Miyazaki Figurines From LeGuin Auctioned to Benefit Endeavour Award
The Endeavour Award announces an on-line auction of two figurines given to Ursula K. LeGuin by Hayao Miyazaki. The figurines are of a Gardener from Miyazaki's film Island in the Sky and the Castle from Howl's Moving Castle. They will be auctioned on e-Bay beginning Friday, November 21.
Full information about the Award and the auction is on the Award's Web site: www.osfci.org/endeavour. A link to the auction will be posted on the site when the auction begins.
The annual Endeavour Award honors a distinguished science fiction or fantasy book, either a novel or a single-author collection, created by a writer living in the Pacific Northwest. The Award comes with a grant of $1,000.00.
Finalists for the 2008 Award are: "The Book of Joby," by Mark J. Ferrari; "Bright of the Sky," by Kay Kenyon; "Not Flesh Nor Feathers," by Cherie Priest; "Powers," by Ursula K. LeGuin; and "The Silver Ship and the Sea," by Brenda Cooper. Mark Ferrari, Kay Kenyon, Cherie Priest, and, Brenda Cooper are from Washington and are first-time finalists. Oregon writer Ursula K.LeGuin has won the Endeavour Award twice. The winner will be announced November 21 at Orycon in Portland, Oregon.
The Endeavour Award is sponsored by Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. (OSFCI), a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
Full information about the Award and the auction is on the Award's Web site: www.osfci.org/endeavour. A link to the auction will be posted on the site when the auction begins.
The annual Endeavour Award honors a distinguished science fiction or fantasy book, either a novel or a single-author collection, created by a writer living in the Pacific Northwest. The Award comes with a grant of $1,000.00.
Finalists for the 2008 Award are: "The Book of Joby," by Mark J. Ferrari; "Bright of the Sky," by Kay Kenyon; "Not Flesh Nor Feathers," by Cherie Priest; "Powers," by Ursula K. LeGuin; and "The Silver Ship and the Sea," by Brenda Cooper. Mark Ferrari, Kay Kenyon, Cherie Priest, and, Brenda Cooper are from Washington and are first-time finalists. Oregon writer Ursula K.LeGuin has won the Endeavour Award twice. The winner will be announced November 21 at Orycon in Portland, Oregon.
The Endeavour Award is sponsored by Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. (OSFCI), a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
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