Winners of two traditional DeepSouthCon awards were announced in Chattanooga, TN on June 23 during LibertyCon / DeepSouthCon 61.
The Phoenix Award is given to the professional (writer, editor or artist) who has done the most for Southern Fandom. This year’s honoree is author John Hartness.
The Rebel Award is awarded to the fan who has done the most for Southern Fandom. The 2023 winner is Bill Ritch.
The awards are glass art designed and created by Leia Powell.
[Photos by Randy Boyd Cleary used by permission.]
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Am I the only only that thinks the left hand Award looks like a squirrel? Really it does. And it’s morning so I’m not even sleep deprived this morning, so I’m not seeing things… I think.
Now listening to Ian McDonald’s Hopeland. I think it’s his first foray into the time travel genre.
It does kind of look like a squirrel. That said, both awards are very pretty.
Cora Buhlert says It does kind of look like a squirrel. That said, both awards are very pretty.
Yes they’re some of the prettiest Awards that I’ve seen, squirrel resemblance or not. Most Awards aren’t really that cute, are they?
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