Tag Archives: andrea host

Fauxcon and the Aurealis Awards

Headlining this after-action report: I did not win an Aurealis Award. The gong in my category, Best Fantasy Short Story, went to the very deserving “Where the Pelican Builds Her Nest” by Thoraiya Dyer from the In Your Face anthology. … Continue reading

Posted in Writing news | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Ditmar Awards open for nominations

The 2017 Australian SF Awards, aka the Ditmars, are open for nominations until midnight on the 19th of March 2017. Any eligible person – being anyone active in Australian SF, fantasy and/or horror fandom, or a member of the Natcon … Continue reading

Posted in Writing news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Aurealis nomination!

The 2016 Aurealis Award shortlists were announced today. I am delighted and utterly dumbfounded that my story “The Lighthouse at Cape Defeat” is a finalist in the Best Fantasy Short Story category! The Aurealis Awards are an annual award for … Continue reading

Posted in Announcements | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

If I can’t have you right now, I’ll wait, dear

“All we need is just a little patience,” is how Guns ‘n’ Roses put it. Assuming we can ignore Axl’s faintly misogynist possessiveness for a moment, they had a point. Art takes time. I decided to start taking myself a … Continue reading

Posted in Writing news | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments