Science fiction authors excluded from awards for fear of offending China

[ad_1] HONG KONG – Organizers of the Hugo Awards, one of science fiction’s most prominent literary awards, excluded several authors from shortlists last year over fears that their work or public comments could be offensive to China, emails show. Leaked emails. Questions had been raised about why writers such as Neil Gaiman, RF Kuang, Xiran … Read more

Science fiction authors excluded from awards for fear of offending China

[ad_1] HONG KONG – Organizers of the Hugo Awards, one of science fiction’s most prominent literary awards, excluded several authors from shortlists last year over fears that their work or public comments could be offensive to China, emails show. Leaked emails. Questions had been raised about why writers such as Neil Gaiman, RF Kuang, Xiran … Read more