On Friday I head off to Adelaide for the very first time* to be at the Adelaide Writers Festival. I’ll be on two panels. The first is “On and Off The Page” and is on the Saturday at 12:00. It features Megan Abbott, Paul Callaghan and Rob Shearman, with me playing the role as moderator. …
Monthly Archive: February 2012
Feb 23
And now for the Nebulas
Novel Among Others, Jo Walton (Tor) Embassytown, China Miéville (Macmillan UK; Del Rey; Subterranean Press) Firebird, Jack McDevitt (Ace Books) God’s War, Kameron Hurley (Night Shade Books) Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti, Genevieve Valentine (Prime Books) The Kingdom of Gods, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK) Commentary: It looks like a strong list. …
Feb 20
Writer and Critic Episode 16 is LIVE!!!!
I’m a bit late in getting these W&C is Live posts up. And to be honest, most of you who are fans of the podcast have already streamed it or downloaded it on iTunes.* Still I’d feel naked if I didn’t tell you that the next episode is up and can be streamed here. …
Feb 12
Nominating the Hugos – Novellas, Novelettes and Short Stories
Because I’m a realist and I know I’ll run out of time, I thought I’d throw my nominations for novella, novelette and short story together in one post. Novellas ‘‘Times Table’’, Robert Shearman (Everyone’s Just So So Special) Comment: Last year I joined the Last Short Story crew and seriously believed I’d read at least …
Feb 02
Nominating the Hugos – Novels
Before I get started I’d like to mention how shit the Chicon 7 online nomination form is. There’s no warning anywhere on the form that if you tab away from the screen – because you want to check the length of a story – when you return everything you’ve entered will have fucking vanished. So, …
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