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The Gaylactic Network, science fiction fandom's premiere organization for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people, announced last week the finalists for the 1999 Gaylactic Network Spectrum Awards. The Gaylactic Network Spectrum Awards are juried and were created to honor works in science fiction, fantasy and horror that deal positively with gay characters, themes and issues. Regular awards will be presented in two categories for works originally released in 1998: Best Novel and Best Other Work. A special People's Choice Award will be given to the single work receiving the most nominations. Finally, to honor works released prior to the creation of the award, a special Hall of Fame Award will be given to a work released prior to 1998. The finalists are: Best Novel Accidental Creatures, by Anne Harris Dark Water's Embrace, by Stephen Leigh Halfway Human, by Carolyn Ives Gilman Maximum Light, by Nancy Kress The Painter Knight, by Fiona Patton Best Other Work Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction, edited by Nicola Griffith and Stephen Pagel Gods and Monsters, Lions Gate Entertainment Things Invisible to See, edited by Lawrence Schimel Hall of Fame China Mountain Zhang, by Maureen McHugh The Drag Queen of Elfland, by Lawrence Schimel Secret Matter, by Toby Johnson Shadow Man, by Melissa Scott Uranian Worlds, by Lyn Paleo and Eric Garber
Finally, for more information about the Gaylactic Network, visit their Web site or email speaker@gaylaxians.org. Addresses for all three are listed below. Gaylactic Network Spectrum Awards c/o Lambda Sci-Fi P.O. Box 656 Washington, DC 20044 Gaylaxicon: 1999 c/o Lambda Sci-Fi P.O. Box 656 Washington, DC 20044 The Gaylactic Network P.O. Box 1679 Brookline, MA 02446-0013 |