February 7, 2009

2008 Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Announced

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I think I may have mentioned all this before, but it seems that there was an email glitch that prevented the official news from getting out there from the GSAs. So, I’m here to tell you that the official winners have been announced (make sure to click the link so you get the shortlisted works too):

Best Novel
Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale

Best Short Fiction
“Ever So Much More than Twenty” by Joshua Lewis

There’s a huge list of other works that are shortlisted that are certainly worth checking out. Of course, I’m excited because I was a judge in 2008 and found it to be an incredible experience. Wicked Gentlemen was certainly one of the best novels I read for the GSAs. Hopefully I’ll get to do it again!

Anywho!

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