Comments on: 2009 Shirley Jackson Award Winners Announced http://scifiwatch.net/2009-shirley-jackson-award-winners-announced/ A Blog for all things Sci-fi Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: John Ginsberg-Stevens (Erudite Ogre) http://scifiwatch.net/2009-shirley-jackson-award-winners-announced/comment-page-1/#comment-1578 John Ginsberg-Stevens (Erudite Ogre) Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:12:12 +0000 http://scifiwatch.net/?p=3057#comment-1578 I attended the awards at Readercon, and while I am not a great fan of award shows, it was very moving to hear Michael Bishop accept his award by dedicating it to his son Jaime (who was killed in the Virginia Tech Massacre) and read one of his poems. It was also great to see Jeffrey Ford accept his award with heartfelt gratitude. He didn't have a speech prepared because he did not think he was going to win, so it was even more lovely to see. Congratulations to all of the winners! I attended the awards at Readercon, and while I am not a great fan of award shows, it was very moving to hear Michael Bishop accept his award by dedicating it to his son Jaime (who was killed in the Virginia Tech Massacre) and read one of his poems. It was also great to see Jeffrey Ford accept his award with heartfelt gratitude. He didn’t have a speech prepared because he did not think he was going to win, so it was even more lovely to see.

Congratulations to all of the winners!

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