It Was A Very Good Year

[handful_ofdust]

I was just informed that I can now blog about co-winning The Vaike and Erich Rannu Fund for Writers of Speculative Literature's first official prize for fiction, earlier this morning. The winning entry on my part was "Hell Friend"; my co-winner is Nick Stokes, who won for "As Promised". (Some of my poetry also got short-listed, which is nice...and Nick and I now get to split $500.00 CDN, which is even nicer.;))

The Rannu fund was established by Sandra Kasturi and Brett Savory in honour of the 30th wedding anniversary of Sandra’s mother and step-father, and their contributions to the arts and education both in Canada and Estonia. The fund will continue to offer two $500.00 awards per year, one for fiction and one for poetry, to writers of speculative fiction of any nationality/place of residence, at any stage in their career. Check it out!

P.S.: Did you know that Amanda Palmer's "Strength Through Music" begins with a huge sample of Strindberg & Helium? "I have been working all day over these hellish flames..."

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[sovay]

I was just informed that I can now blog about co-winning The Vaike and Erich Rannu Fund for Writers of Speculative Literature's first official prize for fiction, earlier this morning.

Congratulations! Yay, you.

Did you know that Amanda Palmer's "Strength Through Music" begins with a huge sample of Strindberg & Helium?

I have been wondering what that came from.

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

Yeah! And yeah, that's one of my favorite S & H sketches, so I'm pretty happy. Beyond the obvious, I mean.;)

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Us too! (I mean, here in the wanderer's hut, we love that skit--the line we 're always quoting is "It's a sign I'M SURE")

That, and which is the sketch where Helium says "Heelllllllll"--we like quoting that, too :-)

Congratulations, by the way!

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

It's so wonderfully quotable: "I had forgotten that even a female saint is a woman...that is to say, man's enemy." "Women!"

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Oh, you would love Strindberg & Helium! Or rather... maybe I should say, *I* love Strindberg & Helium.

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

I just wish they'd made more. Man, I'd pay them to, if I knew where to send the money.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Same here!

For you!

[benet.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! That's great.

Re: For you!

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It does indeed feel like the universe is giving me fluffy pink cupcakes.

Re: For you!

[moon-custafer.livejournal.com]

For you!

[baggyeyes]

Congratulations! I'm going to pick up a bottle of soda tomorrow to toast you and your fellow award winner.

Regrettably, I didn't get out the door to the post office yet. Tomorrow! Definitely!

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

Happy soda! And no problem, man...though I'll certainly look forward to it, when you do get it posted.;)

[sgiron.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[ozsaur.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! And to your co-winner also!

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'll have to check him out.;)

Teeeechnically....

[kelpqueen.livejournal.com]

Technically, 2 of your poems got shortlisted (they didn't receive honourable mention)--a small distinction (but probably important--the honourables got a bit of moolah, the shortlists didn't, alas).

"Tantalus, Reaching Upward" and "Jar of Salts" were the ones the judges liked in particular.

Because I am annoyingly anal... : )

Congrats again, babe. Much deserved!

S.

Re: Teeeechnically....

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

Sorry! I'll fix it immediately.;)