Is John Scalzi Fannish Enough for the Fan Writer Hugo?
The entity known only as akirlu asks the question no one else cared about: is John Scalzi really a fan, or just one of those dirty pros? (And the Internet erupts in argument.)
Once we get that ironed out, let's make it clear, once and for all, whether or not faanish writings count for Hugo nominations or just the important sercon stuff.
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Wrong question. It's "is the writer a fan?" I have no opinion about Scalzi as to that question. Originally fanwriter was someone who wrote in a fanzine. Since they were by definition a fan, we need to define what the equivalent of a fanzine is. Not all blogs are, nor LJs, but regular posts to rec.arts.sf.* certainly are.
Posted by: Marilee | March 30, 2007 06:34 PM