Hugo, Girl! the podcast
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Smashing the space patriarchy one novel at a time. Amy, Haley, & Lori talk. Kevin edits. Lori posts here.
STOVE BOAT!
October 4, 2026 at 11:15 PM
STOVE BOAT!
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Thank you so much!!! 😭 So thrilled & honoured & grateful!
The Outstanding Novella category recognizes
for speculative works ranging from 17,500-39,999 words
Congratulations to THE RIVER HAS ROOTS by @amalelmohtar.com
#2026IgnyteAwards
for speculative works ranging from 17,500-39,999 words
Congratulations to THE RIVER HAS ROOTS by @amalelmohtar.com
#2026IgnyteAwards
October 3, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Thank you so much!!! 😭 So thrilled & honoured & grateful!
🎉🎉🎉
The #2026IgnyteAwards for Creative Nonfiction recognizes works related to the field of speculative fiction.
Congratulations to @gautambhatia88.bsky.social and THE SECRET HISTORY OF INDIAN SCIENCE FICTION
Congratulations to @gautambhatia88.bsky.social and THE SECRET HISTORY OF INDIAN SCIENCE FICTION
October 3, 2026 at 7:26 PM
🎉🎉🎉
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It's a NEW EPISODE DROP!
Behold, Live from Anaheim at LACon/WorldCon! Did we win the Hugo? No! But did we get to hang out together and answer some cool questions: yes. 🍾
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Behold, Live from Anaheim at LACon/WorldCon! Did we win the Hugo? No! But did we get to hang out together and answer some cool questions: yes. 🍾
worldbuildingformasochists.podbean.com/e/episode-19...
Episode 190: Live from Anaheim! | Worldbuilding for Masochists
This episode was recorded during LACon V / WorldCon 2026 in Anaheim! At the time of recording, we had about 32 hours left of being Schrodinger's Hugo Finalists. Well, we once again did not win -- but ...
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September 24, 2026 at 3:26 PM
It's a NEW EPISODE DROP!
Behold, Live from Anaheim at LACon/WorldCon! Did we win the Hugo? No! But did we get to hang out together and answer some cool questions: yes. 🍾
worldbuildingformasochists.podbean.com/e/episode-19...
Behold, Live from Anaheim at LACon/WorldCon! Did we win the Hugo? No! But did we get to hang out together and answer some cool questions: yes. 🍾
worldbuildingformasochists.podbean.com/e/episode-19...
With a Kevin appreciation segment near the beginning!
Octothorpe 169 is here! We discuss LAcon V some more, talk about first conventions, libraries, the philosophy of programme, and more. Then Alison talks about a piece of art. It's a long one!
Listen here: octothorpe.podbean.com/e/169-...
Listen here: octothorpe.podbean.com/e/169-...
September 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
With a Kevin appreciation segment near the beginning!
Sigh.
The data could be graphed in a pie shart. Or maybe a scatter plop.
September 24, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Sigh.
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Ran errands listening to the always entertaining @hugogirlpodcast.bsky.social gang recap their @laworldcon.bsky.social experience. Why, it's almost like I'd been there! Amazing! Look forward to seeing them all again in Montreal! hugogirl.libsyn.com/worldcon-rep...
Hugo, Girl!: Worldcon Report: LAcon V
We went to Worldcon and came home with a Hugo! Here's our (silly, rambling) report. LINKS: Want to make your own ? Get yourself some ! (If you're in the UK, they have it at )
hugogirl.libsyn.com
September 23, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Ran errands listening to the always entertaining @hugogirlpodcast.bsky.social gang recap their @laworldcon.bsky.social experience. Why, it's almost like I'd been there! Amazing! Look forward to seeing them all again in Montreal! hugogirl.libsyn.com/worldcon-rep...
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Thanks to @hugogirlpodcast.bsky.social for the shout-out they gave my parties at World Con last month.
September 21, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Thanks to @hugogirlpodcast.bsky.social for the shout-out they gave my parties at World Con last month.
