THIS JUST IN:
HOORAY HOORAY HOORAY FOR ARTS SA!!!
I got the grant I applied for — not all that I requested (my budget was a bit cheeky), but all that I need to write full time for much of next year!!
Goodbye daydrudgery, hello novel!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Lisa L. Hannett 
Congratulations! That is awesome news indeed.
Thanks so much, Cat! 😀
Yes congratulations, though I am surprised, not at you winning but that SA actually has the money to give. Lots of Arts cutbacks – good to see they are spending it wisely
Thanks again! Based on the feedback I got on my application, they didn’t have as much cash in the kitty as they would have liked, which is why I didn’t get all of the funding I asked for… Even so, it is great to see that they’re sharing the wealth (however much that might be!)