Reposting information from Steamcon III’s Facebook page for their Airship Awards
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Steamcon® is proud to present the second annual Airship Award nominations! The steampunk community has so many fabulously creative individuals, and we wish to honor them by celebrating their achievements and contributions to the steampunk community.
The nominees for the 2011 Airship Awards are:
Written: Any written piece of work, including but not limited to: novels, short stories, blogs, screen plays, etc.
• Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel by Tee Morris & Pip Ballantine
• The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder –
• Camera Obscura by Lavie Tidhar
• The Half Made World by Felix Gilman
Visual: Any visual piece of work, including but not limited to: 2D art, 3D art, digital art, fashion design, website design, making/modding, short film (by an individual)
• James Ng
• Myke Amend
• Adam Smith
• Joe Benitez
Aural: Any aural piece of work, including but not limited to: Bands, songs, musicians, music videos, etc.
• Professor Elemental
• Unwoman
• Steam Powered Giraffe
• Vagabond Opera
Community Contributor: An individual who is outspoken and supportive in the steampunk community, including but not limited to: Blogger, event organizer, convention runner, scholar, speaker etc.
• Ay-leen the Peacemaker – Beyond Victoriana
• Lia Keyes – SWAG
• Suzanne Lazear – Steamed
• Jordan Block – Sepiachord
Potpourri: Anything not yet covered, including but not limited to: Game design/designer, acting troupes, short film (by a group), movie, television, etc.
• Clockwork Cabaret
• Unhallowed Metropolis RPG
• Rise of Aester RPG
Steamcon® wishes to congratulate all the nominees for their contributions to steampunk.
The nominees were solicited online from the steampunk world at large, and the pre-registered members of Steamcon III will now vote to choose the winners.
The awards will be presented to the nominee with the most votes in each category at an awards banquet on Friday, October 14th, 2011 during the Steamcon III convention.
If you are pre-registered for Steamcon III, you should have received an email containing an order code. Use this code to vote here: http://registration.steamcon.org/voting
If you did not receive this code, you can email registration@steamcon.org to get yours. The rules for voting are here: http://registration.steamcon.org/voting/rules
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