tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706588639740998982.post758188777617824733..comments2024-03-16T02:47:26.441+13:00Comments on This Fluid Thrill: You go away for two weeks and suddenly:Craig Cliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04683220586520558481noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706588639740998982.post-64608726473490837212010-05-21T19:57:10.202+12:002010-05-21T19:57:10.202+12:00True enough the long-list isn't a huge feat......True enough the long-list isn't a huge feat... I was just surprised as I didn't know my publisher had submitted my book. Not all NZ publishers go to the expense/hassle or just plain <a href="http://trendybutcasual.typepad.com/trendy_but_casual/2009/05/misadventures-in-literature.html" rel="nofollow">miss the deadline</a>.<br /><br />Not sure how the fact there were 57 short story collections worthy of submission is a bad sign for the English language... Feel free to buy a copy of my book, read it and rip it to shreds (but please don't skip straight to the ripping).Craig Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04683220586520558481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706588639740998982.post-22158313518586874122010-05-20T08:07:49.468+12:002010-05-20T08:07:49.468+12:00Every entry for the Frank O'Connor Prize gets ...Every entry for the Frank O'Connor Prize gets long-listed! Whatever happened to the English language?Birkenhead Henrynoreply@blogger.com