![]() "When I started writing, so many people's words were 'I'm not racist, but …', 'I'm not homophobic, but …' There were so many buts, and they all told me, sometimes in those exact words, that no one was interested and no one would publish anything I would ever write. "I can't begin to describe how much this award means to me," he said. Picking up the award, a visibly overwhelmed Chu described the challenges he faced in getting his story published. ![]() Other major winners included John Chu, who won best short story for his deeply personal work The Water that Falls on You from Nowhere, which grapples with questions of sexuality and tradition within a fantasy framework. Named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories and the man who coined the word science fiction, they are awarded based purely on votes by the public. The Hugo awards are one of the biggest events on the science fiction calender. ![]() You write alone, but you write hoping that there will be readers who will connect with what you write and it's so wonderful and amazing – I can't even tell you – when that actually happens. Speaking directly to the hundreds of fans who occupied the darkened auditorium, Leckie said: "Most of all, I would like to thank you. ![]()
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