And this morning I woke up to …

July 29, 2011

…  to a LOT of emails telling me that Sourdough and Other Stories has been shortlisted for a World Fantasy Award for Best Collection.

Which was awesome, because look at the other folk in the category:

Best Collection

  • What I Didn’t See and Other Stories, Karen Joy Fowler (Small Beer)
  • The Ammonite Violin & Others, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Subterranean)
  • Holiday, M. Rickert (Golden Gryphon)
  • Sourdough and Other Stories, Angela Slatter (Tartarus)
  • The Third Bear, Jeff VanderMeer (Tachyon)

*tremble*

Also, very happy to see both Charles Tan and Alisa Krasnostein up for Special Award, Non-Professional!

The full list of nominations is here.

And now I should probably get something to eat, as in all the excitement I forgot to have breakfast. *Snoopy dancing*

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24 Responses to And this morning I woke up to …

  1. Natalie says:
    July 29, 2011 at 9:39 am

    Hi Angela,

    I am currently reading your collection – I read some last year for the Aurealis Awards but didn’t have any free time then to read to whole book and put it aside for later. It is finally later! I am really enjoying it and congratulations on your nomination.

  2. Angela says:
    July 29, 2011 at 9:40 am

    Many thanks – so pleased you’re enjoying it 🙂

  3. Helen Merrick says:
    July 29, 2011 at 10:31 am

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
    I am so happy to see your work honoured this way! And what fabulous company you do keep, madam!
    And so cool to see other aussies on the list.
    you go girl! (gonna chuck a sickie? :-))

  4. Marshall Payne says:
    July 29, 2011 at 10:31 am

    I saw that earlier. Cool deal, my dear! 🙂

  5. Alan says:
    July 29, 2011 at 11:41 am

    This is just awesome. I love all your work, but I think Sourdough stands above it all. I’m so pleased to see it recognised! Woohoo!

  6. Suzanne Willis says:
    July 29, 2011 at 12:19 pm

    Oh my wordy! What fabulous news, sweetie – congrats!! 🙂

  7. Natalie says:
    July 29, 2011 at 12:20 pm

    Whoops I am actually reading Girl with No Hands. But congrats on Sourdough and I want to read that too.

  8. Angela says:
    July 29, 2011 at 1:39 pm

    Ta, lovely lady. x

  9. Angela says:
    July 29, 2011 at 1:39 pm

    Thank you, Sir Marshall!

  10. Angela says:
    July 29, 2011 at 1:40 pm

    Cheers, Al 🙂

  11. Angela says:
    July 29, 2011 at 1:40 pm

    Lordy yes! Ta, Suze. xxx

  13. Katherine Howell says:
    July 29, 2011 at 4:38 pm

    Congratulations!!! Awesome news 🙂

  14. Jess says:
    July 29, 2011 at 4:59 pm

    Congratulations, that’s awesome news to wake up to!

  15. Angela says:
    July 29, 2011 at 5:06 pm

    Many zanks 🙂

  16. Angela says:
    July 29, 2011 at 5:06 pm

    T’was indeed!

  17. Pen says:
    July 29, 2011 at 8:16 pm

    Congratulations. Go and conquer the world with your beauty and horror.

  18. Angela says:
    July 29, 2011 at 8:31 pm

    Thank you, Queen Pen. xx

  19. Steve Turner says:
    August 3, 2011 at 4:02 pm

    Congratulations, so very well deserved.
    Sourdough is great and I am loving my The Girl With No Hands so much – you are certainly on a roll!!
    good luck with it!
    cheers
    Steve

  20. Angela says:
    August 3, 2011 at 4:12 pm

    Many thanks, Steve! Hope all’s well with you. 🙂

  21. Angie Rega says:
    August 5, 2011 at 10:41 am

    Bellezza,
    A huge congratulations to you and so, so wonderful to see that your work is receiving the honours it deserves.
    Angie XXXX

  22. Angela says:
    August 5, 2011 at 10:46 am

    Thank you, darling girl! x

  23. Cheryse Durrant says:
    August 7, 2011 at 1:20 pm

    Congratulations, Angela. Your writing is exquisite. Go girl!

  24. Angela says:
    August 7, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    Why, thank you, ma’am! 🙂