"As a matter of fact, forget the video and the blackjack."

[james_davis_nicoll]

Dragon Con Launches Its Own SF Awards

Comments

[sean o'hara (from livejournal.com)]

Is there any other genre that's this self-congratulatory?

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Hollywood.

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

Rock music.

Hazzarding a guess:

[ed-rex.livejournal.com]

All of them.

Re: Hazzarding a guess:

[sean o'hara (from livejournal.com)]

The Hugo, the Nebula, the World Fantasy, the Dick, the Clarke, the Campbell, the other Campbell, the Tiptree, the Sidewise, the Prometheus ... I don't think even mysteries and romance have this many awards, let alone shrinking violets like technothrillers and lad lit.

Re: Hazzarding a guess:

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe you are after "fragmented"?

One wonders though how many mystery or romance cons there are and what awards they award. Or maybee they are just different markets with different people involved.

Re: Hazzarding a guess:

[scott-sanford.livejournal.com]

From my singular experience with a mystery convention, the demographic skews older and more female, gets fewer and smaller conventions, expects to pay more money, but really appreciates wine and chocolate.