Parsec Awards http://www.parsecawards.com A Celebration of Speculative Fiction Podcasting Mon, 20 May 2013 02:57:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Promo Available! http://www.parsecawards.com/announcements/promo-available/ http://www.parsecawards.com/announcements/promo-available/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 19:59:24 +0000 admin http://www.parsecawards.com/?p=214 We’re running down to the end of the nomination period (May 27th), and need your help to encourage those lazy shy listeners who haven’t nominated any podcasts yet. Our own Susie the Southern Geek has created a promo you can include in your next episode. Thanks!

]]> http://www.parsecawards.com/announcements/promo-available/feed/ 0 2013 Parsec Awards Nominations Begin…NOW! http://www.parsecawards.com/announcements/2013-parsec-awards-nominations-begin-now/ http://www.parsecawards.com/announcements/2013-parsec-awards-nominations-begin-now/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:23:17 +0000 admin http://www.parsecawards.com/?p=201 [...]]]> What podcasts do you listen to? Are any of them good? I mean really good? If it has to do with speculative fiction, through original work, commentary about specific vehicles or speculative fiction in general, speculative fiction music, facts that help create the fiction, whether it’s one person or a whole cast of characters. Let that show know you think they are AMAZING.

We are The Parsec Awards. For over eight years we have been dedicated to rewarding excellence in various aspects of Speculative Fiction podcasting; in it’s finished works, its foundations, and its commentary. Impartial judges review hundreds of podcasts submitted by fans just like you. The winners are announced at Dragon*Con in Atlanta during Labor Day Weekend. Let your voice and your favorite show be heard. Nominate your favorite show today.

]]> http://www.parsecawards.com/announcements/2013-parsec-awards-nominations-begin-now/feed/ 0 Tabling at Balticon and RavenCon http://www.parsecawards.com/announcements/tabling-at-balticon-and-ravencon/ http://www.parsecawards.com/announcements/tabling-at-balticon-and-ravencon/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:13:58 +0000 admin http://www.parsecawards.com/?p=194 The Parsec Awards will have a fan table at Balticon (Baltimore, MD) and RavenCon (Richmond, VA) this spring. If you would be willing to help out by staffing the table, please let us know.

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]]> http://www.parsecawards.com/announcements/patent-troll-targets-podcasters/feed/ 0 Parsec Nomination Promo Request http://www.parsecawards.com/announcements/parsec-nomination-promo-request/ http://www.parsecawards.com/announcements/parsec-nomination-promo-request/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:48:53 +0000 admin http://www.parsecawards.com/?p=190 [...]]]> Every year the Parsec Awards Steering Committee relies on the podcasters and podcast listeners to nominate eligible podcasts for the Parsec Awards. This takes several forms such as word of mouth, Twitter, Facebook, mentions on podcasts, and promos. In order to ensure the message gets out, we need updated promos for 2013. This is where we humbly request your help.

The promo needs to include the following key points:

  • Parsec Awards: A Celebration of Speculative Fiction Podcasting
  • Parsec Nominations Open: April 1 to May 27, 2013
  • Website: www.parsecawards.com
  • Parsec Ceremony: at DragonCon

The promo should be 60 seconds or less and ideally funny and memorable. We will need to know if it is family friendly or not. The Steering Committee also will need to approve the promos before posting them to our web site.

We are not providing scripts, as we would like to leave the details to the creative experts. That being said, there’s a new Star Trek movie coming out, John Scalzi is finally continuing the Old Man’s War saga, Wil Wheaton was in a Super Bowl commercial, and there’s the whole JoCo/GLEE thing, if you need some inspiration.

We need the audio by March 1, please.

If you are willing and able to help, please let us know in the comments below and we’ll be in touch with where to send the file.

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