Prometheus Finalists Announced

Harlan Ellison Locus Online reports that the Libertarian Futurist Society has published the list of the finalists for their annual Prometheus Award, with the winners to be announced at Loncon 3 in August.  The lineup of finalists includes a pair of past winners-- Cory Doctorow and Sarah Hoyt-- as well as a pair of writers that I don't believe I've seen nominated for this award in the past-- Ramez Naam (with two entries) and Marcus Sakey.

And in the running for the Hall of Fame Award is one of my favorites from Harlan Ellison, who just celebrated his 80th birthday, if you can believe it.

Looking back over the lists of Prometheus Award nominees is fascinating, not the least of which because it seems that probably a good half of the writers cited in The Handbook of Sales and Science Fiction have been nominated for recognition by the Libertarian Futurists (including this year's nominees Doctorow and, in the Hall of Fame category, Lois McMaster Bujold).  But I guess that's not a big surprise, given my predilection for the works of Robert Heinlein. 

Here are the links for more news and info, and congrats to all the finalists!

The Prometheus Award nominees, finalists and winters from the past at the Libertarian Futurist Society's website:  http://www.lfs.org/novel_nominees.shtml

The list of this year's finalists at the Locus Online website:  http://www.locusmag.com/News/2014/06/2014-prometheus-award-finalists/

And the official website of Loncon 3.  http://www.loncon3.org/