Some very unexpected news here — my short story “White Fur” has been shortlisted for The James White Award!  This is kinda surprising for me, especially since the competition is for science fiction, and… I don’t tend to write in that genre (even though I am a fan).  But encouraging to know that people think my stab at sci-fi is decent!  I guess you can say “White Fur” is a dystopian ecology tale and yes, it involves polar bears (my favorite animal).  Anyway the winner of the competition will be revealed Easter Sunday at 6pm, at Eastercon 2015 (the British National Science Fiction Convention).  The competition is named after  James White, the prolific sci-fi author behind the Sector General stories, and is a collaboration between the British Science Fiction Association and Interzone, the UK’s leading and longest-established science fiction magazine. Congrats to the other short-listed writers, and for the official announcement, click here.