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Post by carolinec on Mar 19, 2010 12:21:22 GMT
Hey, you guys might want to take a look at this: www.britishfantasysociety.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&i d=592:british-fantasy-awards-2010-the-longlist&catid=34:bfas&Itemid=35 (you'll need to cut and paste the link as it's too long to copy properly here) The Vault is longlisted for a BFA (non-fiction)! ;D I think there might be a few other Vault members with things on the longlinst too. Well done folks! |
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Post by fritzmaitland on Mar 19, 2010 12:34:31 GMT
Hope Dem's working on his acceptance speech.
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Post by allthingshorror on Mar 19, 2010 15:17:06 GMT
Justin up for one too. Nice touch. Well done Dem!! Caroline - if you go to www.tinyurl.com you can put the long link in and it will shorten it for you - handy for forums etc... |
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Post by carolinec on Mar 19, 2010 16:45:25 GMT
Caroline - if you go to www.tinyurl.com you can put the long link in and it will shorten it for you - handy for forums etc... You know, I always wondered how people did that tinyurl thing. Now I know! Thanks, Johnny.  |
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Post by jamesdoig on Mar 19, 2010 21:25:16 GMT
Great news and well deserved!
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Post by David A. Riley on Mar 19, 2010 21:35:40 GMT
It may well be the only thing that gets my vote this time.
David
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Post by justin on Mar 20, 2010 2:23:43 GMT
Can't wait for Dem's thoughts on the nomination... I think I can second guess it but look forward to his official response.
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Post by Craig Herbertson on Mar 20, 2010 14:03:38 GMT
I had you down as a nomination David but unfortunately lost the form
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Post by David A. Riley on Mar 20, 2010 15:39:17 GMT
Thanks, Craig, though I am beginning to think like Mark Samuels these days, and have not much time for these awards. I haven't voted in the Horror Writers Association Stoker Awards for two years now and, apart from the Vault, doubt very much if I will vote in the BFAs either.
David
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Post by dem bones on Mar 22, 2010 0:26:56 GMT
I am beginning to think like Mark Samuels these days, and have not much time for these awards. David likewise but weirdly, i still found myself spitting nails at the absence of 5th Black Book Of Horror from the best anthology nominees - work that one out! Glad to see Rosalie Parker's In The Garden made the 'Best Short Story' list and Paul Mudie is up for 'Best Artist' on the strength of his outstanding work for volumes 4 & 5. Good luck to John Llewellyn Probert ( The Catacombs of Fear) and Daniel McGachey ( They That Dwell In Dark Places) in the Best Collections category, Lord P. again for ( At First Sight (Best Story) and, Paperback Fanatic (Best Magazine). As to Vault, well .... If the board had been "'nominated", i'd have put it to a vote, but as it was the inoffensive Vault WordPress blog i hope no-one will mind that i've requested the BFS remove it from consideration. |
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Post by Johnlprobert on Mar 22, 2010 8:39:48 GMT
Thanks Mr D! I think it's unlikely I'll get as far as being on the shortlist as I never do, but I've learned to be brave about such things . I would have voted for the Vault, but this place is so obviously brilliant it doesn't need awards to make anyone realise that  |
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Post by David A. Riley on Mar 22, 2010 10:39:56 GMT
I would have voted for the Vault, but this place is so obviously brilliant it doesn't need awards to make anyone realise that Agree whole heartedly. David |
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Post by marksamuels on Mar 22, 2010 10:51:34 GMT
After recent events, I've made it clear that I don't want my work to be considered for the BFS awards ever again. Same attitude towards the Stokers (which started the whole self-aggrandizement rot).  Mark S. |
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Post by skunsworth on Mar 22, 2010 17:12:59 GMT
It's horses for courses, isn't it? You don't think the awards are worth it, withdraw as soon as you're nominated (as has happened here). Otherwise, you play whatever game there is and enjoy it - I'm longlisted for short story, and I like the idea that being on the longlist may help publicise my work, so I'm happy to offer anyone in the BFS a pdf of the story for them to read and then, if they like it enough, hopefully they'll vote on the story for the shortlist. Is this shameless self promotion? Absolutely! Would I like to get on to the shortlist? Absolutely? Will it break my heart or send me into a furious, teeth-grinding, spitting rage if that doesn't happen? No.
Here's to enjoying the experience, whatever the experience ends up being!
S
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Post by marksamuels on Mar 22, 2010 17:59:26 GMT
It's horses for courses, isn't it? You don't think the awards are worth it, withdraw as soon as you're nominated (as has happened here). Otherwise, you play whatever game there is and enjoy it - I'm longlisted for short story, and I like the idea that being on the longlist may help publicise my work, so I'm happy to offer anyone in the BFS a pdf of the story for them to read and then, if they like it enough, hopefully they'll vote on the story for the shortlist. Is this shameless self promotion? Absolutely! Would I like to get on to the shortlist? Absolutely? Will it break my heart or send me into a furious, teeth-grinding, spitting rage if that doesn't happen? No. Here's to enjoying the experience, whatever the experience ends up being! S I was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, just like you, around five years ago, when I was up for my first BFS gong. Still, doubtless you'll have more award success than me. You're off to a flying start already, and have the ear of the right people on the inside. Good luck to you in your endeavour! The rest of us will having fish and chips on the pier and spitting blood as usual. Mark S. |
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