FOR THE WINNERS. Joy Alyssa Day posted a photo of this year’s Chesley Award.
Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13. On April 13, 1970, the Apollo 13’s lunar landing was aborted in what would become a historic mission. The crippled Apollo 13 spacecraft splashed down on April 17, 1970.
It’s a beautiful piece, 4″ wide, 12″ deep and about 4″ tall. Water is sculpted fused glass with a blown glass Apollo Capsule attached. Capsule is engraved and painted for the doors and windows.
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…Conrunning is a hard, sometimes thankless task. Most of the time people don’t know who does what unless they’re looking to complain. Most people don’t know that a lot of fan-run cons are run by volunteers, not paid workers.
I have the privilege of being the only person to have co-authored a book with Phyllis: Eisenstein, P. and S. M. Scheiner. 1997. Overcoming the Pain of Inflammatory Arthritis. Avery, New York. Phyllis had suffered from severe arthritis ever since her teenage years. None of the standard treatments helped. One day she saw an ad claiming that megavitamins would help. She tried them and to her delight, they greatly relieved her pain and other symptoms. Most people would be content to stop there, but not Phyllis. She realized that it had to be some specific vitamin and so, using herself as the test subject, she systematically went through each of the ingredients one at a time until she isolated the ciritical one: pantothenic acid. She then became a crusader, letting all of her friends who also suffered from arthritis about her discovery.
Justin Clement is the winner of the 2020 Gulliver Travel Grant awarded by the Speculative Literature Foundation. The Gulliver Travel Grant, worth $1,000, is intended to assist writers of speculative fiction in research, and can be used to cover airfare, lodging, and other travel expenses.
Justin Clement
Clement, 23, is a Nigerian writer, who is surprised he can now call himself a writer. His fiction explores the meanings and methods of life, and the human condition, through dark fantasy and science fiction. His works have been listed for various prizes and awards, including The 2018 African Writers Award for Best Short Story, The 2019 Punocracy Prize for Satire, The 2019 Nommo Awards for Best Short Story, The 2019 Awele Creative Trust Award, and others.
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Justin Clement is the winner of the 2020 Gulliver Travel Grant awarded by the Speculative Literature Foundation. The Gulliver Travel Grant, worth $1,000, is intended to assist writers of speculative fiction in research, and can be used to cover airfare, lodging, and other travel expenses.
Justin Clement
Clement, 23, is a Nigerian writer, who is surprised he can now call himself a writer. His fiction explores the meanings and methods of life, and the human condition, through dark fantasy and science fiction. His works have been listed for various prizes and awards, including The 2018 African Writers Award for Best Short Story, The 2019 Punocracy Prize for Satire, The 2019 Nommo Awards for Best Short Story, The 2019 Awele Creative Trust Award, and others.