Filed in Awards, Conventions | Steven H Silver, February 25, 2018 11:56 am | Comments (0)
Tags: Claude Mills, ConCave, DeepSouthCon, Joseph L. Green, Phoenix Award, Rebel Award, Rick Norwood, Rubble Award
The Rebel Award, Phoenix Award, and the Rubble Award, all presented at Concave 39/DeepSouthCon 56 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Rebel and Phoenix Awards are official awards, while the Rubble is an unofficial, but traditional award. The Rebel Award is presented for service to Southern fandom by a fan. the Phoenix is given for support by a pro of Southern fandom and/or professional work reflecting positively on the South, and the Rubble is given for the fan who’s done the most to Southern Fandom.
- Rebel Award: Rick Norwood
- Phoenix Award: Joseph L. Green
- Rubble Award: The broken sidewalk that resulted in con chair Claude Mills’s broken leg
Filed in Awards, Conventions | Steven H Silver, July 15, 2017 10:54 pm | Comments (0)
Tags: Aaron Allston, Bob Ellis, DeepSouthCon, Mike Pederson, Phoenix Award, Rebel Award, Rubble Award, Simon Hawke
The Rebel Award, Phoenix Award, and the Rubble Award, all presented at ConGregate/DeepSouthCon 55 in High Point, North Carolina. The Rebel and Phoenix Awards are official awards, while the Rubble is an unofficial, but traditional award. The Rebel Award is presented for service to Southern fandom by a fan. the Phoenix is given for support by a pro of Southern fandom and/or professional work reflecting positively on the South, and the Rubble is given for the fan who’s done the most to Southern Fandom.
- Rebel Award: Bob Ellis & Mike Pederson
- Phoenix Award: Simon Hawke & Aaron Allston
- Rubble Award: Chattanooga Choo-Choo Hotel for closing down
The Rebel Award, Phoenix Award, and the Rubble Award, all presented at JordanCon/DeepSouthCon 54 in Atlanta, GA. The Rebel and Phoenix Awards are official awards, while the Rubble is an unofficial, but traditional award. The Rebel Award is presented for service to Southern fandom by a fan. the Phoenix is given for support by a pro of Southern fandom and/or professional work reflecting positively on the South, and the Rubble is given for the fan who’s done the most to Southern Fandom.
- Rebel Award: Bill Harrison and Pat Henry
- Phoenix Award: Eugie Foster and Jana Oliver
- Rubble Award: Governor Pat McCrory, for signing North Carolina House Bill 2 into law
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Filed in Awards, Conventions, Fan | Steven H Silver, October 5, 2015 11:34 am | Comments (0)
Tags: Area 51, Contraflow, DeepSouthCon, Diana Rowland, Fleur de Fan Award, Frank Sciotta, Michael Scott, Ned Brooks, Phoenix Award, Rebel Award, Robert Asprin, Rubble Award, Toni Weisskopf, Walter M. Scott
The Rebel Award, Phoenix Award, the Rubble Award, and a new Fleur de Fan Award were all presented at DeepSouthCon 53/ContraFlow V in New Orleans, LA. The Rebel and Phoenix Awards are official awards, while the Rubble is an unofficial, but traditional award. The Rebel Award is presented for service to Southern fandom by a fan. the Phoenix is given for support by a pro of Southern fandom and/or professional work reflecting positively on the South, and the Rubble is given for the fan who’s done the most to Southern Fandom. The new Fleur de Fan Award is presented by Contraflow.
- Rebel Award: Frank Sciotta, for being an instrumental volunteer at many conventions and Michael Scott, founder of CoastCon
- Phoenix Award: Diana Rowland and Robert Asprin
- Rubble Award: The Force of Gravity for taking away Ned Brooks so recently
Fleur de Fan Awards
- Pro Fleur de Fan Award: Toni Weisskopf, for her support of ContraFlow
- Fan Fleur de Fan Award: Area 51 for amazing room parties
- Fan Fleur de Fan Award: Walter M. Scott, local fan and volunteer
ETA: Addition Fleur de Fan winners.
