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Brief weekend wrapup, BSFA Award and Hugos
So… It was a very good Eastercon; and it was also a very frustrating one. Due to several other commitments, my roommate (the awesomely talented Rochita Loenen-Ruiz) and I arrived late on Friday...
View ArticleZoo City and the Clarke Award
Huge congrats to fellow AR author Lauren Beukes for winning the Clarke Award for her novel Zoo City. And, while you’re at it, you can go read her post on Writing the Other over at the World SF blog....
View ArticleHugo voting
The H and I just handed in our Hugo ballot. There’s until July 31st to read and vote, but we’re both really absent-minded, so better safe than sorry. You can actually still register online, either as a...
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Worldcon brief report
So we had a great romp in the US (except for the bit where we burst the tyre landing, see earlier post): we got to stay with the amazing Dario Ciriello and his wife Linda; to meet up with Keyan Bowes,...
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Linky linky
I haven’t done this for a bit, so here’s me catching up on a few links over the internet: -Over at Chimeras, Elena Giorgi interviews me on Writing, Science and Language -Jason Loch interviews me for...
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Awards season, redux
Ha, that time of the year. I wish I’d had time to read more, but that’s always the case… I nagged the H into doing our Hugo ballot last weekend, when we realised that the nomination deadline was 11th...
View ArticleEastercon brief report
So… don’t really have much to say, other than that the con was awesome: Heathrow remains one of my favourite locations because despite the weirdness of the con hotel, it’s *very* easily accessible from...
View ArticleHugo Awards nomination deadline
Still snowed under, but I did want to make sure this was out there as people were filling out their ballots… Hugo nominations deadline is on March 10th; I’ve already put up an awards recommendation...
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Hugo awards
Very quick post as I’m still at Eastercon and the hotel internet is a bit overloaded… Delighted that “Immersion” and On a Red Station, Drifting are both finalists for the Hugo (for best Short Story and...
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Announcing… the ebook edition of On a Red Station, Drifting
Ebook cover Aka the shiny… Art courtesy of Nhan Y Doanh, and cover layout thanks to Janice Hardy–thanks to both of them for putting up with my (short-term) deadlines and producing such beautiful...
View ArticleVoting deadline for Hugos approaches
Just a reminder that the voting deadline for the Hugos is July 31st, 11:59 p.m. CDT. You can find the online voting ballot here, and the packet here if you’re still trying to find nominees. This year I...
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My experience with self-publishing “On a Red Station, Drifting”
So… I thought it might interest people to share my experience with epublishing my novella On a Red Station, Drifting. What follows is a few disjointed thoughts on what I did and how I did it. -Why:...
View Article“The Waiting Stars” up for a Hugo Award
Very very pleased to announce that “The Waiting Stars” is up for a Hugo Award for Best Novelette (though, given that other people on the ballot include Ted Chiang, I think I can safely skip the...
View ArticleSome thoughts on the Hugo nominees
That’s a bit of a misleading post title, I’m afraid… I’m not going to comment at length because it’s a bit churlish to comment on a ballot one is part of, and also because my brains are fried (thanks...
View ArticleWorldcon, Hugos, etc.
So I was going to do a long blog post, but jet lag hit, and the snakelet is keeping me very busy. Nevertheless… I’ve said a lot of what I wanted to say here. All I’m going to say in addition to that...
View ArticleLast day for Hugo nominations
Just a quick reminder that today is the last day for Hugo nominations (you have until 11:59pm Pacific time, and you can nominate if you’re a member of Sasquan, MidamericonII or Worldcon in Helsinki)....
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Last day to nominate for the Hugos!
If you still need ideas/stuff to read at the last minute I’ve collected my recommendations here. The short version: please consider Likhain (sample above) for your Best Fan Artist ballot, and Tade...
View ArticleChildren of Thorns, Children of Water up for a Hugo Award for Best Novelette
So last week I couldn’t sleep—I was exhausted after 2.5 days of solo childcare (I assure you the 0.5 matters immensely), but apparently my body decided to be a jerk and I woke up at 4am. While waiting...
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Hugo awards
Very quick post as I’m still at Eastercon and the hotel internet is a bit overloaded… Delighted that “Immersion” and On a Red Station, Drifting are both finalists for the Hugo (for best Short Story and...
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Announcing… the ebook edition of On a Red Station, Drifting
Ebook cover Aka the shiny… Art courtesy of Nhan Y Doanh, and cover layout thanks to Janice Hardy–thanks to both of them for putting up with my (short-term) deadlines and producing such beautiful...
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