Awarded for outstanding achievement in Robert E. Howard studies during the calendar year 2007.<\/p>\n
The winners of the fourth annual Cimmerian Awards were announced on the evening of Friday, June 13th 2008, live at Robert E. Howard Days in Cross Plains.<\/p>\n
THE WINNERS<\/strong><\/p>\n
The Atlantean<\/strong> — Outstanding Achievement, Book By a Single Author<\/em>
\n[redacted]<\/p>\nThe Valusian<\/strong> —<\/em> Outstanding Achievement, Anthology<\/em>
\nno qualified nominees — no award given<\/em><\/p>\nThe Hyrkanian <\/strong>— Outstanding Achievement, Essay<\/em>
\nFirst Place: BRIAN LENO<\/span><\/strong>, for “Down the Rabbit Hole” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n4)
\nSecond Place: DAMON SASSER<\/strong><\/span>, for “Underwood for the Ages” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n1)
\nThird Place: DONALD SIDNEY-FRYER<\/strong><\/span>, for “Robert E. Howard: Epic Poet in Prose” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V3n12)<\/p>\nThe Aquilonian<\/strong> — Outstanding Achievement, Periodical<\/em>
\n LEO GRIN<\/strong><\/span>, for The Cimmerian<\/em> Volume 4<\/p>\nThe Stygian<\/strong> — Outstanding Achievement, Website<\/em>
\nMARK FINN, LEO GRIN, [redacted], STEVE TOMPKINS<\/span><\/strong>: The Cimmerian<\/em> Blog<\/p>\nThe Venarium Award <\/strong>— Emerging Scholar<\/em>
\nno qualified nominees — no award given<\/em><\/p>\nThe Black River Award<\/strong> — Special Achievement<\/em>
\nPATRICE LOUINET<\/span><\/strong>, for his work on getting the contents of The Last of the Trunk<\/em> out to fans at long last.<\/p>\nThe Black Circle Award<\/strong> — Lifetime Achievement<\/em>
\nNOVALYNE PRICE ELLIS<\/strong><\/span>, (posthumous)<\/p>\nThe Black Circle Award<\/strong> — 2008 nominee<\/em>
\nno person <\/em>qualified <\/em> — no nomination given<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nMore details of this year’s Awards will soon be available in the August issue of The Cimmerian<\/em> (V5n4).<\/p>\n
THE 2008 CIMMERIAN AWARDS — LIST OF NOMINEES<\/strong><\/p>\n
The Atlantean<\/strong> — Outstanding Achievement, Book by a Single Author<\/em>
\n(for the purposes of this award, a book is any publication which is perfect-bound, over 50 pages, and has a stated intention of being a one-shot item)<\/p>\nNIELSEN, LEON: Robert E. Howard: A Collector’s Descriptive Bibliography, with Biography<\/em><\/p>\n
WINNER:<\/strong><\/span> [redacted]<\/p>\n
SAMMON, PAUL: Conan the Phenomenon: The Legacy of Robert E. Howard’s Fantasy Icon
\n<\/em><\/p>\nThe Valusian<\/strong> — Outstanding Achievement, Anthology<\/em>
\n(for the purposes of this award, a book is any publication which is perfect-bound, over 50 pages, and has a stated intention of being a one-shot item)<\/p>\nno qualified nominees — no award given<\/em><\/p>\n
The Hyrkanian<\/strong> — Outstanding Achievement, Essay<\/em>
\n(Essays must have made their first public published appearance in the previous calender year. Interviews, speeches, short book introductions, short reviews and other minor works do not count. Remember, you need to allocate your total number of votes three times<\/em> for this category: once for First Place, once for Second, and again for Third. Also remember, for each of those places you can split your total between several essays you feel are deserving of votes.)<\/p>\nBURKE, RUSTY
\n“The Robert E. Howard Foundation” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V3n12)<\/p>\nCAVALIER, BILL “INDY”
\n“The Other<\/em> REH Days” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n5)<\/p>\nGREEN, CHRIS
\n“On the Road to Cross Plains” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n1)<\/p>\nGRIN, LEO
\n“Beyond the Colorado River” (from The Cimmerian <\/em>V3n11)
\n“‘Our Labor of Love'” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n2)<\/p>\nHALL, SCOTT
\n“An Iron Harp Played Through A Marshall Amp” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n3)<\/p>\nHARDY, DAVID A.
