Parsec Awards

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The Parsec Awards are a set of awards created to recognize excellence in science fiction podcasts. The awards were created by Mur Lafferty, Tracy Hickman and Michael R. Mennenga and awarded by Farpoint Media. They were first presented in 2006 at DragonCon.

Contents 1 The Nominees 1.1 Best Fiction (Short) 1.2 Best Fiction (Long) 1.3 Best Audio Production 1.4 Best Writing Podcast 1.5 Best Audio Drama (Long) 1.6 Best Audio Drama (Short) 1.7 Best Fiction (Non-speculative) 1.8 Best Fan Podcast 1.9 Best News Podcast 2 External links

[edit] The Nominees

[edit] Best Fiction (Short)

Title	Podcast	Author
"Absolution Insured" (winner)	Variant Frequencies	Matt Wallace
"Hero"	Escape Pod	Scott Sigler
"Legacies"	Brief Glimpses of Somewhere Else	Daniel Emery
"The Trouble with Death Traps"	Escape Pod	Daisy James
"Truth Is"	The Seanachai	Patrick McLean

[edit] Best Fiction (Long)

Title	Podcast	Author
7th Son: Descent	7th Son	J.C. Hutchins
Brave Men Run	Brave Men Run	Matthew Wayne Selznick
How to Succeed in Evil (winner)	The Seanachai	Patrick McLean
Infection	Infection	Scott Sigler
Morevi: Chronicles of Rafe and Askana	Morevi	Tee Morris and Lisa Lee
Nina Kimberly the Merciless	Nina Kimberly the Merciless	Christiana Ellis

[edit] Best Audio Production

Podcast	Author
The Falcon Banner	Chris Snyder
The Future And You	Stephen Euin Cobb
The Seanachai	Patrick McLean
The Signal	Jill Arroway
Virgin Falls (winner)	Jeff Folchinsky

[edit] Best Writing Podcast

Podcast	Author
Holly Lisle On Writing	Holly Lisle
The Secrets (winner)	Michael A. Stackpole
The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy	Tee Morris

[edit] Best Audio Drama (Long)

Podcast	Author
Children of the Gods	Christopher Mack
Dismay	Sean McMinn
The Falcon Banner	Chris Snyder
Mister Adventure	Rich Sigfrit
The Stargate Café (winner)	Planet Retcon

[edit] Best Audio Drama (Short)

Podcast	Author
Decoder Ring Theatre	Stephanie Bickford, Andrea Lyons and Gregg Taylor
Family Radio	Sound Stages
The Hoff	Planet Retcon
The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd (winner)	Grant Baciocco and Doug Price

[edit] Best Fiction (Non-speculative)

Title	Podcast	Author
"Candy"	The Seanachai	Patrick McLean
"Death of A Dish Washer" (winner)	The Seanachai	Patrick McLean
"The Great Puzzle"	Brief Glimpses of Somewhere Else	Daniel Emery
"Outsourcing a Chicken"	The Seanachai	Patrick McLean
"Port City P.D."	Port City P.D.	Charles Stewart, Jr.

[edit] Best Fan Podcast

Podcast	Author
Kick Ass Mystic Ninjas	Summer Brooks, Joe Murphy and David Moldawer
PotterCast	John Noe and crew
Requiem of the Outcast	Rich Sigfrit and Earl Newton
The Scapecast (winner)	Kevin Bachelder, Lindy Rae and crew
The Signal	Jill Arroway, Les Howard, Kari Haley and crew

[edit] Best News Podcast

Podcast	Author
The Future And You (winner)	Stephen Euin Cobb
Geek4x4	John M. Campbell
Requiem of the Outcast	Rich Sigfrit and Earl Newton
Sci Fi News	Lynne Gryphon
The Warp Zone	Patrick Murphy & Chris Murphy with "Gaming Guru" Rusty

[edit] External links

• Parsec Awards Homepage