Monday, August 30, 2010

Been a Long Time

I haven't written in a long time. My 9 to 5 job is as the secretary of the Sewanee Writers' Conference. Things get crazy once the summer arrives. I stop sleeping. I get agitated at the slightest thing. I don't update my blog. But I'm clear of it for a little while and back to getting other work done.
I had some good news:
1) I was the co-winner of the Shirley Jackson Award for a short story collection. I tied with Robert Shearman; his work is amazing, so I'm really happy to be mentioned alongside him. Shirley Jackson is one of my all-time favorite writers, so this was an amazing thing. We Have Always Lived in the Castle is one of my top five books I've ever read. I got a really cool award with my name on it, as well as a black rock.
2) A story I wrote, "Housewarming", appeared in the 2010 edition of New Stories from the South. It's the fourth time I've been in NSFTS. Amy Hempel chose the stories this year and that made me very, very happy.
3) A story I wrote, "Skin", appeared in Best of the Web 2010. My wife was in the first BotW, so I was excited to be included. It's got a ton of amazing writers in it.
I have two copies of New Stories From the South 2010 and if you want a copy, leave your name in the comments of this post and I'll randomize the names at 12:00 pm on September 6th and send the two winners a copy.

14 comments:

Ethel Rohan said...

Welcome back, Kevin, and congratulations. You have a lot to celebrate. Bravo.

Jamey Stegmaier said...

I hope you've found time to write this summer. Are you putting out a new collection or novel in 2011?

Anonymous said...

Congrats, Kevin! And we'd love to see more of your work at The Emerson Review this year.

MarcoPolo said...

Nice job, Kevin. Totally deserved. Put my name in the hat!

Sybil said...

Congrats Kevin!--am teaching one of your stories this semester & hope to get you back to UTC soon.

Jason Jordan said...

I'd like a copy of NSftS. Welcome back to the blogosphere.

Ian Saylor said...

Congrats on the win. Love your work.

Tyler D said...

Random? I guess that means good chances. Congratulations.

l. said...

you're awesome!

Charles Booth said...

Really dug your story in the last New Stories, "No Joke, this is going to be painful." But couldn't convince anyone to start an ice fight. I'll keep trying.

Suzanne said...

I'd love a copy if I get randomly chosen! Congrats on the awards/publication.

Unknown said...

That's great news about the Shirley Jackson award, Kevin! Congratulations. Also NSFTS--a copy of which arrived in my house last week. You're pretty nice company there, too.

K. Wilson said...

Congratulations to the winners: Jamey Stegmaier & MarcoPolo. I use the randomizer at random.org, assigning each person a number. I love the randomizer. I use it for things that shouldn't be randomized
Jamey and Marco, send me your mailing addresses to kevin[at]wilsonkevin.com and I'll mail them out this week.

Heather said...

You're back! Hurray!