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Tanith Lee (1947-2015) wins Infinity Award.

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by: James Nicoll - Wed, 13 Mar 2024 01:48 UTC

Tanith Lee (1947-2015) wins Infinity Award.

"The SFWA Board voted to create the Infinity Award to posthumously
honor acclaimed creators who passed away before they could be considered
for a Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award."

https://nebulas.sfwa.org/nominated-work/tanith-lee/
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by: John Savard - Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:45 UTC

On Wed, 13 Mar 2024 01:48:24 -0000 (UTC), jdnicoll@panix.com (James
Nicoll) wrote:

>Tanith Lee (1947-2015) wins Infinity Award.
>
>"The SFWA Board voted to create the Infinity Award to posthumously
>honor acclaimed creators who passed away before they could be considered
>for a Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award."
>
>https://nebulas.sfwa.org/nominated-work/tanith-lee/

It is altogether right and proper that they did this.

But there's a reason why many awards specifically exclude the giving
of posthumous awards, from the Nobel Prize on down.

Will there have to be a rule specifically excluding Verne and Wells -
not to mention Asimov, Clarke, and Heinlein - from consideration?

John Savard

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by: Robert Woodward - Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:43 UTC

In article <rab3vilpsk1cqteoea6jcrldo50jqf2okq@4ax.com>,
John Savard <quadibloc@servername.invalid> wrote:

> On Wed, 13 Mar 2024 01:48:24 -0000 (UTC), jdnicoll@panix.com (James
> Nicoll) wrote:
>
> >Tanith Lee (1947-2015) wins Infinity Award.
> >
> >"The SFWA Board voted to create the Infinity Award to posthumously
> >honor acclaimed creators who passed away before they could be considered
> >for a Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award."
> >
> >https://nebulas.sfwa.org/nominated-work/tanith-lee/
>
> It is altogether right and proper that they did this.
>
> But there's a reason why many awards specifically exclude the giving
> of posthumous awards, from the Nobel Prize on down.
>
> Will there have to be a rule specifically excluding Verne and Wells -
> not to mention Asimov, Clarke, and Heinlein - from consideration?
>

There is already a rule that excludes Asimov (8th), Clarke (7th), and
Heinlein (1st) because they already had been awarded the DKM Grand
Master Award.

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by: The Horny Goat - Sun, 17 Mar 2024 19:18 UTC

On Wed, 13 Mar 2024 07:45:31 -0600, John Savard
<quadibloc@servername.invalid> wrote:

>>"The SFWA Board voted to create the Infinity Award to posthumously
>>honor acclaimed creators who passed away before they could be considered
>>for a Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award."
>>
>>https://nebulas.sfwa.org/nominated-work/tanith-lee/
>
>It is altogether right and proper that they did this.
>
>But there's a reason why many awards specifically exclude the giving
>of posthumous awards, from the Nobel Prize on down.
>
>Will there have to be a rule specifically excluding Verne and Wells -
>not to mention Asimov, Clarke, and Heinlein - from consideration?
>
Yeah I was rather bummed when a chemistry professor from my alma mater
by dying failed to get a Nobel for making the first chemical compounds
of Xenon - a "noble gas" that until he did it hadn't combined with
anything.

No question he should have at least been on the short list.

Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge. -- Paul Gauguin

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Subject	Author
Tanith Lee (1947-2015) wins Infinity Award.	James Nicoll
Re: Tanith Lee (1947-2015) wins Infinity Award.	John Savard
Re: Tanith Lee (1947-2015) wins Infinity Award.	Robert Woodward
Re: Tanith Lee (1947-2015) wins Infinity Award.	The Horny Goat