I’m really pleased that The Creative Fire has been nominated for the very first ever Canopus Award.  The award recognizes works “with a primary component of interstellar exploration or travel.” I’m in fabulously good company and I’m also pleased to see recognition for work about space travel.

Previously Published Long-Form Fiction (40,000 words or more)

• The Creative Fire, Brenda Cooper (Pyr)
• Other Systems, Elizabeth Guizzetti (48fourteen)
• InterstellarNet: Enigma, Ed Lerner (FoxAcre)
• Coming Home, Jack McDevitt (Ace)
• Slow Bullets, Alastair Reynolds (Tachyon)
• Aurora, Kim Stanley Robinson (Orbit)

There is more – more categories and more finalists, and you can see it Locus Magazine or on the 100 Year Starship Site.