Now that’s what I call a birthday present!

You see, having Clarkesworld on the Hugo ballot for Best Semiprozine is a great honor, but it is still for semiprozine. Being on the Locus Award short list for Best Magazine means we are playing with the big boys now. The other finalists are Asimov’s, Analog, F&SF and Tor.com. It is the equivalent of having Neil Clarke up for Best Editor: Short Form (which of course he should be – maybe next year).

Plus, of course, we have the inimitable Kij Johnson on the short story list again. If you haven’t read “Spar” yet, go here. Kij, of course, has a good chance of winning.

The rest of the lists are pretty impressive too. There are a few omissions I’m sad about, but I am very happy for John Berlyne because Secret Histories is an awesome book. I’m also very pleased to see Charles Vess on the artist ballot. I cannot for the life of me understand why he never gets a Hugo nod.

The Fantasy Novel list is particularly awesome.

Now I want to go to Seattle in June. Fuck.