The results are in. I didn't win, but, hey, that's alright. Being a finalist is just as nice, I think. Congrats to all those who brought home an award from Dragon Con. A lot of great shows were present at the awards.

You can watch the awards ceremony here below. I'll admit. It was pretty cool seeing my name up on that screen.

Here are the results:

2007 Parsec Awards Winners!!!

Best Speculative Fiction Story Short Form: No World for Warriors

Best Speculative Fiction Novella Form: The Arwen

Best Speculative Fiction Novel Form: The Immortals

Best Audio Drama (Short Form): Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd

Best Audio Drama (Long Form): Prometheus Radio Theatre

Best Audio Production: The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd

Best Video Production: Missing Pages

Best Video: Missing Pages

Best Non-Speculative Fiction: Number One with a Bullet

Best Fan Podcast: The Signal

Best Speculative Fiction News: Skepticality

Best Anime: Geek Nights Anime

Best Gaming: Pulp Gamer - Inside Track

Best Graphic Literature Podcast: Comics Radar

Best Infotainment Cast: Pulp Gamer - Out of Character

Best Reality Podcast: Tag in the Seam

Best Tech Podcast: Command Line

Best Writing Related Podcast: I Should Be Writing

I've created a new feed for the Dismay podcast. This feed will help solve the problem of listeners not being able to find previous episodes of my podcast in the iTunes directory. At the moment, the first five episodes of Dismay are available in the feed and I will be adding more in the furture. Eventually, I hope, this new feed will be the only feed. But, for now, listeners should remain subscribed to the current feed.

It may be interesting for those of you who have not listened to the old episodes to hear how much things have changed (and, hopefully, the quality of recording).

The new feed is: http://dismay.libsyn.com/rss

Enjoy.

Our hero, Dismay, battles the creature called He Who Holds Death, and, while doing so, he learns a little about its background; there is more to the rock creature than anyone expected.

Music:

Dark Rooms Instrumental -- Timlin

Ground Assault -- Ben Base

Peaceful Coexistence -- Radio Orphans

Red Moon Rising --  Milo Firewater

Resistance -- Ahd Child

I am happy to announced that the Dismay podcast is now a Parsec finalist for Best Audio Drama (Long Form including Independents). Here are all of the finalists in that category:

• Second Shift: An original fantasy Podplay
• The Failed Cities Monologues ---running lenghths
• Prometheus Radio Theatre
• Dismay

I'm not familiar with two of the podcasts, but I do know that The Failed Cities Monologues has put out some great stuff.

This is the second year being a finalist in the same category. That's twice being recognized for something I enjoy doing, and that is wonderful. Good luck to everyone who has been nominated as a Parsec finalist.

Dismay has been nominated for a Parsec Award for the following:

Best Audio Drama (Long Form including Independents)
Best Audio Production

I have submitted a 10-minute sample of three past episodes for the panel of judges to review and determine if it will be a finalist. I was a finalist last year, an honour for which I am still glowing about, and it'll be wonderful to be a finalist again -- there are a lot of good podcasts in the running. Again, thanks to everyone who has supported Dismay.

Sean

A new episode will be up soon. I apologize to everyone for the delay, but work assignments have taken over my life! Oh the dismay. In the meantime, if you are interested, I have created two Twitter stories to go with this podcast. You can follow what Dismay is doing; or you can follow what The Man With No Face is doing. It's kind of fun.

Dismay -- www.twitter.com/talesofdismay The Man With No Face -- www.twitter.com/manwithnoface Cheers, Sean

Our hero is concerned about this new threat as yet more die to terrorist bombings in Ottawa.

Listen to his story and enjoy the following music:

Reigns -- Tup's Fold

Tony Marriott -- Winter Freeze

Timlin -- Dark Rooms Instrumental

Lotus Dog -- Breathe

Radio Orphans -- Body And Soul

Dismay reflects on his killing Emily and how his powers twisted her into a murderous creature. He realizes it is now time to move on and he chooses to no longer ignore the voices that haunt him.

Thanks to special guests who contributed their voices. Check out their podcasts:

Digger from Digger's Story

Tabitha Smith from Strangely Literal

Enjoy the following music:

 Fingerprints by Post Death Soundtrack

I Dub Ya Dictator by John Garza

The Lullaby of Loneliness by Aaron English

Weeping Wind by Aaron English