{"id":10,"date":"2017-12-29T16:25:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-30T00:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2017\/12\/29\/2017-year-end-writerly-post\/"},"modified":"2017-12-29T16:25:00","modified_gmt":"2017-12-30T00:25:00","slug":"2017-year-end-writerly-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2017\/12\/29\/2017-year-end-writerly-post\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Year-End Writerly Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of the year when writers blog about their award-eligible works published in the last calendar year. Well, I only had one work published in 2017:<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kangaroo2.com\/\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ni6CBShoLEg\/WkbHRKVSPKI\/AAAAAAACGF8\/iUPuEPdeaCkdf8cTzluFPWp-vCYoQOyHgCLcBGAs\/s320\/9781250081896.jpg\" width=\"211\" height=\"320\" data-original-width=\"658\" data-original-height=\"1000\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>If you read and enjoyed <i>Kangaroo Too<\/i>, please talk it up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/31450857-kangaroo-too\">anywhere<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ISBN=1250081890\/curtiscchensfree\">everywhere<\/a> you like!<\/p>\n<p>And now I&#8217;m going to direct your attention toward some other writers who have published outstanding fiction in 2017. In no particular order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dickensianfantasy.blogspot.ca\/2017\/12\/2017-in-stories.html\">Claire Humphrey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amercrustad.com\/2017\/12\/27\/awards-eligibility-2017\/\">A. Merc Rustad<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acwise.net\/?p=2657\">A.C. Wise<\/a> <span style=\"color:red\">(ADD 30 Dec 2017: see also her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acwise.net\/?p=2648\">What Have You Done, What Have You Loved? 2017 Edition<\/a> blog post)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/richwlarson.tumblr.com\/freereads\">Rich Larson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/carolineyoachim.com\/2017\/12\/19\/stories-out-in-2017\/\">Caroline M. Yoachim<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/johnwiswell.blogspot.com\/2017\/12\/johns-publications-in-2017.html\">John Wiswell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bonniejostufflebeam.com\/2017\/11\/21\/my-year-in-stories-2017\/\">Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ericasatifka.com\/2017\/11\/trying-to-try-my-2017-award-eligibility.html\">Erica L. Satifka<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kellyrobson.com\/kellys-eligibility-post-2017-edition\/\">Kelly Robson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/atgreenblatt.com\/2017\/12\/06\/year-end-eligibility-post-2017\/\">A.T. Greenblatt<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>FULL DISCLOSURE: I have personal connections to all of the above writers through conventions, workshops, professional organizations, and\/or living in the Pacific Northwest.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kittywumpus.net\/blog\/2017\/12\/08\/lists-of-2017-award-eligible-work-blog-posts-roundups-for-fsf\/\">Cat Rambo&#8217;s 2017 roundup<\/a> for a more complete list of award-eligible works.<\/p>\n<p>And don&#8217;t forget, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcon76.org\/entry\/don-t-miss-your-chance-to-nominate-for-the-hugos-register-as-a-member-before-december-31-2017\">if you want to nominate for next year&#8217;s Hugo Awards, you need to buy your Worldcon membership by this coming SUNDAY, December 31st!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/snout.org\/HotSheet\/CKL.jpg\" alt=\"Curtis\" title=\"Curtis\" border=\"0\" height=\"32\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of the year when writers blog about their award-eligible works published in the last calendar year. 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