Into the land of award eligibility once more.: seanan

Into the land of award eligibility once more.

It's 2013; the nomination periods for many awards are now open; this is my "what I did in 2012 that is eligible" post. There are many such posts on the internet, but this one is mine.

Novels.

Ashes of Honor
Blackout (as Mira Grant)
Discount Armageddon
Velveteen vs. The Junior Super Patriots

Novellas.

"San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats" (as Mira Grant)

Novelettes.

"Rat-Catcher"
"In Sea-Salt Tears"

Short Stories.

"No Place Like Home"
"We Will Not Be Undersold!"
"One Hell of a Ride"
"The Flower of Arizona"

Best Related Work.

Chicks Unravel Time, featuring my essay, "Waiting for the Doctor: The Women of Series Five."
Chicks Dig Comics: A Celebration of Comic Books by the Women Who Love Them, featuring my essay, "Summers and Winters, Frost and Fire."

...so that's my horses in this potential race. And while they aren't my horses, exactly, I urge you to consider my editor, Sheila Gilbert, for Best Editor, and my cover artists, Christian McGrath, Aly Fell, and Lauren Panepinto, for Best Artist.

I will be posting more shortly about the Hugos in specific, and why you both can and should be a part of the process, but this is mostly about my eligible works. Having put them down for your consideration, I will now go away again. Bye!

mrs_norris_mous

January 9 2013, 17:59:26 UTC 4 years ago

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I am awaiting my PIN.

seanan_mcguire

January 9 2013, 18:43:21 UTC 4 years ago

Yay!

serge_lj

January 9 2013, 19:03:37 UTC 4 years ago

I've already read quite a few of them, but I obviously got me some more readin' to do before the nomination period is over. I'd better get cracking.

January 9 2013, 19:12:44 UTC 4 years ago

Yes good.

reedrover

January 9 2013, 21:51:51 UTC 4 years ago

Thank you for the reminder! I am awaiting my PIN.

I hope you enjoyed your pilgrimage to visit the Great Mouse!

Also, in case Mira Grant would like to know - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20918398 - you can now get a scientific seal of approval for fiction writing.

February 15 2013, 16:50:16 UTC 4 years ago

AWESOME.

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February 15 2013, 16:50:54 UTC 4 years ago

shanejayell

January 10 2013, 00:50:14 UTC 4 years ago

Good luck!

February 15 2013, 16:51:04 UTC 4 years ago

Thanks!

yellowblackhaze

January 10 2013, 04:12:52 UTC 4 years ago

Lots of good stuff to choose from there.

February 15 2013, 16:51:12 UTC 4 years ago

groblek

January 10 2013, 05:04:26 UTC 4 years ago

I appreciate this post and others like it from the other authors I like, since I have a terrible memory for exactly when something was published. So, thank you! Also, I seem to have missed "We will not be undersold" - I see that a call to my local bookstore is in order. And I'm waiting my turn to read "Rat-Catcher", as Sarah grabbed the pretty book first when it arrived. :)

February 15 2013, 16:51:44 UTC 4 years ago

That's why I honestly think these posts are important. It's not "NOMINATE MEEEEE" so much as "here are your options."

wild_patience

January 10 2013, 05:06:49 UTC 4 years ago

I thought your essay was one of the best things in Chicks Dig Comics. It made me reconsider Emma Frost.

I've been enjoying the Velveteen stories a lot. (I'm up to date on your novels, so I've been eagerly pouncing on the new Velveteen stories. I love the super-hero genre, and these amuse me greatly.)

February 15 2013, 16:51:55 UTC 4 years ago

Oh, wow. That is high praise indeed.

vettecat

January 10 2013, 18:26:54 UTC 4 years ago

Only four books? You slacker!

(Kidding! Really!)

February 15 2013, 16:52:03 UTC 4 years ago

Heh.

swevene

January 10 2013, 23:42:11 UTC 4 years ago

I just got A Fantasy Medley 2 in the mail and of course read Rat-Catcher RIGHT AWAY. It was so good! I have so many Tybalt feelings! Thank you!

February 15 2013, 16:52:16 UTC 4 years ago

Yay! You're welcome!

drcpunk

January 16 2013, 05:13:24 UTC 4 years ago

Gotta cram in Chicks Dig Comics and Velveteen before I'm caught up in Mythopoeic Season, which is the season right before (and partly overlapping) Hugo Season. Still no Toby or Newsflesh movies (please, please do let me know if I'm wrong!), but I shall console myself by nominating the ten minute or so vid of the NASA control room as Curiosity landed for Best Dramatic Presentation Short Form (there is precedent with the NASA Lunar Landing footage).

Hm.... the guy who's reading the Newsflesh books aloud -- that's a dramatic presentation, isn't it?

February 15 2013, 16:52:32 UTC 4 years ago

Yup, although I like him better for Fan Writer.

Nominate Mark Oshiro for Best Fan Writer Hugo 2013!

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January 30 2013, 07:21:08 UTC 4 years ago

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