You can make a differance in a poor author's life

Want to help out a poor Canadian author looking for a break in the business? Does the power over someone's future give you a warm fuzzy feeling in body parts better left unmentioned? Ever see those award shows and think to yourself, hey, who the hell votes for this crap anyway?

If you've answered yes, no, or have ignored any of the questions, then click the link below and make a differance. The Auroras are the premier Canadian award for best Science Fiction and Fantasy writing in Canada. The rules are fairyly simple, if you have had a work published in the previous year, (ie 2007), your eligible for nomination. Most authors willing to play the game have made their work available for reading. So, if you got the time, or feel you should actually read the work as opposed the popularity contest method used by the People's Choice Awards, you can at no charge to you.

What does the award mean? As far as I know, nothing financial. But you do get a real spiffy trophy, and the right to claim "Aurora winner" which looks good on any resume, title page or submission to a publisher.

Best of all it's all free. This is the first time the awards have offered an online ballot, so click on the link, fill in the blanks and give the vote counters a real headache this year with all the ballots to wade through.

Finally, just so you know, I have nothing to nominate, so I have nothing invested in this other than a desire to help others.

So, click and vote.

http://www.prix-aurora-awards.ca/English/AwardProcess/nominationForm.php

Mike