James Nicoll Reviews

I always forget something when I do these little reports. I mean to create checklists but then I forget. I need to create a checklist with ​“create checklist” right above ​“read checklist.” Or perhaps just below.

The big news this month is that I am a Hugo finalist for Best Fan Writer. This is the fifth time I have been a finalist for this award. Experience suggests I will lose for the fifth time… but since I also was sure I’d never be finalist again after 2011 and 2020, maybe I will be wrong this time. In any case, it is an honour to be a finalist.

March 2024

22 works reviewed. 11 by women (50%), 10 by men (45%), 0 by a non-binary author (0%), 1 by an author whose gender is unknown (5%), and 9 by POC (41%).

2024 to Date

65 works reviewed. 36 by women (55%), 28 by men (43%), 0 by a 
non-binary author (0%), 1 by an author whose gender is unknown (2%), and 25 by POC (38%).

Grand Total to Date

2594 works reviewed. 1448 by women (55%), 1083 by men (42%), 40 by non-binary authors (2%), 23 by authors whose gender is unknown (1%), and 796.75 by POC (31%).

Government Types March 2024

Total 22, Not Applicable 1 (5%), Unclear 2 (9%), Anarchy 2 (9%), Pure democracy 0 (0%), Representative democracy 6 (27%), Oligarchy 10 (45%), Autocracy 1 (5%).

Government Type 2024 TD

Total 65, Not Applicable 8 (12%), Unclear 4 (6%), Anarchy 4 (6%),
Pure democracy 0 (0%), Representative democracy 21 (32%), Oligarchy 25 (38%), Autocracy 3 (5%).

	2024 March	2023 March	2022 March	2021 March	2020 March	2019 March	2018 March	2017 March	2016 March	2015 March	2014 March
Women	11	14	13	13	10	11.5	10.5	11.5	12	19	n/a
Non-Binary	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	n/a
Unknown	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	n/a
POC	9	9	9	10	8	8	7.5	4	6	3	n/a
Total	22	23	23	22	21	21	20	21	21	28	n/a
% Women	50	61	57	59	48	55	50	55	57	58	n/a
% Non-Binary	0	0	4	0	0	0	10	0	5	0	n/a
% Unknown	5	0	0	0	10	5	5	0	0	0	n/a
% POC	41	39	39	45	38	38	36	19	29	8	n/a
	2024 TD	2023 TD	2022 TD	2021 TD	2020 TD	2019 TD	2018 TD	2017 TD	2016 TD	2015 TD	2014 TD
Women	36	37	36	37.5	33	34.25	34	34.5	36	45	n/a
Non-Binary	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	1	2	0	n/a
Unknown	1	1	0	1	2.5	2	4	0	0	0	n/a
POC	25	26	24	27	17	25.75	23	24.5	17	5	n/a
Total	65	65	64	64	64	62	64	63	61	78	n/a
% Women	55	57	56	58	52	55	53	55	59	58	n/a
% Non-Binary	0	0	4	0	3	0	3	2	3	0	n/a
% Unknown	2	2	0	2	4	3	6	0	0	0	n/a
% POC	38	40	37	40	39	42	53	39	28	6	n/a

Month	2024 March	2024 February	2024 January
Government Type
Not Applicable	1	4	3
Unclear	2	1	1
Anarchy	2	1	1
Pure democracy	0	0	0
Representative democracy	6	6	9
Oligarchy	10	8	7
Autocracy	1	1	1
total	22	21	22
YTD
Not Applicable	8	7	3
Unclear	4	2	1
Anarchy	4	2	1
Pure Democracy	0	0	0
Representative Democracy	21	15	9
Oligarchy	25	15	7
Autocracy	3	2	1
total	65	43	22