Campbell Award

[Eric James Stone]

And the nominees are...

K.J. Bishop (2nd year of eligibility)
Sarah Monette (2nd year of eligibility)
Chris Roberson (2nd year of eligibility)
Brandon Sanderson (1st year of eligibility)
John Scalzi (1st year of eligibility)
Steph Swainston (2nd year of eligibility)
(There are six nominees due to a tie for fifth place)

Congrats to Brandon on making the ballot in his first year of eligibility.

http://www.emcit.com/hugo_section.php?nom.htm

[Nessa]

Horray!

[Shrain]

Booyah!! So very cool. I hope our very own EUOL wins. Thanks for posting the nominations, EJS.

/me scowls in jealousy and plots to launch a widespread brag campaign . . . as soon as she has something to brag about.

[Peter Ahlstrom]

Awesome. Very cool. If you just judge by the people whose quotes are collected on this page, Brandon's got an excellent chance...

K.J. Bishop
Sarah Monette
Chris Roberson
Brandon Sanderson
John Scalzi
Steph Swainston

Of course, if you go by bibliography, several of them have way more things out, so they've probably reached a wider audience.

Chris Roberson, Steph Swainston, and K.J. Bishop were all on the ballot last year.

Brandon should go out and get some short stories published...

[EUOL]

Ookla's got the right of it.  Thank you all for nominating me--and please consider me for an actual vote.  However, looking at the sheer bulk of material the others have out, my chances look slim.  John Scalzi, for instance, has three novels out AND he got a nomination for best novel, as well as for the Campbell.  He's probably got the best chance, I would think.  

Still, it's quite nice to get nominated.  Very exciting!

[Shrain]

and please consider me for an actual vote.

Um, so how do we vote for the finalist anyway? I'm ready and willing to cast a final vote, but I'm not sure how we do it.

P.S. EUOL, you've got mail again.

[Peter Ahlstrom]

You have to go to Worldcon in order to vote. Or at least be a Supporting Member of the convention, which means you pay enough to vote but not attend the convention itself. This is currently $50.

[The Lost One]

$50 is a little much for me at the moment (at least it's mor than what my wife will allow to spend). So sorry EUOL, I won't be voting but I can still say that I hope other people spend $50 and vote for you.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I, likewise, am firmly in the "moral support" category, unfortunately.

[42]

Yay, for moral support!

EUOL will have to start hobnobbing with with wealthier people if he wants financial support. But then he won't get the moral support.

[Shrain]

So rich people aren't moral, eh?

I wouldn't say I'm rich by a longshot. However, I am attending (yay!) so that means I get to vote in the final round. *ahem* I would also like to add that my morals are impeccable, by the way.

[Tink]

There is always another option. Brandon could "sponsor" people to vote by paying the fee for them . I mean it's not *really* buying their vote since they would vote for him if they had the money. Maybe he could even get a company to sponsor him in this endeavor like a racecar has sponsors. And he could walk around with beautifully colored stickers on his shirt. Then they could sponsor the people who want to vote for him. He, he!

[stacer]

Congrats, EUOL. I knew you would at least be nominated, and I think you have a good chance at winning. I hope it goes well.

[Peter Ahlstrom]

It's pretty difficult to win in your first year of eligibility. Brandon would have a better chance next year with 2 Mistborn books out. BUT...Worldcon is in Japan next year, and I don't know how many of us are planning to go, or even if Brandon was planning on going. Last I heard we were thinking of NASFiC next year...

So I hope he wins this year (but please don't even think about the vote-buying stuff...) so we don't have to worry about next year!

John Scalzi's book Old Man's War is up for the Hugo. I'm going to check it out.

[MsFish]

The last Nasfic was pretty lame, honestly.  I'd try for World Fantasy, myself.