Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: ecstatic
  • Music: DJ Earworm, "World Go Boom (State of Pop 2011)."

In which Seanan (or Mira) is nominated for a Philip K. Dick Award.

So, uh. That happened. Deadline—the second installment in the Newsflesh trilogy—has been nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award. This is a juried award, and, to quote the website, "The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually with the support of the Philip K. Dick Trust for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States."

Distinguished science fiction. Screw winning (although naturally I'd like to win; I am only human, and pretending I don't dream of winning the things I'm nominated for seems needlessly coy and a little idiotic): I have been nominated for an award because I wrote something that's regarded as distinguished science fiction.

Dude. What.

Orbit, which has three books in the list of seven, has already posted a gleeful post of gleeful congratulations, which made me feel very loved. I'm seriously over the moon about this.

The full ballot for this year:

The Company Man, Robert Jackson Bennett (Orbit)
Deadline, Mira Grant (Orbit)
The Other, Matthew Hughes (Underland)
A Soldier’s Duty, Jean Johnson (Ace)
The Postmortal, Drew Magary (Penguin)
After the Apocalypse, Maureen F. McHugh (Small Beer)
The Samuel Petrovich Trilogy, Simon Morden (Orbit)

I am very excited, and very flattered, and yeah, a little hopeful, because who wouldn't be? This is amazing.

Yay.
Tags: awards and stuff, cheese and cake, deadline, dino dance party, good things, mira grant, pandemic time
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dragonsally

January 11 2012, 23:41:13 UTC 5 years ago

You deserve it - such a wonderful story.

seanan_mcguire

January 17 2012, 23:55:09 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

rhoda_rants

January 12 2012, 00:21:50 UTC 5 years ago

THAT IS SO AWESOME CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I've read the Samuel Petrovich books too, and was thinking just a few weeks ago that those, and the Newsflesh books, were the absolute best books I read all year.

Do you mind me linking / pimping this announcement in my journals?

seanan_mcguire

January 17 2012, 23:55:19 UTC 5 years ago

Not at all!

amanuensis1

January 12 2012, 00:24:13 UTC 5 years ago

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! (translation: YAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!)

seanan_mcguire

January 17 2012, 23:55:32 UTC 5 years ago

Hee. :)

alicetheowl

January 12 2012, 00:51:00 UTC 5 years ago

Woo! Congratulations!

I hope you win!

seanan_mcguire

January 17 2012, 23:55:45 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you! Me, too!

gorgeousgary

January 12 2012, 01:08:13 UTC 5 years ago

Congratulations on the PKD nomination!

Also, how did I miss those Simon Morden books? From the blurbs on the Orbit website, they sound exactly like the sorts of books I might like. Hmm...I may have to have another chat with Team Smith-Kobee.

seanan_mcguire

January 17 2012, 23:55:55 UTC 5 years ago

I do not know!

jennygriffee

January 12 2012, 01:47:17 UTC 5 years ago

In a word, awesome. :)

seanan_mcguire

January 17 2012, 23:56:03 UTC 5 years ago

Yay. :)

vincentursus

January 12 2012, 02:09:24 UTC 5 years ago

I've just skimmed through three pages of congratulations. So, instead of offering congratulations I shall say that I feel that at a basic level, plush hedgehogs are missing the point.

seanan_mcguire

January 17 2012, 23:56:19 UTC 5 years ago

I have several. They may be missing the point, but I do like them.

batyatoon

January 12 2012, 02:11:05 UTC 5 years ago

YAY YAY OMG. *twirls you!*

seanan_mcguire

January 17 2012, 23:56:28 UTC 5 years ago

Glee!

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seanan_mcguire

January 17 2012, 23:56:39 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

ironed_orchid

January 12 2012, 02:25:40 UTC 5 years ago

Congrats!

seanan_mcguire

January 18 2012, 00:24:31 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

lauowolf

January 12 2012, 02:34:31 UTC 5 years ago

YAY!

seanan_mcguire

January 18 2012, 00:24:43 UTC 5 years ago

Yes!

paksenarrion2

January 12 2012, 02:44:20 UTC 5 years ago

Congratulations on your nomination.

And wishing you good luck as well.

seanan_mcguire

January 18 2012, 00:24:54 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

Lemme Guess

urban_terrorist

January 12 2012, 03:01:57 UTC 5 years ago


You were the cute looking chick that was dancing along the side of that building at about the fifth floor, high heels clicking on the bricks. You didn't even notice that your skirt was hanging away from your waist at ninety degrees, and you were flashing your panties at the crowd.

We could tell it was you because of the Maine Coon hanging from your shoulder crying "But Mommy, it's a longggggggg way to the ground!"

Wayne

seanan_mcguire

January 18 2012, 00:32:36 UTC 5 years ago

My cats are smart like that.

urban_terrorist

5 years ago

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seanan_mcguire

January 18 2012, 20:07:08 UTC 5 years ago

Thanks, lovely! I am excited and also terrified.

azurelunatic

January 12 2012, 03:39:45 UTC 5 years ago

This is awesome.

seanan_mcguire

January 18 2012, 20:13:58 UTC 5 years ago

Yes. :)

annathepiper

January 12 2012, 05:02:22 UTC 5 years ago

Big big congrats! \0/

seanan_mcguire

January 18 2012, 20:34:05 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

groblek

January 12 2012, 06:33:20 UTC 5 years ago

Congratulations on the nomination, that's great news!

seanan_mcguire

January 18 2012, 20:37:08 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

_jems_

January 12 2012, 07:49:11 UTC 5 years ago

Congratulations!

seanan_mcguire

January 18 2012, 20:37:17 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

joecoustic

January 12 2012, 10:41:20 UTC 5 years ago

Yay!! Very cool! :)

seanan_mcguire

January 18 2012, 20:37:31 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

kyrielle

January 12 2012, 19:29:28 UTC 5 years ago

Congratulations!

seanan_mcguire

January 18 2012, 20:37:51 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

ravenclawed

January 13 2012, 00:16:15 UTC 5 years ago Edited:  January 13 2012, 00:21:12 UTC

Congrats!!!

seanan_mcguire

January 18 2012, 20:38:00 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

janeg

January 13 2012, 01:54:59 UTC 5 years ago

Deadline is absolutely amazing and I'll be crossing fingers and toes for it to win.

seanan_mcguire

January 18 2012, 20:38:09 UTC 5 years ago

Me, too. :)

peachtales

January 13 2012, 02:15:11 UTC 5 years ago

Woohoo!

seanan_mcguire

January 18 2012, 20:43:34 UTC 5 years ago

Glee. :)

paradisacorbasi

January 13 2012, 06:59:43 UTC 5 years ago

Marvellous.

Well deserved, too.

Go, you.

seanan_mcguire

January 18 2012, 20:43:52 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you!

las

January 14 2012, 05:30:47 UTC 5 years ago

Congratulations! That is super awesome news!

seanan_mcguire

January 18 2012, 20:44:05 UTC 5 years ago

I'm really thrilled.
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