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2010 SFN / NWSFS Election Results
Elections were closed at 5 pm on Saturday the 19th. There were 26 mailed ballots received before the picnic; 2 did not have any name or membership number on the envelope and were not counted. 21 ballots were handed in at the picnic (one I misplaced until after the counting, so the totals for the winners is 1 higher than announced at the time).
The count was:
SFN/NWSFS Chair:
39 for Michael Citrak
1 for None Of The Above
1 for Zephod Beeblebrox
3 for Doug Booze
1 for Eric Pawtowski
SFN/NWSFS Vice Chair:
41 for Jeanine Swanson
1 for Slartibartfast
1 for Lisa Woodings
1 for Yvonne Pawtowski
1 for Katrina Marier.
SFN/NWSFS Treasurer:
38 for Bill Boyde
1 for Opus
1 for None Of The Above
1 for Arthur Dent
1 for Daniel Pawtowski
2 for Dick O'Shea
1 for Doug Booze.
Thanks to Peggy Larreau, Lisa Woodings, and Linda Deneroff for help counting.
Greg Paddock
c/o 153 Deerfield Lane
Pleasantville, NY 10570
(914) 769-5545
http://www.philipkdickaward.org
January 16, 2010
For Immediate Release
2009 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced
The judges of the 2009 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia SF Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust, are pleased to announce seven nominated works that comprise the final ballot for the award:
BITTER ANGELS by C. L. Anderson (Ballantine Books/Spectra)
THE PRISONER by Carlos J. Cortes (Ballantine Books/Spectra)
THE REPOSSESSION MAMBO by Eric Garcia (Harper)
THE DEVIL’S ALPHABET by Daryl Gregory (Del Rey)
CYBERABAD DAYS by Ian McDonald (Pyr)
CENTURIES AGO AND VERY FAST by Rebecca Ore (Aqueduct Press)
PROPHETS by S. Andrew Swann (DAW Books)
First prize and any special citations will be announced on Friday, April 2, 2010 at Norwescon 33 at the Doubletree Seattle Airport Hotel, SeaTac, Washington.
The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually with the support of the Philip K. Dick Trust for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and the Philip K. Dick Trust and the award ceremony is sponsored by the NorthWest Science Fiction Society. Last year’s winners were EMISSARIES FROM THE DEAD by Adam-Troy Castro (Eos Books) and TERMINAL MIND by David Walton (Meadowhawk Press). The 2009 judges are Daniel Abraham (chair), Eileen Gunn, Karen Hellekson, Elaine Isaak, and Marc Laidlaw.
For more information, contact the award administration:
David G. Hartwell (914) 769-5545
Gordon Van Gelder (201) 876-2551
For more information about the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society,
http://www.psfs.org/:
Contact Gary Feldbaum (215) 665-5752
For more information about the Philip K. Dick Trust: www.philipkdick.com
For more information about Norwescon:
http://www.norwescon.org/:
Contact NorthWest SF Society: (425) 686-9737
2009 SFN / NWSFS Election Results
The counting of the ballots for the 2009 SFN / NWSFS Election took place today at a SFN / NWSFS Business Meeting at the Overlake Round Table Pizza in Bellevue WA.
41 ballots were received either via mail, or handed in at the June NWSFS Picnic or today's meeting. Of those ballots, 7 were invalid due to not having any identification, either member number and/or name on them. Below are the election results based on the remaining 34 valid ballots, with the vote tallies listed below the winner for each position:
2009 SFN / NWSFS Chair - Michael Citrak:
Michael Citrak - 32 votes received
Doug Booze - 1 write in vote received
Eric Pawtowski - 1 write in vote received
2009 SFN / NWSFS Vice Chair - Shawn Marier:
Shawn Marier - 24 votes received
Michael Ormes - 9 write in votes received
Daniel Pawtowski - 1 write in vote received
2009 SFN / NWSFS Treasurer - Bill Boyde:
Bill Boyde - 33 votes received
Yvonne Pawtowski - 1 write in vote received
Cherie Playter received a write in vote for Vice Chair, and Doug Booze also received a write in vote for Treasurer, but unfortunately those ballots were not valid due to the lack of a member number and/or name on the ballot envelope as required.
It was also interesting to note that long time write in favorite "My Left Foot" did not receive any votes this year, but Frankenstein received a write in vote for Chair and Thumbalina received a write in vote for Vice Chair. Unfortunately (or fortunately) neither person or creature is a member of NWSFS, and the ballot was invalid due to a lack of ID.
Congratulations to Michael Citrak, Shawn Marier, and Bill Boyde, and many thanks to all who participated in this years elections.
Cheers,
Jim Cox
2009 SFN / NWSFS Elections