{"id":25032,"date":"2018-06-01T09:45:34","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T13:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/?p=25032"},"modified":"2018-06-01T09:45:34","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T13:45:34","slug":"nebula-award-winning-writer-kelly-robson-had-a-little-lamb-and-you-can-eavesdrop-in-episode-68-of-eating-the-fantastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2018\/06\/01\/nebula-award-winning-writer-kelly-robson-had-a-little-lamb-and-you-can-eavesdrop-in-episode-68-of-eating-the-fantastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebula Award-winning writer Kelly Robson had a little lamb (and you can eavesdrop) in Episode 68 of Eating the Fantastic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you digested last episode’s Nebula Awards Donut Jamboree<\/a> yet? I hope so, because following up on that lightning-round event, it’s time for the first of five one-on-one interviews over meals with writers recorded during this year’s Nebula Awards weekend in Pittsburgh—starting with nominee Kelly Robson<\/a>, who 48 hours after we dined at Union Standard<\/a>, became a winner<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Before winning this year’s Best Novelette Nebula for \u201cA Human Stain,\u201d she was also a finalist for the 2017 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Her novella \u201cWaters of Versailles\u201d won the 2016 Aurora Award and was also a finalist for the Nebula and World Fantasy Awards. Her short story \u201cThe Three Resurrections of Jessica Churchill\u201d was a finalist for the Theodore Sturgeon Award, and her short story \u201cTwo-Year Man\u201d was a finalist for the Sunburst Award. Her most recent publication is the time travel adventure Gods, Monsters and the Lucky Peach<\/em>. <\/p>\n

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I\u2019d hoped to visit Union Standard shortly after they opened for one of last year\u2019s batch of Nebula Awards weekend episodes, but sadly, it wasn\u2019t to be, so I’m thrilled I was able to host Kelly there. As for the reason why I was so anxious to eat at that restaurant—Chef Derek Stevens has been called one of the foundational figures of Pittsburgh\u2019s culinary boom. In fact, Pittsburgh<\/em> magazine has written of him<\/a>—”If you like dining out in Pittsburgh, you should thank Derek Stevens.” If nothing else, I’ve got to thank him for the Jamison Farm Lamb Sirloin with Anson Mills polenta and grilled asparagus—of which Kelly kindly allowed me a nibble. <\/p>\n

We discussed how the first Connie Willis story she read changed her brain, the way a provocative photo got her a gig as a wine reviewer at a top national magazine, what she learned from the initial Taos Toolbox writers workshop, why completing Gods, Monsters and the Lucky Peach<\/em> was like giving birth to a watermelon, how reading a Battlestar Galactica<\/em> tie-in novel helped teach her how to write, where she would head if time travel were real, why she’s contemplating writing a “frivolous” trilogy (and what that really means), the reason the story of hers she most likes to reread is professionally published James Bond fanfic, and much, much more.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s how you can have a little lamb with us—<\/p>\n

1) Subscribe over at the iTunes store<\/a>, where you’ll also find all 67 previous episodes.<\/p>\n

2) Listen to the episode on any device of your choosing via the RSS feed of http:\/\/eatingthefantastic.libsyn.com\/rss<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3) Or check it out using the embed below.<\/p>\n