Nominated for the Hugo

March 20th, 2009 | by Paolo |

I’ve just been nominated for the Hugo Award for my novelette “The Gambler.”

I want to thank everyone who voted for the story, and also Lou Anders over at Pyr Books who leaned on me to sit down and write the thing when I wasn’t sure I had a story in me.

So again, thanks, and congratulations to all the other nominees. It’s an honor not only to be nominated, but to find myself in such good company.

  1. 9 Responses to “Nominated for the Hugo”

  2. By Jamie Grove on Mar 20, 2009 | Reply

    Congratulations, Paolo!

    I’m putting together a huge link list of Hugo Nominations posts. Glad to find out you had one! ;) Best of luck!!!!

  3. By Aaron Hughes on Mar 20, 2009 | Reply

    Congratulations, Paolo!

    I was very pleased but not at all surprised to see “The Gambler” on the list. Good luck!

  4. By Joe Monti on Mar 20, 2009 | Reply

    Woo-hoo!
    Just the confidence boost you no doubt craved while buried in revisions.

    Congratulations pal.

  5. By Paolo on Mar 21, 2009 | Reply

    Sadly, it has no apparent effect on self-confidence for the next project. But I did feel quite shiny for a day.

  6. By David Anthony Durham on Mar 21, 2009 | Reply

    Paolo,

    Congratulations! Really happy for you – and perhaps I’ll see you in Montreal?

    -David.

  7. By Brian Scott Hiebert on Mar 22, 2009 | Reply

    Paolo,

    Congrats! Great story and well deserving. Also, congrats on the inclusion in the Cramer anthology! Glad you’re putting Western Colorado on the map.

    Best,

    Brian

  8. By Matthew L. Huddleston on Apr 28, 2009 | Reply

    Paolo,

    Congratulations on much deserved recognition. I read Pump Six last summer while moving from KY back to CA and could not stop thinking about it. I just found your site today, because I am putting together curriculum for high school level Sci Fi English courses, and on of my collegues asked who I thought was a the best new Sci Fi writer. I guess you win that award, too.

    Hope to read much more from you in the years to come.

    Thank you,

    Matt Huddleston
    HAAD
    Sacramento, CA

  9. By Classic Sci-Fi eBook Fan on Mar 26, 2010 | Reply

    Big thumbsup on that! Will it beavailable in ebook format? I hope so.

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