Mar. 2nd, 2005

Legislation

Mar. 2nd, 2005 08:13 am
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Following his assumption of dictatorial powers, [livejournal.com profile] drplokta, in his infinite wisdom and inestimable benevolence, has appointed me Minion i/c Genres. I now declare that the following things are True and have always been True:

1. That genres are fuzzy, and that there are no sharp lines dividing science fiction from fantasy from horror from crime from pirate stories. Arr!

2. That Cloud Atlas and 1984 and The Handmaid's Tale are sf novels, dammit.

3. Most importantly, that 'speculative fiction' is not a redundant categorisation (although it may, in time, prove to be a pretentious categorisation).

That is all. You may continue about your business as long as that business does not contravene this legislation or that of the other Minions. Further updates as events warrant.
coalescent: (space baby)
Any person whose writing has appeared in semiprozines or fanzines or in generally available electronic media during the previous calendar year.
(Ballot)

Ah, this is a fun one. Potentially massively incestuous, of course, but I'm not going to let that stop me. Where to start, though? Langford, of course; as good as he's ever been. Matt Cheney, for writing the essential blog of the year (although Farah Mendlesohn's Inter-Galactic Playground is a close second, and PK's journey Through The Dark Labyrinth is always worth reading). Rick Kleffel should be noted for the amazingly enthusiastic and informative Agony Column. Claire Brialey's pieces in Banana Wings and Matrix have often been memorable--and yes, we still need more sf featuring otters in zeppelins. On livejournal, I never skip Geneva's posts, or Dan's (you appeared in Meta, Dan: you're eligible), or Tony's, or anything that goes up at Coffee & Ink.

But you can see (as if you didn't already know!) that my taste runs in a fairly sercon direction. Who else should I be thinking about?

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