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Jo Fletcher asked, and Lo, I did it …

… wrote a little piece about writing and winning a British Fantasy Award.

The writing game is a fickle beastie.

It’s not all splash and dash – any writer will tell you that very few aspects of the life
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Lovely Jo Fletcher Books are Lovely

As is the lovely Jo Fletcher herself. 😀

BFA Acceptance Speech

If I can get this technology to work, and for those who are a bit bored, here’s my acceptance speech for the British Fantasy Award. Those who saw me accept two Aurealis Awards a couple of years ago,
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One loves the smell of British Fantasy Awards in the morning

Much to my delighted surprise and suprised delight, “The Coffin-Maker’s Daughter” won the BFA for Best Short Story. This is especially nice when you consider the other short-listed works.

The full list of winners is available here and a
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Drive-by from the Diogenes Club: Kim Newman

Kim Newman is an amazing writer of both fiction and non-fiction as well as a commentator on all things horror, fantasy and science fiction’ish. He’s an expert on Dracula and his bloodsucking kin, a scriptwriter, a director and, let’s face it, a dandy of awesome sartorial heft. 

His awards include,
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