# 2016 Hugo Awards: The Sad & Rabid Puppies are back

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 27, 2016, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-hugo-awards-the-sad-rabid-puppies-are-back/753269 "2016-04-27T17:27:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-hugo-awards-the-sad-rabid-puppies-are-back/753269/41 "2016-05-06T17:00:34Z")

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> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#):
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> He’s a computer program? That would be amazing!
> 
> Memory tells me that the Hugo-nominated stories are made public as a bundle so that everyone who wants to vote can read them. Will that happen this year?

Yes, for the last several years, a “Hugo packet” has been created sometime after the finalists are announced and before the voting closing, but it usually takes some time to put the thing together (and not all nominees participate). Last year the packet became available in mid-May.

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