Slow Bullets wins Locus award

Although I couldn't be there in person, I was delighted with the news that Slow Bullets had won the novella category in this year's Locus awards, held in Seattle. I've never won a Locus award before, although I did get close with Revelation Space, so this was doubly welcome, especially as I've always found the Locus staff to be excellent company.

Locus has the complete breakdown of results:

http://www.locusmag.com/News/2016/06/2016-locus-awards-winners/

Congratulations to all.

And here's a photo (picture by Patrick Swenson) of Jacob from Tachyon Press kindly accepting the award on my behalf:

I wrote a few words for Jacob to say on the night:

"Thank you to all who voted for my story. I'm overjoyed to have won this award, especially for a story

that was written as a personal project over a very long period, with no real idea of what the world would

make of it. Marty Halpern did his usual meticulous job as editor, and I couldn't have hoped for a more

enthusiastic and committed publisher than Tachyon, who did a superb job in making sure the story got

noticed and read. Thank you to Jacob, Jill, Jim, Rick and all at Tachyon for giving the book such an excellent

push. I'd also like to thank those writers, including Michael Bishop, Allen Steele and Michael Swanwick who

were so kind as to provide endorsements for the book. Once again I was blessed to be part of such a welcoming

and generous field as ours. Thank you!"

I can only reiterate that it was a pleasure from the word go to work with such people, and everyone else who had any involvement in the distribution and promotion of the book, including Subterranean Press and the Washington Science Fiction Association.