Science Fiction Awards Watch

Science Fiction Awards Watch was a blog created in 2007 by Cheryl Morgan and Kevin Standlee, providing information on science fiction awards.^[1]^[2] It succeeded their fanzine Emerald City, which shut down in November 2006.^[2]^[3] The blog's objective was to report awards, give details about how the winners were selected, and foster reader interaction.^[2]

Notable contributors include John Clute, Joe Gordon, Chris Roberson, Anna Tambour, Jeff VanderMeer, and Gary K. Wolfe.^[4]

The blog had been noted as a source of "unbiased reporting and astute commentary" by science fiction author James Patrick Kelly in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.^[5]

References

^ Chris Roberson (August 23, 2007), Science Fiction Awards Watch
^ ^a ^b ^c Joe Gordon (September 3, 2007), Hugo Awards announced, Forbidden Planet International, Far more than simply a site recording news of various awards in science fiction, fantasy and horror Kevin and Cheryl are aiming to create a site which also looks at how an award is given (who decides it? popular vote, a panel? Why?), a space for informed people to debate the outcome of awards choices, create a good recommends list, showcase intelligent discussion of awards short-lists and nominees and encourage readers to partake in the popular vote-type awards rather than simply complaining about the results afterward.
^ John Scalzi (April 8, 2008), Meet the Fan Writers: Cheryl Morgan
^ "Contributors". Science Fiction Awards Watch. May 23, 2007.
^ James Patrick Kelly (August 2009), "On the Net: AND THE WINNER IS", Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine

External links

Official website
Twitter account - not updated since October 2012.

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[Roberson2007-1] Chris Roberson (August 23, 2007), Science Fiction Awards Watch

[Gordon2007-2] Joe Gordon (September 3, 2007), Hugo Awards announced, Forbidden Planet International, Far more than simply a site recording news of various awards in science fiction, fantasy and horror Kevin and Cheryl are aiming to create a site which also looks at how an award is given (who decides it? popular vote, a panel? Why?), a space for informed people to debate the outcome of awards choices, create a good recommends list, showcase intelligent discussion of awards short-lists and nominees and encourage readers to partake in the popular vote-type awards rather than simply complaining about the results afterward.

[Scalzi2008-3] John Scalzi (April 8, 2008), Meet the Fan Writers: Cheryl Morgan

[4] "Contributors". Science Fiction Awards Watch. May 23, 2007.

[Kelly2009-5] James Patrick Kelly (August 2009), "On the Net: AND THE WINNER IS", Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine

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