Hugo Award Nominations

[filkertom]

Sometime over the next several hours, you will hear the world's loudest SQUEEEEEE from out California way.

That's because our darling, seanan_mcguire, has been nominated for a Hugo award in the Best Novel category with her pseudonymous Feed (by "Mira Grant

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[catsittingstill]

squee!

[admnaismith]

Con culture is wonderful. You never know who that person you're talking to is.

Just yesterday at Norwescon I met an intelligent woman named Mary Robinette Kowal who does theater and sci fi, and who did a reading (with puppets) from her not yet finished or sold first novel ...and today, there she is on the Hugo list for a short story! I had no idea.

[darthparadox]

Oh, cool. I was at the reading (and the con) too! And yeah, she's a wonderful lady. (She's also the vice president of the SFWA; she's not exactly a newcomer here. :D)

The puppet bit was from Shades of Milk and Honey, which was published a few months ago; it's a Regency fantasy. The rest of the reading was from a work in progress called, I believe, The Transfigured Lady.

[admnaismith]

That's true...there was a bit from the story and a bit from the novel.

I should maybe have said *I* never know who I'm talking to...my involvement is pretty incidental to filking, and some big names aren't familiar to me until long after other fans have set up cult followings. I also met Jim Butcher, and no idea until later what a popular series Dresden Files is. I'll have to go looking for those now...

[sexybass]

Congrats to Seanan! We are all so proud of her!

[qnofhrt]

Your thoughts on the nominees?

I was mentioning Seanan's nomination at dinner last night and one of my nephews asked why she wrote under a different name. Although the correct answer is that it's a different genre and she's trying to keep them separate, it might just as well be she's talented enough for two people. (At least.)

It's a strong field. Haven't read any of the novels except Feed (which was excellent even though I don't normally read horror).

[catalana]

It's an honor for Seanan, but I'm all about Cryoburn. I thought that was a truly phenomenal book.

I need to read more of the shorts before I know which one I prefer. (Though since I'm unlikely to have a voting ability, it's not like my preferences matter. :)