Tom Anderson and Bruno Lombardi nominated for Sidewise Award

[Meadow]

Discuss this article here.

 

[Thande]

Thanks for putting this up Tom.

Really bowled over by the level of interest this has got - I will be talking to the local press at some point this week.

 

[Bruno]

I'm still in a bit of shock as well. When I got the text, I was sure it was a joke at first.

 

[George Kearton]

Well done both!

 

[Skinny87]

How does the nomination process work? Is it publisher-submitted?

 

[Bruno]

How does the nomination process work? Is it publisher-submitted?

Judges nominated. This year’s jury included Stephen Baxter, Karen Hellekson, Matt Mitrovich, Jim Rittenhouse, Kurt Sidaway, and Steven H Silver.

 

[Stateless]

Judges nominated. This year’s jury included Stephen Baxter, Karen Hellekson, Matt Mitrovich, Jim Rittenhouse, Kurt Sidaway, and Steven H Silver.

This and the name of the prize make me suspicious that there's a certain forum member behind all this.

Congratulations/good luck. Well deserved.

 

[varyar]

Well done and good luck!

 

[Japhy]

Hey I Know those dudes.

 

[Bruno]

Hey I Know those dudes.

The Brit is an alright guy but the Canuck one is a bit sketchy.

 

[Japhy]

The Brit is an alright guy but the Canuck one is a bit sketchy.

Both are dudes none the less.

 

[Thande]

There's been a lot of local media interest which I am really grateful for - the Yorkshire Post have an article here and the Doncaster Free Press have one here. The YP one is also in today's print version, the Free Press comes out on Thursday so I will check that one out too.

 

[Thande]

Here's the abridged print version of the Free Press article - they put me on the same page as the announcement of a new university hub, presumably because of the higher education connection:

 

[Omund the Wooden-Leg]

Well done and congratulations to you two, Tom and Bruno.

 

[Petike]

I'm proud of both of you. So many years toiling away in AH writing, now finally a nomination for something truly big and respected. Awesome achievement.

 

[Thande]

Thanks Petike.

I think they are announcing the results sometime tonight. If we don't win, it was an honour just to be nominated.

 

[Thande]

The winners have just been announced. We did not make it, but congratulations to the winner, one Harry Turtledove.

 

[Skinny87]

The winners have just been announced. We did not make it, but congratulations to the winner, one Harry Turtledove.

Well, I suppose it's a consolation prize after missing out on a Turtledove earlier in the year

Genuinely gutted for you both, although at least you can call yourself a 'Sidewise Award-nominated author' in future promotional material