Last week, I got the call that Mechanique was nominated for a Nebula(!). I am still processing that, but I am honored to be on a ballot alongside such amazing writers, and have been beyond thrilled at the congratulations I’ve received. It means more than I can say. (I’ll interpretive-dance it for you sometime if you want; ask me when you see me!)

And in the rest of today’s news, I have a story in Lightspeed! “The Gravedigger of Konstan Spring” is part homage to the cozy Western, part horror story, set in an alternate-history Canada and peppered with creeps.

This week I’ll be catching up on wordcount from last weekend, which was Boskone, which negated anything resembling studiousness. It’s always a fun con, despite the odd juxtapositions in the hotel (this time was Boat Show and Underage Preteen Sexy-Dancing Academy) that mean a series of subcultures warily circling one another in the lobby. It was lovely to see the Boskone regulars, and I sat in on my first panels and didn’t even pass out from stage fright! Success!

So, a few days back I got a phone call informing me I had won the 2012 Crawford Award from the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts. It might say something about how bowled over I was that I forgot to blog about it here for two days.

The ballot this year was incredibly strong, and the list of prior winners is intimidating, and I am truly honored to have been chosen.

Thanks so much to everyone who has offered well-wishes; I’ve been smiling for two days straight. I hope that events will conspire to allow me to attend ICFA this year (both so I can accept in person, and so I can squint at the sun and say things like, “I don’t know about all this…brightness.”)!