I am a lousy blogger, aren't I! So lousy that I didn't even notice that my blog was hacked for a few weeks. It's all better now, so I may as well use it. My favorite news today is that Anya's Ghost is nominated for an Eisner Award in Best Publication for Young Adults (Ages 12-17)! I am bowled over and honored to be in such fancy company. Comics professionals and retailers can vote in the awards here and they're presented at San Diego Comic Con in the summer.
Anya was also nominated for a Bram Stoker Award in the Graphic Novel category! I'd never thought of it as a horror story so it was extra awesome to get the nomination. Of course Alan Moore won that one and no one was surprised.
I have a reading coming up at the Central Branch at the Multnomah County Library on April 24th at 6:30, with the inestimable T. Edward Bak. If you are a local come watch me try and remember how Powerpoint works!
And I failed at getting a table at Stumptown this year but I'll be on a panel on Sunday I believe, and will have a signing after that at the CBLDF booth. I'll also be milling around the con a bit.
And May 5th-6th I will be at TCAF in Toronto, where I will once again be sharing a table with Emily Carroll and Jen Wang, aka the best ladies. I am really looking forward to this one, such a good show. I will try to have a special print or something to sell along with books.
In non-appearance/award news I am working quietly on writing a new book. It is in tricky fetal stages right now but there will hopefully be more news about it in the coming months.
And Paranorman is slowly but surely creeping towards release, which means lots of trailers and tv spots and even walkaround full-body costume creepers are starting to show up. I can't wait for August, it's going to be so good.
And that is your monthly news brief. Vera over an' out!