Publisher’s Weekly reports that CHARLES N. Brown has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Writers of the Future weekend. I literally could not be happier.  I can’t imagine anyone who deserves such an award more than CHARLES, and am delighted that someone else agrees with me. He’s been a vital part of science fiction and fantasy for more than 40 years, and we’re very lucky to have him working our field. He also makes a great turkey stuffing, has fantastic taste in scotch, knows some awful jokes, and is exactly the kind of friend you want when things get tough.  Mazel tov!

Eclipse continues its race towards publication. The Night Shade posse have just given me permission to give you a peek at the cover of Eclipse 1. There may be a tweak or two, but essentially this is it. Nice, huh? I am very happy.