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The committee proposal survived the business meeting in Reno last week. There were some revision to the fanzine portion of the proposal, but otherwise the amendments that would have hurt semiprozines were defeated. The big news out of the meeting was the passage of a proposal for Best Fancast, which will move podcasts into their [...]

If you are attending Worldcon in Reno this week and have an interest in semiprozines, we are once again calling on your support. There are two business meetings that may very well reshape the boundaries of the Best Semiprozine Hugo Award. Quite often, people overlook the importance of the first business meeting, but this one [...]

It seems that some fans disgruntled over the fact that podcasts can compete in fanzine or semiprozine have submitted their own proposal for modifications to the semiprozine and fanzine categories to kick them out.  The semiprozine committee saw this proposal before completing theirs and specifically chose not to include it. Even if you don’t think [...]

From Kevin Standlee’s blog: The video of the 2009 Main WSFS Business Meeting held Saturday, August 8, at Anticipation is now online. If you have difficulty viewing the video through Vimeo’s online viewer, you can download the video (WMV format) to your machine using the link in the lower right corner of the video’s web [...]

I would like to thank everyone who has supported our cause and especially everyone who showed up at today’s business meeting. Our supporters spoke eloquently and with conviction. When the vote was finally held, we won by an overwhelming majority. The Best Semiprozine Hugo will continue. A new committee to help redefine the semiprozine and [...]

The final vote on the Semiprozine will take place at Anticipation, the 2009 Worldcon. WSFS Business Meeting Saturday, August 8th 10:00AM, P-518BC The debate on the pending constitutional amendments, particularly the Semiprozine Hugo, will happen here. You must be present to vote.

Please remember to vote for the 2009 Hugo Awards! Via the Hugo Website: Anticipation, the 67th World Science Fiction Convention, has released the ballot for the 2009 Hugo Awards. Members of Anticipation can vote online at the convention web site. Paper ballots are included in the convention’s latest progress report, which the convention recently mailed [...]

The fate of the Best Semiprozine Hugo will be determined during the WSFS business meeting at Anticipation this August. I’ve invited Kevin Standlee, WSFS Business Meeting Chair, to give us an overview of how the process will work. Here’s his response: Short Version The proposal to eliminate the Semiprozine Hugo Award and make existing semiprozines [...]