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A Gemmell Award Essay: “Why I Chose To Write Fantasy & Writing Influences”
The Gemmell Morningstar Award 2012 As you may know, The Heir of Night (The Wall of Night Book One) recently won the international Gemmell Morningstar Award. As one of the authors on the original...
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I Join The Gemmell Awards’ Pantheon
The Gemmell Morningstar Award 2012 During the course of last week I officially joined the Gemmell Awards’ pantheon, contributing my personal “words” to the Winners’ Page. You can view the page and read...
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NZ Post Book Award for Poetry 2012: Rhian Gallagher and “Shift”
On Wednesday, I was absolutely delighted to learn that my friend and fellow poet Rhian Gallagher had won the NZ Post Book Award for Poetry 2012 for her collection Shift, published in 2011 by Auckland...
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Congratulations, SF Signal!
John DeNardo with SF Signal's Hugo Award; photo via Tor.com For those who may not already know, last weekend was Chicon 7, the 70th World Science Fiction Fantasy Convention, a major feature of which...
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About the Sir Julius Vogel Awards
Last week—wearing my book blogger’s hat—I received advance publicity that the nomination period for the Sir Julius Vogel Awards would be opening on 1 January and running through until 8 pm on 31 March...
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World Fantasy Awards 2012
The World Fantasy Awards were announced at the conclusion of the World Fantasy Convention on Sunday evening in Toronto (that’s our Monday morning, NZ and Australian time.) Probably the most interesting...
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The Most-Read Posts of “…on Anything, Really” in 2012: “The Heir of Night...
Introduction: Some posts, I feel, speak for themselves. Needless to say, this was one of the highlights of my 2012, both on the blog and in real time. And recalling the magical “call” from Orbiteers...
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Tis the Season for Award Nominations: The Hugo Awards
USA Yes, tis the season for Award nominations and I was very pleased—ok, ok: thrilled and delighted — last week to see The Gathering of the Lost on Reddit Fantasy’s list of eligible works for the 2013...
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Tis the Season for Award Nominations: New Zealand’s Sir Julius Vogel Awards
On Tuesday, I posted on the Hugo Awards, sparked by RedditFantasy’s list of eligible books, here. And yes, The Gathering of the Lost is eligible, so very exciting to see it on the Reddit list! But the...
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Last Call for the Sir Julius Vogel Awards: Nominations Close Today!
The Sir Julius Vogel Awards, New Zealand’s awards for excellence in science fiction and fantasy (from the previous calendar year) are given annually by SFFANZ. The nomination period is open from 1...
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Excitement—NZ’s Sir Julius Vogel Award Shortlist Announced
I was very pleased to see the announcement of New Zealand’s Sir Julius Vogel Award shortlist earlier this week, comprising a full array of nominations in both the professional and fan award categories....
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Tis the Season for Award Nominations: World Fantasy Award
World Fantasy Award Nominations are currently open until May 31st. Those who were members of the Wolrd Fantasy Convention in 2011, 2012, or are registered for WFC 2013 are eligible to nominate,...
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“The Gathering Of The Lost” Makes The Gemmell Legend Award Longlist!
USA UK/AUS/NZ I am delighted and honoured to announce that The Gathering Of The Lost has been nominated for the international Gemmell Legend Award, one of three awards established to honour heroic...
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The Crown of Good Company: BookSworn ‘Legends’
On Monday I posted about The Gathering Of The Lost having been nominated for the David Gemmell Legend Award. I also mentioned that: “It is a tremendous thrill to see my novel longlisted with so many...
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Gemmell Legend Award Voting Closes This Wednesday, 31 July
UK/AU/NZ Cover USA Last year, The Heir of Night won the Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer—and this year The Gathering Of The Lost is on the longlist for the open category: the Gemmell...
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Celebration: “The Gathering Of The Lost” Makes The David Gemmell Legend Award...
UK/AUS/NZ USA On Sunday evening in the UK, the David Gemmell Legend Award shortlist for 2013 was announced—and The Gathering Of The Lost is on it! To see the announcement click on: Legend Award...
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Some Gemmell Award Links — And Another Giveaway!
USA On Monday, I linked through to a Gemmells Award’s shortlisting interview with the fabulous Ruth Todd, featured on Beatties Bookblog, as well as to my regular Supernatural Underground post where...
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My Gemmell Legend Award Finalist’s Post
USA UK/AU/NZ Cover As I mentioned on Monday, The Gathering Of The Lost’s shortlisting for the David Gemmell Legend Award has generated a number of interviews recently. The most recent is my finalist’s...
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David Gemmell Legend Award Shortlisting: ‘Still Ongoing’, Plus Even More...
Events To Date: The Legend Award On August 15, just over a month ago, I announced that The Gathering Of The Lost (The Wall Of Night Book Two) had made the shortlist for the David Gemmell Legend Award —...
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Congratulations To Eleanor Catton, New Zealand’s Second Booker Prize Winner
Congratulations to Eleanor Catton, whose second novel The Luminaries won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction yesterday — a tremendous achievement. She is the second New Zealand novelist to do so, the...
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