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Hugo awards shortlist dominated by rightwing campaign

Written By Unknown on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 | 2:10 PM

For the second year running, the biggest prize in science-fiction and fantasy writing has been monopolised by nominations from Sad and Rabid Puppies groups, who campaign against works “overtly to the left”

The annual Hugo awards for the best science fiction of the year have once again been riven by controversy, as a concerted campaign by a conservative lobby has dominated the ballot.

The Sad Puppies and Rabid Puppies movements, which both separately campaign against a perceived bias towards liberal and leftwing science-fiction and fantasy authors, have managed to get the majority of their preferred nominations on to the final ballot, announced today.

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via Science fiction | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2341EhT

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