Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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  • Mood: ecstatic
  • 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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lisa_marli

April 25 2011, 20:27:52 UTC 6 years ago

WooHoo! You've worked hard and it shows.
Congratulations.

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:13:39 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

tsgeisel

April 25 2011, 20:28:33 UTC 6 years ago

It's good to see that the Hugo voters made the right decision. Feed totally rocks, and you totally deserve this.

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:58:10 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

trektone

April 25 2011, 20:28:35 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations and you're welcome! Yay!

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:59:28 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

jenjen4280

April 25 2011, 20:29:03 UTC 6 years ago

Spectacular!!! Congrats!!! I'm glad that FEED is getting the recognition it deserves. Zombies, epidemiology, action, strong women, politics...what's not to love? (Honestly, you had me at zombies and strong women.)

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:59:42 UTC 6 years ago

Hee.

qnofhrt

April 25 2011, 20:34:19 UTC 6 years ago

I am so glad you are getting the recognition for having written such a knock-out book. I do not read horror. I don't watch horror movies. I read Feed. (I resisted but the review that said it was Night of the living dead meets the West Wing got me. I LOVED the West Wing.) It is not a comfortable book, mostly because I could see it happening. But it is such a well-written, innovative book that I could not put down. Literally. It went everywhere with me until I finished it. I cried and yelled at the ending. I will reread it before the next one comes out because my brain has no hope of remembering even half the plot twists from Feed. I am in awe of your creativity and drive. Rock on!

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 01:59:56 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

themysteriousg

April 25 2011, 20:36:06 UTC 6 years ago

It must be a fabulously, tumultuous ride you're on! I know you've been writing all your life but I just can't even begin to imagine being in your shoes these last two years. I'm so very happy for you and so pleased that it's happening to such a genuinely nice and enjoyable person. Who also has a wicked sense of fun and funny and story. Good Luck. Wish I could vote. Pretty amazed by you and for you!

Zombies ARE love:)

themysteriousg

April 25 2011, 20:37:14 UTC 6 years ago

Also, my very, very picky husband is reading Feed and he NEVER reads for fun anymore. And he's going LOVE the ending. I just wish he wasn't such a slow reader so I could bounce around in glee when he gets there.

seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

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vincentursus

April 25 2011, 20:44:24 UTC 6 years ago

Now, the appropriate response at this point is to say "Congratulations!" and tell you that this is a well deserved honor.

But lots of people have said those things already. So instead, I shall observe that velociraptors are too small to use as riding animals, but deinonychus might work. They're pack hunters, so domesticating them isn't implausible. The problem is keeping them fed. I imagine it would be quite tricky to carry enough meat for them on an ongoing basis.

phoenixrave

April 26 2011, 01:02:43 UTC 6 years ago

Best comment EVER!

seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

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seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 02:00:47 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

archangelbeth

April 25 2011, 20:51:33 UTC 6 years ago

...Feed... ...CryoBurn... ...Feed... ...CryoBurn...

*beth's head explodes*

(Congrats!)

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 02:20:08 UTC 6 years ago

Thanks!

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seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 02:20:48 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

spectralbovine

April 25 2011, 20:59:25 UTC 6 years ago

You've still got higher to Rise, my friend.

qnofhrt

April 25 2011, 21:15:23 UTC 6 years ago

I'll second that!

seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

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erinwrites

April 25 2011, 21:14:49 UTC 6 years ago

Squee! This is so fabulous, and I am so happy for you. :)

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 02:22:03 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

childinthegrave

April 25 2011, 21:19:06 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations! Not that it's a shocker or anything, amazing book is amazing :P

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 02:22:16 UTC 6 years ago

It's a shocker for me...

childinthegrave

6 years ago

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adb_foldem

April 25 2011, 21:21:22 UTC 6 years ago

Absolutely fabulous! Your hard work and amazing imagination have won you this honor. Congratulations. (FEED was my favorite book of 2010!)

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 02:22:40 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you! (Yay!!)

melissajm

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

That's fantastic! Congratulations.

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 02:22:58 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

alessandriana

April 25 2011, 21:42:11 UTC 6 years ago

Congrats!!! You absolutely deserve it.

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 02:24:36 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

the_sheryl

April 25 2011, 21:48:48 UTC 6 years ago

Joining in the congratulations...Congrats!

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 02:24:50 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

emily_jiang

April 25 2011, 21:54:50 UTC 6 years ago

I'm so excited for you! Congrats!

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 02:25:17 UTC 6 years ago

I'm all like AHHHHHHHH and flailing over here.

amanuensis1

April 25 2011, 22:01:54 UTC 6 years ago

FEED is an amazing, unique book. There has really never been anything quite like it out there, in my experience anyway, and you deserve this so very very much. &hearts

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 02:25:35 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you. :)

hms42

April 25 2011, 22:13:44 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations!

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 02:26:35 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

calico_reaction

April 25 2011, 22:16:43 UTC 6 years ago

Seriously, you should win. Willis and Bujold already have their Hugos (and Willis's isn't up to snuff, IMHO), and while I'm sure McDonald's book is lovely, I'm not interested, and I think FEED is far more compelling than 100K Kingdoms, despite my liking the latter book.

GO YOU!!!!!!!

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 02:27:29 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

I'm just still like...whoa.

soundingsea

April 25 2011, 22:19:56 UTC 6 years ago Edited:  April 25 2011, 22:20:28 UTC

That is completely and utterly awesome, and also not at all surprising. It's one of the best books I read in the last five years.

I'm proud of you! *hugs* :)

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 02:27:45 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

michaeldthomas

April 25 2011, 22:57:17 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations! :-D

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 02:28:08 UTC 6 years ago

Thank you!

gorgeousgary

April 25 2011, 23:03:56 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations!

I may actually have to attend the Hugos this year. Would be my first time in 16 Worldcons.

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 02:28:43 UTC 6 years ago

Hey, if we can get ALL the filkers to attend, we can make SO MUCH NOISE.

gorgeousgary

6 years ago

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seanan_mcguire

6 years ago

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allisona

April 25 2011, 23:06:21 UTC 6 years ago

Such great news! I loved that book. And looking forward to the second one soon!

seanan_mcguire

April 26 2011, 02:29:00 UTC 6 years ago

Thirty-six days!
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