Category: Awards

Mar 27

Ditmar om-noms!

By Joanne

So the ballot for the Ditmars have just been announced. It looks like a great list, but scariest of all is: Best Novel ———————————————————————— * Sea Hearts, Margo Lanagan (Allen & Unwin) * Bitter Greens, Kate Forsyth (Random House Australia) * Suited (The Veiled Worlds 2), Jo Anderton (Angry Robot) * Salvage, Jason Nahrung …

Mar 21

Aurealis Awards!

By Joanne

Thanks to internet and computer troubles I’m running a bit late with this news! But you know, it’s still exciting. So, the finalists for the Aurealis Awards have been announced and I’m on there… three times! Eeep. I’m SO excited to see Suited shortlisted for the best science fiction novel award! This makes me especially …

Feb 28

Because awesome stories are awesome

By Joanne

I’m doing my fannish duty. I’m making a list of works from 2012 that I enjoyed reading, and nominating them for the Ditmar awards. Why? Because I can. And because awesome stories are awesome, and they deserve it. And then, when there’s a shortlist, I’m gonna vote! Same reason. So if you can nominate and …

Dec 03

Updatery

By Joanne

I’ve been in book-land for the past few weeks and terribly lax in my updating. So here goes: A lovely review of Light Touch Paper, Stand Clear over at A Fantastical Librarian. Not only am I thrilled that she enjoyed ‘The Bone Chime Song’ but this bit made me go ‘eep’: When I was approached …

Sep 01

The little story that could

By Joanne

So, on the exciting news front, we have this: ‘Flowers in the Shadow of the Garden’ has been shortlisted for the WSFA Small Press award! There are some amazing stories and authors on that list. It’s an honour to be there with them! ‘Flowers in the Shadow of the Garden’ was published in the Hope …