I’m happy to announce that “The Care and Feeding of Your Baby Killer Unicorn”, my first contracted short story (for the anthology Zombies vs. Unicorns), will be included in The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Five, edited by Jonathan Strahan and including such genre heavyweights as Holly Black, Neil Gaiman, and Cory Doctorow. I am thrilled and humbled to be part of such a great collection.
Read the rest of the table of contents here. The book will be available in March, and can be pre-ordered here.
December 3rd, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Congratulations. I was already going to suggest this story on LJ’s Hugo Recommendation community; I’ll have to mention this as well.
By the way, what was the story’s word count?
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December 3rd, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Congrats Diana! I reviewed “Zombies vs. Unicorns” for SLJ and I have to say your short story contribution was one of my faves. You deserve this!
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December 3rd, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Thanks, PR! Recommend away! It’s 15k, so I think it would be a novelette by the Hugo rules. You know, if you’re interested.
Thanks, Jessica! And thanks also for the star!
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December 3rd, 2010 at 10:48 pm
Yes, I am interested. And you’re right, it is a novelette by both the Hugo and Nebula rules. For those who might be interested, here are the four fiction categories:
Short Story — Under 7,500 words long
Novelette — Between 7,500 and 17,500 words long
Novella — Between 17,500 and 40,000 words long
Novel — Over 40,000 words long
To nominate for next year’s Hugos, you have to be at least a member of next year’s Worldcon (Renovation), and join by January 31. And if you really want more information, here is the link to Renovation’s website:
http://www.renovationsf.org/
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December 6th, 2010 at 10:33 pm
oooh, congratulations!! i loved that story and it deserves all the recognition it gets.
zhi in a cardboard box!
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April 10th, 2011 at 1:16 am
It stopped me in my tracks and note to self: I want forms like this.
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