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Andrew J McKiernan ([personal profile] andrewmck) wrote2008-10-12 12:12 pm

Year's Best Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy #4

Working in the bookshop today and picked up a copy of Bill Congreve and Michelle Marquardt's "Year's Best Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy #4" to read during those dull moments.

I was reading the introduction when I was very pleasantly surprised to find the line:

"'Shadowplays', edited and published by Elise Bunter, has strong works by Brendan D.Carson, George Ivanoff, Penelope Love and Andrew J.McKiernan."

Not too bad for my first publised story ever! :)

UPDATE: And I just noticed that my story "Calliope: A Steam Romance" made the '2007 Recommended Reading List' in the back of the book too!

[identity profile] eneit.livejournal.com 2008-10-12 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
excellent! Well done you, although I'm not one bit surprised *g*

[identity profile] ashr501.livejournal.com 2008-10-15 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks :)

[identity profile] markdeniz.livejournal.com 2008-10-12 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
It is a wonderful story, I was very impressed by both the style and the characterisation.

Congratulations!

[identity profile] ashr501.livejournal.com 2008-10-15 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you, sir!

[identity profile] ph8.livejournal.com 2008-10-12 10:07 am (UTC)(link)
Congrats, Andrew - super, super news!

Debut HM

(Anonymous) 2008-10-15 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
Congrats Andrew on the Hon Mention. Very promising start given it was your first published story. May you enjoy many more.

Cheers, Nathan.

Re: Debut HM

[identity profile] ashr501.livejournal.com 2008-10-15 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks, Nathan. And congrats to you too! I seem to remember you getting a mention in there for your Worker's Paradise story :)

[identity profile] ashr501.livejournal.com 2008-10-15 12:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks, Fi! :)