International Sci-Fi Award Excludes Canadian Author in Apparent Bid to Not Offend Beijing

Published on February 21, 2024

An award-winning Canadian author is among participants inexplicably excluded from a world science-fiction award competition held in China. Internal emails among the award administrators suggest that the decision stemmed from concerns about offending the Chinese regime. Xiran Zhao was disqualified from the 2023 Hugo Award, despite having enough votes to secure a finalist spot in her category. In a statement posted on social media, she said that the awards administrators “refuse” to provide any explanation for her disqualification. “What I feel about my exclusion is grave disappointment at the Hugo award admins for making no effort to resist the pressure to manipulate the ballots of what is supposed to be the most prestigious award in science-fiction and fantasy,” Xiran said in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times....

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