Chuffed. Last night, at the 18th annual Aurealis Awards held in North Sydney’s Independent Theatre, the Australian speculative fiction scene was chuffed… and proud. It all started with Scott Westerfeld’s inspiring opening address. He spoke of speculative fiction as the revitalising force of the movie, television and literary industries, and described the audience before him – of writers, editors, agents and publishers – as a creative tribe, full of talent and community spirit. Too right! Continue reading
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