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Good morning, friends. It& #39;s the end of #CoNZealand (for me anyway) & I& #39;m drinking coffee on a rainy morning & reckoning with the experience of it all, & want to share some threads. I hope you& #39;ll read them all through.
Last night was the best night of the con for me--yes, including the night I won a Hugo--because of the fantastic people I got to meet & chat with in a beautiful kaffeklatsch that spilled into the Virtual Bar. & I learned some really devastating things.
Did you know, #CoNZealand members, that we could have voted in New Zealand& #39;s Sir Julius Vogel awards? That we could& #39;ve experienced a lot more of NZ& #39;s talent going into NZ& #39;s first Worldcon? Because I didn& #39;t. https://twitter.com/CaseyLucasQuaid/status/1289892761261314049?s=20">https://twitter.com/CaseyLuca...
What are the SJV awards? They& #39;re NZ& #39;s own SFF awards, & they centred & honoured by ... being tacked on to the end of the Retro Hugos. https://twitter.com/CaseyLucasQuaid/status/1289649003596886016?s=20">https://twitter.com/CaseyLuca...
Here& #39;s a thread by Sascha Stronach--who won Best Novel & Best New Talent at the SJVs--with more context. https://twitter.com/understatesmen/status/1289537928989818880">https://twitter.com/understat...
Here& #39;s an AMAZING thread of links to works by NZ authors--the people I was so grateful to actually get to meet & chat with yesterday. https://twitter.com/meringutang/status/1289699004637315073">https://twitter.com/meringuta...
Friends, I& #39;m a raw & vulnerable single nerve right now, I& #39;m crying at key changes, & I don& #39;t even have the energy to be angry. I& #39;m heartbroken. What is the point of a Worldcon if not to introduce fans & artists from around the world *to each other*? That& #39;s what I want from it.
The idea that Max & me could be celebrated with a Hugo award while *NOT KNOWING* how much of NZ talent was being elided & hidden FROM US--when we, in our speech, talked about what& #39;s elided & hidden from history--is fucking devastating.
I& #39;m sorry I don& #39;t have more eloquence or fire to spare right now. It& #39;s raining, I& #39;m mourning the travel & fellowship & friendships that should& #39;ve been. But I& #39;m so grateful to the brilliant folk I met & talked with last night for that glimpse of what this event could& #39;ve been.
