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The Silmaril Awards 2021: Nominations Open!

Alright, y'all GUESS WHAT? (Okay, maybe I gave it away with the post title. But that's kind of part of the job.) IT'S TIME FOR THE SILMARIL AWARDS... (seventh annual! yay!) AND I'M HOSTING ONE. (It's a huge honor, guys. I still have a little bit of imposter syndrome over it, to be honest.) Of course, you're wondering, I'm sure, what the Silmaril Awards are. (Unless you already know what they are, in which case, please skip my explanation and proceed.) In a nutshell: The Silmaril awards are like Tonys or Oscars or Golden Globes...but for fantasy characters. Awarded by Tolkien's characters in a fantabulous award ceremony at the end of the month of September, each Silmaril honors a character in one of ten (or sometimes eleven, but this year only ten) categories. The best part? Y'all are the ones who get to nominate and vote on the characters who you think most qualified for each a...

How Long Until Your Luck Runs Out? // A Vorkosigan Saga Playlist

image credit: wallpapersden.com So, I'm a nerd. And I'm a student who likes to procrastinate homework by doing nerdy things (shocker). Thus, it should surprise no one that the other day when I was supposed to be finishing my thesis--which is now done, incidentally. 177 pages long. Please clap. --I instead started putting together a Vorkosigan Saga playlist, at least partially inspired by the Story Sponge's Queen's Thief playlist post , which was fabulous. It is a long, glorious jumble of songs, the entirety of which is embedded below, but I'm just going to highlight a few of my favorites that I think are absolutely perfect. Fair warning: the vast majority of the love songs are Aral-and-Cordelia themed. Because they are My Favorites. (I wuv dem.) So: what and why? (Besides all the sea shanties, for semi-obvious reasons, and the general Vibes.) "Luck Runs Out" by Jorge Rivera-Herrans: Yes, this is from EPIC, and my obsession with...

The Silmaril Awards 2024: Nominations Open!

*bounces into the blog* HELLO WONDERFUL PEOPLES OF THE INTERNET! I am here on a Monday in September, and you know what that means? IT'S SILMARIL TIME!!! *dances tiny jig* I'm so excited to host another Silmaril this year! They're a massive highlight of the blogging year for me (even if they make my dorm room super crowded, and last year's Silmarils resulted in the PDA levels at Newman skyrocketing exponentially ;)). In case you've never heard of these illustrious awards, and are wondering what the heck Samantha is freaking out about, the Silmaril awards are the equivalent of the Tonys or Oscars or Golden Globes...but for fantasy characters. Awarded by Tolkien and Lewis's characters in multiple awards ceremonies at the end of the month of September, each Silmaril honors a character in one of ten categories. The best part? You guys are the ones who get to nominate and vote on the characters who you...

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