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- More than 100 authors have signed an open letter calling for a revocation of the decision to let China host the 2023 WordCon “in protest of serious and ongoing human rights violations taking place in the Uyghur region of China”.
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Mar 14, 2022 · Home News. Authors come out against China as 2023 WorldCon host. News Mar 14, 2022 by Lauren Brown. N K Jemisin. More than 100 authors have signed an open letter calling for a...
Mar 14, 2022 · March 14, 2022. More than 100 authors have signed an open letter calling for a revocation of the decision to let China host the 2023 WordCon “in protest of serious and ongoing human rights violations taking place in the Uyghur region of China”. Prominent signatories include Hugo winners, nominees and bestsellers Angie Thomas, N K Jemisin, G ...
The choice of location was also criticized due to the effects of the Chinese government's censorship regime and the exclusion of authors publicly critical of human rights in China. [13] After Chengdu was selected, the organizers of the Winnipeg bid pivoted to bid for the 2023 NASFiC , at which they were successful.
Nov 17, 2023 · Over 80 authors, including bestsellers like N.K. Jemisin and Angie Thomas, signed an open letter against hosting Worldcon in China. “To participate in Worldcon in Chengdu, China, would be equivalent to giving Worldcon’s imprimatur to genocide and to crimes against humanity,” said the letter.
Jan 24, 2024 · Books. Hugo Awards under fire over censorship accusations, and SFF writers want answers. The 2023 awards, held in China, saw several nominees mysteriously declared ineligible. By Sadie Gennis...
Dec 22, 2023 · December 22, 2023. Chengdu Worldcon, the 81st World Science Fiction Convention, took place October 18-22, 2023 at the Chengdu Science Fiction Museum in the Pidu district of Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Guests of honor were Liu Cixin, Sergey Lukianenko (absent), and Robert J. Sawyer, with “promotion ambassadors” Roc Chen, Yang Lei, Gong Linna ...
Mar 7, 2022 · Posted on March 7, 2022 by Mike Glyer. Publishers Weekly today drew attention to an Open Letter signed by over 80 authors calling for the revocation of the choice of Chengdu, China as 2023 Worldcon host: “Speculative Fiction Community Condemns China Hosting 2023 WorldCon Awards”. (The full text of the Open Letter appears at the end of the ...
