I just received awesome news. “Shanghai Steam” (the anthology containing my Moon-Flame Woman short story) has been nominated for an Aurora Award. The annual Aurora Awards are sponsored by the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA). The Auroras don’t have a category for short story collections. Thus, “Shanghai Steam” was nominated in the category of “Best Related Work — English.” Each Aurora category contains only five nominations. That’s FIVE selected from the many related Canadian works considered. For more information about “Shanghai Steam,” go to: http://www.shanghai-steam.com/. And if you’re a member of CSFFA, please vote for “Shanghai Steam!”
The five works nominated in the “Best Related Work — English” category are as follows:
Best Related Work – English
Shanghai Steam edited by Ace Jordyn, Calvin D. Jim, and Renée Bennett, EDGE
Imaginarium 2012: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing edited by Sandra Kasturi and Halli Villegas, ChiZine Publications
Hair Side, Flesh Side by Helen Marshall, ChiZine Publications
Blood and Water edited by Hayden Trenholm, Bundoran Press
On Spec published by the Copper Pig Writers’ Society
To view a complete list of all Aurora nominations for the year, go to: http://www.prixaurorawards.ca/2013-aurora-award-ballot/.
Please help me do a happy dance.
Warm wishes,
Laurel Anne Hill
(Author of the Award-Winning Novel, “Heroes Arise”)