Paul McAuley, one of two amazing men who taught me during my MFA, just won the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award. It's for a brilliant short story called "The Choice", which is the cover story of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine's February 2011 issue. Paul's a terrific writer who deserves every accolade around. I still think his "Rocket Boy" is the best smegging "Little Tailor" story ever, including "The Little Tailor" by Charles Dickens.
Rocket boy can be read for free here: http://www.omegacom.demon.co.uk/rocket.htm, and "The Choice" is available in all the Year's Best SF 2012 anthologies that I'm aware of. Here's a great one: http://www.amazon.com/The-Years-Best-Science-Fiction/dp/1250003555/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341254642&sr=1-1&keywords=dozois.
Every time I see Paul's success, I'm reminded of how lucky I was to apprentice under him. Over three months I learned a tremendous amount, and I've carried his advice with me, gradually further comprehending the depth of meaning within even the smallest pieces, every time I write.
Congratulations, Paul, and, as always, best of luck from here!
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