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Gautam Bhatia’s The Fifth Inflection gets a U.S. edition Feb. 16, 2027. A law student has one week to prove an assassin’s innocence before his century in cryostasis ends in execution.
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Fifth-Inflection/Gautam-Bhatia/9781668225325
#SciFi #Books
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Fifth-Inflection/Gautam-Bhatia/9781668225325
#SciFi #Books
The Fifth Inflection
Gautam Bhatia’s Ignyte Award-winning science-fiction novel reaches the U.S. on February 16, 2027.
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September 19, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Gautam Bhatia’s The Fifth Inflection gets a U.S. edition Feb. 16, 2027. A law student has one week to prove an assassin’s innocence before his century in cryostasis ends in execution.
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Fifth-Inflection/Gautam-Bhatia/9781668225325
#SciFi #Books
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Fifth-Inflection/Gautam-Bhatia/9781668225325
#SciFi #Books
It's possible we've been too hard on SFF authors. Maybe the Boob Talk can't be helped.
Witness recounts Fourth of July weekend Bigfoot sighting in Connecticut, says 'there were no boobs'
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September 19, 2026 at 12:59 AM
It's possible we've been too hard on SFF authors. Maybe the Boob Talk can't be helped.
Sigh. Same.
I’m slowly admitting to myself that it will never be cold enough to wear my new corduroy skirt
September 16, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Sigh. Same.
Here's our Worldcon Report!
Including musical performances! And a review of Nando's! And a dog report that also includes us trying to pronounce things!
This episode has everything - it's guaranteed to include something you don't want to hear!
hugogirl.libsyn.com/worldcon-rep...
Including musical performances! And a review of Nando's! And a dog report that also includes us trying to pronounce things!
This episode has everything - it's guaranteed to include something you don't want to hear!
hugogirl.libsyn.com/worldcon-rep...
Hugo, Girl!: Worldcon Report: LAcon V
We went to Worldcon and came home with a Hugo! Here's our (silly, rambling) report. LINKS: Want to make your own ? Get yourself some ! (If you're in the UK, they have it at )
hugogirl.libsyn.com
September 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Here's our Worldcon Report!
Including musical performances! And a review of Nando's! And a dog report that also includes us trying to pronounce things!
This episode has everything - it's guaranteed to include something you don't want to hear!
hugogirl.libsyn.com/worldcon-rep...
Including musical performances! And a review of Nando's! And a dog report that also includes us trying to pronounce things!
This episode has everything - it's guaranteed to include something you don't want to hear!
hugogirl.libsyn.com/worldcon-rep...
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Transgender people deserve to have a nice life. That is the entirety of the argument. If you disagree, you’re saying that you do not believe in liberty or justice for all.
September 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Transgender people deserve to have a nice life. That is the entirety of the argument. If you disagree, you’re saying that you do not believe in liberty or justice for all.
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Weekend crowd, icymi: the LA Worldcon podcast report! Featuring interviews with authors, critics, & conrunners, really good coffee, and clips from the "Many Mics" mash-up with Octothorpe, Worldbuilding for Masochosts, and Hugo, Girl!
A Meal of Thorns 58- LACON V
Worldcon episode time: we’ve got interviews, we’ve got a coffee report, we’ve got an only-mildly chaotic group podcast attempt! Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at …
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org
September 13, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Weekend crowd, icymi: the LA Worldcon podcast report! Featuring interviews with authors, critics, & conrunners, really good coffee, and clips from the "Many Mics" mash-up with Octothorpe, Worldbuilding for Masochosts, and Hugo, Girl!
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ICYMI - my Hugo acceptance speech is now available on my website (video & transcript)
dianampho.com/my-2026-hugo...
Thank you so much for the many people who had reached out in response; I'm truly glad these words have truly resonated!
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Thank you so much for the many people who had reached out in response; I'm truly glad these words have truly resonated!
