This started out as a slow morning--I puttered around a little with making coffee and washing dishes and whatnot before sitting down to check my email. As a result, it took me a little while to find out about the World Fantasy Award nominations, and to figure out why I had email from people congratulating me for something.
This is... amazing, really. Twenty Epics is nominated in the anthology category, and I've been nominated in the "Special Award, Non-Professional" category for my work with Strange Horizons. I feel like I should have something else to say here, but really, I'm just going about my day in a cheerful kind of haze. This was completely unexpected, and really lovely, and I think it hasn't fully sunken in yet.
It's a great ballot, overall. I'm glad to see Christopher's and Ben's stories on there, both of which I loved, and to see Mary Rickert, who's one of my favorite writers these days. (No insult implied to any of the other fiction represented, I just haven't read a lot of it.) And John Klima! And Gary Wolfe! There's a reason that people always say it's an honor to be nominated. Unfortunately, I'm not going to be able to go to the awards ceremony--World Fantasy conflict with the History of Science Society annual meeting, again. But still, this is so exciting.
Oh my god! Congratulations!!!!
Oh my god!
Posted by: Peter | 13 August 2007 at 11:01 AM
Awesome! Let's make it a two-fer!
Posted by: Dave Schwartz | 13 August 2007 at 12:08 PM
I said it over at Dave's, but you deserve it, too: Congratulations! It was a good anthology, and I enjoyed it tremendously; the nomination is well deserved.
Posted by: aphrael | 13 August 2007 at 12:34 PM
Yay! It's about time you got some recognition somewhere.
That is awesome.
Posted by: Plin | 13 August 2007 at 01:13 PM
All my votes go for you I don't really have any votes but if I did all my votes go for you!! Congratulations!
Posted by: Greg van Eekhout | 13 August 2007 at 05:57 PM
That is SO COOL. You are SO COOL. Also, I totally knew you were right about what makes a good anthology.
Posted by: Jessie | 14 August 2007 at 12:21 PM
Woo-hoo! Go Susan!
Posted by: Ted | 14 August 2007 at 12:48 PM
Congrats!
In honor of your nominations, I donated to Strange Horizons. :) (not much, but wanted to give back something...)
Posted by: Karen K. | 14 August 2007 at 05:30 PM
Yayyyyy Susan and Strange Horizons!!
Posted by: Christopher Barzak | 15 August 2007 at 08:52 PM
Susan, I'm so happy for you! YAY!!
Posted by: Heather Shaw | 17 August 2007 at 01:10 PM