About
Mur Lafferty, Michael R. Mennenga & Tracy Hickman founded The Parsec Awards in 2006 to celebrate Speculative Fiction Podcasting, under the banner of Farpoint Media.
Podcast shows are nominated by fans, and finalists are chosen by a yearly steering committee. Those finalists are then voted on by an independent panel of judges from outside of podcasting. Awards are given in several categories ranging from content to audio quality.
2013 BOARD OF ADVISORS
The Board of Advisors help the Steering Committee make major decisions. They consist of the three founders of the Parsecs, and the current Parsec Awards president (appointed by the advisors).
Michael R. Mennenga, Founder
Mur Lafferty, Founder
Tracy Hickman, Founder
Laura Burns, 2013 President
STEERING COMMITTEE
The Steering Committee is the heart of the Parsec Awards. From maintaining the website to coordinating the event, everything funnels through these people. If you have submitted your podcast, you have probably talked with one or more of these people, and they have all heard your submissions!Laura Burns, 2009-2013
Gary Lindros, 2009-2013
Susie Murph, 2009-2013
Anna Creech 2010-2013
Barry Biddlecomb, 2011-2013
Bruce Press, 2011-2013
HOW ARE THE FINALIST PODCASTS SELECTED?
Podcasts were nominated by listeners and then evaluated by that year’s Parsec Awards Steering Committee and volunteer assistants. The finalists’ audio or video sample showcasing the best of their podcasts were then submitted to a group of independent finalist judges. See the Rules section for more detailed information
HOW WERE THE WINNERS DETERMINED?
The finalist judges looked for excellence in audio/video quality, production, presentation, and sheer entertainment value. They weighed the nominees on a scale of 10 to 1 point, 10 being the best. The results were tallied, adding together all of the points, and the podcast with the most in each category was the winner.