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Waypoint Kangaroo is an Endeavour Award Finalist!

Curtis Chen
July 25, 2017
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ICYMI last weekend: my debut novel is one of this year’s finalists for the Endeavour Award, “for a distinguished SCIENCE FICTION or FANTASY BOOK written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year.” Hearty congratulations…

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Waypoint Kangaroo is a Locus Award Finalist!

Curtis Chen
May 12, 2017
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This pleasant surprise appeared in my inbox today (email truncated): http://www.locusmag.com/News/2017/05/2017-locus-awards-finalists/ I’m flattered that enough people voted for Waypoint Kangaroo to put it in the top ten for the first novel category, and I’m honored to be listed alongside these…

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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Curtis Chen
November 29, 2016
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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about my post-election ennui. Now I’m doing something about it. Today is #GivingTuesday, and regardless of how you feel about the proliferation of Thanksgiving holiday adjuncts (Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday,…

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Saturday Night’s Alright for #WritersWithDrinks

Curtis Chen
September 9, 2016
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September’s Writers With Drinks includes multi-award-winning author Anuradha Roy. Plus survival poetry, kickass comedy, and tons of science fiction and fantasy! When: Saturday, September 10 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, doors open 6:30 PMWho: Anuradha Roy, Margaret Wappler, Hollie…

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Schrödinger Sessions II Debrief

Curtis Chen
August 26, 2016
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One month ago, I was fortunate enough to attend the Schrödinger Sessions II (SS2), a “science for science fiction writers” workshop at the University of Maryland (UMD), organized by the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) and focusing on quantum physics. The…

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The Kanga-Roundup

Curtis Chen
June 22, 2016
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Yesterday was the “book birthday” for my debut novel WAYPOINT KANGAROO, and I did a bunch of guest blog posts and interviews to coincide with its release! But first things first… Tor.com is running a sweepstakes to give away five…

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Who Just Got Paid Once for Each Thumb He Has?

Curtis Chen
May 29, 2016
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I’ll give you three guesses, and the first two don’t count: For the record, that’s a check from University Book Store for sales of Thursday’s Children trade paperbacks, which Duane Wilkins was kind enough to stock at their table during…

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MEOWY XMAS

Curtis Chen
December 25, 2015
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This year, D and I switched from hand-writing all our holiday cards to drop-shipping pre-printed postcards. It forced us to write more concisely about the past year, but we’re very happy with the results: If you wanted a card from…

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I am no longer eligible for WOTF

Curtis Chen
May 6, 2015
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That would be the Writers of the Future contest. Because their rules specify: 5. The Contest is open only to those who have not professionally published a novel or short novel, or more than one novelette, or more than three…

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I’m going to KSC!

Curtis Chen
November 19, 2014
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Last month, I submitted my name for one of NASA’s #JourneyToMars promotions—specifically, the Orion Test Flight “Boarding Pass” shown above, where they’ll etch your name into a computer chip that flies aboard the spacecraft. While I was poking around the…

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