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sfawardswatch.com - 2/6/2009

2009 Locus Poll is Live

— sfawardswatch.com — The 2009 Locus Awards have opened with the publication of the usual poll on the Locus web... site . The voting instructions don’t say anything about how votes will be counted, but at the moment we are assuming that, as with last year, the votes of ... (more) 2009 Locus Poll is Live

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paulcornell.blogspot.com - 2/4/2009

On the Locus List!

— paulcornell.blogspot.com — I'm very pleased that my short story 'Catherine Drewe' made the Locus magazine Recommended Reading list of... work from 2008! http://www.locusmag.com/2009/2008RecommendedReading.html They list it as a Novelette, which means that may well be its category ... (more) On the Locus List!

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RED WOLF CONSPIRACY
deep, deep thoughts... — Robert V S Redick's wonderful fantasy debut, THE RED WOLF CONSPIRACY, is on the 2008 Locus Recommended Reading List (in the February 09 issue) and has also been nominated for Locus Award for Best First Novel. The list and ballots (voting’s open to all) can be found here: https://secure.locusmag.com/2009/2009Po ...

2009 Locus Poll is Live
Science Fiction Awards Watch — ... have opened with the publication of the usual poll on the Locus web site. The voting instructions don’t say anything about how votes will be counted, but at the moment we are assuming that, as with last year, the votes of subscribers will be given more weight than those of non-subscribers. However, it is still free to vote, so please go an do so. The deadline for ballots is April 15th. ...

And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting...
Bluejo's Journal — ... good one, and spent much of the evening wandering round the apartment with a huge green towel over his head peering at things upside down on a baking parchment screen. There are now bits of cardboard and duct tape and tools all over the place, but I suppose it's a small price to pay for an engagement with education and an interest in the arts. Half a Crown is on the Locus Recommended Reading List along with a lot of very good things, and can be voted for in the Locus Poll.

The World Is Certainly Full of Things
Rules for Anchorites — ... from Amazon or a brick and mortar (yes, you can buy it from me, but the copies I sell do not get accounted the same way, and so it helps more in terms of selling the next book for you to buy it from traditional outlets), and vote in the Locus poll for A Buyer's Guide. The Locus Poll results in an actual award. (Unsurprisingly called the Locus Award.) You don't even have to be a subscriber. ...

SF Tidbits for 2/6/09
SF Signal — ... contains features from Cheryl Morgan, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Daniel M. Kimmel, Gabriel McKee; and Carole Ann Moleti on John Updike and Brunonia Barry. [via Locus Online] The once and future e-book: reading in the digital age. [via Charles Stross] Is that 1.5 million books in your pocket, or you just happy to see me? Google Books goes mobile! The Locus Roundtable blog is live! The 2009 Locus Awards have opened with the publication of the usual poll on the Locus web site. [via ...

Locus Awards 2009 ballot is open
Variety SF — Link. [via 42Blips] Anyone can vote, either online or by printing out the online form & mailing it (but must include a valid(?) email address). Select either from listed works, or choose another of your own. Eligible works are those published during 2008 anywhere in the world (but probably restricted to English). Deadline: "April 15, 2009". Note the votes of those who are not Locus customers count less than those who are. There was some controversy on this last year - when they arbitrarily downgraded non-customer votes because official favorites were ...

Locus Award ballot for best sf of 2008 online
Cory Doctorow's craphound.com — ... Awards are open to the general public, and attract more voting participation than any other award in the field. I’m on the ballot again this year, three times: Little Brother (Best Young Adult), The Things That Make Me Weak and Strange Get Engineered Away (Best Novelette) and True Names (with Benjamin Rosenbaum, Best Novella). Looking at this year’s nominees, it’s clear that I’m in damned good company. Happy voting! 2009 Locus Poll and Survey Ballot (via Charlie Stross) ...

Loads of Links
PaulCornell.com — ... because I made a note of your name and then lost it!  Sorry!  Loads more cool stuff from Gally to come.    Meanwhile, however, I now have too many links not to post.  So here we go.  First up, my short story 'Catherine Drewe' is up for a Locus Award (that is to say, it appeared on the magazine's recommended reading list and has therefore been plonked into contention), but because of the way Locus' technology counts words, it's listed on the drop down menu in the Novelette category:  https://secure.locusmag.com/2009/2009PollAndSurvey.html   If you've read it and liked it, why ...

Nicole Kornher-Stace, Author of Jane
Fantasy Magazine — ... by Nicole Kornher-Stace Later on she told you her favorite story... the one about the man who wanted to bring a red rose to his lover, but had only white roses in his garden... Vote in the Locus Poll : ...

Taboos and Tropes: Part I
Fantasy Magazine — ... by Lord Dunsany He suddenly lifted his head, a blaze of gold, over the balcony; he did not appear a yellow dragon then, for his glistening scales reflected the beauty that London puts upon her only at evening and night. She screamed, but to no knight, nor knew what knight to call on... Vote in the Locus Poll : ...

Locus Awards Reminder
Science Fiction Awards Watch — ... is April 15th. It is free to vote, so all you have to do is go and fill in the form. Remember that the drop-downs are not binding - you can write in candidates if you want. ...

Locus Poll - Last Call
Science Fiction Awards Watch — The closing date for voting in this year’s Locus Poll is April 15th. You don’t have long left. The online ballot is here.