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Are colleges fantasy writer friendly? Now I want to know. Some of those kids should be D&D players, which means yes.
They definitely *should* be…I think the article found that many traditional SF/F writers find that they’re not as much. But spec fiction might have an easier time.
Audie Awards? I’ll have to check the rules for that one.
The winners get good publicity!