This past Thursday, it turns out, was the day the 2012 Parsec Awards were announced. Now if you have never heard of the Parsecs, don’t sweat it — you’re about to get schooled on one of the most prestigious awards in podcasting and Science Fiction.The Parsec Awards, now in their seventh year, is awarded to podcasts featuring Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Whether it is fiction, fan news, or even geek-a-licious music, the Parsec Awards celebrates the best in speculative fiction and do so as part of the wild ride that is Dragon*Con.
(Pictured here is the 2011 Parsec brought home by Technorama. Good on ya, guys!)
It’s been a while since I’ve been up for a Parsec. In 2008 Billibub Baddings and The Case of the Singing Sword won that year for Best Audio Drama (Long Form), although you could argue last year I was in the Parsec Run as Tales from the Archives gained a nod for Best Short Story with “The Astonishing Amulet of Amenartas†by Nathan Lowell.
Nah. Pip and I produced that episode. “The Astonishing Amulet of Amenartasâ€Â was all Nathan, and more of a nice feather in the cap for the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences.
Now we’re up to this year’s Parsecs. I was chatting with Veronica Giguere when the announcements went live. I know this because she started chuckling and then said, “I’m laughing about the Parsecs, and about you in the Parsecs.â€
I’ll say it again… [Read more…] about From the “Coming Out of Left Field†Department: The 2012 Parsec Awards