Hugo Awards in Crisis: 3rd Party Report Exposes Fraud and Recommendations for Worldcon Governance
The 2023 Hugo Awards administration is under scrutiny following an investigative report by Chris Barkley and Jason Sanford, revealing a grim situation. The report disclosed that individuals and works eligible for the Hugo Awards were kept off the ballot due to censorship decisions made by American and Canadian Hugo administrators. This decision resulted in fraud and grave disappointment for those who deserved recognition. Moreover, it is evident that the strategy of delayed release of data …