The Aurealis Awards

My buddy Cat Sparks (yes, that's her real name, isn't it fabulous?) has taken out best SF short story and the Golden Aurealis (overall big writer kahuna) for short story at this year's Aurealis Awards. Cool!

I took a rather pathetic satisfaction in looking at Cat's photos of the event (the link thereto is on her blog post, referenced above) and seeing how many of the Shining Lights of Aus Spec Fic I know personally. (Oh, lame, lame. So lame, Laura.) Maybe someday I will stand among them for other reasons than pressing close to the hors d'oeuvres tray....