Hugo-eligible short fiction?

[kate_nepveu]

So I'm trying to actually read some short fiction before nominating for the Hugos this year, partly because I don't have a lot of time and partly because I'm not very enthusiastic about 2009 novels as a whole.

I've seen:

• The Nebula ballot;
• Niall Harrison's draft ballot;
• Abigail Nussbaum's draft ballot and links therein;
• The recommendation thread

Comments

[kate_nepveu]

Sure! Just in case the library is slow.

And thanks for the Locus reminder; I just wish that the online version of the list was any use at all as a hyperlinked documnet--couldn't they even put in links to the things that were *obviously* published online, like the ones at _Strange Horizons_ or Tor.com?

(Note that I'm looking at the Google cache because the original won't load for me, so maybe they've updated it since, but sheesh.)

[kate_nepveu]

Oh, that's lovely. Thank you.

[jimhines]

I've had several people tell me they're recommending my muppet werewolf story "The Creature in Your Neighborhood" for the Hugo. I'd be happy to e-mail you a copy, if you're interested.

[kate_nepveu]

Thanks for the offer, but I think I would feel weird about it for some reason; if I change my mind I'll let you know.

[jimhines]

Sure thing. And if you figure out the reason, I'd be curious to hear it. I'm never completely sure what is and isn't crossing the line when it comes to promo, and that sort of feedback helps.

[kate_nepveu]

I've been thinking about this for quite a long time today and haven't been able to come up with anything that my legally-trained mind accepts as an explanation for the feeling. But, it's still there. *shrug* Sorry.

[coalescent]

SF Signal has Nebula nominees picking other stories they liked.

And In Great Waters for novel!

[kate_nepveu]

Thanks for the link!

But it's loooong . . . and I get bored really easily with parallel narratives.

[abigail_n]

It isn't really that long - 400 pages - and it's one of the most effortlessly readable books I've read in some time. I whizzed through it in a day.

[coalescent]

It's 337 pages!* You're an epic fantasy reader! How can you be complaining? :-p

Though I suppose the narratives are somewhat parallel for the first half of the book. Bah.

*UK hardback

[kgbooklog]

Rich Horton's ballot.

[kate_nepveu]

Thanks.

(Links, damnit, people, you're recommending things online you should LINK TO THEM!)

[skwidly]

I am definitely not going to be submitting a nomination form this year. Hell, the way work is going for me I'll be lucky to read any nominees.

Woof.

[kate_nepveu]

I personally don't see anything wrong with nominating something you think is worthy even if you haven't had a chance to read widely in its category, but fair enough. And sympathies on the work.