Award shortlisted stories to be available on podcast

[Ian Whates]

Hi, All,

Just to announce that for the first time ever, all five of the short stories shortlisted for this year's BSFA Awards will be available as podcasts. This will be via the StarShipSofa website http://www.starshipsofa.com/.

The first will appear on Monday 10th March, with a new story available each day throughout that week, so all five pieces will be aired well in advance of the voting deadline.

Full list of stories being covered (not necessarily in this order):

• ‘Lighting Out’ – Ken MacLeod (disLocations)
• ‘Terminal’ – Chaz Brenchley (disLocations)
• ‘The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate’ – Ted Chiang (F&SF, September)
• ‘The Gift of Joy’ – Ian Whates (TQR)
• ‘The Sledge-Maker’s Daughter’ – Alastair Reynolds (Interzone #209)

(It's going to be weird hearing my own story read out by someone else, gulp! )