Well, there are prizes. And then, there are prizes.
As noted on Twitter by Jason Ensor, Damien Broderick has published a new story, here.
Want to record and send a 5 min video through Twitter? YES YOU CAN.
Congratulations are due to Jennifer Mills for a nomination for the Blake Poetry Prize. GO JEN.
What would Oscar have wanted to say about Twitter if he was here? something like this, I think.
(In other news, Fry has discovered what he calls Goldilocks Miniblogging using his iPhone.
And congratulations to Mark Rubbo and his crew for the good ship Readings' happy birthday. Many pictures here, long may she sail.
And speaking of the other kind of prize, three hearty cheers for Sleepers and Steve Amsterdam's win. Not bad for the first novel out of their blocks, is it now. Not too shabby at all.
Someone after Pav's heart.As noted on Twitter by Jason Ensor, Damien Broderick has published a new story, here.
Want to record and send a 5 min video through Twitter? YES YOU CAN.
Congratulations are due to Jennifer Mills for a nomination for the Blake Poetry Prize. GO JEN.
What would Oscar have wanted to say about Twitter if he was here? something like this, I think.
(In other news, Fry has discovered what he calls Goldilocks Miniblogging using his iPhone.
And congratulations to Mark Rubbo and his crew for the good ship Readings' happy birthday. Many pictures here, long may she sail.
Hey R&W, posted a little update on Liner Notes (and the rest of the day) for your interest! Hope you're enjoying the fest.
Posted by: Hackpacker | August 28, 2009 at 06:28 PM
I saw that! thank you. Very good summary, sounds like a busy ole day.
Posted by: genevieve | August 28, 2009 at 08:22 PM
Hi Genevieve,
I've been enjoying your comments and blog. Sleepers are indeed going great guns, what with The Danger Game also looking like it's going to do brilliantly for them. There's a illuminating article in HEAT 18 by Beth Driscoll called 'How Prizes Work in the Literary Economy.' I think you'd like it. For a bit of a wrap up on the Readings birthday and launch you might want to check out my blog. Cheers.
Posted by: Alec Patric | August 29, 2009 at 08:24 AM
Hello there Alec, thanks for dropping by. I have read that fine article of Beth's you mention, and I first came across the book she quotes in a review by Louis Menand in the New Yorker,
http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/12/26/051226crbo_books
She also posted about her adventures with the Booker collection on Sarsaparilla once too I think.
I knew I'd seen your name somewhere - you did the class at Overland with Angela recently, didn't you? Your blog's name is great, amazing no one snaffled that before you! good stuff!
Posted by: genevieve | August 29, 2009 at 01:55 PM