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Neb Nom Nom Nom
So my fave actress ever, Kate Winslet, finally can call herself an Academy Award-winning Actress. And today I can call myself a Nebula Award-nominated Author. Holy shit!
When I first heard the news I was stunned, because I did not (probably still do not) understand how the nomination process works. I wasn't on the long list, so how did I end up on the final ballot? As![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
shsilver explained when he called to notify me, it's because of the book jury, which had the option of choosing one book to add to the list. One. Book. Kinda feels like I won something already, when I think about that. I don't have to look far to be humbled, though; look at the names I'm nominated with:
Novels
Little Brother - Doctorow, Cory (Tor, Apr08)
Powers - Le Guin, Ursula K. (Harcourt, Sep07)
Cauldron - McDevitt, Jack (Ace, Nov07)
Brasyl - McDonald, Ian (Pyr, May07)
Making Money - Pratchett, Terry (Harper, Sep07)
Superpowers - Schwartz, David J. (Three Rivers Press, Jun08)
Yeah, me and Ursula Le Guin. There's a league that exists that both of us are in, apparently. Who knew?
Read the entire list of nominees here. Congratulations to Ysa and Charley and Rick and Jeff and everyone!
I don't know if I'll make it to L.A., mostly on account of a lack of funds. But I hope. This might never happen again, y'know?
When I first heard the news I was stunned, because I did not (probably still do not) understand how the nomination process works. I wasn't on the long list, so how did I end up on the final ballot? As
shsilver explained when he called to notify me, it's because of the book jury, which had the option of choosing one book to add to the list. One. Book. Kinda feels like I won something already, when I think about that. I don't have to look far to be humbled, though; look at the names I'm nominated with:Novels
Little Brother - Doctorow, Cory (Tor, Apr08)
Powers - Le Guin, Ursula K. (Harcourt, Sep07)
Cauldron - McDevitt, Jack (Ace, Nov07)
Brasyl - McDonald, Ian (Pyr, May07)
Making Money - Pratchett, Terry (Harper, Sep07)
Superpowers - Schwartz, David J. (Three Rivers Press, Jun08)
Yeah, me and Ursula Le Guin. There's a league that exists that both of us are in, apparently. Who knew?
Read the entire list of nominees here. Congratulations to Ysa and Charley and Rick and Jeff and everyone!
I don't know if I'll make it to L.A., mostly on account of a lack of funds. But I hope. This might never happen again, y'know?
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No, seriously! Do not eat the fish.
No, really, seriously ... Have fun with it! People you don't even know singled your book out for its awesomeness, and how awesome is that?
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I'm remembering that banquet, now. Matt Withers was INDIGNANT that the chocolate "mousse" was in fact some kind of chocolate cake. His ranting was hilarious.
And you had to sit at the Serius Table with the nominees and shit. Poor you!
:-)
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I recall discussion about the truffled chocolate cake and confusion over what it means to "truffle" something.
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