Aurealis Awards Changes - Locus

My treats come before everything else.

Panzer found an interesting post about Australia's Aurealis Awards at the Locus site.

 

According to the post the Queensland Writers Centre (QWC) has increased the entry fees for the Aurealis Awards. A letter protesting the increases and wanting AI material banned. It's was signed by over 200 writers and editors and sent to QWC. The Aurealis Awards are given for the best Australian speculative fiction.

 

Panzer says, "Entry fees eat into this little kitty's treats supply, so he doesn't enter contests with fees."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade to drink. 

 

To read the post tootle over to Aurealis Awards 

Amazon's Australian Debut Brings Excitement, Dread and Defiance - The New York Times

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Panzer was awoken from his afternoon nap by a cacophony of noises. Our sleepy kitty boy heard laughing and crying, clapping and gnashing of teeth. Stumbling to the Panzermobile, he headed into the Catosphere. Following all the noise took him to The New York Times site. There he found a post about Amazon's entrance into the Australian marketplace.

According to the post by Adam Baidawi, Amazon opened its online presence in Australia earlier this week with a small number of vendors and products. While the company's entry into the Australian marketplace turned out not to be the formidable juggernaut businesses feared, it's believed Amazon's vendors and their selections will increase over time. The company has a habit of making a small inroad into a marketplace and then exploding with lower prices and innumerable products. The post does say most Australians don't use the Internet to buy products.

Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks Australia will be a hard market for Amazon to break into."

Note: This is a long post. Bring a thermos of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to Amazon