Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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  • Music: Talis Kimberley, "Dead Susan."

Hugo nominations are live. When will you Rise?

I am...honored and delighted and a little stunned to announce that Feed, written under the name "Mira Grant," has been nominated for the 2011 Hugo Award for Best Novel. The award will be given this August, at Renovation, the World Science Fiction Convention to be held in Reno, Nevada.

Yeah.

I've been nominated for a Hugo.

And yeah, I cried.

This is such an honor. This is...this is one of those things I never expected, that I get to have for the rest of my life. "I was nominated for a Hugo Award." Winning would be awesome, but in a way, it's icing on an already delicious cake, because I was nominated. Out of everything published in 2010, enough people said "Feed was the best" that I made the ballot. Me, and four other people, out of all the books there were.

I am honored and stunned and delighted and terrified, and it's something I've dreamed of literally since I found out Ray Bradbury had a Hugo Award, so I must have been, like, eight. And now my name is on that ballot.

When will I Rise? I don't think I could Rise any higher than I am right now.

Thank you all so much.
Tags: awards and stuff, feed, good things, gratitude, mira grant, so the marilyn, zombies
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autographedcat

April 25 2011, 19:22:42 UTC 6 years ago

You totally deserve it, sweetie. And as you've already said, no matter how that vote shakes down, you've already won.

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:03:18 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you. :)

reedrover

April 25 2011, 19:27:01 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations on your nomination!

Will you be at Worldcon?

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:03:41 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

Yup; was already planning to be.

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seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:03:56 UTC 6 years ago

YAY!

_jems_

April 25 2011, 19:32:08 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations! I finally got around to reading it during my recent vacation, so I know it's well-deserved.

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:04:11 UTC 6 years ago

Oh, yay!

peachtess

April 25 2011, 19:33:41 UTC 6 years ago

Congrats!!!! Well deserved!! They are going to run out of room for the art on your covers at this rate! :)

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:04:29 UTC 6 years ago

Hee.

That would kind of rock.

blythe025

April 25 2011, 19:33:53 UTC 6 years ago

Congrats, my dear. It is a fabulous book you wrote, and I'm so pleased that you've earned the honor of a nomination. :)

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:04:48 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you so much.

lastwordy_mcgee

April 25 2011, 19:38:42 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations. The nomination is well-deserved -- FEED was one of the most original novels I have ever read and it is a credit to both the horror genre and the political thriller genre.

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:05:04 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

herewiss13

April 25 2011, 19:38:43 UTC 6 years ago

::smiles::

It is always a joy to see good things happen to good people.

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:05:19 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you. :)

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seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:05:35 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you so much.

dubie

April 25 2011, 19:39:20 UTC 6 years ago

Congrats!

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:05:48 UTC 6 years ago

Thanks!

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seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:08:59 UTC 6 years ago

Yay!

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seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

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alicetheowl

April 25 2011, 19:41:55 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations! Feed looks to be in excellent company. I'll be rooting for you, and rooting for it to be Dan Wells who inherits the tiara from you.

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:09:19 UTC 6 years ago

Hee.

firynze

April 25 2011, 19:43:29 UTC 6 years ago

A very well-deserved honour. Congratulations to you!

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:09:33 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

mlerules

April 25 2011, 19:45:11 UTC 6 years ago

How very cool - congrats 'n' kudos to you for this nomination!

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:09:48 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

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seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:10:01 UTC 6 years ago

Thanks!

ldwheeler

April 25 2011, 19:48:15 UTC 6 years ago

Many yays! I loved your novel, and I don't really do zombies.

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:10:21 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

faithfulcynic

April 25 2011, 19:49:21 UTC 6 years ago

Congrats! :)

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:10:37 UTC 6 years ago

Yay. :)

beccastareyes

April 25 2011, 19:52:47 UTC 6 years ago

Congrats. And I'm torn -- I've read three of the five Best Novel categories and would have problems choosing between Feed and The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms*. (Both are so good, in wonderfully different ways -- can we have a tie this year again?)

* The third one I read was Lois Bujold's Cryoburn, which, while enjoyable, wasn't nearly as good as the other two I've read. And Subterranean Press sent me a note today saying that they were sold out of Connie Wills' book, so that's only one more nominee to reaad.

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:10:57 UTC 6 years ago

A tie would be wonderful, truly.

eilan

April 25 2011, 20:12:05 UTC 6 years ago

Congrats!!!!

(I really should read it then, shouldn't I?)

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:11:12 UTC 6 years ago

Yes!

beth_bernobich

April 25 2011, 20:12:58 UTC 6 years ago

You rock. Congratulations!!!!

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:11:38 UTC 6 years ago

Thanks!

popfiend

April 25 2011, 20:13:04 UTC 6 years ago

Congrats! This is quite awesome.

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:11:54 UTC 6 years ago

I'm over the moon.

rymenhild

April 25 2011, 20:21:30 UTC 6 years ago

Eeee! Mazel tov!

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:12:12 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

ducktape74

April 25 2011, 20:21:45 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations!!!

I'm afraid I have no appropriately geeky icons to celebrate.

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:12:30 UTC 6 years ago

I dunno. I like this one. :)

bercilakslady

April 25 2011, 20:27:39 UTC 6 years ago

Fabulous news, sweetie. Congratulations!

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:12:44 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

jslinder

April 25 2011, 20:27:48 UTC 6 years ago

Congrats! I still want to see video or something of when you got back and found out!

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:13:12 UTC 6 years ago

I actually found out over a month ago; you have to accept the nomination.

jslinder

6 years ago

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