I just sent in my Sturgeon Award nominations. It's nice that Chris McKitterick asked for my input.

Abyss & Apex has three stories listed in the January '09 SFWA Bulletin Recommended Reading list for 2008. There is only a preliminary Nebula ballot up, and more recommendations might get these stories on the ballot too. But still, this is quite an honor.

Metamorphoses in Amber, by Tony Pi
Quartet, With Mermaids, by Alan Smale
Wikihistory, by ( Read more... )

http://www.writertopia.com/awards/campbell has the list.

Abyss & Apex authors Aliette De Bodard, Karl Bunker and Tony Pi are in their second year of eligibility. Here are their A&A stories.

Aliette De Bodard: "Weepers and Ragers"

Karl Bunker: "Nomad"AND "Murder" in the ( Read more... )

My earlier post commented on the version at the Nebulas' site. no changes to my earlier comments, just a bit of changes to the language of the things I mentioned ( Read more... )

Edited to Add: I have been redirected to the SFWA site for the corrected rules, as there was diferent language on the Nebs site. Reposting in another window. I've read the SFWA rules and these comments still are trueNo more rolling eligibility. No nore "script" category. No more juries. And check this out: ONLY for the 2009 Calendar Year if you had ( Read more... )

Abyss & Apex is eligible for the Hugo in the semiprozine category. If you've been reading us and like our stories and are eligible to vote, please consider making us one of your choices. From what I've heard, this may very well be the last year for this category. Never mind that Locus always wins: it is an honor to be nominated. We had seven ( Read more... )

Two of our short stories are on the 2008 Nebula recommended list

Alan Smale's "Quartet, With Mermaids" (January 08) and Desmond Warzel's "Wikihistory" (October 07).

Tony Pi's novelette Metamorphoses in Amber is eligible for a Nebula, as the kind folks at that award site point out.

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Remember what happened to traditional theaters after videos/CDs (and Blockbuster and cable) made the movie-going expenerience a home theater event? And do you see how Netflix and moviedownloads are changing it further ( Read more... )