Update: I wrote this eligibility post before beginning work with Chris M. Barkley on our report about censorship during last year’s Hugo Awards, which was released on February 14, 2024. So where before I said it was weird to ask to be considered for a Hugo nomination, it’s now super weird. But that said, I still believe everything I wrote below. The Hugos remain an important part of the SF/F genre and I believe they will be fixed so all this never happens again. Thanks for any consideration.
The recent revelations about last year’s Hugo Awards are disturbing to say the least. So it is definitely weird to ask to be considered for nomination for the 2024 Hugos. However, I still believe the awards are an important part of the science fiction and fantasy genre. I’m also optimistic that the genre community will fix the issues that happened last year so they never happen again.
As such, this is my Hugo Award eligibility post. I’m eligible for nomination in the following categories:
Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer, for which I’ve been a finalist three times for my Genre Grapevine column. I also urge people to consider nominating Paul Weimer in the same category. Paul was unjustly deemed ineligible for last year’s Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer.
Hugo Award for Best Related Work for my collected writings on how machine learning systems (ie, what many people call artificial intelligence) affects writers, artists and the larger SF/F genre. These writings were collected in my book Genre Grapevine’s 2023 AI Coverage: Creativity in the Age of Machine Learning, released in December 2023.
Below are samples of my fan writings from 2023. Thank you to everyone for your support of my writing and reporting about the SF/F genre.
Essays and Coverage about Machine Learning
Note: My writings about machine learning, plus addition essays and coverage, have been collected in the book Genre Grapevine’s 2023 AI Coverage: Creativity in the Age of Machine Learning.
What AI Generated Art and Writing Might Mean for Artists and Authors
The Sudowrite Controversy and the Increasing Pushback Against AI
Why They Want Us to Call it AI: The Deceptive Language Around Machine Learning
Even More Examples of Deceptive Language Around Machine Learning
Machine Learning’s Problem with Bad Stories and Bad Intentions
Other Special Reports
Special Report: Amazon’s Ending of Kindle Newsstand Could Severely Impact SF/F Magazines
Genre Grapevine Twitter Update (Including Info on Alternatives)
Sample of Genre Grapevine columns