The last couple of days has seen an outpouring of support for Cedar and this little press that is extremely humbling.
Thank you.
People have been calling for an official statement from Raconteur Press — well, I think Cedar said it best:
“The cover is, ultimately, all about selling books, not an award.”
We’d like to thank everyone who bought a copy of ‘Goblin Market‘. Those sales, ladies and gentlemen, mean that Cedar’s design won.
And that’s what counts.
As far as Dragon Con goes: their stubborn insistence on remaining silent and giving the appearance of burying their heads in the sand is — in my humble opinion — the worst possible means of dealing with this cock up, but that’s their monkeys and their circus, not mine.
Moving on, it’s back to winning the only award that actually counts — the Benjy*. We’ve got seven-ish anthologies to finish for this year; 25 anthologies to get out in 2025, plus novels and children’s books in ’25. That’s enough work for a press three times our size … so. Back to work!
Again: thank you. The tsunami of comfort and encouragement for Cedar was awe-inspiring, and we are all so very grateful for it.
We hope to continue to be worthy of that support.
LawDog
*Money. Greenbacks. I have starving staff I need to pay.
She’s the best, and her covers sell my books. I pay her and her art is worth every penny, and then some. Bravo Zulu, Cedar!
We love Cedar!!
So? You started your own publishing house, I daresay that the effort to organise your own awards competition thingamabob will not be THAT hard. Just make it open to anyone and everyone and you might draw trade and fans from … errr – how can I put this? – other award awarding committees.
Just saying, is all …
That’s how the Dragon Awards started. They were pure fan-nomination, fan-choice, and had quite a variety of nominees. But some fans (and maybe publishers, but that’s just rumored) decided that the wrong people were winning. So … things began to change.
Cedar’s cover for Goblin Market is terrific and so is the book. Not that I’ biased. Anyway, y’all did well in your response to this cock-up.