| Author | Message | ||
     Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 06-2008 Posted From: 86.161.241.208 |
http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/news/?p=300#more-300 | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.249.146 |
There's some great work on this year's list... it's the strongest bunch of recommendations I've seen for quite some time. | ||
| Barbara Roden (Nebuly) Username: Nebuly Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 216.232.189.45 |
Lots of RCMBers on there. I'm really pleased to see Mark Patrick Lynch's 'The Music Box' on there; I've read the story four times and each time I'm reaching for a tissue at the end. Wonderful story. | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.145.131.242 |
I've just broke the news to Mark! He's sh*tting himself! | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 06-2008 Posted From: 86.161.241.208 |
As I'm a new member here, I now GIVE a free copy of the ZENCORE! book anthology to anyone who is currently a member of this forum *and* a BFS voting member with a UK address. How can you vote if you haven't read all the candidates? ;-) Just write to me at bfitzworth@yahoo.co.uk -- A book sent to you post-free. A book that has been independently described, among othe things, as 'staggeringly important'. des | ||
| Mark_lynch (Mark_lynch) Username: Mark_lynch Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 212.74.96.200 |
Doh. Tony told me I was up for an award, and I thought it was REAR OF THE YEAR (not to be confused with ARSEHOLE OF THE YEAR). Nice to make the longlist. That'll more than do for me. Best of luck everyone. I'm not a BFA member, so I'm afraid I can't vote for you. And thanks you to Barbara and Christopher for publishing my piece. | ||
| Mark_lynch (Mark_lynch) Username: Mark_lynch Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 212.74.96.200 |
Or even thank yous. | ||
| Michael_kelly (Michael_kelly) Username: Michael_kelly Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 207.188.66.241 |
Congratulations all around. Stunned to see I've a story on the long, long list. How does the process work? Does a piece have to accrue a certain number of nominations to make the list? | ||
| Mark_lynch (Mark_lynch) Username: Mark_lynch Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 212.74.96.200 |
I'd imagine so. Good luck, Michael. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.13.38 |
Congrats to all RCMBers! Proud of you all. | ||
| Mark_lynch (Mark_lynch) Username: Mark_lynch Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 212.74.96.200 |
Yes, I'm proud of everyone too. Apart from Zed, who's just showing off. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.249.146 |
:-) I'm sure they just allow me on these lists to keep me quiet... like a pity vote. ;-) | ||
| Matthew_fell (Matthew_fell) Username: Matthew_fell Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 216.232.189.45 |
If there are any BFS members with voting rights who have not read: 'The Music Box' by Mark Patrick Lynch 'Mr Poo-Poo' by Reggie Oliver 'The Swing' by Don Tumasonis 'The Palace' by Barbara Roden and would like to do so, please contact me at ashtree@ash-tree.bc.ca, and I'll do what I can to make a reading copy of each story available. Christopher | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 06-2008 Posted From: 86.161.241.208 |
My offer is the actual book!  Had one request already. des | ||
| Barbara Roden (Nebuly) Username: Nebuly Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 216.232.189.45 |
That's great, Des; but we're talking $45.00 books and air mail postage ($29.00 for a single book), since most of the RCMBers are in England. And while we'd love to be able to do that gratis, we simply can't. | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 06-2008 Posted From: 86.161.241.208 |
I was only jesting, Barbara! I'm lucky already to have MR POO POO in a book. des | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.24.122.40 |
If anyone contacts me at Gray Friar, I'll send either Paul Finch or Conrad Williams or Gary McMahon to you directly. Just lay in enough curry and beer, and they'll be fine in the corner watching the telly. | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 06-2008 Posted From: 86.161.241.208 |
Will they talk as if they are at a convvention. Silly pub talk and all that? We can all pretend we'll soon off to a reading or a talk or something. Maybe a visit to a virtual dealer's room. Please say yes. | ||
| Tom_alaerts (Tom_alaerts) Username: Tom_alaerts Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.243.73.47 |
