Tag Archives: t r napper

Post-Aurealis non-COVID hangover

The Aurealis Awards weekend has drawn to a close, and I’m done. Luckily for me, today is a public holiday in Canberra (for Reconciliation Day) so I don’t have to immediately switch back to my day job brain. The weekend … Continue reading

Posted in Links, Writing news | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Asian-Pacific Cyberpunk chat

I don’t write much cyberpunk myself (apart from dipping my toe in with the flash fiction story Another Arm for Gemini a couple of years ago [1]). Which is strange, because it’s a genre I’m very fond of reading, having … Continue reading

Posted in Links | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Growling in public: Book launches, discussion panels and whiskey at Conflux 2018

Conflux 14 The Unconventional Hero was four (!) weeks ago now, and I think I’ve nearly recovered. Like a lot of conventions, I packed a lot into three days, and still missed out on three-quarters of everything. I’ll hit some … Continue reading

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

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