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Reminder: Hugo voting closes in six days.

One last time...

Ladies and gentlemen of the 2012 World Science Fiction Convention membership...have you remembered to cast your vote for this year's Hugo Awards? Because if you haven't, you're sort of running out of time; July 31st is your last day to vote.

I am reasonably sure that each and every person on that ballot wants to win. I am no different. But almost as much as I want to win, I want to know that if I lose, it will be because every possible voter looked at the works up for consideration, looked at their ballot, and made their choice fairly and well. I want you all to vote. I want to lose because I lost, not because there was a sale at Ben and Jerry's and we all got rightfully distracted because dude, ice cream.

Please. If you are eligible to vote, it has never been easier to get a clear view of the entire ballot. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Hugo committee, we have an electronic voting package that is a bibliophile's dream; you can read and consider absolutely everything that's asking for your vote. And if you're not a member yet, but were thinking about it, you can still register with full voting rights if you do it soon.

And because I really love this quote, I am once again quoting Cat Valente. Specifically:

"A final note: you do not have to go to Worldcon to nominate and vote for the Hugos. You can buy a supporting membership for $50 and get that perk. I realize $50 is a lot to express an opinion, but every year we hear complaints about the ballot and every year I hope that my generation will vote a little more, because the Hugos are kind of a bellwether for the field, and I want new crackly risktaking goodness in there, too. Since I have no control over the price of the supporting membership all I can say is—give it a thought, if you have the scratch."

Make this year's Hugo winners the ones you think deserve those shiny rocket ships.

Vote.

Thank you.

spectralbovine

July 25 2012, 19:59:46 UTC 5 years ago

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You deserve all the metal phalluses!

I will do it today. TODAY! Probably.

seanan_mcguire

July 25 2012, 20:04:33 UTC 5 years ago

I will totally rub tuna on one and photograph the cats going all RAAAR GODZILLA on it.

jimhines

5 years ago

celticdragonfly

celtic_catgirl

July 25 2012, 20:01:43 UTC 5 years ago

What if I sit at Ben and Jerry's and read the submissions from my Hugo packet?

July 25 2012, 20:04:46 UTC 5 years ago

I will applaud your efficiency.

And also want ice cream.

bercilakslady

July 25 2012, 20:19:50 UTC 5 years ago

Voting as soon as I finish reading. I'm almost done.

July 26 2012, 00:01:19 UTC 5 years ago

Yay!

dragonsally

July 25 2012, 22:57:02 UTC 5 years ago

Voting today, I think...

July 26 2012, 00:01:28 UTC 5 years ago

Awesome.

morvab

July 25 2012, 23:33:13 UTC 5 years ago

Reading as fast as I can! Will be voting this weekend for sure! Please send ice cream?

July 26 2012, 00:01:43 UTC 5 years ago

Sadly, it does poorly in the mail. :(

I have voted

maverick_weirdo

July 25 2012, 23:37:53 UTC 5 years ago Edited: July 25 2012, 23:39:38 UTC

Finished Hugo reading Sunday 7/22
Voted for Hugos Monday 7/23

I wanted to leave myself some leeway

Plus submitted Pegasus Nominations on Tuesday 7/24

July 26 2012, 00:01:55 UTC 5 years ago

Hooray!

Cookies for you.

dspringfield

July 25 2012, 23:47:08 UTC 5 years ago

That $50 supporting membership gets you a boatload of reading material, too. It includes electronic copies of many of the nominees. My pal Tarus goes into more detail in his blog here: http://www.adventuresinoss.com/?p=2762 (http://www.adventuresinoss.com/?p=2762)

July 31 2012, 17:25:27 UTC 4 years ago

True!

July 26 2012, 02:00:23 UTC 5 years ago

AGH! The online membership form won't work. Every time I try to turn it in, it removes my first name, puts a 1 in that field, marks it red, and tells me I have to go fill out that field. So I put my name in again, and click to register again, and it does it again.

I'll be over here in the corner banging my head on the wall.

danaoshee

July 26 2012, 03:41:42 UTC 5 years ago

ME TOO!
I just emailed them with frustration.

biguglymandoll

4 years ago

July 26 2012, 02:38:34 UTC 5 years ago

Voting this weekend; still reading in some fields where I want to vote. I will not fail. I will not eat the ice cream. (I blew my ice cream budget on the membership, and I am glad.)

And yeah, duh, you know pretty much all of us here on your page are voting for you, right? ;-)

July 31 2012, 17:25:58 UTC 4 years ago

Not everyone, and that's okay. :) I just want us all to vote.

yellowblackhaze

July 26 2012, 02:44:33 UTC 5 years ago

I voted over the weekend. It wasn't an easy choice, there were some excellent entries in there. Everyone deserves to win really.

July 31 2012, 17:26:15 UTC 4 years ago

Ayup! And also, yay!

pickledginger

July 26 2012, 03:58:29 UTC 5 years ago

Not to forget -- people who do sign up for membership and pay their $50 ... get a good deal more than $50 worth of books, in epub form, so they can read the candidates.

It's a great deal; if you have $50 to spend on books anyway, the voting rights are pretty much free.

July 31 2012, 17:26:25 UTC 4 years ago

mokatiki

July 26 2012, 11:44:35 UTC 5 years ago

Plan for the weekend is to finish off the Short Stories and Novellas and try and get a bit more Campbell reading done. Then voting by Sunday night :)

July 31 2012, 17:26:38 UTC 4 years ago

I salute you.

Stephanie StClair

July 26 2012, 20:09:43 UTC 5 years ago

Thanks for the reminder! Just submitted my votes. Good luck and I'll keep my fingers crossed that they call your name as the winner, over and over again. :-)

July 31 2012, 17:27:57 UTC 4 years ago

Oh, I hope so...

brithistorian

July 26 2012, 20:19:40 UTC 5 years ago

I just wanted to let you know that I read your essay in Chicks Dig Comics this morning and thought it was very well done. I was absent from comics during the story arcs you mentioned, but after reading your description of the Jean/Emma dichotomy, I think I'm going to have to go do some back reading.

July 31 2012, 17:28:13 UTC 4 years ago

Thank you! It's a topic that I'm very passionate about.

jenjen4280

July 28 2012, 00:01:52 UTC 5 years ago

Alright. I bit the bullet and did it. First time I've ever voted for the Hugos despite being involved in fandom since '84. Might do it again next year too.

July 31 2012, 17:28:27 UTC 4 years ago

Awesome!

I am proud of you. :)

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