{"id":167,"date":"2009-06-18T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/2009\/06\/18\/2009-chesley-award-noms\/"},"modified":"2014-12-14T18:45:58","modified_gmt":"2014-12-14T18:45:58","slug":"2009-chesley-award-noms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/2009\/06\/18\/2009-chesley-award-noms\/","title":{"rendered":"2009 Chesley Award Noms!"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p>Received fabulous news late yesterday! I\u2019m nominated for <span style=\"font-style:italic;\">four<\/span> 2009 Chesley Awards. Wow!! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asfa-art.org\/chesley2009.html\">Here\u2019s the complete list of nominees<\/a>. And boy, what a list it is \u2014 there will be some heavyweight decisions in several categories. Here are my four nominated works:\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/MODESITT2008.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/MODESITT2008.jpg?w=680\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><br><span style=\"font-style:italic;\">(Above)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Best Cover Illustration: Hardcover<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Viewpoints-Critical-Selected-Modesitt-Jr\/dp\/076531858X\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1245333993&amp;sr=8-1\">VIEWPOINTS CRITICAL: SELECTED STORIES<\/a><br>Author: L.E. Modesitt, Jr.<br>Publisher: Tor<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/FF2lowressans.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/FF2lowressans.jpg?w=680\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><br><span style=\"font-style:italic;\">(Above)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Best Cover Illustration: Paperback<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fast-Forward-2-Lou-Anders\/dp\/159102692X\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1245334090&amp;sr=1-1\">FAST FORWARD 2<\/a><br>Edited by: Lou Anders<br>Publisher: Pyr<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ASIMOVS0908.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/ASIMOVS0908.jpg?w=680\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><br><span style=\"font-style:italic;\">(Above)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Best Cover Illustration: Magazine<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asimovs.com\/\">ASIMOV\u2019S<\/a><br>September 2008<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/TSOS14.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/johnpicacio.com\/onthefront\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/TSOS14.jpg?w=680\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><br><span style=\"font-style:italic;\">(Above)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Best Interior Illustration<\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Elric-Stealer-Chronicles-Emperor-Melnibon%C3%A9\/dp\/0345498623\">ELRIC: THE STEALER OF SOULS<\/a><br>Author: Michael Moorcock<br>Publisher: Del Rey<br>(This selection is one of 20+ interior illustrations I did for the book, but I\u2019d have to say this is my personal favorite. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/article.php?id=3935\">Here\u2019s<\/a> an extensive gallery of some my other interiors from the book.)<\/p>\n<p>And finally, shoutouts to <a href=\"http:\/\/louanders.blogspot.com\/\">Lou Anders<\/a> \u2014 a 2009 Hugo Award nominee for Best Editor, and a 2009 Chesley Award nominee for Best Art Director (a very rare feat) \u2014 and also fellow Texan <a href=\"http:\/\/www.villafrancasculpture.com\/\">Vincent Villafranca<\/a> for his well-earned 3D nomination. Congrats to all fellow nominees. I\u2019m proud and honored to be amongst you!<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Received fabulous news late yesterday! I\u2019m nominated for four 2009 Chesley Awards. Wow!! Here\u2019s the complete list of nominees. And boy, what a list it is \u2014 there will be some heavyweight decisions in several categories. Here are my four nominated works: (Above)Best Cover Illustration: HardcoverVIEWPOINTS CRITICAL: SELECTED STORIESAuthor: L.E. 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