Thanks Arni. I found out today that I actually made a mistake: the
categories in which it's shortlisted are fantasy and _horror_, not
young adult. To my stunned amazement. Look out, Buffy...
Cheers
Alison
>on 12/20/02 10:46 PM, Alison Croggon at [log in to unmask] wrote:
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>> Forgive a short boast, but I am inordinately pleased. The Gift,
>> which some of you may recall is a fantasy novel which came out this
>> October, has been shortlisted in two categories (young adult and
>> fantasy) for the Aurealis Awards, the Australian awards for
>> speculative fiction - this despite its lack of gum trees, for which I
>> was ticked off in The Age. I am rapt!
>
>
>A very modest boast, Alison! Congratulations! Well deserved, I'm sure.
>
>Best
>
>Árni
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