Now that Hugo nominations are open, I have some beloved things of 2020 that I would like to shout out for your consideration (again).
Thing 1: OUR FANZINE! Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together ed. Joe Sherry, Adri Joy, The G and Vance Kotrla. Find it at http://www.nerds-feather.com/
Thing 1: OUR FANZINE! Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together ed. Joe Sherry, Adri Joy, The G and Vance Kotrla. Find it at http://www.nerds-feather.com/
Thing 2: CONZEALAND FRINGE is eligible in Best Related Work! 15 panels across 6 days showcasing some of the coolest folks and topics in genre. Run by Claire Rousseau with Adri Joy, C, Alasdair Stuart, Marguerite Kenner, Cheryl Morgan and Cassie Hart.
http://www.conzealandfringe.com/
http://www.conzealandfringe.com/
Thing 3: Everyone on the Nerds of a Feather Awards Eligibility List. We have such a cool group of writers eligible for Best Fanwriter for their reviews, essays, roundups and assorted nonsense! (Our international SFF project is also eligible in BRW) http://www.nerds-feather.com/2021/01/nerds-of-feather-2021-awards-eligibility.html
Thing 4 is... myseeeeellllf?? In Best Fan Writer? Could it happen? I guess we'll find out? I think I did some cool stuff last year, anyways: https://twitter.com/AdriJjy/status/1351590967548243969?s=20
Thing 5 is every single thing on the Nerds of a Feather recommended reading list. Even the things I didn't put there. Consider them. I implore you. (List 1 here, links to all the other lists) http://www.nerds-feather.com/2021/01/2021-nerds-of-feather-hugo-awards.html
You may at this point be saying "Adri, somehow I have a membership for this weird Worldcon thing but I don't know what or how or who or aaaargh!!" To which I say, here is the handy guide we did to registering and nominating for the awards: http://www.nerds-feather.com/2020/12/the-nerds-guide-to-voting-in-hugo.html