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   XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, alt.books.sf   
   From: mscottschilling@hotmail.com   
      
   Butch Malahide wrote:   
   > On Jan 19, 10:02 am, Dur    
   > wrote:   
   >>   
   >> The Carl Brandon Parallax Award is given to works of speculative   
   >> fiction created by a self-identified person of color. The Carl   
   >> Brandon Kindred Award is given to any work of speculative fiction   
   >> dealing with issues of race and ethnicity; nominees may be of any   
   >> racial or ethnic group. Both awards include a $1000 cash prize...   
   >   
   > Too bad they couldn't think of an sf writer of color to name the award   
   > after. As far as I know, the real writers who created the purported   
   > fan and pro writings of the fictional "Carl Brandon" were persons of   
   > pallor.   
      
   As opposed to the Prometheus Award, given to people of choler.   
      
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