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John is middle, Alison is even sadder, and Liz is sorry.\nAn uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media.\nContent warnings this episode: Discussion of access issues (chapter 2), wealth privilege (chapter 6)\nLetters of comment\nAbigail Nussbaum\nAli Baker Brooks\nAndrew January\nThe Eastercon members\u2019 portal\n\nCaroline Mullan\nDC\nFarah Mendlesohn\nCritical Friends 8\n\nJacob Holder\nMark Plummer\nMeg MacDonald\n\nDoc Weir award\nDave Langford receives the trophy\nAlt text: Dave Langford triumphantly lofts a blue Bag for Life from Tesco, which we are expected to believe contains the Doc Weir trophy. He is standing in front of a house.\n\n\nGUFF\nThe results\n\nChengdu 2023\n\u201cThe Pidu district of Chengdu announces a 10-year science fiction plan\u201d\n\nGlasgow 2024\nTown Hall Event: Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Glasgow\nTown Hall Event: Site Selection Glasgow 2024\n\nEastercon and money\nPicks\nJohn: Dredge\nAlison: Hopeland by Ian McDonald (paper, epub, audiobook, Amazon)\nLiz: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (paper, epub, audiobook, Amazon)\n\nCredits\nCover art: \u201cVoyagers\u201d by Ulrika O\u2019Brien\nAlt text: The background is a starry, lightning-filled square in blues, purples, and yellows. Atop that, there is a spaceship, somewhat like a rocket, with engines coming out of the sides. There are yellow lights shining from it, and a ladder reaches up to a central archway. John, Alison and Liz are depicted as silhouettes, regarding it with wonder. Their shadows stretch off the canvas, and they look faintly alien or futuristic in a hard-to-define manner.\n\nTheme music: \u201cFanfare for Space\u201d by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)