Douglas Cohen shows me the shiny. :)

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Alastair Reynolds interview up at From Bar to Bar.  For those keeping up, my part in the conspiracy is mentioned in passing.

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Received my preliminary Worldcon programming.  I'm on five panels, including two that I suggested.  It's going to be a blast!  I'll post that information once it's official.

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The readers of Realms of Fantasy have chosen "The Fortuitous Meeting of Gerard van Oost" for the 2010 Readers' Choice Award!


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Realms of Fantasy reaches issue 100!  How many short fiction magazines can share that claim to fame?

In Shawna McCarthy's editorial, she mentions RoF will soon begin taking electronic submissions and poetry submissions.  Great news for readers and writers!

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So I just returned from my 20-hour trip back to Brazil, exhausted, and I'm fighting (and losing) against a huge pile of e-mail which arrived during that period.

But I suppose one announcement can't wait: my Nebula-Finalist Novelette (still can't believe I can say that!) "The Fortutious Meeting of Gerard van Oost and Olduara" has been posted in its ( Read more... )

Forgot to mention in the last post: albogdan was kind enough to film my reading at World Fantasy last week and post it to YouTube.

It was my first reading ever, and is a bit raw, but it's a quick way to get an idea of the story.  I made it halfway through the story during my 30-minute slot.

Al split the video into three parts, at the scene breaks.  I've ( Read more... )

The Good:

The Harper's Pen Award is back, and nominations are open for the best Sword & Sorcery story published in 2010.  You have to sign up by e-mail to nominate, but it's free, and the first hundred get a free PDF of Black Gate!  saladinahmed  was one of last year's finalists.

The Bad:

Everyone has already heard about the RoF shutdown.  I don't have time to ( Read more... )

My RoF story got a "Recommended" review at Locus!  Thanks to saladinahmed for the link!

Doing my happy dance now. :)

Looks like I can finally mention this one...

My long-awaited novelette, "The Fortuitous Meeting of Gerard van Oost and Oludara" will be appearing in the April 2010 edition of Realms of Fantasy!!!  (Which I believe means it will hit newsstands sometime next month!)

Here's the cover:

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I printed and framed my story illustration from Realms:

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When I saw aliettedb post the illustration for her Realms of Fantasy story today, I wondered if mine might be hanging around cyberspace somewhere.  And lo and behold, lookie what I found:


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