I was a bit surprised that Jemisin got her second Hugo in a row. I liked the Obelisk Gate, eager for the third one but then there are other great ones on that shortlist - Becky Chambers made me chuckle more than I can remember.

Still two in a row for the same person isn't that proof for a lack of diversity? /s <-- sadly needed these days 8-/

It's by design. Award shows are highly politicized and so is the publishing industry. They always have been.

If you want to get published, use a woman's name or an "ethnic" name because that's what the publishing industry wants.

There was the famous case a few years ago of Yi-Fen-Chou. Where a white man couldn't find a publisher for his literary works until he changed the author's name from Michael Derrick Hudson to Yi-Fen-Chou. And magically, his poem was selected for the "Best American Poems of 2015" anthology.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2015/09/yi-fen-chou...

It's weird how society veers from one extreme to another. In the past, women and minorities changed/altered their names to make it sound more male/white. JK Rowling herself said that she used JK Rowling instead of Joanne Rowling because a woman's name would hurt her chances with publishers and audiences. Now, having a woman's name is a help rather than a hindrance.