Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:51:39 -0500 (CDT)
From: <samlubell at verizon.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Charles Stross on the state of SF
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>From: Michael Walsh <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
>Date: Tue Apr 19 15:00:49 CDT 2005
>To: WSFAlist at WSFA.org
>Subject: [WSFA] Charles Stross on the state of SF

>http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blosxom.cgi/2005/04/18#state-of-sf

Wow.  Great commentary.  I'm not sure I agree with it.  I think the worldcon being in Scotland probably decreased the number of Americans who voted and increased the number of Brits.  (I also don't think it a coincidence that when the Worldcon was in Canada the winner was a Canadian.

Nor do I agree that the U.S. writers are turning to fantasy/historical fiction because they can't see an optimistic future.  The two biggest names in fantasy are probably Pratchett and J.K. Rowlings, both Brits.