So the really good news is that, if all goes according to current plan then, in addition to all the other good things which Niall lined up for Vector issue 265, BSFA members will also be receiving the BSFA Award Short Story booklet in the next mailing! It should be arriving a whole issue earlier than planned, a result of both the issue being delayed, and the short story authors all coming through wonderfully promptly with permissions.
The not-so-good news is that it’s just as well the booklet is done, as one of the nominees, Peter Watts, is now offline in the hospital for several weeks with a disturbingly science-fictional disease.