So it turns out that I'm a finalist for this year's National Book Awards, for The King of Nothing to Do. Thanks to the Manila Critics Circle for the honor! I'm not going to pretend cool indifference; I'm all jazzed up about this. The first time I was nominated was in 2000, for Happy Endings -- I didn't win that year, but considering I was up against Eric Gamalinda, Jun Cruz Reyes and Sarge Lacuesta, among others, I can't feel too bad about it. Of course, this year, I'm up against Butch Dalisay, Rene Villanueva, etc. What the hell. I'm still hoping I win. Congratulations as well to Astrid Tobias, Dean Alfar and Jerry Gracio on their nominations! I have more than one good reason to cheer for Dean's Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol. 2, nominated in the Anthology category -- Yvette's one of the contributors. :)
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I don't know who the other people are so HELL YEAH I HOPE YOU WIN!!!@#@!#
How do I obtain a copy of this book? Sell you a bit of my soul? :)
Yay! Kudos! Best of luck to us ;)
Thanks Charles, thanks Dean. :)
And THANKS ROBYN! @#@!# YEAH :D Mmmmm. Souls... tasty tasty souls! *rubs hands together* (Just send me your so-- I mean, email me your snail mail address, and I'll get a copy to ya.) :)
Congratulations on the nomination. Hoping is always good ... hoping is free! =)
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