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Signing off

I regret to announce that I am once again winding up the blog here at Earl Grey Editing. This is definitely sooner than I had anticipated, but a combination of factors is making blogging here difficult for me to sustain. I will continue to review for Nerds of a Feather, so please join me there. […]

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2021 Awards Eligibility

The end of the year means holiday madness, the last-minute panic to complete annual goals, and the beginning of a new awards season. So naturally, it’s time for my obligatory eligibility post. Works I’ve Reviewed My reviews this year have been fewer and less focused on local works this year, so a single list will […]

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Second Pour

A little over eighteen months ago, I wrapped up the blog here on Earl Grey Editing, saying: Change is a constant, so I hope that at some point in the future, circumstances will shift again and I will be able to return to blogging at EGE. Very few of us could have predicted 2020. Circumstances […]

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2020 Ditmar Award

On Saturday 19 September, the Ditmar Awards were presented. These would ordinarily have been presented at the National Australian Speculative Fiction convention, but since no conventions took place this year, the ceremony was conducted online. I was honoured to receive an award for Best Fan Writer. Thank you so much to everyone who voted for […]

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2019 Ditmar Award

On Saturday 8 June, the Ditmar Awards were presented at Continuum 15 in Melbourne. I was honoured to receive an award for Best Fan Publication in Any Medium. Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me. This was my acceptance speech: It turns out it really is third time lucky. Running the Earl […]

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Continuum 15 Schedule

Winter starts this weekend, which means Continuum is just around the corner! Continuum 15 also happens to be Australia’s Natcon this year. It will be held in Melbourne on 7-10 June and the Guests of Honour are Kate Elliott and Ken Liu. I’m super excited to be attending! I’m also delighted to be scheduled on […]

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TTFN

Having come to the end of my reviewing commitments here at Earl Grey Editing, this is the last post you’ll see from me for a little while. As I mentioned when I first posted about winding up, there will be the occasional announcement post–such as my schedule for Continuum. But I expect things will largely […]

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Women in SF&F Month 2019

Since 2012, Kristen from Fantasy Cafe has been running Women in SF&F Month every April, gathering together guest posts from a wide range of authors and bloggers. This year, she invited me to contribute. You can catch me over there talking about fae YA and why Jodi McAlister’s Valentine series is awesome. Kristen also maintains […]

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2019 Ditmar Award Nominations

The preliminary shortlists for the 2019 Ditmar Awards were announced yesterday afternoon. I’m honoured to be nominated for Best Fan Publication in Any Medium for the Earl Grey Editing blog and Best New Talent for my story New Berth from Mother of Invention. I was also delighted to see Mother of Invention nominated for Best […]

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