Organizers of the Hugo Awards for science fiction excluded multiple authors from shortlists last year over concerns about offending China, leaked emails show.
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What’s going on with the Hugo Awards censorship controversy? Well, leaked emails show an orchestrated effort to deem nominees ‘ineligible’ over their political leanings.
Diane Lacey shared 2023 Hugo administration team emails with Chris M. Barkley and Jason Sanford for use in “The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion”. And she sent them the following letter, written to "sincerely apologize to my community". Their report links to a copy, however, Lacey has accepted File 770’s offer