My friend/collaborator and I met up at the national SF Convention Au Contraire 2 last weekend. Our alternate history SF novel, QUEEN OF IRON YEARS was on the voting ballot for the Sir Julius Vogel – for Best SF/F book published the previous year and by an NZ author. And I guess from the headline on this you know the rest. Yes, we won. More than that, this was Sharman (Horwood’s) first fiction book, AND the book is the first GLBT Book to win either a Vogel or the award’s predecessors. So we’re doubly delighted and thank everyone who nominated us, voted for us, and have since sent congratulations. It’s made our Year!
