paulmelko ([info]paulmelko) wrote,
@ 2009-07-04 16:52:00
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Local Man Wins Award, Faints
It's happened just three times before, a writer winning both of the first novel awards in the Science Fiction/Fantasy genre. Donald Kingsbury did it for his novel Courtship Rite in 1983. Michael Flynn did it in 1991 for his novel In the Country of the Blind. Naomi Novik did it two years ago for her novel His Majesty's Dragon. And this year my novel Singularity's Ring won both the Compton Crook Award and the Locus Award for Best First Novel.

Frankly, it's quite shocking. I didn't expect it. It's not something I have any control over. Yet, it's happened. Thank you to all the readers!

From Covers


Paul


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Aw, look at you go!
[info]secritcrush
2009-07-04 09:16 pm UTC (link)
Congrats!

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[info]mekkavandexter
2009-07-04 09:30 pm UTC (link)
yay paul!!

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[info]bbe
2009-07-04 09:46 pm UTC (link)
Congratulations!

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[info]silk_noir
2009-07-04 10:46 pm UTC (link)
Lookit you go!

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[info]peteyoung
2009-07-04 11:39 pm UTC (link)
Congratulations!

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[info]jimvanpelt
2009-07-05 01:14 am UTC (link)
Congrats, Paul! That is very cool and well deserved (I hear). I'm looking forward to reading your novel.

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[info]sarah_prineas
2009-07-05 01:30 am UTC (link)
Way to represent! Congrats, Melko!!

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[info]ladislaw
2009-07-05 02:09 am UTC (link)
Enjoy the good feelings.

Then get back to writing!

Heh.

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[info]ogre_san
2009-07-05 04:34 am UTC (link)
Congrats!

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[info]dsmoen
2009-07-05 06:41 am UTC (link)
Congratulations!

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[info]norilana
2009-07-05 08:01 am UTC (link)
Awesome fantastic, DOUBLE congratulations! You totally rock, Mr. Toga! :-)

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[info]pnew8
2009-07-05 10:43 am UTC (link)
Congratulations, Paul.

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[info]safewrite
2009-07-05 11:12 pm UTC (link)
Sooooooo nice and well-deserved!

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[info]morguemiseri
2009-07-06 12:59 am UTC (link)
Not bad for an overachiever.

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[info]surakofb5
2009-07-06 02:20 am UTC (link)
Congratulations!!!

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[info]perimyndith
2009-07-07 03:01 am UTC (link)
Congratulations, Paul! That's spectacular and I agree, well-deserved. I enjoyed Singularity's Ring very much.

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[info]timons
2009-07-21 12:50 am UTC (link)
Wow!! Congratulations.

Coming to Confluence?? And do you feel guilt for leaving abandoned blogs and web sites all over the Intertubes?

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