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Jun 7Liked by Michael Gallagher

I am very much looking forward to the ANTIFRAGILE column! My husband and I both are definitely not, um, mainstream, and we know that as his book list grows and we build an audience, he's going to run afoul of cancel culture eventually. We'll appreciate tips on how to handle that!

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Nick's advice is rock solid! I'm glad you're excited!

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If it took a Dragon Award, it was no earlier than 2019; that was the first year they did them, and Brad Torgersen gave me a copy of "Star-Wheeled Sky" unasked-for on my way to Afghanistan. That book was the *first* Dragon Award winner for SF.

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It won in 2016 for the short-lived Best Apocalyptic Novel category:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Awards#Best_Apocalyptic_Novel

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I was sure somehow that the awards themselves only started in '19. Huh.

I was wrong. Thanks.

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Jun 8Liked by Michael Gallagher

Thank you for the shoutout.

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No problem, Edmund! Hope it helps!

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If we want to end cancel culture, we must stand together, not kneel together.

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