Why was George RR Martin critical of JK Rowling after losing the Hugo award?

This is called being bitter and graceless and a sore loser.

Rowling did not nominate herself for the Hugo and probably never heard of it. It's not her fault that she won. She hardly needed the publicity or the acclaim. But Martin isn't exactly short of cash himself, so the jibe about her money rings pretty hollow. There are plenty of fantasy authors who would kill to have the money and popularity that he does.

I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and call it a heat-of-the-moment thing. But if he's still harping on it all this time later, he needs to grow up.

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