optimisticI find this vaguely encouraging, as a member of the committee charged with enhancing the profile of our field's highest honor. We sometimes berate ourselves, figuring that the Hugo is unknown and trivial outside of a relatively small number of people in a limited field. But we may have Friends in High Places that we didn't even know about.
My thanks to Mike Glyer for pointing this headline out to the SMOFS e-mail list.
