Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: stunned
  • Music: Bauhaus, "Bella Lugosi's Dead."

Tiara. In AUSTRALIA. Or: The 2010 Campbell Ballot is live!

I am delighted (and still sort of staggered and awed) to announce that I have been nominated for the 2010 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. You can view the full ballot for this year's awards by following this link to the Aussiecon 4 website.

I. Uh.

Oh my sweet Great Pumpkin and pie, you guys, I made the ballot.

I literally started screaming when I got the email—like, high-pitched, sonic screaming—followed by crying hysterically for a good half an hour. Because I made the ballot. I'm an urban fantasist! Urban fantasists don't make the Campbell ballot! (I checked the last several years, because I am insane like that.) Urban fantasists don't get to buy pretty dresses and go to Australia and maybe win a tiara!

But this one does.

Wow.

I've updated my website to reflect recent changes, I've done the Internet equivalent of making the house look nice for all the new guests that are likely to come over and check me out, and I've managed, mostly, to stop crying. I'm on the 2010 Campbell ballot. I just...

There are no words. Just wow.
Tags: australia makes you die, awards and stuff, good things, so the marilyn, writing
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jslinder

April 5 2010, 16:40:31 UTC 7 years ago

As I said on the other thread Congrats - I will be contacting everyone I know who is eligible to vote for you!

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 18:59:37 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you SO much. Really.

gorgeousgary

April 5 2010, 16:43:06 UTC 7 years ago

As soon as I saw the nominations posted, I knew there would be screaming involved. 8-)

Congratulations!

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 19:00:28 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you!

debmats

April 5 2010, 16:44:01 UTC 7 years ago

Congratulations!

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 19:01:21 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you.

tithenai

April 5 2010, 16:47:23 UTC 7 years ago

EEEEEEEEE!!!! HEARTY congratulations, lady! I'm rooting for you. :)

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 19:02:07 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you so much! Fingers are crossed, and Coyote's getting a bottle of something nice.

sylvidoptera

April 5 2010, 16:47:51 UTC 7 years ago

Congratulations, Seanan. You totally deserve it. :D

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 19:03:07 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you so much for saying that.

lysystratae

April 5 2010, 16:49:34 UTC 7 years ago

Congratulations! I was hoping you'd get on there :)

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 19:03:28 UTC 7 years ago

Yeah, me too. :)

blythe025

April 5 2010, 16:54:33 UTC 7 years ago

That is freaking awesome! And well deserved. :D

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 19:04:08 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you!

hms42

April 5 2010, 16:59:28 UTC 7 years ago

Congratulations! I am very glad to see you on the ballot. It was the good news I was hoping for over the weekend.

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 19:04:28 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you.

ladyfox7oaks

April 5 2010, 17:05:42 UTC 7 years ago

WOOT!

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 19:04:40 UTC 7 years ago

Glee. :)

ceosanna

April 5 2010, 17:07:29 UTC 7 years ago

Oh, that's fantastic. Congrats!

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 19:04:57 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you!

ravenclawed

April 5 2010, 18:12:39 UTC 7 years ago

Congrats!

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 19:05:16 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you.

griffen

April 5 2010, 18:19:25 UTC 7 years ago

I find this wholly appropriate and fitting. In a phrase: you deserve this, girlfriend. Go get 'em. :)

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 19:05:51 UTC 7 years ago

I'm going my best!

jodimuse

April 5 2010, 18:38:25 UTC 7 years ago

Congratulations, Seanan. Well deserved! :D

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 19:06:15 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you so much.

shantak

April 5 2010, 18:52:17 UTC 7 years ago

Yay! You totally deserve it. Congrats.

-smk

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 19:06:37 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you!

judifilksign

April 5 2010, 19:13:57 UTC 7 years ago

Congratulations, and good luck! I do the happy dance for you!

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 19:25:55 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you! Glee!

tsgeisel

April 5 2010, 19:20:01 UTC 7 years ago

So is it ok to hope for a tie? Because while I've met you, I've got *pictures* of Gail Carriger, and greatly enjoyed *both* of your books (yours more, because I'm writing in your LJ).

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 19:27:23 UTC 7 years ago

It's a little weird having two urban fantasists on the ballot after all those years of none, isn't it? I can understand the hope, but in the case of a tie, neither of us will win; we'll have split the urban fantasy vote too cleanly, and we'll both lose. :(

So from my position, I just hope that Feed tips me into the horror vote, and that I can take the bulk of the UF voters, since she'll get the PRs and the steampunks.

And I do want the tiara.

spectralbovine

7 years ago

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stagemanager

April 5 2010, 19:23:42 UTC 7 years ago

Congratulations!!

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 19:27:47 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you!

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seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 20:15:07 UTC 7 years ago

I'm not sure you still can; good luck!

lisa_marli

7 years ago

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dr_zrfq

April 5 2010, 19:29:42 UTC 7 years ago

WOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 20:15:26 UTC 7 years ago

Glee. :)

keristor

April 5 2010, 19:29:46 UTC 7 years ago

Yay! Dancing rodents! Have fun, scream, go wild!

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 20:15:52 UTC 7 years ago

I intend to!

nolly

April 5 2010, 19:39:54 UTC 7 years ago

Congrats!

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 20:16:18 UTC 7 years ago

I'm so happy. :)

angel_vixen

April 5 2010, 19:46:42 UTC 7 years ago

<happy Snoopy dance!>

AngelVixen :-)

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 20:17:49 UTC 7 years ago

Whee!

wendyzski

April 5 2010, 20:12:26 UTC 7 years ago

I expected hypersonic screaming from the general direction of California as soon as I read the news. Congratulations!

seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 20:18:25 UTC 7 years ago

I've known for about a week. Keeping quiet has been SO HARD!

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seanan_mcguire

April 5 2010, 20:18:43 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you!

amanda_nye

April 5 2010, 20:26:01 UTC 7 years ago

you deserve it!

seanan_mcguire

April 6 2010, 00:52:10 UTC 7 years ago

Awww, thanks. :)
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