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Wednesday, May 02, 2007

The Arthur C. Clarke Winner

I just got a text (or, rather, two) from Nic and Niall at the Arthur C. Clarke award ceremony, and am pleased (very pleased) to announce that the winner is:

Nova Swing by M. John Harrison

The right choice I think, and well-deserved. Hurray!

~~Vicky~~

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