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December 9, 2010,
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Author:
Kate
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Categories:
The Informed Voter Project
Tags: Adam Gidwitz, Andre Norton Award, Arthur Slade, Cherie Priest, China Mieville, Ian McDonald, Jean-Christophe Valtat, Jeri Smith Ready, Leah Cypess, Mathias Malzieu, Matt Kirby, Megan Whelan Turner, Neal Shusterman, Nebula Awards, Paolo Bacigalupi, Patrick Ness, Sarah Beth Durst, Self-Indulgent Vote Solicitation, SFWA, Suzanne Collins, TBR Mayhem, The Boneshaker
It’s Nebula Time, and I have a vote to be informed about! That’s right, from now until February 15th, SFWA members get to cast their votes in support of their favorite SciFi and Fantasy works of 2010. Are you an SFWA member? Then get off your duff and start thinking about your ballot. For those who don’t know, there are two rounds to the process. This first round, everybody nominates their favorites, and the six in each category (Short Story, [...]
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May 31, 2010,
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Author:
Kate
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Categories:
The Boneshaker, The Floating Saloon
Tags: Andre Norton Award, BEA, BoingBoing, Books of Wonder, Buddy Chell, Catherynne M. Valente, Cherie Priest, Cory Doctorow, Events and Appearances, Felix Gilman, George Mann, Jeri Smith Ready, Leah Cypess, Madame X, Nathan Milford, Pandemonium Books, Sarah Beth Durst, Steam Salon, Summoner Geeks, The Boneshaker, Very Important Questions
Updates! I gots ‘em! This Wednesday, I’ll be signing at Pandemonium Books in Cambridge, Mass with Leah Cypess, author of Mistwood. I just finished Mistwood yesterday, by the way, and it’s absolutely wonderful. I’ll do a Subway Literature post on it after the signing, but in the meantime, let me just say I read it in what would’ve been one sitting if I hadn’t had to work this weekend. It follows Isabel, herself a creature of legend in the world [...]
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March 4, 2010,
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Author:
Kate
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Categories:
The Informed Voter Project
Tags: Andre Norton Award, Ash, Avatar, Boneshaker, Bradbury Award, Bridesicle, Catherynne M. Valente, Cherie Priest, China Mieville, District 9, Editorial Pursuits, Eyes Like Stars, Finch, Going Deep, Hooves and the Hovel of Abdel Jameela, Hotel Under the Sand, I Remember the Future, Ice, James Patrick Kelly, Jeff VanderMeer, Jeri Smith Ready, John Scalzi, Kage Baker, Kij Johnson, Leviathan, Lisa Mantchev, Malinda Lo, Michael A. Burstein, Moon, N. K. Jemisin, Nebula Awards, Non-Zero Probabilities, Paolo Bacigalupi, Rebecca Stead, Saladin Ahmed, Sarah Beth Durst, Scott Westerfeld, SFWA, Spar, The City and The City, The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, The Windup Girl, When You Reach Me, Will McIntosh, Zoe's Tale
It’s Awards Season! Yes, I’ll be watching the Oscars this weekend, but I’m not really talking about that. March is voting month for members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). In May, the organization will present Nebula Awards to one exceptional short story, novelette, novella, and novel; the Bradbury Award to one film, and the Andre Norton Award to a young adult novel. Last November, on the suggestion of a couple very nice gentlemen I met [...]