Min Fami, Mythic Delirium 30, and Rhysling Nomination
So much poetry news! I was delighted yesterday to receive my contributor copies of Min Fami: Arab Feminist Reflections on Identity, Space and Resistance, edited by Ghaida Moussa and Ghadeer Malek. I...
View ArticleMay Day Miscellany: Lightspeed, Kaleidoscope, and the Auroras
So many wonderful things happening, I must separate them with numbers! 1) Two of my poems, “Lost” and “Turning the Leaves,” are nominated for an Aurora award. This is administered by the Canadian...
View Article“Turning the Leaves” Wins the Rhysling Award
My birthday was this past weekend, and in addition to enjoying a fantastic evening of good food, good drink, and good friends sharing their art with me at an open-mic style celebration in my favourite...
View ArticleSome Reading Recommendations for 2015 Award Consideration
I read A LOT of stuff last year. I’m still trying to sort through it to figure out what I loved best. Here, while I try to figure that out, are links to a bunch of reviews I did and Best-of lists in...
View Article2014 Award Eligibility – Short Fiction and Goblin Fruit
Last year was the first year I made a living from writing: a mix of reviews, articles, games, poetry and fiction. It still feels pretty incredible. I had four short stories appear in 2014. Here they...
View ArticleHugo Puppies and the News
I live in a very rural place, and have for about half my life. Living where I do has always meant a long commute into town for school and work accompanied by the very early morning news. The news is...
View Article“The Truth About Owls” Wins the Locus Award
Photo by–and hand of–Keffy Kehrli. It’s been a rollercoaster of a week. I’m writing this beneath a rainbow banner WordPress has put up to celebrate SCOTUS’ decision to grant equal marriage rights in...
View Article“Madeleine” Nominated for Nebula
“Madeleine” is a Nebula finalist for Best Short Story. Look at that ballot. Look at it. I start to vibrate with delight as I run down the list of works and names and find my story among them. I owe so...
View ArticlePoetry News: George Johnston Prize and VERSeFest
So much has happened these past few days! Here’s some welcome poetry-related news. I wrote no poetry at all last year. Wait, that isn’t quite true; I wrote two poems for Brenda Vellino’s graduate...
View ArticleUncanny Magazine Podcast Wins a Parsec Award!
What it says on the tin! Last night at DragonCon it was announced that Uncanny‘s podcast — where I read stories and poems! — won a Parsec Award. I’m thrilled to have contributed to this, and super...
View Article“Seasons of Glass & Iron” Nominated for a Nebula Award
Today the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America announced the finalists for the 2017 Nebula Awards. “Seasons of Glass and Iron,” my short story from The Starlit Wood (reprinted at link by...
View ArticleLast Two Days for Hugo Nominations
If you’re trying to raise your STEALTH stat, you could do worse than study award nomination deadlines, as they successfully sneak attack me multiple times a year. The Hugos! From the ballot guidelines:...
View Article“Seasons of Glass and Iron” Wins the Locus Award
I am not super great at keeping up with calendrical time. I was convinced the Locus Award ceremony was happening on Saturday night. This was correct. The problem was that I had slipped into believing...
View ArticleMiddle, Holding Flowers: Homecoming with Hugo
Before anything else, I need to talk about my family. It was the last night of Worldcon. I’d retreated from the dead dog party in search of sleep. In order to travel home from Helsinki, I needed to...
View ArticleMin Fami, Mythic Delirium 30, and Rhysling Nomination
So much poetry news! I was delighted yesterday to receive my contributor copies of Min Fami: Arab Feminist Reflections on Identity, Space and Resistance, edited by Ghaida Moussa and Ghadeer Malek. I...
View ArticleMay Day Miscellany: Lightspeed, Kaleidoscope, and the Auroras
So many wonderful things happening, I must separate them with numbers! 1) Two of my poems, “Lost” and “Turning the Leaves,” are nominated for an Aurora award. This is administered by the Canadian...
View Article"Turning the Leaves" Wins the Rhysling Award
My birthday was this past weekend, and in addition to enjoying a fantastic evening of good food, good drink, and good friends sharing their art with me at an open-mic style celebration in my favourite...
View ArticleSome Reading Recommendations for 2015 Award Consideration
I read A LOT of stuff last year. I’m still trying to sort through it to figure out what I loved best. Here, while I try to figure that out, are links to a bunch of reviews I did and Best-of lists in...
View Article2014 Award Eligibility - Short Fiction and Goblin Fruit
Last year was the first year I made a living from writing: a mix of reviews, articles, games, poetry and fiction. It still feels pretty incredible. I had four short stories appear in 2014. Here they...
View ArticleHugo Puppies and the News
I live in a very rural place, and have for about half my life. Living where I do has always meant a long commute into town for school and work accompanied by the very early morning news. The news is...
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