Comments on: Fantasy’s New Award — David Gemmell’s Legend

By: Black Gate » Blog Archive » The Ham-Sized Fist Award

Black Gate » Blog Archive » The Ham-Sized Fist Award — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:16:26 +0000

[...] while back I talked about The David Gemmell Legend Award, given this year for the first time to a fan favorite novel of heroic fantasy. Like most fans of [...]

By: Gemmell Legend Award Goes Democratic — BillWardWriter.com

Gemmell Legend Award Goes Democratic — BillWardWriter.com — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:13:16 +0000

[...] when voting for this year’s book that best exemplifies David Gemmell’s fiction. I blogged a bit about my anxiety over the prior arrangement over at Black Gate, which did at least have judges [...]

By: Miscellany « Torque Control

Miscellany « Torque Control — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:57:27 +0000

[...] me, was precisely that the final stage was juried; I was looking forward to seeing how the judges evaluated the award’s criteria. While popular vote awards certainly have their place, I can’t muster the enthusiasm for [...]

By: Empire in Links and Gold « Torque Control

Empire in Links and Gold « Torque Control — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:44:26 +0000

[...] Thoughts on the David Gemmell Legend Award [...]

By: David Gemmell’s Legend Award — BillWardWriter.com

David Gemmell’s Legend Award — BillWardWriter.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:08:51 +0000

[...] Click here for Fantasy’s New Award — David Gemmell’s Legend [...]

By: James Enge

James Enge — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:59:24 +0000

The Clarke and the Campbell awards are famous for going to works that Clarke and/or Campbell might not have liked very much, so I wouldn’t say your concern is unwarranted.

It might depend on the beginning and end of the process–how willing editors are to nominate only novels genuinely appropriate to the award, and how willing the jury is to stand firm on the award’s criteria.

Anyway, I know what you mean. It’s cool, and I hope it doesn’t get highjacked. (Prize-jacked?)