Award Season (10 Mar 2023 Status)

This week has been an embarrassment of riches regarding writing and publishing news, and just as I was thinking about how strange it would be to write a blog post with nothing big to share… BAM, the Aurealis Awards shortlists dropped with two Brain Jar Press titles included among the finalists (and many more authors who have published with Brain Jar nominated for work they’ve done with other companies).

Congratulations to Kirstyn McDermott, who wrote the fantastic Never Afters series these two books came from. It was an incredible honour to publish them, and it’s great to see the series get the recognition it deserves.

You can see the full Aurealis Awards finalist list here, and it’s full of great aussie speculative fiction for you to try.

You can grab copies of the Never Afters novellas from Brain Jar Press or wherever good books are sold.

ON THE DOCKET

Today, I need to write the last scene in tomorrow’s Saturday Morning Story on Patreon, finish the copyedits on the third issue of Eclectic Projects, get a new Angela Slatter book laid out, and get cracking on a freelance design project now the client has delivered all the details I need. There’s also a mentorship meeting around midday, my beloved is home sick, and I’m running on just a few hours sleep. I’ll be summoning all my resources to keep things on track, and full expect something to go off the rails before lunch time.

Meanwhile, I’ve got the detritus of another 700+ fraudulent orders to clear out of the Brain Jar Press systems after the latest run of fake orders, and the system will only let us clear 20 at a time. It’s going to be a long, irritating process.

PETER M. BALL INBOX: 31

BRAIN JAR INBOX: 13

BRAIN JAR SUBMISSION QUEUE: 4