Justine Larbalestier

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Another award shortlisting

This time it’s Daughters of Earth1 on the British Science Fiction Association’s non-fiction shortlist. Let there be w00ting! Here’s the other nominees:

  • The Arthur C. Clarke Award: A Critical Anthology, ed. Paul Kincaid and Andrew M. Butler (Serendip Foundation)
  • Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, ed. Justine Larbalestier (Wesleyan University Press)
  • Great British Comics, Paul Gravett (Aurum Press Ltd)
  • James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon, Julie Phillips (St Martin’s Press)
  • Polder: A Festschrift for John Clute and Judith Clute, ed. Farah Mendlesohn (Old Earth Books)

And the nicest thing? There’s not going to be an individual winner. They’re calling it the BSFA’s non-fiction recommended reading list. And the BSFA membership won’t be voting on it. Frankly, I find that much less stressful. No getting your hopes up for a win. And looking at that shortlist, I had buckley’s. Julie’s Tiptree bio is not only the best book on that list, it’s the best book about science fiction in a very very long while.

You can find the full list of nominees here. I’m especially chuffed at Margo Lanagan getting another nod. Yay Margo!

  1. Which means every single one of my published books has been up for an award. Isn’t that amazing? Of course, when the award noms dry up, does it mean my career is over?

    Nah. I can think of gazillions of wonderful books that have slid under the award radar. I’m very fortunate that mine haven’t. It’s good to remind myself that like everying in publishing award nominations are mostly just luck. [↩]

Posted by Justine at 21:07, 15 January 2007 under Daughters of Earth, Vainglory | 4 Comments »

Comments

  1. Maggie Says:

    Good for you, Justine! :D

    January 16th, 2007 at 12:41 am

  2. David Moles Says:

    In the unlikely event it comes to that, we’ll dream up some new awards for you.

    January 16th, 2007 at 12:42 am

  3. 3. Justine Says:

    Thanks, Maggie!

    Tee hee, David. That’s so sweet of you, but don’t you think there are enough awards as it is?

    January 16th, 2007 at 12:53 am

  4. David Moles Says:

    well, that’s not to say we can’t get rid of some of the other ones to make room.

    January 16th, 2007 at 2:45 am

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