Hugo Awards Censorship Scandal: Shortlisted Authors Excluded Over China Concerns Revealed in Shocking Leaked Emails
HONG KONG – The prestigious literary award, the Hugo Awards, faced controversy last year after excluding several authors from the shortlists due to concerns over their work or public comments being offensive to China, as leaked emails revealed. Among the authors excluded were Neil Gaiman, R.F. Kuang, Xiran Jay Zhao, and Paul Weimer, despite earning enough votes to be finalists. The concerns stemmed from the fact that the Hugo Awards were held in China for …