The good folk at Aussiecon 4 have released the final 2010 Hugo Awards nominations.  It’s a terrific ballot – full of well deserved nominations and wonderful surprises – and I am just thrilled to be nominated for Best Editor, Short Form.  My sincere thanks to everyone who nominated me – it’s humbling. I’m joined again in the category by the formidable Ellen Datlow, Gordon Van Gelder, Sheila Williams, and Stanley Schmidt.  I genuinely am honored to be in their company. I’m also delighted beyond words that Peter Watt’s novellette “The Island” from The New Space Opera 2 and Nicola Griffiths’ novelette “It Takes Two” from Eclipse Three are nominated.

I am also over the moon that Tony C Smith’s Starship Sofa is up for Best Fanzine. I love the podcast and dug myself out of bed at 4.30am this morning to appear on their Hugo Special. Go check it out. We had enormous fun and Tony is a very deserving nominee (the first ever podcast!).  Oh, and congratulations to Fred Pohl and Jack Vance for making the ballot again! It’s really exciting. So much fine work, so many wonderful nominees, and so many friends involved (apologies to any I didn’t mention, but congratulations!!!)