An Honor That Comes as a Total Surprise

The news is out, so I can announce it now: I have won the 2012 Pilgrim Award, given annually by the Science Fiction Research Association. Information about the award and a list of past winners can be found here.

Another Interview

This interview, in which, among other things, I talk about what I've been reading lately, is up at My Bookish Ways.

Going Back to School

On April 11, I spoke at my alma mater, Albany Academy for Girls (merged with the boys' school across the street in 2007 to become the Albany Academies) as part of their 2011-2012 Alumni/ae Speaker Series. First there was a Q & A at the girls' school with some extremely articulate and well-prepared sixth-grade students, and then I went across the street to speak to upper school (9th to 12th grade) girls and boys. It turned out to be a wonderful experience, and much to my surprise, not a single person asked me where I get my ideas.

From the Archives

I gave this interview at Philcon in 2004. My responses are transcribed and unedited, meaning readers can see exactly how inarticulate I can be. One of my statements in the interview: "It's just amazing to me. I mean, things that I would have thought would have been settled are apparently not, in the minds of anywhere from 25 to 50 percent of my fellow citizens." Guess I nailed it there.

Interview at I Just Wanna Sit Here and Read

Here's an interview with me about Earthseed at the Web site I Just Wanna Sit Here and Read, in which I forget to mention that it was Paramount that took the option on my novel and admit to having two collectible Barbie dolls in my office.