British Fantasy Awards — the long list

The long list for the British Fantasy Award has just been released and my name has appeared twice on it. No, not for Best Collection (sniff!) but for Best Short Story ("Pinholes in Black Muslin" — available to read for free here) and Best Artist ("How to Make Monsters" — cover art viewable here).

I'm not expecting to win either, of course (nor am I expecting anyone to write my name in on the ballot for Best Collection) but it's still nice to be recognised.

The voting is open to all members of the BFS and to anyone who attended FantasyCon '08. Since I fit into the latter group, I've already written in my votes. Now to cast it and see what happens!

Good luck to all those on the list with me!