Why not make the nominated short stories on the web until the end of the voting period? That's common practice for the Hugo nominations. | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 06-2008 Posted From: 86.161.241.208 |
When it's a whole book that's been nominated, one needs the whole feel and timbre of the book itself, I find, to judge it properly. | ||
| Barbara Roden (Nebuly) Username: Nebuly Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 216.232.189.45 |
Des: I thought you were just joking, but wanted to pint out the economics involved in us sending books out to people. Tom: We're working on making the four stories available online; we should have something in place within the hour. Don't think we can do much about Reggie's collection or the antho, though. | ||
| Tom_alaerts (Tom_alaerts) Username: Tom_alaerts Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.243.73.47 |
Yes of course I understand about not putting full books online, I was referring to separate short stories only. | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 06-2008 Posted From: 86.161.241.208 |
Oh - sorry, Barbara. You were offering specific stories up above somewhere and that's fine, I would say, to be read independently on the internet. I'll get my coat... ;-) | ||
| Matthew_fell (Matthew_fell) Username: Matthew_fell Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 216.232.189.45 |
The four long-listed stories from AT EASE WITH THE DEAD are now available on-line as follows: The Music Box by Mark Patrick Lynch: http://www.ash-tree.bc.ca/The%20Music%20Box.pdf The Swing by Don Tumasonis: http://www.ash-tree.bc.ca/The%20Swing.pdf Mr Poo-Poo by Reggie Oliver: http://www.ash-tree.bc.ca/Mr%20Poo-Poo.pdf The Palace by Barbara Roden: http://www.ash-tree.bc.ca/The%20Palace.pdf Please respect the condition that these stories are provided for the benefit of BFS readers who might not otherwise be able to have access to them. The stories should not be copied, or otherwise distributed. They will remain available until the voting period ends. Thanks. Christopher | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.24.122.40 |
Christopher, on the tope of Barbara's tale, it refers to Reggie's. | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.24.122.40 |
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| Laird Barron (Laird) Username: Laird Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 71.212.80.63 |
Congratulations, RCMB members! | ||
| Karim Ghahwagi (Karim) Username: Karim Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 87.62.5.130 |
A hearty congrats to all! | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.41.18 |
There is an awards showcase in London (19th July) I think. I can't afford the travel costs and to stay over. With the rising cost of food and petrol etc it is becoming harder for everyone. Does anyone see any sense in suggesting a northern showcase too next year - perhaps in June, so that people who can't get to London could have the opportunity to read from their work etc. Perhaps at the York or Sheffield specialist breweries. | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.24.122.40 |
You're putting it to the wrong forum, Ally. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.81.20 |
I've already mentioned it on the BFS forum - just thought that I'd mention it here. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.81.20 |
Incidently there is to be a York BFS open night in August if anyone is interested. | ||
| Steven_pirie (Steven_pirie) Username: Steven_pirie Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.142.21.179 |
Hello, Des, we bump into each other everywhere these days it seems! Take the free Zencore, folks; it's a wonderful anthology, despite my presense in there  . And as I've never been so much as nominated for pencil monitor, I have to milk anyone else's success I can. Good luck with the voting, Des... | ||
| Ramsey Campbell (Ramsey) Username: Ramsey Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.93.21.74 |
"Incidently there is to be a York BFS open night in August if anyone is interested." You're more clued up than me, Ally. Is there a date yet? | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.81.20 |
Hi Ramsey - I tentatively asked if Lee would be organizing a night out as he did mention it at Alt.Fiction in Derby. He is contacting the York Brewery for a date and hopes to be getting back to the thread on open nights soon on the BFS board. Can't you tell I'm desperate to get out of the house :>)As soon as I see a date I'll post it here. | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 06-2008 Posted From: 86.163.170.232 |
Take the free Zencore, folks; it's a wonderful anthology... Thanks, Steve. |