Artist. Voting ends on July 15. The 75th World Science Fiction Convention will be held August 9 - 13. The Awards will be presented August 11, 2017 at the Convention.

Umm ... Is Finland cold?

Panzer says, "Hmm ... The Convention is being held in Helsinki, Finland ... I wonder if they have a landing pad for the Panzermobile?"

Note: With 18 categories and 108 finalists this is a h-u-m-o-n-g-o-u-s post. Bring a thermos of tea, a dozen muffins and a sleeping bag for a nap.

To read the post, tootle over to Hugo Award finalists

Hugo awards shortlist dominated by rightwing campaign - The Guardian

Panzer's was just tootling around in the Catosphere enjoying a leisurely trip when the Panzermobile was buffeted by growling and snarling sounds. Following all the noise took our brave kitty to The Guardian site. There he discovered somebody let those obnoxious, noisy Puppies out again.

According to a post by Dave Barnett, it's time for the Hugo Awards nominees list. You remember the Hugo Awards for science fiction and fantasy, right? Panzer told you about them last year. You know ... The awards with Rabid Puppies and Sad Puppies ... And the way the Puppies get their BFFs' work nominated. All the Puppies have to do is have all their other friends, relatives, and neighbors buy a membership in the group and then they all nominate the Puppies' BFFs' work.

Pretty simple, huh?

Those Puppies have the system all figured out.

And guess what?

It worked again this year.

Got to keep my paws clean.

Panzer says, "You can read all about this year's romp in the puppy litter box in Mr. Barnett's post, just watch where you step. Looks to be a repeat of last year."

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. You'll need a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection.

To read The Guardian post, tootle over to Hugo Awards

To read Panzer's post on last year's Puppygate, tootle over to Puppygate

No Awards For Five Hugo Categories

Whew! After all that, I need a nap.

Panzer went to The Bookseller site today. Our big kitty boy was looking for followup information on his April post here at Cats and Crime about Puppygate and the Hugo Awards.

Digging around at The Bookseller, our brave kitty found a post by Charlotte Eyre about the Hugo Awards. According to Ms. Eyre, when the final votes were tallied, there were five categories which had "No Awards" presented.

Wanting more information, our inquisitive kitty decided to see what else he could find in the Catosphere. Traveling over to the Flavorwire site, he found a post by Alison Herman explaining the whole situation from before Puppygate to through the voting and after.  The post includes information about George R. R. Martin's awards ceremony for the "losers." 

Panzer says, "Hmmm ... Do you think the doggies learned anything?"

Note: To read all these posts, you will need a l-a-k-e of tea.

To read the Flavorwire post, tootle over to Hugo Awards battle

George R. R. Martin On Hugo Voting

Geez. They're just puppies.

Panzer was out tootling around in the Catosphere today looking for some news for you. Our big bad kitty stopped in at George R. R. Martin's Not A Blog site.

Mr. Martin is urging fans to secure memberships so they can vote for the SF Hugo Awards. Panzer told you about the little brouhaha going on over the Hugo Awards and Puppygate back in April. Back then there were Mad Puppies and Sad Puppies and Rabid Puppies (all kinds of puppies) running and yapping all over the Catosphere. Well, now it's time for the vote to see who the big dogs are. Mr. Martin has a link to apply (and pay) for a membership and another one to download a ballot. July 31 voting ends.

Panzer says, "Happy Kittens? Mr. Martin, how did Happy Kittens get pulled into that litter box?"

Note: Mr. Martin also has a link to File 777 where you can read more about all those puppies running in and out of their dog house.

To read the post, tootle over to Not A Blog

Hugo Awards and Puppygate

Get my paws out of the litter box.

Today's post is late. When Panzer got home from the vet's today, he took a long nap. As soon as he woke up, he hopped in the Panzermobile and hit the Catosphere at cat-warp speed. Our big bad speeding kitty stopped in at The Guardian site.

According to a post there by Alison Flood, there's quite a brouhaha going on about this year's SF Hugo Awards.

Why?

Puppygate.

What's Puppygate you ask?

Puppygate is a term George R.R. Martin came up with. There are two groups, one called the Sad Puppies and the other the Rabid Puppies. Each group encouraged their followers to buy memberships for Worldcon so they could vote for stories and novels they wanted to get nominated for the Hugo Awards. Apparently, some of those nominated feel the two groups succeeded in loading the nominations with their picks. Hugo Award nominees Mark Kloos and Annie Bellet have withdrawn their work from the competition.

Panzer says, "What do you expect? They're not the smartest potato on the truck. They're puppies. You want smart? Get a kitten.  No kitten would have anything to do with this kind of litter box game."

To read the full post, tootle over to puppygate storm