The Planetary Awards are coming to a close

The Planetary Awards

Please remember that this one is still here, and all votes must be in by the end of April

This one is a book blogger's award. They have two categories: short and long. Click on this link for the instructions on how to vote from your blog onto their award.

But yeah, if you have a blog and write about books, knock yourselves out.

....  I should probably vote for this as well. Oops.


It's going to be interesting. I don't know an awful lot about the award. And, since the book was pulled for rerelease by Silver Empire, campaigning would be odd. I don't think my publisher would appreciate me handing out ARCs of the book before he gets to edit a new version.

Oh, and while I think about it, I'm also up against Nick Cole and Robert Kroese. So, I'm going to need all the help I can get.

So, the Planetary Awards are in for the best SFF stories of 2017.  Anyone who has a blog, podcast, or YouTube account can vote. 

Which is most of the people I know, come to think of it.

The people involved are....

Short Stories / Novellas

• “Acadie” by Dave Hutchinson
• “The Bitten Body” by AC Spahn
• “Death on the Moon” by Spencer Hart, found in Cirsova issue #6
• “The First American” by Schuyler Hernstrom, found in Cirsova issue #5
• “The Pilot” by Andrew Mayne, found in Predator: If It Bleeds
• “Trouble in an Hourglass” by Jody Lynn Nye, found in Straight Outta Tombstone

My first thought is Jody, easily. But Cirsova has got a lot of people backing them. So start flipping coins.

Novels

• “Age of Assassins” by RJ Barker
• “Good to the Last Drop” by Declan Finn
• “The Guns Above” by Robyn Bennis
• “Kings of the Wyld” by Nicholas Eames
• “Legionnaire” by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole
• “Out of the Soylent Planet” by Robert Kroese
• “The Rogue Prince” by Lindsay Buroker

Do I have to actually say that I'd like to vote for myself and Good to the Last Drop? I think "Planetary Award Winner" looks just as nice as "Dragon Award Nominated series."

Not that I think I have a hope in heck. Between Cole and Anspach on one end, and Kroese on the other, I'm relatively cooked. In fact, if I'm actually not allowed to vote for myself, Robert Kroese is my bet. Out of the Soylent Planet is the third book in the Rex Nihilo series, so yeah, I'll be happy if it wins.

Of course, I hear about the nomination the day after the novel is pulled from shelves to prep for the Silver Empire rerelease. That's just timing. But hey, it's something to put on the new cover.

How to vote:

If you've already nominated something, you don’t need to cast a vote. It's fairly obvious who you're voting for. You can change your vote in the comments section on their webpage.

However, if you haven't nominated anything, just vote on your blog, podcast, or YouTube channel. Then, leave a comment on their page so they know about the vote. You get one vote for best short story and one for best novel, but you don’t have to use both votes if you’re only interested in one category.

The voting deadline is April 30th, 11:59PM US Pacific time.

If you have a book blog, time to vote. If you don't have a book blog ... now might be the time to start one.