Shameless self-promotion warning!!!I notice some of my colleagues are gently advertising the fact that their recent works are eligible for nomination for Aurora Awards. Well, so are a couple of mine, in the category "Best Short-Form Work In English – 2009". To wit:"The Brídeog" in Escape Clause, edited by Clélie Rich, and "Dreamcatcher" in Room Magazine, Vol. 32.2.Anyone who is a citizen or resident of Canada can submit a nomination. Nominations are free and can be submitted by mail or online. Nominations end on February 15/2010; Mail-in Nominations must be postmarked by February 5/2010. Go here for the form, and please nominate other favourite Canadian works, individuals, etc. in the categories available:
http://www.prix-aurora-awards.ca/English/home.htmIf you haven't read these two stories and would like to have a peek let me know.SS-P FINISHED!
Hi! Too many silent nights since posting.
Not a lot to report in my quiet little world. A visit to family, four new stories and creeping along on The Novel. (I never pictured myself in that situation. A draft of a novel done and then tons more to do on it. I've always been a hit and run short story gal, myself. Lucky I like the book!)
The stories are "Spirits Rising" (changed to "Dreamcatcher", about a white artist who uses Haidi designs in her work--work that has deeper effects than she dreams, a metaphorical horror story that I am publishing under a pseudonym, a look into Irish culture in "Brideóg"*, and a nonspeculative story of a simple woman and her love of books.
(This wonderful picture, by the way, shows the station at KDLR radio, 1971.)
To my delight, HiSciFi.com has posted the interview they did with me at VCon in October. It is weird to listen to myself, but perhaps you will enjoy it. Here's a quote from one satisfied listener:
Just finished listening, and really enjoyed it. You handled yourself very well. I know the feeling of listening to your own interview--they could do that instead of waterboarding--but truly, you came off as very intelligent and self-assured. The kind of writer where people say, I trust that person to write something I'll enjoy.
Melanie Fogel,
Past Editor, Storyteller Magazine
* "Brideóg" will be published in Escape Clause, edited by Clelie Rich and published by InkOinkArt. The reading period is still open. If you would like to submit your work of poetry or fiction 2000-5000 words, check out this link.Happy writing, reading, listening, and publishing. Be well, all!
Casey
