On Ditmars... Collected Work

[cassiphone]

Until last year, with the change to the categories of the Aurealis Awards, the Ditmars Collected Work category was the only way to honour the magazines and anthologies which we felt were excellent as a whole

Comments

[jonathanstrahan]

Thanks for the kind words about The Starry Rift. They're really appreciated. There's lots of other stuff eligible. I have ECLIPSE TWO (which I actually think is better than Starry Rift). There's a Greg Egan short story collection. I agree, btw, that CANTERBURY 2100 should have made the short list.

J

[jonathanstrahan]

Heh. Ok. I'll drop it, but I'm not convinced it really does fall within the intent of things for the committee to allow works that have been nominated to be withdrawn. Something like that, it seems to me, needs to be expressly allowed for.

[_fustian]

I'll make sure to fairly represent your views (which, as I say, approximate what were once my views) to the sub-committee, when we get around to discussing this.

[jonathanstrahan]

They have an unenviable task. I'm not critical of them, but gently question the setup with the rules.

[_fustian]

(Apologies, cassiphone, for making a mess of your comments page.)

[jonathanstrahan]

Definitely. There's been at least a little mischief on my part, so my apologies too.

[cassiphone]

*grins*

I've been reading with great interest! Though it did feel a little like eavesdropping at times...