Summary: In which we wax lyrical about awards, short stories and the love of reading. Because it’s that time of year! News Aurealis Awards http://www.aurealisawards.com/winners2010.pdf and Ceremony! Nebula Awards http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/05/2011-nebula-award-winners Translation Awards http://www.sfftawards.org/?p=412 Aqueduct links to 25 commemorations of Joanna Russ http://aqueduct-amble.livejournal.com/271345.html New podcast - http://wolverina.net/2011/05/16/first-podcast/ How I got my Boyfriend to Read Comics Last Short Story is on Twitter @lastshortstory New Galactic Chat: Kirstyn McDermott http://galactichat.podbean.com/2011/05/24/galactic-chat-04-kirstyn-mcdermott/ What Culture Have we Consumed? Tansy: The Shattering, Karen Healey Alex: The Wise Man’s Fear, Patrick Rothfuss (http://randomalex.net/2011/05/16/the-wise-man/); How to Suppress Women’s Writing, Joanna Russ; Welcome to Bordertown, Ellen Kushner and Terri Windling (http://lastshortstory.wordpress.com/2011/05/22/how-do-i-get-to-bordertown/); finished Stargate SG1 for the second time. Alisa: Ken Liu's Paper Menagerie (F&SF March/April), Joanna Russ’s We Who Are About To Pet Subject: Last Short Story 2011 Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us
