Category Archives: Awards

We Have Nebulas

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Cheryl

The short lists for this year’s Nebula Awards were announced yesterday while I was out and about in Bristol. You can find them here. As usual, I’m delighted to see so many of my friends getting a chance at glory. … Continue reading →

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Recommended Reading

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Cheryl

The Locus Recommended Reading List was published at the beginning of this month. Many of the books listed on it are available from the Wizard’s Tower bookstore. I thought it would be a good idea to remind you all of … Continue reading →

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Pachyderme

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Cheryl

Here’s another graphic novel for your Hugo consideration. I discovered Pachyderme via Edward Gauvin, who did the translation into English. The original version was written and drawn by Swiss artist, Frédérik Peeters. The English edition is published by Self Made … Continue reading →

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Hugo Clarification Time

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Cheryl

It is that time of year when people do Hugo recommendation podcasts in which they say things along the lines of, “I haven’t got a clue what the rules actually are, but if I say anything wrong I’m sure that … Continue reading →

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For Your Consideration

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Cheryl

Yesterday I was recording the first episode of Small Blue Planet with my Finnish pals, Jukka & Kisu (it will hopefully be online later this week). I was reminded that Finland is in which a great chance of a Hugo … Continue reading →

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Congratulations, Lethe Press

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Cheryl

Steve Berman write to let me know that two Lethe Press titles have been selected in the Over The Rainbow Project’s list of top LGBT books for 2013. The successful books are: Heiresses of Russ 2011, JoSelle Vanderhooft & Steve … Continue reading →

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A Note On The Editor and Artist Wikis

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Cheryl

It is Hugo nominating season again, and people are starting to think about letting WSFS members know what eligible work they have done. Some of you might be thinking of updating your entries in the Editor and Artist wikis that … Continue reading →

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Bigger Than The Booker

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Cheryl

GalleyCat, a leading news blog for the publishing industry, runs a series of “literary mix tapes”, mostly featuring samples from work up for literary prizes. In 2012 they covered, amongst others, the LA Times Book Prize, the Orwell Prize, the … Continue reading →

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Cockle Warming

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Cheryl

No one seems to be sure what the derivation of the old English saying, “It warms the cockles of my heart”, might be, but it is a useful little phrase. Here is something that both Kevin and I found truly … Continue reading →

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Translation Awards Eligibility Lists

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Cheryl

Over at the Translation Awards website I have posted the lists of works we have been able to find that are eligible for next year’s awards. (There are also a couple of 2011 works published towards the end of last … Continue reading →

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Little Rebels Arrive

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Cheryl

The Alliance of Radical Booksellers (yes, there is such a thing) has founded a new literary price, Little Rebels Children’s Book Award. This is what they have to say about it: The new Little Rebels Award is designed to recognise … Continue reading →

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IMPAC Award Longlist

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Cheryl

As literary prizes go, I am very fond of the IMPAC. It is international (though limited to the English language), and nominations are made by librarians rather than by literary critics, so it is much more likely to be in … Continue reading →

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Plus ça change…

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Cheryl

1987: Ellen Kushner publishes Swordspoint. As Tansy Rayner Roberts notes in the latest Galactic Suburbia podcast, it has become notorious because it is a “fantasy” novel with no actual magic in it. That was apparently revolutionary at the time. 2012: … Continue reading →

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World Fantasy Awards

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Cheryl

The World Fantasy Award winners for 2012 were announced in Toronto last night. The full list of winners is available from Locus. Many thanks to Fran & Liza for getting the results out so quickly. (I am, of course, now … Continue reading →

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World Fantasy

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Cheryl

The 2012 World Fantasy Convention gets underway in Toronto today. I’m not there, for reasons I explained here. My profuse apologies to my friends Liz Hand, John Clute and Gary Wolfe whose Guest of Honor appearances I am missing. I … Continue reading →

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Congratulations, Tansy!

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Cheryl

The winner of the Washington SF Association’s Small Press Award was announced at Capclave yesterday. I’m delighted to see that the award went to Tansy Rayner Roberts for her story, “The Patrician”. That story is, of course, from her collection … Continue reading →

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Coode Street: Best / Not Best

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Cheryl

Thanks to Gary and Jonathan, and their special guest Paul Kincaid, for another fascinating podcast. This week they discussed Paul’s LA Review of Books essay, “The Widening Gyre”, and his concern that the SF field is in a state of … Continue reading →

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The YA Hugo: Pros & Cons

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Cheryl

The failure in Chicago of the proposal to add a YA Hugo has caused a lot of yelling online. Some people are furious at what they see is a bunch of old folks denying YA readers and writers recognition, while … Continue reading →

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Big In Manitoba

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Cheryl

My Google Alerts (for Worldcon, I don’t have one for myself) have just delivered a link to this article from The Manitoban, “The Students’ Newspaper of the University of Manitoba”. It is about the Hugo Ceremony streaming fiasco, and it … Continue reading →

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The WSFA Small Press Award

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Cheryl

This is a favorite award of mine, and one I’m growing even more fond of now I have my own publishing company and bookstore. The Washington Science Fiction Association (that’s Washington DC, not Washington State) gives out an award each … Continue reading →

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