So yesterday I was home having a sick day and I got an email from my editor at PW to make a call to someone about some sort of award and, lo, when I called it turned out that it was the Executive Director of RWA letting me know that they are giving me this year's Veritas Media Award for the "Romancing the Recession" feature. Past recipients include Ron Charles and Mary Bly. There was major squealing.
Needless to say, I'm hugely honored.
(And Jennifer Crusie will also be at the awards ceremony, which will make it very hard not to fangirl.)
Unrelatedly: Saturday I'll be running a guest post from the DIVINE Margo Lanagan on her writing process as part of the blog tour for the paperback release of her devastatingly brilliant novel Tender Morsels.
Another unrelatedly: Just finished Karen Healey's debut YA novel, Guardian of the Dead, and am telling you TO PICK IT UP NOW DO NOT PASS GO.
AGREED wholeheartedly on Tender Morsels and Guardian of the Dead. My review for guardian will be up tomoz!
x
Aimee
http://myflutteringheart.blogspot.com
Posted by: Aimee | March 25, 2010 at 18:11
Yay for well-deserved prizes!
Posted by: Gavin | March 25, 2010 at 19:34
Wonderful!
Posted by: Jenny | March 25, 2010 at 21:30
the internet has offered me many different venues to congratulate you in. I chose this one! Yay!
Posted by: Meghan | March 25, 2010 at 21:51
Congratulations!
Posted by: Leila | March 26, 2010 at 05:45
Congratulations!
Posted by: Karen Healey | March 26, 2010 at 07:55
Congratulations!
Posted by: Matt Ruff | March 26, 2010 at 08:29
Your excellence has always been appreciated by yours truly! Mazel tov.
Posted by: Meeks | March 26, 2010 at 08:53
Congratulations, Gwenda! I think that unexpected excellence is the best kind.
Posted by: Jen Robinson | March 26, 2010 at 12:32
Mazel tov!! Must be celebrated with much booze! Or something.
Posted by: Melissa Moorer | March 26, 2010 at 18:22
Congrats!
Just finished Karen Healey's debut YA novel, Guardian of the Dead, and am telling you TO PICK IT UP NOW DO NOT PASS GO.
Well, since it's not due out until April 1, now isn't YET an option. :-)
Posted by: janni | March 27, 2010 at 01:35
That would be true, except they started shipping it early--I got it in two days from my local indie, and apparently it's on shelves other places already. :)
Posted by: GWENDA BOND | March 27, 2010 at 09:40
Anytime! Would love to see you guys.
Posted by: GWENDA BOND | March 27, 2010 at 13:21