Best short story award - very happy
Very happy that my story "Sexy Robot Mom" won the Asimov Readers' Award (tie) - very nice! I was delighted when Sheila Williams told me and then I couldn't share the news until it was announced at Nebula weekends yesterday. The story is a favorite of mine not because it continues on in the same universe as "Seven Sexy Cowboy Robots," but because it explores gender roles from a robot's point of view. And there's an intersex character. And the apocalypse. So all my favorite stuff, rolled into one.
I was especially pleased to tie with Megan Arkenberg's story "Final Exam," which is one of my very favorites from last year. It too has an apocalypse, but also feminism and wit and such a lovely structure (multiple choice exam). Inventive and smart.
The whole list is here. Congrats to all and thank you, Asimov's readers.
I was especially pleased to tie with Megan Arkenberg's story "Final Exam," which is one of my very favorites from last year. It too has an apocalypse, but also feminism and wit and such a lovely structure (multiple choice exam). Inventive and smart.
The whole list is here. Congrats to all and thank you, Asimov's readers.