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The James Awards
Feb. 6th, 2008 | 09:48 pm
In the happy writing news department, the February edition of Expressions, a monthly newsletter by Sam’s Dot Publishing, is now out, and named within it are the nominations for the 2007 James B. Baker awards. It seems one of my pieces has made the cut. :) The James is an "in-house" award explained here (from the newsletter):
For those not fully familiar with this award, it's named for our "founding father," James B. Baker, who for years ran ProMart Publishing, which at his passing in September 2002 became Sam's Dot Publishing. Jim was fond of publishing new writers [including back then most of the current staff of Sam's Dot], and we have continued his mission to this day.
Essentially, each Sam’s Dot editor picks one piece (in each category) from his/her zine that was published during 07 and nominates it, and after each editor has done so, the finalists are forwarded to a mystery writer/editor, who makes a final decision. Results in April. I doubt I’ll end up winning, but it would definitely be cool to have my story singled out from all the tales published in ten different publications.
The finalists for the short story award:
The Martian Wave: "Oh, Mallary!" by Rick Novy
For those not fully familiar with this award, it's named for our "founding father," James B. Baker, who for years ran ProMart Publishing, which at his passing in September 2002 became Sam's Dot Publishing. Jim was fond of publishing new writers [including back then most of the current staff of Sam's Dot], and we have continued his mission to this day.
Essentially, each Sam’s Dot editor picks one piece (in each category) from his/her zine that was published during 07 and nominates it, and after each editor has done so, the finalists are forwarded to a mystery writer/editor, who makes a final decision. Results in April. I doubt I’ll end up winning, but it would definitely be cool to have my story singled out from all the tales published in ten different publications.
The finalists for the short story award:
The Fifth Di...: "Portrait of a Weeping Soldier" by John Bushore
Aoife's Kiss: "416175" by Laura Sanger Kelly
Champagne Shivers: "Gray" by Tom Moran
KidVisions: "Eli #7" by Angela Hunt
Beyond Centauri: "A Charcoal Exchange" by Kurt Kirchmeier
Scifaikuest: "Haibun" by Lisa Bradley
Sounds of the Night: "Cutbank Over Polecat" by Gwyn Henry
Hungur Magazine: "Singer" by Melissa Mead
Between Kisses: "Siren of Rain" by Edward Cox
Aoife's Kiss: "416175" by Laura Sanger Kelly
Champagne Shivers: "Gray" by Tom Moran
KidVisions: "Eli #7" by Angela Hunt
Beyond Centauri: "A Charcoal Exchange" by Kurt Kirchmeier
Scifaikuest: "Haibun" by Lisa Bradley
Sounds of the Night: "Cutbank Over Polecat" by Gwyn Henry
Hungur Magazine: "Singer" by Melissa Mead
Between Kisses: "Siren of Rain" by Edward Cox