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

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.

markbernstein

April 5 2010, 21:31:56 UTC 7 years ago

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I nominated in just two categories. In Dramatic Presentation: Long Form, two of my five choices made the final ballot (Moon and District 9). For the Campbell, where I only nominated you I'm one for one. So you helped me be perfect, percentage-wise. ;)

And I just was reminded that I have a supporting membership, so I hope to carry that category-specific perfection to the final result.

seanan_mcguire

April 6 2010, 00:53:10 UTC 7 years ago

Oh, I hope so!

the_sheryl

April 5 2010, 21:41:17 UTC 7 years ago

Congrats!

April 6 2010, 00:58:10 UTC 7 years ago

Thank you!

beckyh2112

April 5 2010, 22:06:52 UTC 7 years ago

Congratulations! And, of course you made the ballot. You are way too awesome not to make the ballot.

Just think! Any of your upcoming novels might reasonably compete for a Hugo!