In the wake of last night's remarkable Hugo Ceremony

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An apology from the CoNZealand Chairs


We acknowledge that we got some things wrong at the Hugo Awards Ceremony today, and through doing so have hurt members of our community.

We sincerely apologise for that hurt. We apologise for the mispronunciations of names, and any disrespect implied. Phonetic guidelines were made available to us, and we did not overcome the challenges we faced.

As Chairs, we accept full responsibility for this. The Chairs also made the decision to provide an agnostic platform for all the participants, and did not place restrictions on any speech or presentations.

The Chairs also extend our personal apology to Claire Rousseau for not including video in the introduction to the Best Fancast Award. Video is an important medium within the Fancast category and we regret its omission. It was not intentional, but it did cause hurt.

Just sent to the ConZealand programming people:

Back when I signed up for panels, I made it clear I don't do all male panels, despite which I find myself on one today. I did my best to find at least one more diverse panelist but since I have failed, please remove me from The Best of the Rest: 2019 Novels that Weren't Nominated for a Hugo webinar. Or not, as you please, but I won't be there.

Books Received, July 25 — July 31

Books Received, July 25 — July 31

In light of experiences at this WorldCon

In light of experiences at this WorldCon, I am amending my panel requirements: No all-male panels, and at least _two_ panelists who are persons of colour.