Congratulations to Todd Lockwood
His cover for A Natural History of Dragons is one of the finalists for the Chesley Award, in the category of “Best Cover Illustration — Hardback Book.” I feel a bit proprietary about this, of course,...
View ArticleAchievement Unlocked: World Fantasy Nominee
So I’d been having a less than stellar day, mostly on account of the fact that I’m leaving for Okinawa next week and don’t feel remotely ready and this fact is making me stressed. I was out getting...
View Articlemy #WFC2014 schedule
I have a surprisingly busy weekend ahead of me. My official obligations are as follows: Thursday, 8-8:30 p.m., Regency E&F, Opening Ceremonies. In which I go play the role of World Fantasy Award...
View ArticleThe Head of H.P. Lovecraft
No, I didn’t win Best Novel. That went to Sofia Samatar, who is richly deserving. There’s a part of me that had mixed feelings about the prospect of winning the award — not because of anything against...
View ArticleWhat I Published in 2014
It’s that time of year, when authors round up what they did in the previous year for your consideration in awards. Novel-wise, I had The Tropic of Serpents, the second of the Memoirs of Lady Trent. It...
View ArticleSad Puppies Aren’t Much Fun
Quick synopsis, for those not already aware: this year, Brad Torgersen organized the third iteration of the “Sad Puppy+” slate for the Hugo Awards, which, at least on the surface, was about campaigning...
View ArticleDavid Gemmell Legend Award
It’s come to my attention that A Natural History of Dragons is on the longlist for the David Gemmell Legend Award. Now, that is a very long longlist; there are forty-three other books on it. But still!...
View ArticleMy Hugo Reading Rules (and a good proposal)
Now that I’m back from tour, I’m downloading the Hugo Voters Packet and embarking upon a read of its contents. . . . some of them, anyway. I’ve laid down a set of rules to guide me in deciding where to...
View ArticleHugo Reading Report
I’ve accepted that I will probably not make it through all the Hugo reading before it’s time to vote. Uff da — what would I do in a normal year, when there aren’t chunks of the ballot that I’ve ruled...
View ArticlePuppy Post-Mortem
So the Hugo Awards have been handed out, and the result is: fandom as a whole said in almost every instance that it would rather see No Award than a Puppy candidate win. I’ve heard the factoid bandied...
View ArticleIn other exciting news . . . .
Woke up this morning to find out that Sylvie Denis’ translation of A Natural History of Dragons is a finalist for the Prix Imaginales, an award given out at the Imaginales festival in Épinal, France....
View ArticleThe “Best Series” Hugo
I’ve recently been reminded that the Hugo Awards are test-driving a new category, this one for “Best Series”: …a multi-volume science fiction or fantasy story, unified by elements such as plot,...
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The Memoirs of Lady Trent are up for a Hugo!
Fortunately the Hugo people are kind; they don’t make you sit for very long on the news that you’ve been nominated. That’s right, ladies and gentlebeings: the Memoirs of Lady Trent have made the Hugo...
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Hugo FAQ
People have been asking various questions about the Memoirs and the Hugo Awards, so here’s a quick set of answers to share around (so I don’t have to type them over and over again — which, I just...
View ArticleWITHIN THE SANCTUARY OF WINGS wins an award!
I’ve known about this for a while, but today the news went live: Within the Sanctuary of Wings has won the 2017 RT Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Fantasy Novel. Sadly, I won’t be able to attend the...
View ArticleAwards eligibility post
I don’t have a large amount of stuff to announce for this year in terms of awards-eligible material — no novels this calendar year, and my only short story was “At the Sign of the Crow and Quill” — but...
View ArticleThe “Best Series” Hugo
I’ve recently been reminded that the Hugo Awards are test-driving a new category, this one for “Best Series”: …a multi-volume science fiction or fantasy story, unified by elements such as plot,...
View ArticleWSFA Award finalist!
I got this news on Friday, but had to keep it under wraps until today: my Onyx Court short story “This Living Hand” is a finalist for the WSFA Small Press Award! This is particularly exciting for me...
View ArticleAbout yesterday’s news . . .
I would not have predicted that my first Nebula nomination would be for game writing. Mind you, it’s like 25% my nomination, if that. The work in question, the Ninefox Gambit RPG, is designed and...
View ArticleHugos 2025!
I went for a hike this afternoon so I wouldn’t just spend the entire middle of the day haunting social media — but as some of you have now seen elseweb, I am once again a finalist for the Hugo Awards!...
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