The David Gemmell Legend Award

I know that after I started my blog my reading time decreased a little and I know that I am always looking for some free time. Still I sign up for another very interesting site, I don’t know exactly how much I will be able to attend there regularly but certainly I will sneak some time in. I found out about it some time ago through Wonderlands, but I was able to sing up only yesterday. The David Gemmell Legend Award sounds very interesting and I would like to be a part of this project. Here is the press release so you can make a better idea about this wonderful project:

From: Stan Nicholls - Chairman, DGLA Steering Group
Deborah J. Miller - Awards Administrator.

We are delighted to announce that preparations are underway to present the inaugural ‘David Gemmell Legend Award for Fantasy’ for the best Fantasy novel of the year (2008). The Award has the official support of Stella Gemmell, and has been instigated by friends and professional colleagues to celebrate David’s life and literary legacy.

Nominations are currently being sought from Editors of every major genre Fantasy list for full-length novels, in the English language, first published in 2008. The nominated novels must be deemed Fantasy in the spirit of David Gemmell’s own work. All nominated work will be added to the ‘Longlist’ – which will then be voted upon by the reading public on the Award website.

Voting will not be closing until March 2009, which will ensure readers a chance to read, and vote upon, all the nominees. The top 5 novels will go forward to the Shortlist phase, with the winner decided by a panel of Fantasy experts (to be announced on the website). The Award trophy - a replica of ‘Druss the Legend’s’ famous battleaxe, Snaga - will finally be presented in June 2009, at a ceremony in London. It is expected that the DGLA will soon become the most prestigious Award for authors working within the genre Fantasy field.

For any further information, please check the website for frequent updates: http://GemmellAward.com

Or, contact the Awards Administrator on:
Admin@GemmellAward.com