A Son of the Rock

Today I received the latest BSFA mailing through the post. As well as Vector and Focus it contained the expected booklet of stories shortlisted for this year’s BSFA Award.

Unfortunately this is ten or so days late as the voting was to be by 3/4/10 and the award was presented on Easter Day, as usual.

You can’t blame the BSFA for this, the time scale involved is really too short to produce and mail out the booklet before Easter. It’s a historical accdent that the awards are announced at Eastercon, too hallowed by tradition to change now. It’s only the second year the BSFA has attempted to avail its members of this opportunty to cast their eyes over the nominations and is to be applauded.

The booklet is a lovely glossy thing and I’ll let you know what I thought of Dave Hutchinson’s The Push once I read it.