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Fanfare! BSFA longlisted!

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Nikky Lee

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So my surprise news last week was The Rarkyn's Fall and A Night So Dark And Full Of Stars were longlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Awards. An anthology I'm part of was also longlisted (Cursed Shards: Tales of Dark Folklore). Given I'm in New Zealand, I didn't even realise I was even eligible to be nominated for these. I only found out because a friend of mine was also longlisted and I clicked on the link to see it, then saw one of my books listed as I was scrolling through :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing::face-screaming-in-fear:

Anyhow, voting for the shortlist is now open to BSFA members.

It's a long shot, but if anyone is a member and wants to give these works a vote before Feb 28, it would be gratefully appreciated.

 

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