\n“Adventure Days and Arabian Nights” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n1)
\n“Worms of the Frontier” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n3)<\/p>\nHERMAN, PAUL
\n“The Search for the Desk of Robert E. Howard” (from The REH Foundation Newsletter<\/em> #3)<\/p>\nHERRON, DON
\n“On Murgunstrumm<\/em>, Mak Morn, and Karl Edward Wagner: Afterthoughts<\/em>” (from “Yours for Faster Hippos,” — Thirty Years of “Conan vs. Conantics”<\/em>)
\n“The Tennessee Kid: Some History” (from “Yours for Faster Hippos,” — Thirty Years of “Conan vs. Conantics”<\/em>)<\/p>\nHOFFMAN, CHARLES
\n“Robert E. Howard: Twentieth-Century Mythmaker” (from The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 1: Crimson Shadows<\/em>)<\/p>\nHOLMES, MORGAN
\n“Enter the Barbarian” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n6)
\n“The Statement of S. T. Joshi” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n2)
\n“A Tale of Two Pulp Shows” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n4)<\/p>\nINDICK, BEN P.
\n“The Would-Be Cimmerian” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n1)<\/p>\nKAHAN, JEFFREY
\n“Conan the Shakespearean\/Hamlet the Barbarian” (from The Dark Man<\/em> Vol. 3 No. 2)<\/p>\nKARWATH, BERND
\n“Bilder in Feuer” (from Winds of Time<\/em>)
\n“Epilogue: Afterthoughts on ‘The Tempter'” (from Winds of Time<\/em>)
\n“Loomings” (from Winds of Time<\/em>)<\/p>\nKELSEY, RICK
\n“Star-Studded Conan” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n6)<\/p>\nLENO, BRIAN
\n“Diary of a Bad Man” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V3n12)
\nFIRST PLACE WINNER:<\/strong><\/span> “Down the Rabbit Hole” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n4)
\n“The Fouling of Robert E. Howard” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n2)<\/p>\nLINZALONE, JOSEPH
\n“The Thrill of It All” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n6)<\/p>\nMcILVAINE, ROBERT M.
\n“The Influence of Joseph A. Altsheler’s Young Trailers Series on Howard’s Pictish Wilderness Fiction” (from The Dark Man<\/em> Vol. 3 No. 2)<\/p>\nNIELSEN, LEON
\n“The Image of Conan” (from REH: Two-Gun Raconteur<\/em> #11)
\n“Legacy” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V3n12)<\/p>\n[redacted]<\/p>\n
ROMEO, GARY
\n“The Father of Sword-and-Sorcery” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n3)<\/p>\nSASSER, DAMON
\nSECOND PLACE WINNER:<\/strong><\/span> “Underwood for the Ages” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n1)<\/p>\nSAUNDERS, CHARLES
\n“Reflections on Hyborian Africa” (from REH: Two-Gun Raconteur<\/em> #11)<\/p>\nSHOVLIN, PAUL
\n“Raising Kane” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V4n3)<\/p>\nSIDNEY-FRYER, DONALD
\nTHIRD PLACE WINNER:<\/strong><\/span> “Robert E. Howard: Epic Poet in Prose” (from The Cimmerian<\/em> V3n12)<\/p>\nSTREET, DANNY
\n“Blooming Madness and Death” (from REH: Two-Gun Raconteur<\/em> #11)<\/p>\nTOMPKINS, STEVEN
\n“Barbarian at the Pantheon-Gates” (from The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 2: Grim Lands<\/em>)
\n“Mind-forg’d Manacles? Back to School with Robert E. Howard” (from The Dark Man<\/em> Vol. 3 No. 2)<\/p>\nWEINBERG, ROBERT
\n“A Brief History of the Conan Saga” (from Windy City Pulp Stories<\/em> #7)<\/p>\nThe Aquilonian<\/strong> — Outstanding Achievement, Periodical<\/em>
\n(for the purposes of this award, a periodical is any publication which has a stated intention of being a continuous series of items, even if only one issue appeared during the year in question, and even if the periodical’s length would otherwise qualify it as a book)<\/p>\nWINNER:<\/strong><\/span> GRIN, LEO: The Cimmerian<\/em> Volume 4<\/p>\n
HALL, MARK: The Dark Man: The Journal of Robert E. Howard Studies<\/em><\/p>\n
THE ROBERT E. HOWARD FOUNDATION: The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter<\/em><\/p>\n
SASSER, DAMON: REH: Two-Gun Raconteur<\/em><\/p>\n
The Stygian<\/strong> — Outstanding Achievement, Website<\/em>
\n(Nominees are limited to Internet sites with a main purpose of archiving REH scholarship. Chat groups and e-mail lists do not qualify. To get on the ballot, each website must have updated their content at least once in the past year.)<\/p>\nBURKE, CAVALIER, HOLMES: The REHupa website<\/a><\/p>\n
COFFMAN, FRANK: The REH-e-APA website<\/a><\/p>\n
WINNER:<\/strong><\/span> FINN, GRIN, [redacted], TOMPKINS: The Cimmerian Blog<\/a><\/p>\n