more early pressies

[adelaidesean]

I'm pleased to report that Geodesica: Descent and "The Seventh Letter" (my first short story in six years) were both nominated this week for Aurealis Awards.

I'm cautiously excited. The field is very strong (also nominated are Lee Battersby, K A Bedford, Damien Broderick, David Conyers, Stephen Dedman, and Andrew McGahan) and my fortune in the SF department of the AAs has been pretty poor in recent years. These are my seventh and eighth nominations since The Dark Imbalance won in 2001. (For a complete list of my awards and nominations, see here.)

Mind you, winning is just a bonus, really. Being nominated is the main thing. For that I am very grateful.

Update: Note that, out of the eight authors nominated in the SF category, four are South Australian. I am nothing if not parochial. :-)

And:
“Fans of Book 1 of Sean Williams' ‘Cataclysm' series will have to have Book 2…Williams has a passion for building fantastic landscapes and riveting action, and The Blood Debt is a top pick for prior fans who will enjoy smooth, easy transition into this ongoing adventure.”
- California Bookwatch, Midwest Book Review, December 2006

Comments

[ladnews.livejournal.com]

I agree. Judging the horror section was much tougher than I expected it to be. That we came up with a solid shortlist for novels, for the first time in ages, was enormously pleasing.