Hugo Packet Translated (2024)

The editors of this fanzine are grateful for the Hugo nomination. Thanks to the Scots Language Centre, we were able to have our best blog posts of 2023 translated into Scots, which is an Indigenous language of Scotland, is recognized by the Scottish government, and which UNESCO has classed as a vulnerable language. According to the most recent census, 30 per cent of the Scottish population speak Scots (a total of 1,541,693 people).

Given that this Worldcon is taking place in Scotland, it is important to recognize that it is a country that has a rich cultural and linguistic diversity, and that its language and culture are distinct from those of the other nations found on the British Isles. As we have previously blogged, language is integral to culture, and the promotion and continuation of minority languages is valuable.

We would like to thank Dr. Dauvit Horsbroch of the Scots Language Centre, who conducted these translations, and who is a promoter of minority language rights.

• Aw Warlds In Aw Leids Is Metaphors (All Words In All Languages Are Metaphors - English Version)
• The Ill o Walin Amang Lessers (The Evil of Choosing Among Lessers - English Version) 
• The Un-American wey that a Lee-Science Fan fae the Left wis haunelt (The Un-American Treatment of a Leftist Science Fiction Fan - English Version)