Semi-Prozine Hugo Saved

Congratulations to Neil Clarke of Clarkesworld on an excellent campaign, carried through to its ultimate result. At this morning's business meeting of the WSFS (of which, being a member of Worldcon, I am a member) there was a vote on the amendment to the WSFS constitution that would cancel the Hugo category for semi-prozine. And it was kicked out. So the semi-prozine Hugo is safe for the time being. I think everyone was in agreement that the category needed to be reviewed and revised, and a committee was set up (just what the world needs right now) to make reccommendations for amending the category.
More importantly there was a disaster at the party hotel last night. Too many punters turned up and security stopped access to the party floors of the hotel. We arrived late and joined the queue, but we're not great at standing in line. So we went to the bar. By the time we finished in the bar it was too late for partying. But today we will not be stopped.
Yesterdays panels were on What Fans don't understand about Publishing and Writing Across Boundaries. The first was on distribution and marketing and turned out to be very interesting (surprisingly). I learned a lot about the physical distribution of books that I didn't know and we discussed newer distribution methods - mostly electronic, through the internet.
Writing across boundaries was moderated by Melinda Snodgrass who may be the best - certainly the most friendly and least arrogant - moderator I have experienced. I look forward to sitting on panels with her in future. Unlike most, she was more interested in getting across the message of the panel than hearing the sound of her own voice.
Coming soon - Size Doesn't Matter.