{"id":46,"date":"2015-12-09T17:14:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T01:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2015\/12\/09\/i-am-eligible-for-some-awards-or-something\/"},"modified":"2015-12-09T17:14:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T01:14:00","slug":"i-am-eligible-for-some-awards-or-something","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2015\/12\/09\/i-am-eligible-for-some-awards-or-something\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am Eligible for Some Awards or Something"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, readers! I know, it’s been a while since I actually wrote one of these Wednesday blog posts. I’ve been working on other writing projects lately (like my first novel<\/a>) and have also started an author newsletter<\/a> which will eventually be archived on my other, theoretically more professional web site<\/a>. (Stop laughing.) But for now, I’m still pushing some content into this space.<\/p>\n

So we’re coming to the end of 2015, and writers are starting to post lists of their award-eligible works. Nominations for the Nebulas are open<\/a>, the battle for next year’s Hugos looms on the horizon, and I’m sure there are other honors to be won by works more worthy than mine.<\/p>\n

Please note, this isn’t me projecting some false modesty in an attempt to reverse-psychology you into nominating me; I have personally read more interesting, more groundbreaking, and more well-wrought tales than the ones I got published this year. I’ve worked pretty hard and I’m happy that my stories are finding homes. But my stuff isn’t award-worthy when compared to the whole wide world. I wouldn’t vote for me, and neither should you.<\/b><\/p>\n

So, for your consideration, here’s a short list of genre fiction writers who had eligible works published in 2015. Even if you don’t plan to nominate, please go read their stuff, because it’s good<\/i>:<\/p>\n