{"id":1874,"date":"2014-11-02T10:16:06","date_gmt":"2014-11-02T15:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/?p=1874"},"modified":"2014-11-02T10:16:06","modified_gmt":"2014-11-02T15:16:06","slug":"the-pegasus-award-brainstorming-poll-is-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/the-pegasus-award-brainstorming-poll-is-open\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pegasus Award Brainstorming Poll is Open!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What science fiction or fantasy-related music would you like to see on the Pegasus Award ballot next year?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pegasus Award Logo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/pix\/blog\/pegasusawardlogo.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Opening the &#8220;brainstorming&#8221; phase signals the start of the 2015 awards cycle for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ovff.org\/pegasus.html\">Pegasus Awards<\/a> for &#8220;filk&#8221; &#8212; the music of science fiction and fantasy fandom. The Pegasus Awards are awarded at (and administered by) the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ovff.org\/index.html\">Ohio Valley Filk Fest<\/a> each October; in fact, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ovff.org\/pegasus\/winners\/index.html#2014\">the 2014 awards were just handed out last weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The brainstorming phase is conducted via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ovff.org\/pegasus\/2015poll.html\">this online poll<\/a> that allows anyone to nominate up to five songs and performers, in four permanent and two rotating categories. The 2015 categories are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Best Filk Song<\/strong> &#8212; Any song is eligible that has not previously won a Pegasus Award or been on the final ballot in this category in the last 2 years<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Classic Filk Song<\/strong> &#8212; Any well-known filk song that is at least 10 years old, has not previously won a Pegasus Award, and has not been on the final ballot in this category in the last 2 years<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Writer\/Composer<\/strong> &#8212; Any writer\/composer of filk songs who has not won this Pegasus Award in the past 5 years<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Performer<\/strong> &#8212; Any performer in the filk community who has not won this Pegasus Award in the past 5 years<\/li>\n<li><strong>2015 Rotating Category: Best Adapted Song<\/strong> &#8212; Parodies, pre-existing lyrics set to new music (e.g., a Kipling poem), or other material adapted to filk<\/li>\n<li><strong>2015 Rotating Category: Best Time-Related Song<\/strong> &#8212; Because it&#8217;s OVFF&#8217;s 31st anniversary and the 31st wedding anniversary is the &#8220;timepiece&#8221; anniversary, any songs related to time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anyone who has an interest in science fiction and\/or fantasy-related music may be considered part of the &#8220;filk community&#8221; and can participate in brainstorming possible nominees, nominating, and voting. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ovff.org\/pegasus\/rules.html\">The award by-laws<\/a> define &#8220;exhibiting interest&#8221; using examples such as filking at SF&amp;F conventions, attending filk conventions or &#8220;house sings,&#8221; taking part in related on-line forums, and just &#8220;discussing filk and filk related issues with other filkers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you made it this far in this post or have read any of my previous filk-related posts, you can probably claim to have exhibited interest and would therefore be qualified to participate in the Pegasus Award process. 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