My 2026 Hugo Award Speech
Hugo Speech. Clip from livestream. Video edit: Patrick Pho. Photos below credit: Locus Magazine and Viengsamai Fetters. Hugo speech transcript given LA WorldCon 2026 / the 84th WorldCon at the Anah…
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September 7, 2026 at 4:16 PM
ICYMI - my Hugo acceptance speech is now available on my website (video & transcript)
dianampho.com/my-2026-hugo...
Thank you so much for the many people who had reached out in response; I'm truly glad these words have truly resonated!
dianampho.com/my-2026-hugo...
Thank you so much for the many people who had reached out in response; I'm truly glad these words have truly resonated!
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One week later, I have an official response from #LACon #Worldcon!
I thought all of you should see the entire thing:
"Summary: Walking participants only
Action Taken: Noted by Listeners team
Current Status: CLOSED"
I thought all of you should see the entire thing:
"Summary: Walking participants only
Action Taken: Noted by Listeners team
Current Status: CLOSED"
....the ongoing delights of being both a Hugo finalist and a wheelchair user.
"The backstage is for walking participants," said directly to my face, as a wheelchair user.
"The backstage is for walking participants," said directly to my face, as a wheelchair user.
September 7, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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Our episode on this year's Worldcon (@laworldcon.bsky.social) is live! Featuring interviews with @thomasha.bsky.social, @alexyquest.bsky.social, & more, and a live podcast mash-up with @hugogirlpodcast.bsky.social, @octothorpecast.bsky.social, & @worldbuildcast.bsky.social! Plus: the coffee report.
A Meal of Thorns 58- LACON V
Worldcon episode time: we’ve got interviews, we’ve got a coffee report, we’ve got an only-mildly chaotic group podcast attempt! Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at …
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org
September 7, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Our episode on this year's Worldcon (@laworldcon.bsky.social) is live! Featuring interviews with @thomasha.bsky.social, @alexyquest.bsky.social, & more, and a live podcast mash-up with @hugogirlpodcast.bsky.social, @octothorpecast.bsky.social, & @worldbuildcast.bsky.social! Plus: the coffee report.
Our very own @rudie54.bsky.social is one of the many luminaries having a donut in this episode!
Eating the Fantastic's Worldcon Donut Divertissment episode is LIVE! Join us and hear about the infamous Hugo banquet crab mallet incident, singing Weird Al Yankovic songs with Lois McMaster Bujold, a misunderstood joke at the 2001 Millennium PhilCon — and more. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
September 7, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Our very own @rudie54.bsky.social is one of the many luminaries having a donut in this episode!
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We Are Hugo Award Winners in 2026 for Best Fanzine -- Thank You!
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September 3, 2026 at 9:12 AM
We Are Hugo Award Winners in 2026 for Best Fanzine -- Thank You!
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We were cute!
Tracy Drain presents the Hugo Award for Best Fancast to Hugo, Girl!, presented by Kevin Anderson, Lori Anderson, Amy Salley & Haley Zapal
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#HugoAwards
September 2, 2026 at 10:40 PM
We were cute!
Came back to work today to this 😭
September 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Came back to work today to this 😭
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We are beyond amazed and thankful! From all of us here at NOAF, THANK YOU!
August 31, 2026 at 3:32 PM
We are beyond amazed and thankful! From all of us here at NOAF, THANK YOU!
WHAT!! 😭
Thank you so much!!
Thank you so much!!
August 31, 2026 at 4:29 AM
WHAT!! 😭
Thank you so much!!
Thank you so much!!
Oh yeah and today is our 12th wedding anniversary and the traditional 12th anniversary gift is a donation to the Edmonton bid, so head on over to Edmontonin2030.org! 🎉
August 30, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Oh yeah and today is our 12th wedding anniversary and the traditional 12th anniversary gift is a donation to the Edmonton bid, so head on over to Edmontonin2030.org! 🎉
Support @edmontonin2030.bsky.social, the only bid endorsed by totally unbiased dinosaurs Edmontonsaurus and Albertasaurus!
August 30, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Support @edmontonin2030.bsky.social, the only bid endorsed by totally unbiased dinosaurs Edmontonsaurus and Albertasaurus!