British Fantasy Society Awards
Jun. 11th, 2008 08:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
realthogJust learned that my anthology New Writings in the Fantastic (2007, Pendragon Press) has been longlisted for a BFSA (Best Anthology category; http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/news/?p=300#more-300).
I'm obviously mighty gruntled -- but even more so that two of the stories therein have been nominated in the appropriate category.
Step forward to receive a big hand:
Kate Riedel, for "Song Cycle"
Paul Pinn, for "Borderline Charm"
Here's rootin' for you both!
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Date: 2008-06-11 01:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-12 01:09 am (UTC)Many thanks, Doug -- but Kate and Paul P are the ones to shout about!
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Date: 2008-06-11 01:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-12 01:10 am (UTC)Thanks, Laird!
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Date: 2008-06-11 01:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-12 01:10 am (UTC)And thanks to you, too, Nick!
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Date: 2008-06-11 01:42 pm (UTC)(Jeez but it's good to have you back, guy! I am so impressed with your intestinal fortitude and recuperative powers. They grow them tough in Scotland.)
Oh, and I forgot to tell you that I enjoyed reading "All the Little Gods We Are"! Good story!
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Date: 2008-06-12 01:12 am (UTC)Thanks for the good wishes, J! And I'm glad you enjoyed "All the Little Gods We Are" -- it's a favourite of mine, too.
I am so impressed with your intestinal fortitude and recuperative powers. They grow them tough in Scotland.)
I wouldn't overstate this. I'm pottering around the house doing, at best, little bouts of stuff before tiring and having to flop in an armchair. Pam's the one who's working her socks off at the moment.
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Date: 2008-06-11 03:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-12 01:13 am (UTC)As noted above, the ones I'm really gruntled for are Kate and Paul P. Kate, especially, is close to the start of her career.
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Date: 2008-06-11 03:26 pm (UTC)Love, C.
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Date: 2008-06-12 01:14 am (UTC)Thanks, C. I'm going to be e-mailing you tonight or tomorrow morning -- prolly the latter -- about Mongol.
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Date: 2008-06-11 10:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-12 01:15 am (UTC)Many thanks, Charles!
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Date: 2008-06-11 11:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-12 01:09 am (UTC)Shouldn't we be at daggers drawn over this? Isn't Inferno on the list as well?
In the meantime, however, a grumpy CONGRATEROOS!!! to you as well.
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Date: 2008-06-12 01:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-12 01:16 am (UTC)"But how many other British anthos are you competing against?"
About half a dozen, I think.
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Date: 2008-06-12 01:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-12 01:22 am (UTC)10--I just counted
Oh shit. So much for that, then.
:)
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Date: 2008-06-12 01:28 am (UTC)# A Hell of a Woman: An Anthology of Female Noir , [Ed] Megan Abbott, Busted Flush Press
Cthulhu’s Creatures, [Ed] Steve Lines & John B Ford, Rainfall Books
# Phobic: Modern Horror Stories, [Ed] Andy Murray, Comma Press
My bet for the winner is
# The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 18, [Ed] Stephen Jones, Robinson
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Date: 2008-06-12 01:57 am (UTC)A Hell of a Woman: An Anthology of Female Noir , [Ed] Megan Abbott, Busted Flush Press
Actually, I quite fancy this one, and hope to pick up a copy at Fantasycon. I'd assumed, though, that Busted Flush was a US house.
My bet for the winner is
# The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 18, [Ed] Stephen Jones, Robinson
It'll be interesting to see if this is so. It's been a few years since Steve's pulled off a BFSA with one of these.
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Date: 2008-06-12 02:01 am (UTC)It is American--out of Houston. Sorry I'd never heard of the book or I would have covered it for YBFH last year. Came out in December...It's gotten very little play over here.
Re: Best New Horror--perhaps not. It'll be interesting to see what wins.
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Date: 2008-06-12 02:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-12 07:29 am (UTC)That's ringing bells. I think I tripped over their website at some point and did quite a lot of chops-licking at the stuff on offer.