Well, I personally think Best Semi-Prozine's loss wouldn't cause tears anywhere but a certain office in Oakland...
The other category I think may get a serious look at in the next few years is Best Fan Writer. John Scalzi only lost by one vote this year, and there are several other professional writers with very popular blogs who could potentially start dominating the nominations as people realize they're eligible (for example, Neil Gaiman).
On the one hand, unlike a lot of "classic fanzine fans and fan writers", I do feel what these pros are doing in their blogs is fan writing. And I'd certainly not have any problem with cons that named, for example, Fred Pohl or Harry Stubbs (Hal Clement) as Fan Guest of Honor. But the (pardon the pun) fanbase of certain pro authors who blog with wide readership does have the strong potential of overwhelming the classic fan writers, and fans who are not professional writers.
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The other category I think may get a serious look at in the next few years is Best Fan Writer. John Scalzi only lost by one vote this year, and there are several other professional writers with very popular blogs who could potentially start dominating the nominations as people realize they're eligible (for example, Neil Gaiman).
On the one hand, unlike a lot of "classic fanzine fans and fan writers", I do feel what these pros are doing in their blogs is fan writing. And I'd certainly not have any problem with cons that named, for example, Fred Pohl or Harry Stubbs (Hal Clement) as Fan Guest of Honor. But the (pardon the pun) fanbase of certain pro authors who blog with wide readership does have the strong potential of overwhelming the classic fan writers, and fans who are not professional writers.