{"id":2531,"date":"2017-05-24T11:47:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T15:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/?p=2531"},"modified":"2017-05-24T11:47:43","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T15:47:43","slug":"nominate-nerdy-music-for-the-pegasus-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/nominate-nerdy-music-for-the-pegasus-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominate Nerdy Music for the Pegasus Awards!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you like music related to science fiction or fantasy? Then you can nominate your favorite songs for the annual Pegasus Awards<\/a> for Excellence in Filking — which is, as you might guess, writing and performing music often related to SF&F and other nerdy, geeky topics.<\/p>\n

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(Pegasus Award Logo.)<\/em><\/h5>\n

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In case you’re wondering, anyone<\/strong> who has an interest in filk is considered part of the “filk community” and can nominate candidates (and vote, later!). Since very few people make it to every convention or hear every performer, the award includes a “brainstorming” phase which wrapped up a few weeks ago; you can head to the brainstorming results<\/a> for suggestions in each category.<\/p>\n

What are the categories? The Pegasus Awards are given out in four permanent categories, as well as two categories which rotate from year-to-year:<\/p>\n