Okay, so here's the thing: I qualify for the Campbell Award this year (and next year). You can view the rules by clicking this link, and they basically come down to a) when you made your first professional sale, and b) how long ago that was. The John W. Campbell Award uses the same nomination and voting mechanism as the Hugo, even though the Campbell Award is not a Hugo. To be able to nominate a writer for the 2010 award, you must have either been an attending member of Anticipation (the 67th World Science Fiction Convention in Montreal) or be a supporting or attending member of Aussiecon Four (the 68th World Science Fiction Convention in Melbourne) before Jan. 31, 2010. (So it's too late to become a member of the convention this year, but again, I still qualify next year, as do many other awesome people.)
I would, I think naturally, like to win this award. I mean, who doesn't want to win an award? Especially an award that will be presented in Australia, THE LAND OF POISON AND FLAME? That's like, the delicious whipped cream on top of the sundae of venomous awesome that is an entire continent full of cuddly things forged in the very flames of hell. But Australia isn't my main inspiration here.
No.
Did you know that the Campbell Award comes with a tiara?!
As stated elsewhere in this thread, yes, the Hugo and Campbell Awards are voted on by the members of the World Science Fiction Society. To be a member of WSFS, you have to have a membership in the World Science Fiction Convention. But you don't have to attend the convention; that's what the supporting membership is for.
Look at it this way: The $50 is your actual membership in the World Science Fiction Society, which gets you the organization's publications and voting rights. The difference between the supporting and attending membership costs is the "convention supplement" which allows the member to also attend WSFS's annual convention.
silly
February 26 2010, 19:32:18 UTC 7 years ago
Also, does the Campbell Award really come with a tiara? Even for men?
February 28 2010, 21:01:28 UTC 7 years ago
Look at it this way: The $50 is your actual membership in the World Science Fiction Society, which gets you the organization's publications and voting rights. The difference between the supporting and attending membership costs is the "convention supplement" which allows the member to also attend WSFS's annual convention.