Aurealis Awards 2014 Finalists

Aurealis Awards 2014 Finalists

Congratulations to all the writers, editors and artists recently shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards. I hope the link below provides readers the opportunity to further explore books, writers and artists from the world of speculative fiction.

http://aurealisawards.org/2015/02/27/announcement-2014-aurealis-awards-shortlist/






And on a minor note, I've a story in one of the finalist anthologies: Kisses by Clockwork.  A special thanks to editor Liz Grzyb and all of the talented writers who contributed to the work.




And on a final aside, I really connected with elements of this lovely post by Angela Slatter (link below). Although, on a personal level, I don't write for myself entirely (and I also know of a lot of writers who do have a reading audience in mind) there are still many truths to this post, and Angela Slatter's humility, especially in the light of all those nominations, is delightful to see. Well worth a read to reflect on why writers write; it also it touches on the psychology of 'below the line' and 'above the line' thinking in the subjective fields of reading, writing and awards. 

http://www.angelaslatter.com/some-perspective-for-awards-season/