Is there a way we can contact Dragoncon and give feedback for this "interesting" choice they have made? A polite email, I mean, not a "fiery but mostly peaceful protest"
In the Dragon Awards' first year, minor authors like John C. Wright succeeded in beating other, considerably more popular authors. Since then, the voting turn out has increased, and so popular writers like John Scalzi are gaining ground while minor authors like Wright are being squeezed out. What did you expect? You didn't *really* think that people were voting in their tens of thousands for Somewhither: Being The First Part of A Tale of the Unwithering Realm, did you? That book may have been well-liked in your personal friend circle, but that doesn't necessarily mean it ever achieved mass popularity.
The writing was on the wall was in 2017. John C. Wright, Brian Niemeier and Declan Finn all lost (to Rick Riordan, James S. A. Corey and Victor LaValle respectively) and have failed to make the ballot since. Minor authors lost to big authors. The Dragons purport to be a popularity contest, after all.
(And I'm unsure as to why the loss of the MilSF category is the "most prominent" change. You know they also got rid of Best Media Tie-In, right? Is that part of a leftist agenda too? Perhaps they're just clearing up clutter. Don't be too surprised if the Best Alternate History category is canned soon as well)
The Helicon Awards will still have MilSF as one of its 10 categories: https://heliconawards.com/the-helicon-awards/
The Leftist Chokehold on All Things Cultural continues to tighten...
We'll just have to make our own awards.
This needs to become an all-out counterassault. As they obviously are not reading the room.
Is there a way we can contact Dragoncon and give feedback for this "interesting" choice they have made? A polite email, I mean, not a "fiery but mostly peaceful protest"
Just as with those who leave California for Texas, the Leftist disease spreads by spores. Too bad about the Dragon.
And I just booked my reservations for our first DragonCon! Dang. Well, I don't read fast enough to vote for annual awards anyway ....
To be sure? The best awards are Filthy Lucre.
We're at an inflexon point where authours will simply avoid submitting their works for awards. Just not worth the hassle
In the Dragon Awards' first year, minor authors like John C. Wright succeeded in beating other, considerably more popular authors. Since then, the voting turn out has increased, and so popular writers like John Scalzi are gaining ground while minor authors like Wright are being squeezed out. What did you expect? You didn't *really* think that people were voting in their tens of thousands for Somewhither: Being The First Part of A Tale of the Unwithering Realm, did you? That book may have been well-liked in your personal friend circle, but that doesn't necessarily mean it ever achieved mass popularity.
The writing was on the wall was in 2017. John C. Wright, Brian Niemeier and Declan Finn all lost (to Rick Riordan, James S. A. Corey and Victor LaValle respectively) and have failed to make the ballot since. Minor authors lost to big authors. The Dragons purport to be a popularity contest, after all.
(And I'm unsure as to why the loss of the MilSF category is the "most prominent" change. You know they also got rid of Best Media Tie-In, right? Is that part of a leftist agenda too? Perhaps they're just clearing up clutter. Don't be too surprised if the Best Alternate History category is canned soon as well)