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The most important thing I can tell you …
… is that Kathleen has put the Flash Gordon and the ducks designed up at Redbubble.
Go here.
As my birthday gift to myself, I am getting it in a green hoodie.
Also, tomorrow I teach a 3 hr masterclass at the
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Aurealis Awards Shortlists
And so the AA shortlists are out and I’m very happy to see 
Midnight and Moonshine is a finalist for Best Collection.
And
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Three Card Stud … or something
… I don’t even know what that means.
But anyway! It’s an introduction to Ticonderoga’s limited time only, three book deal to promote the release of Midnight and Moonshine.
And so, on a day with an otter …
… I also managed to make it onto the shortlist for the Aurealis Awards Best Horror Short Story, with “The Coffin-maker’s Daughter” (A Book of Horrors, Stephen Jones ed.).
I’m not saying the otter made it
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Sunday afternoon listening
I just found out that the interview I did with Ion Newcombe in a dark and cold alley outside the Independant Theatre in Sydney after the Aurealis Awards in May. The bonus is that you also get to
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The Livings Drive-by, I presume: Martin Livings
Martin Livings is another one of those nice, talented Perth people. His debut novel, Carnies, was published by Hachette in 2006 and has been optioned as a feature film this year. He’s the father of over sixty
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For the eMinded amongst ye
The Girl with No Hands and Other Tales will soon be available as an ebook from Ticonderoga.
Ahem. Why, yes, it is the book that won this year’s Aurealis Award for Best Collection.
Huzzah for downloading bookish thingies to technical, hand-held and
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And so, to Sydney
The Aurealis Awards are taking place this Saturday night, so it’s off to Sydney for me on Friday.
Once again, a reunion with Brain, which is always welcome and Significant Other gets to spend the weekend in a gaming marathon frenzy from which he will emerge only when he gets hungry.
And so tomorrow I shall go and find a dress to
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Aurealis Awards – got your ticket yet?
Mmmm? Well, do you?
Go get one – details are here. Garth Nix is the ring master for the event and anyone who saw him host the Hugos in Melbourne last year at WorldCon will know that’s a sight
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Aurealis Awards Shortlists are Out
Courtesy of the speedy good graces of Dr Tansy Rayner Roberts, the shortlists have been posted here.
I’m so happy to see so many talented friends on the lists! Includes (obviously) Lisa L Hannett, Kirstyn McDermott, Tansy RR, Trent Jamieson, Marianne De Pierres, Dirk
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