Get Out the Vote!

Quick reminder to everyone, voting for the David Gemmell Legend Award is now open. It’s free and quick to vote, and I encourage everyone who enjoyed The Painted Man/The Warded Man to take the time to visit the site.

This is the first year of the award, and the first and only award (for anything) I have ever in my life been nominated for, so I’m feeling kind of excited about it. It was an honor to be nominated. I realize that there are a lot of other strong contenders up for the award, and my chances of winning are very slim, but it would mean a lot to me if people took a minute to vote.

There are two phases of voting; long list to short list, meaning the 69 nominees, of which I am one, will be voted down to five, reality show style, and then there is a voting cage match between the final five, where it’s all arm-locks and eye gouges until there’s a winner. Even if I can’t win, it would be great to make the short list for my first novel. I would be pleased as punch.

The site also has some fun things, like forums for readers to discuss the nominated books. If you’re interested, pop on to the Painted Man/Warded Man forum and share your thoughts.

The Longlist poll will be open for voting on 26th December 2008.

The Shortlist poll will open for voting from around 10th of April 2009.

The WINNER of the DGLA will be announced at the Award Ceremony on Friday 19th June 2009!

Posted on December 26, 2008 at 10:45 pm by PeatB
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6 responses to “Get Out the Vote!”

  1. So you should have a voting campaign, kind of like “VOTE OR DIE” but it’s more “VOTE OR BE THE FECAL MATTER OF A SAND DEMON!”

    Can we vote more than once?

    Posted by Lo, on December 26th, 2008 at 11:03 pm

  2. Congratulations, Peat!

    Posted by Maggie, on December 27th, 2008 at 2:29 pm

  3. Well, as someone who followed you through the writing process and other life events over at JS, and completely believes in you, I must say I’m about to pee my pants at how wonderfully your book is doing =).

    Posted by Maggie, on December 27th, 2008 at 2:43 pm

  4. Someday, Mags, we will be on a convention panel together, hawking our latest books and discussing the good ol’ Journalscape days in front of a packed room filled with the next generation’s aspiring writers.

    I can’t wait.

    Posted by Peat, on December 27th, 2008 at 3:16 pm

  5. Already voted 🙂

    Good luck!!!

    Posted by Chantal, on December 29th, 2008 at 4:54 am

  6. My vote is in Peat, The Painted Man / The Warded Man all the way. 🙂 But then again, was there any doubt? 🙂 Hope you had an truly wonderful Christmas and a fantastic entry into 2009! 🙂

    Posted by Dave, on January 1st, 2009 at 12:25 pm