Great News

Posted By sheila on January 13, 2009

…and we interrupt our regular programming to bring you a news flash.

BSFA (British Science Fiction Association) preliminary 2008 award nominations for non-fiction includes:

“How to Burn a Chicken – Using Astronomy for Worldbuilding” by Sheila Crosby (in Escape Velocity, vol 1 issue 2)

I haven’t been able to confirm this yet, but the unconfirmed report made my day.

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Sheila came to La Palma with a six month contract and has stayed 24 years so far. She used to work as a software engineer at the observatory, but now she's a writer and Starlight guide.

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Matt Kelland says:

January 14, 2009 at 3:35 pm

Congratulations!
Matt Kelland says:

January 21, 2009 at 11:06 pm

Good luck – when do you hear for certain?
Sheila, Canary Islands says:

January 21, 2009 at 11:12 pm

Thanks!

I haven’t the foggiest idea when the voting happens. Things have been so busy that I haven’t had time to find out.
Sheila, Canary Islands says:

January 24, 2009 at 11:00 pm

I’ve just found out that I didn’t make the short list. But it was a delightful surprise to get as far as I did.

The winner will be announced on Saturday 11th April 2009, at Eastercon. May the best article win (since I’m out of the running!)

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