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This was the first time I was able to attend the Shirley Jackson Awards, although I've followed them closely since their inception four years ago.
2010 Shirley Jackson Awards
http://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/sja_2010_winners.php
The opening speech was given by Victor Lavalle, author of _Big Machine_, last year's SJA for best novel [available to visually impaired readers at Bookshare.org]. Lavalle (who also possesses a wonderful voice) gave an absolutely lovely speech about the development of an artist's mastery and style by telling about Victor Van Gogh's development as an artist, pointing out that an artist becomes a master when his or her voice and style are as fine as her or his technical skills, and then he read a couple of pages from Shirley Jackson's _Life Amongst the Savages_ (not sure I got the title precisely correct) in which she describes a house as if it has an emotional and psychological life of its own.
Lifetime Achievement Award: Joyce Carol Oates [lots of her books are available to visually impaired readers at Bookshare.org]
Novel: Mr. Shivers, Robert Jackson Bennett (Orbit) [available to visually impaired readers on Bookshare.org)
Novella: “Mysterium Tremendum”, Laird Barron (Occultation, Night Shade) [available in DRM-free ebook formats from Baen Books http://www.webscription.net/s-173-laird-barron.aspx
which also provides free memberships to visually impaired individuals and veterans with disabilities)
“Novelette: Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains,” Neil Gaiman (Stories: All New Tales, William Morrow) [available from Bookshare.org]
Short Story: “The Things,” Peter Watts (Clarkesworld, Issue 40) [available online from Clarke's World Magazine as eithre text http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/watts_01_10/
or as an audio podcast http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_01_10/ ]
Single Author Collection: Occultation, Laird Barron (Night Shade)
Edited Anthology: Stories: All New Tales, edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio (William Morrow)
I was very glad to see Laird Barron win some awards as I believe he is one of the best horror writers currently writing psychological horror, and I had an additional thrill by having the chance to show Neil Gaiman (who showed up rather unexpectedly) my prosthetic eyes based on the eyes of his Sandman character, Delirium. I asked Neil for a one-word quote to describe them, and he said, "Perfect." (Alexx and I were also amused that Neil kept referring to them as his eyes.)
2010 Shirley Jackson Awards
http://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/sja_2010_winners.php
The opening speech was given by Victor Lavalle, author of _Big Machine_, last year's SJA for best novel [available to visually impaired readers at Bookshare.org]. Lavalle (who also possesses a wonderful voice) gave an absolutely lovely speech about the development of an artist's mastery and style by telling about Victor Van Gogh's development as an artist, pointing out that an artist becomes a master when his or her voice and style are as fine as her or his technical skills, and then he read a couple of pages from Shirley Jackson's _Life Amongst the Savages_ (not sure I got the title precisely correct) in which she describes a house as if it has an emotional and psychological life of its own.
Lifetime Achievement Award: Joyce Carol Oates [lots of her books are available to visually impaired readers at Bookshare.org]
Novel: Mr. Shivers, Robert Jackson Bennett (Orbit) [available to visually impaired readers on Bookshare.org)
Novella: “Mysterium Tremendum”, Laird Barron (Occultation, Night Shade) [available in DRM-free ebook formats from Baen Books http://www.webscription.net/s-173-laird-barron.aspx
which also provides free memberships to visually impaired individuals and veterans with disabilities)
“Novelette: Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains,” Neil Gaiman (Stories: All New Tales, William Morrow) [available from Bookshare.org]
Short Story: “The Things,” Peter Watts (Clarkesworld, Issue 40) [available online from Clarke's World Magazine as eithre text http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/watts_01_10/
or as an audio podcast http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_01_10/ ]
Single Author Collection: Occultation, Laird Barron (Night Shade)
Edited Anthology: Stories: All New Tales, edited by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio (William Morrow)
I was very glad to see Laird Barron win some awards as I believe he is one of the best horror writers currently writing psychological horror, and I had an additional thrill by having the chance to show Neil Gaiman (who showed up rather unexpectedly) my prosthetic eyes based on the eyes of his Sandman character, Delirium. I asked Neil for a one-word quote to describe them, and he said, "Perfect." (Alexx and I were also amused that Neil kept referring to them as his eyes.)
