New Weird Contest–updated rules
Jeff VanderMeer • July 29th, 2007 @ 12:34 pm • Uncategorized
You can take a look at the New Weird excerpt contest here. Since it is actually Very Difficult–and I’m not kidding–let’s do a “re-set”. Still the same deadline, but below find 12 writers who are in the NW anthology. Nine of them are represented in the samples. Anyone who guessed before can now guess again (one time), and if you haven’t guessed, feel free with this new info in hand.
Jeff
In no particular order:
Leena Krohn
Michael Moorcock
China Mieville
Jeffrey Ford
Alistair Rennie
Sarah Monette
Hal Duncan
K.J. Bishop
Jay Lake
Brian Evenson
Paul Di Filippo
Jeffrey Thomas
July 29, 2007 at 9:21 pm
I haven’t read stuff by everyone on the list, so …. anyhow:
1 – Filippo
2 – Ford
3 – Mieville
4 – Duncan
5 – Bishop
6 – Thomas
7 – Lake
8 – Rennie
9 – Moorcock
July 30, 2007 at 1:24 am
Same here Brendan. I like your Filippo guess- the excerpt does suggest one of his crazy ideas.
1. Filippo
2. Bishop
3. Duncan (I’m pretty sure he’s not in here at all, but better the devil I know)
4. Lake
5. Moorcock
6. Mieville
7. Ford
8. Krohn
9. Monette (I don’t know anyone who writes like that, therefore…)
Strangely I’m much less confident about this set of guesses and my last lot were all wrong.
July 30, 2007 at 8:30 am
I’m not sure why I’m doing this, since I feel certain that I’m likely to be wrongedy wrong wrong. Here goes: no guess at all for the first two.
3. Paul Di Filippo
4. Jay Lake
5. K. J. Bishop
6. China Mieville
7. Jeffrey Ford
8. Sarah Monette
9. Hal Duncan
Susan Loyal
July 30, 2007 at 9:18 am
I’m a bit confused. We just have to guess which of the 9 (of 12 listed) are represented in the samples?
We no longer have to attach a name to an excerpt?
July 30, 2007 at 9:33 am
the numbers I put were the excerpts I think they belong to. Not sure if that is what we are supposed to do though.
July 30, 2007 at 9:47 am
Just move my guess to here:
#1: Alastair Rennie
#2: Michael Moorcock
#3: Hal Duncan
#4: K. J. Bishop
#5: Paul Di Filippo
#6: Jeffrey Thomas
#7: Jeffrey Ford
#8: Leena Krohn
#9: Sarah Monette
Still have no idea even with the clues, that means i have to try hard to catch up with books i bought.
July 30, 2007 at 11:04 am
Let’s see:
#1. Paul Di Filippo
#2. China Miéville
#3. Michael Moorcock
#4. Sarah Monette
#5. Jay Lake
#6. Jeffrey Ford
#7. K.J. Bishop
#8. Leena Krohn
#9. Brian Evenson
Some wild guesses.
July 30, 2007 at 11:28 am
you have 12 authors to choose from. and you have to guess which nine, in the right slots. all that’s changed is that i’ve narrowed it down for you.
jeff
July 30, 2007 at 12:40 pm
Actually, if I had to make one guess it would be 5 for Bishop. But a lot of the people in the list are quite capable of shifting styles, so it is hard.
July 30, 2007 at 2:09 pm
Glen, Daneel, and Oliver are all tied with the most correct (a very low number, however).
Jeff
July 30, 2007 at 4:47 pm
#1. Di Filippo
#2. Moorcock
#3. Duncan
#4. Lake
#5. Bishop
#6. Mieville
#7. Ford
#8. Krohn
#9. Monette
July 30, 2007 at 4:58 pm
Oops - posted the wrong list. This is the one I meant. Sorry! :)
#1. Di Filippo
#2. Moorcock
#3. Duncan
#4. Lake
#5. Evenson
#6. Mieville
#7. Ford
#8. Krohn
#9. Bishop
July 30, 2007 at 5:22 pm
Tor–can you post your full name? Thanks. Hmm. You’ve got three right if I take your latest…Still pondering.
jeff
July 30, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Tor (keeping my identity hidden from the internets) Christensen
Only three? I was convinced you were going to tell me that I got them all right, and how did I do that without inside info?
dammit
July 31, 2007 at 1:02 am
Well, a lot of blind guessing (or half-blind at least), but here’s a shot:
1 Evenson
2 Duncan
3 Lake
4 Monette
5 Moorcock
6 Di Filippo
7 Ford
8 Krohn
9 Bishop
July 31, 2007 at 11:17 am
Here are my guesses:
1. Lake
2. Moorcock
3. Duncan
4. Monette
5. Mieville
6. Evenson
7. Ford
8. Krohn
9. Bishop
Cindy Chen
July 31, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Quick question - Tuesday August 1 is listed as the deadline. Is that midnight tonight, or midnight tomorrow night? Because Tuesday happens to be July 31…
Also, am I still in first?
July 31, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Sorry–midnight tonight. Nope, you’re no longer in first.
Jeff
July 31, 2007 at 3:14 pm
So who is winning?
July 31, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Cindy or Daniel. Not saying more until the contest is over. :)
Jeff
July 31, 2007 at 3:52 pm
1. Jay Lake
2. Michael Moorcock
3. Leena Krohn
4. K.J. Bishop
5. China Mieville
6. Paul Di Filippo
7. Jeffrey Ford
8. Brian Evenson
9. Sarah Monette
July 31, 2007 at 5:01 pm
Ah, jeez. I could guess forever. Might as well punt now.
1. Michael Moorcock
2. Jay Lake
3. Hal Duncan
4. Sarah Monette
5. Brian Evenson
6. China Mieville
7. Jeffrey Ford
8. Leena Krohn
9. K. J. Bishop
July 31, 2007 at 5:02 pm
1. Michael Moorcock
2. China Mieville
3. Hal Duncan
4. Paul Di Filippo
5. Jeffrey Thomas
6. Sarah Monette
7. Jeffrey Ford
8. Leena Krohn
9. K.J. Bishop
Eh…
July 31, 2007 at 5:22 pm
Since we’re in the home stretch, I won’t be commenting on any of your guesses from this point forward.
To sweeten the pot, I’ll throw in a trade paper Shriek (US Tor), a copy of Leena Krohn’s Tainaron, and whatever else happens to be around when I put the box together.
Jeff
July 31, 2007 at 7:20 pm
My guesses:
1. Jay Lake
2. Jeffrey Thomas
3. Alistair Rennie
4. Sarah Monette
5. Michael Moorcock
6. Paul Di Fillipo
7. Jeffrey Ford
8. Leena Krohn
9. K.J. Bishop
July 31, 2007 at 8:44 pm
1. Evenson
2. Duncan
3. Lake
4. Monette
5. Miéville
6. Di Filippo
7. Ford
8. Krohn
9. Bishop
July 31, 2007 at 10:47 pm
1. Duncan
2. Moorcock
3. Lake
4. Monette
5. Evenson
6. Thomas
7. Ford
8. Krohn
9. Bishop
July 31, 2007 at 10:55 pm
…and we’re 6 minutes away from closing this down–EST. I’ll post in the morning with the winner.
Jeff