The Guardian has not one, but two reports from the Clarke Award ceremony. This is progress, even if Sam didn’t quite realize that the event was taking place in the middle of Sci-Fi London.
Sam’s reports of conversations with the jury sound like it was very much a typical Clarke Award with much debate happening behind closed doors. Good to see that the jurors were working hard.
Many congratulations to Richard. I’ve not read Black Man / Thirteen yet, but Abigail Nussbaum makes it sound very interesting. And not to worry, Mr. Scalzi, I don’t think this presages a shock sweep of awards by people named Morgan in 2008.
On the contrary, I’m delighted he won. I was surprised, frankly, that he didn’t make the Hugo ballot. I’m sure this takes the sting out of that.
Oh, I’m pleased he won too. He’s been a little cranky of late, so hopefully this will cheer him up. I just wanted to reassure you that this wasn’t part of some vast inter-galactic conspiracy by the notorious Morgan Clan to sweep up piles of SF awards. We might be pirates, but Denver is rather more land-locked than London.
Come to think of it, I rather like the idea of Richard sailing a galleon up the Thames and threatening to bombard the Clarke jury.