Being asked to write a nomination letter is an honor. Someone thinks your opinion is valuable. Of course, before you make a recommendation, you need to ensure you truly believe this person is deserving of the award since you’re putting your name behind the recommendation. Chances are if you...
A short speech nominating a colleague for an award is considered a special occasion speech. This is a milestone event in the award recipient's life, and it demands a moment of reflection on her life and accomplishments. Once the speech is written and memorized, it should be delivered with e...
There is an active U.S. discussion about whether African Americans benefited from the horrific ills of bondage and slavery. A Florida governor who is a candidate for the Republican Party’s 2024 nomination for U.S. president is proudly touting such in his state education’s rewriting of histo...
A little tardy in announcing these, but Peauxdunque’sLarry Wormingtonreceived a Pushcart nomination fromElm Leaves Journalfor his story “Balloon Animals“; andTad BartlettandMaurice Ruffinboth received Pushcart nominations from members of the Pushcart Board of Contributing Editors for work they publis...
Reported sales figures for the nominated novels, both prior to and after their nomination and prior to and after the award announcement Sales figures for other SF&F entertainments, e.g., box office receipts, for the same time period
Scully takes a sample of the dirt and wants to go back to the forest to take another sample to compare it to, because, lost evidence and all. Back in the woods, creepy detective Miles, who, by the way, is Billy’s father’s, finds his son offering up Teresa as a sacrifice to ...