The Rebel Award, Phoenix Award, and the Rubble Award, all presented at Contrails/DeepSouthCon 52 in Bristol, VA. The Rebel and Phoenix Awards are official awards, while the Rubble is an unofficial, but traditional award. The Rebel Award is presented for service to Southern fandom by a fan. the Phoenix is given for support by a pro of Southern fandom and/or professional work reflecting positively on the South, and the Rubble is given for the fan who’s done the most to Southern Fandom.
- Rebel Award: Judy Bemis
- Phoenix Award: Steve Jackson
- Rubble Award: Gary Robe, for screwing up the SFPA ego boo poll
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Filed in Authors, Awards, Fan, Industry | Steven H Silver, April 21, 2013 11:53 am | Comments (0)
Tags: DeepSouthCon, JordanCon, Mike Rogers, Pat Gibbs, Phoenix Award, Rebel Award, Regina Kirby, Robert Jordan, Rubble Award
Two awards were presented at DeepSouthCon 51 (combined with JordanCon) on April 20. The Rebel Award is presented to a fan who has done things for Southern fandom and the Phoenix Award is for an SF professional who has done things for Southern fandom.
- Rebel Award: Mike Rogers and Regina Kirby
- Phoenix Award: Robert Jordan
The Rubble Award, for the person doing to most to Southern Fandom, was bestowed upon Atlanta fan Pat Gibbs, who frequently manages DeepSouthCon’s Hearts competition.
Filed in Awards, Fan, Industry | Steven H Silver, June 20, 2012 4:46 am | Comments (0)
Tags: Becky Zielke, Bill Zielke, DeepSouthCon, Fencon, John RIngo, Linda Zielke, Phoenix Award, Rebel Award, Robert Zielke, Rubble Award
Two awards were presented at DeepSouthCon 50 on June 17. The Rebel Award is presented to a fan who has done things for Southern fandom and the Phoenix Award is for an SF professional who has done things for Southern fandom.
- Rebel Award: John Ringo
- Phoenix Award: Shelby Vick; and The Zielke Clan: Robert & Becky Zielke and Bill & Linda Zielke
In addition, the Rubble Award was presented to a fan for doing things to Southern fandom. This year’s Rubble Award was presented to Bob Jennings for his work as OE on SFPA.
Filed in Awards, Fan, Industry | Steven H Silver, September 25, 2011 12:53 am | Comments (0)
Tags: Brad W. Foster, DeepSouthCon, Fencon, Phoenix Award, Rebel Award, Rubble Award, Selina Rosen
Two awards were presented by DeepSouthCon at FenCon VIII/DeepSouthCon 49 on September 25. The Rebel Award is presented to a fan who has done things for Southern fandom and the Phoenix Award is for an SF professional who has done things for Southern fandom. This year’s awards were presented by Steven H Silver and Toni Weisskopf.
- Rebel Award: Brad W. Foster
- Phoenix Award: Selina Rosen
In addition, the Rubble Award was presented to a fan for doing things to Southern fandom. This year’s Rubble Award was presented to Bill Parker for bringing Worldcon to San Antonio in 2013.
The Rebel Award, Phoenix Award, and the Ruble Award, all presented at DeepSouthCon 47/Hypericon 5 in Nashville. The Rebel and Phoenix Awards are official awards, while the Rubble is an unofficial, but traditional award. The Rebel Award is presented for service to Southern fandom by a fan. the Phoenix is given for support by a pro of Southern fandom and/or professional work reflecting positively on the South, and the Rubble is given for the fan who’s done the most to Southern Fandom.
- Rebel Award: Randy B. Cleary, ex-president of the Southern Fandom Confederation, ex-editor of the SFC Bulletin, art show runner, etc.
- Phoenix Award: Robert McCammon, for his horror fiction as well as mentoring many younger authors; and one of the founders of the Horror Writers Association.
- Rubble Award: Chattacon Registration Department, for (a) botching a new reg system last year resulting in an hours-long registration line then (b) not learning from their mistakes and having an hours-long reg line again this year.
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