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RevolutionSF Newsblast : Albedo One, Terry Pratchett (News)
RevolutionSF —
... was awarded an Order of the British Empire prize, so now he's Sir Terry Pratchett. He used the word "flabbergasted" when talking about the honor, which is a double word score. Robert Plant also got an honor, although allegations years ago that he made a woman "burn" and "sting" remain unconfirmed. Albedo One Magazine Contest: Write Short Science Fiction, Win Euros Albedo One, a science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine, opened up a short fiction contest, with rules at at the magazine site . You can win Euros! Which are way more fun than dollars, especially in this ...
SF Tidbits for 1/1/09
SF Signal —
... Albedo One (Ireland's premiere magazine of speculative fiction) has now launched the International Aeon Award 2009 short fiction contest. Check the site for details. ...
Aeon Award - Ian Watson, Ian Mcdonald, SF Books
Planet-x.com.au —
Aeon Award - Aeon Award winner Julian West (l) and judge Ian Watson (r). Photo (c) Roelof Goudriaan The Award Winner was Irish author Julian West, for his story ‘My Marriage’ [which received …
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Aeon Award - Ian Watson, Ian Mcdonald, SF Books
Aeon Award 2009 Opens
Science Fiction Awards Watch —
... for short fiction. This contest carries with it a first prize of €1000 and guaranteed publication in Albedo One magazine. There are second and third place prizes too. Frank tells us that last year they had a record number of entries, but don’t let that discourage you. It just means that winning has become even more prestigious. You can find the full rules and entry instructions here. ...
Albedo One's International Aeon Award 2009 updates: quarterly shortlists and more
SFScope —
... open for entries, until the end of November. "Grand Judge, respected SF author Ian Watson, will then choose the winning stories. The Grand Prize is 1000 and publlication in Albedo One , Ireland's magazine of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Second and third place prizes are 200 and 100 and publication in Albedo One . Submissions must be no longer than 8000 words, in any speculative fiction genre (cross-genre or unclassifiable stories welcome)." Full details are available on this page . In other Aeon Award news, Julian West's "My Marriage"—which won the first Aeon ...
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