Why are fantasy works nominated for Hugo Awards?
Constitution of the World Science Fiction Society Article II — Hugo Awards Section 2.2: Categories. 2.2.1: Best Novel. A science fiction OR FANTASY story of forty thousand (40,000) words or more appearing for the first time during the previous calendar year. … [caps mine] [Provided by Evelyn Leeper [eleeper@optonline.net].] ———————————————————————- 9. The SF-LOVERS Digest The SF-LOVERS Digest is a service for those who cannot read the rec.arts.sf newsgroups directly. It is a compilation of the articles posted to sf.misc, sf.announce, sf.fandom, sf.movies, sf.tv, sf.written and sf.reviews which is sent out periodically via e-mail. The moderator, Saul Jaffe, does a certain amount of editing when compiling the Digest. Duplicate information is eliminated and the articles are organized by topic. Also, most meta-discussions are not included in the Digest. To subscribe, unsubscribe, report problems, etc., send e-mail to SF-LOVERS-REQUEST@RUTGER