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Sale! “Evil Robot Monkey” to Gardner Dozois’s Year’s Best!

I’m stunned.

“Evil Robot Monkey” will be appearing in Gardner Dozois’s Year’s Best Science Fiction. You know, there were anthologies that I regularly bought before I started writing seriously. This is one of them, because the selections were always thought-provoking and that’s what I loved about SF. And to have one of my stories in there… I’m stunned.

And not using nearly enough exclamation points for the occasion.

34 Comments »

34 Comments

  1. Rose Fox Rose Fox on 28.12.2008 at 00:58 (Reply)

    Wow, that’s a hell of a Christmas present! Congratulations!

  2. Dan Goodman Dan Goodman on 28.12.2008 at 01:10 (Reply)

    Congratulations!

  3. Matthew Rotundo Matthew Rotundo on 28.12.2008 at 01:38 (Reply)

    Whoa. That is awesome!

  4. Mike Allen Mike Allen on 28.12.2008 at 01:46 (Reply)

    That is so awesome! Congratulations!

  5. Michele Lee Michele Lee on 28.12.2008 at 01:56 (Reply)

    YAY!! Way to go!!

  6. Aliette de Bodard Aliette de Bodard on 28.12.2008 at 03:11 (Reply)

    Wow. That is made of awesome.

  7. Kelvin Kao Kelvin Kao on 28.12.2008 at 04:44 (Reply)

    Exclamation points don’t do occasions like these justice!! They need to invent another punctuation!

  8. Charles Charles on 28.12.2008 at 07:13 (Reply)

    Congrats! (!!!)

  9. Jen Jen on 28.12.2008 at 07:30 (Reply)

    Wow- that’s fantastic! Congratulations!

  10. Lawrence M. Schoen Lawrence M. Schoen on 28.12.2008 at 08:09 (Reply)

    That’s got to be made up out of at least three kinds of awesome! Hey, could be four.

  11. Maura McHugh Maura McHugh on 28.12.2008 at 08:19 (Reply)

    Wonderful news! Congratulations. :)

  12. Pat Esden Pat Esden on 28.12.2008 at 09:00 (Reply)

    Congratulations!

  13. John Chu John Chu on 28.12.2008 at 09:17 (Reply)

    Oh, that is so cool! Congrats.

  14. Michael Michael on 28.12.2008 at 09:47 (Reply)

    That’s great! Congratulations!!!!

  15. Neil Clarke Neil Clarke on 28.12.2008 at 09:49 (Reply)

    Congratulations!

  16. Joe Sherry Joe Sherry on 28.12.2008 at 10:10 (Reply)

    There may not be enough exclamations in the world for that. Seriously. Awesome, and congrats, Mary.

  17. Krista Krista on 28.12.2008 at 10:15 (Reply)

    Marvelous news! Congratulations!

  18. Darlene Marshall Darlene Marshall on 28.12.2008 at 10:19 (Reply)

    What a great Christmas gift! Congratulations!

  19. Beth Beth on 28.12.2008 at 10:47 (Reply)

    Wowzah! That is one fabulous sale!!!

    *breaks out all the exclamation points*

  20. Todd Thorne Todd Thorne on 28.12.2008 at 10:47 (Reply)

    Very nice – definitely one of my faves growing up too. What a high note to end the year on. You’ve got quite a lot of inertia & good karma heading into 2009!

  21. Douglas Cohen Douglas Cohen on 28.12.2008 at 11:08 (Reply)

    Congrats!

  22. Melissa Mead Melissa Mead on 28.12.2008 at 11:25 (Reply)

    Wow! Congratulations!

  23. Leah Bobet Leah Bobet on 28.12.2008 at 13:52 (Reply)

    Wow — congrats!

  24. David Anthony Durham David Anthony Durham on 28.12.2008 at 13:58 (Reply)

    Congrats, Mary. Congrats.

  25. Ted Kosmatka Ted Kosmatka on 28.12.2008 at 15:56 (Reply)

    Awesome! That’s great news. :) (multi-exclamation points)

  26. John Charny John Charny on 28.12.2008 at 16:12 (Reply)

    Congratulations! Looks like you have had a great Christmas and are heading for a very good New Year ( or should that be new year).

    John

  27. Foxtongue Jhayne Foxtongue Jhayne on 28.12.2008 at 16:31 (Reply)

    With a name like “Evil Robot Monkey”, how could it not?

  28. Mary Robinette Kowal Mary Robinette Kowal on 28.12.2008 at 17:45 (Reply)

    Thanks all! I incredibly happy about it and yes, it is an awesome Christmas present.

  29. Paul Paul on 28.12.2008 at 17:49 (Reply)

    Woo! That’s great, Mary! Yes! Wee! Congrats! Cheese! Wine! Confetti! Did I help with the exclamation drought?!

  30. Karen Karen on 29.12.2008 at 08:53 (Reply)

    OMG, is to die! I’m so happy for you! Yes, indeed, not nearly enough exclamation marks :)

  31. David de Beer David de Beer on 29.12.2008 at 09:04 (Reply)

    Congratulations, Mary:)

  32. Dennis Dennis on 29.12.2008 at 10:43 (Reply)

    Right on, Mary!

  33. Mike F Mike F on 29.12.2008 at 15:13 (Reply)

    That’s great! Congratulations on the latest sale of this story!

  34. David Loftus David Loftus on 29.12.2008 at 18:36 (Reply)

    You don’t need any more exclamation points. We’re all properly gobsmacked. But then, you should have known they don’t give out the Campbell for nothing. It denotes solid evidence of future promise. And the future is here.

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