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Hugo Awards: Puppyflation, a Chart

April 6, 2015 By Deirdre

Hugo Awards: Puppyflation

I thought I’d show, in chart form, what the year-over-year changes are in Hugo Awards nominations, substantially due to the sad puppies (and rabid puppies) voting. This year, there were almost exactly 10% more Hugo nominations than last year. Last year, there was also a (substantially less successful) sad puppies slate. The area charts are […]

Filed Under: Conventions Tagged With: conventions, fantasy, hugo awards, hugos, sad puppies, science-fiction, world science fiction convention, worldcon

Filk: Sad Puppies Aren’t Much Fun

April 6, 2015 By Deirdre

Sad Puppies

For those who don’t know, a “filk” song is a science fiction/fantasy folk genre, generally adding new lyrics to an existing tune. Though many filk writers also write original tunes, as I pay tribute to in this post. The rest of this post is written by my husband, Rick Moen. People who’ve been on SMOFS […]

Filed Under: Conventions, Music Tagged With: filk, hugo awards, hugos, music, sad puppies, world science fiction convention, worldcon

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