Well, guys, as you might know stories from Eclipse One are starting to show up on awards ballots. Andy Duncan’s stunning anthology opener “Unique Chicken Goes in Reverse” is up for the Nebula, while Garth Nix’s very funny “Bad Luck, Trouble, Death and Vampire Sex” is on the final Ditmar ballot.
So that everyone has a chance to read this terrific stories, we’re making them available online at the Night Shade website to read for free. There’s a whole bunch of different formats, so check out the stories, and vote if you’re eligible and so inclined. Oh, and we hope to have more stuff online soon as we enter the Eclipse Two launch period.
Well, the final ballot for the Nebula Awards is out, and Andy Duncan’s “Unique Chicken Goes in Reverse” from Eclipse One is on it! I could not be happier. Stories from the book are being reprinted in year’s bests and are showing up on awards ballots. It’s been a real success, and this is some wonderful, wonderful news. I have my fingers crossed.
Just before Christmas there’s a new James Blaylock novel AND Small Beer are doing a cool Joan Aiken collection. I was sitting at my desk in a real funk, and both of those pieces of news made me feel immeasurably better. It’s been 11 years, I think, since Blaylock’s last novel and now comes Knights of the Cornerstone from Ace in November. Color me very happy. Damn good news!
…has not been a fun day. Stupid work problems combine with frustrating family ones. Jessica (age 7) was supposed to have an EEG today. She was kept up till 11pm last night, then kicked out of bed at 5am so that she would be sleepy enough to give a sleeping EEG to. She didn’t comply. We’ll have to do it again, and that means Marianne loses out on sleep too. Not sof good.
No. of Eclipse submissions received since breakfast: 12.
No of Eclipse submissions received to date: 267
The administrators for the 2008 Australian National Science Fiction Achievement ‘Ditmar’ Awards have released the final ballot for this year’s awards, and I’m delighted to say that I’ve been fortunate enough to be nominated in several categories. The New Space Opera has been nominated for Best Collected Work and the introduction has been nominated for the Atheling. I’ve also received two nominations for Best Professional Achievement, one for my editing, and one that I share with Garth Nix, Deb Biancotti, and Trevor Stafford for the work we did at World Fantasy last year.  I’m not sure, though. The one I might be happiest about is that Garth’s story from Eclipse One, which made the short fiction ballot. Many thanks to everyone who nominated. I hope to see you all at Swancon on awards night!
