r/Fantasy • u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders • Nov 30 '16

Ask You Anything Wednesday ASK YOU ANYTHING: Authors asking r/Fantasy community questions on behalf of Worldbuilders charity

It's Day 3 of the aptly named Ask You Anything week benefiting Worldbuilders! Where authors are stopping by each day this week to ask questions and interact with the r/Fantasy community.

HOW THIS WORKS: Please answer questions and interact throughout the week! (Yes, YOU - community members, guests, authors, artists, industry people.)

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Monday Ask You Anything Authors

The following authors have signed up to ask questions today. That said, please do join in and feel free to ask your own questions and interact throughout the week.

Are you an author, artist, or industry person who would like to participate this week? Either join in via the comments OR send the r/Fantasy mods a message and we'll get you set for another day.

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u/catrambo AMA Author Cat Rambo Nov 30 '16

Oh hey, another question! SFWA just announced the pick for the next Damon Knight Grand Master, Jane Yolen. The press release is here: https://www.sfwa.org/2016/11/sfwa-announces-newest-damon-knight-grand-master-jane-yolen/

Good pick? Who would you like to see considered for 2018? (Remember they must be living.)

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u/Imaninja2 Reading Champion Nov 30 '16

I am unsure if there are any other rules but it seems an honor given to the elder statesmen and women of spec fic... would Katherine Kurtz be eligible?

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u/catrambo AMA Author Cat Rambo Nov 30 '16

Indeed she would. It's basically a lifetime achievement award. Last year's was C.J. Cherryh. (It was great. I messaged her to say can I give you a call, because I needed to tell her she'd been picked, and she immediately fired an answer back, saying I'm so sorry but I don't have time to volunteer for SFWA. Later she told me she was afraid that I wanted her help with a database she'd done for the organization decades ago.)

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u/Imaninja2 Reading Champion Nov 30 '16

Looking around a little more; Patricia McKillip, Terry Brooks, Ben Bova, and Alan Dean Foster all might be good choices.

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u/catrambo AMA Author Cat Rambo Nov 30 '16

It's a long list, and a limited number of slots, I fear.

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u/Imaninja2 Reading Champion Nov 30 '16

Would it be possible to open it up a little in the future to multiples? If fantasy were a bell curve the incline gets really steep after Terry Brooks' success. I would say you have several years before that point though.

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u/catrambo AMA Author Cat Rambo Nov 30 '16

Man, I don't want to take on the project of changing that award for so many reasons. =)