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Tag: Mur Lafferty

Durham author gets worldwide recognition

Posted on November 2, 2013November 20, 2013 By Brody No Comments on Durham author gets worldwide recognition

This column appeared in The Herald-Sun in 2013:

Mur Lafferty is a mom, a UNC grad, podcaster and inventor of “Sansaball.”

Last month, the Durham denizen also earned recognition at Worldcon, a major speculative fiction convention, where she received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.

“The Campbell Award is a bit odd, since it doesn’t award any one particular story or novel, but it recognizes new writers (meaning within two years of your first professional publication) with potential,” Lafferty said. “It was a huge thrill to be nominated for an award that many of my idols have been nominated for. And an even bigger thrill to win!”

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