It’s official! My novella won the AnLab Award for 2021, as reported in Locus. I’m so proud! I hope you all had a chance to read it. I struggled with this one—it took me two years to finish. Mostly it took till the character Patience appeared. Rath needed a good foil.
It’s true, it’s really true! “Invasive Species,” which ran in the March/April issue of Analog, is a finalist for the 2021 AnLab Award for Best Novella. Check it out here. I couldn’t be prouder. The winner will be announced at this year’s Nebula Conference.
And “The Aztec Eagle” is scheduled for a June release. Things are going well.
Of course, I did get a rejection letter the other day on a short story. But it was a very nice rejection letter. “It’s a wonderful piece of writing with strong content on themes of poverty and an excellent YA voice.” It just wasn’t right for that market.
The life of a writer. Up, down. Up, down.
