Cover Illustration for FAST FORWARD 2 (Pyr) by John Picacio.
The list of finalists is here and Yours Truly is nominated for four 2009 Chesley Awards! Very stoked about the news. The Chesley Awards are the peer awards given annually within the worldwide science fiction and fantasy artist community. The winners will be announced at the World Science Fiction Convention in Montreal this August. This same convention is the home of science fiction’s most prestigious awards, the Hugos, which are also presented there annually. Here are my four nominated works:
Best Cover Illustration: Hardcover
VIEWPOINTS CRITICAL: SELECTED STORIES
Author: L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
Publisher: Tor
(pictured left)
Best Cover Illustration: Paperback
FAST FORWARD 2
Edited by: Lou Anders
Publisher: Pyr
Best Cover Illustration: Magazine
ASIMOV’S
September 2008
Best Interior Illustration
ELRIC: THE STEALER OF SOULS
Author: Michael Moorcock
Publisher: Del Rey
(This selection is one of 20+ interior illustrations I did for the book. Here’s an extensive gallery of some my other interiors from the book.)
Proud and honored to be amongst this year’s nominees, and congrats to all. 
Congratulations John. Glad to see somebody is paying attention to your good work!
Not surprising to see the FF2 cover getting so much attention. That’s a truly exceptional illustration for a truly exceptional collection of short stories.