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China Miéville, award- winning writer of what he describes as 'weird fiction', will chair the panel of five judges. Other judges include mathematician Professor Ian Stewart and literary blogger Stephen Mitchelmore.
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I can't say I'm a fan of China Miéville, having forced my way through all 867 pages of his
Perdido Street Station. (It had cactus people...yes,
cactus people!)
Stephen Mitchelmore blogs at
This Space.
And Eric, if you're reading, you'll like this rule:
Submissions may be translations of a work first published in another language. If so, the submission must be the first English translation and must have appeared for the first time within the stated prize period. The prize for such a work will be divided between the original author and the translator in the ratio 70:30.