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"Taanya is a beautiful, intelligent and multi-faceted computer science student in Mumbai. As she is about to pass out of college, her parents begin to talk about her marriage. That's when she tells them that she likes a boy called Tej and wants to marry him. Tej also loves her but is reluctant to accept the proposal because of a problem in his family. While he does not want to cheat her by keeping the truth from her, he is scared of losing her if he tells her about his family's problem. His friends try to convince him that every family has some problem so he need not even mention it to Taanya. Finally, when Tej and Taanya's families meet, there seems to be no problem and the proposal is mutually agreed upon. A grand wedding takes place and Taanya arrives in her sasuraal. The moment of shock come when all the rituals and ceremonies are over and the guests are all gone. Taanya realizes that Tej's household is full of men, just men. All the chachis, mamis, buas etc who attended the wedding had all gone and she was the only woman in the house. Taanya does not know how to handle this. Though in college days she was never uncomfortable among boys and she grew up with a brother, this was another feeling altogether. A life always surrounded by only men -- all strangers to begin with -- looks unimaginable. She stays put anyways but within twenty four hours she realizes that these men are like pebbles on a beach -- all different from each other and rubbing each other sour. She ...
Many groups and societies award works of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Whether you're looking for a good read, or looking to get some recognition for your own work, these awards are worth checking out!
Let's look at a few of them.
Hugo Award:
The Hugo Award was named in honor of Hugo Gernsback, "The Father of Magazine Science Fiction." Gernsback is the founder of the science fiction magazine "Amazing Stories."
The award is also known as the Science Fiction Achievement Award, and is given annually by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) for science fiction and fantasy works for the previous year. Nominees and winners are chosen by members of WSFS.
Just a few of the many Hugo Awards given every year:
Best Novelette, Best Short Story, Best Related Book, Best Semiprozine, Best Professional Artist, Best Editor Long Form, Best Editor Short Form, Best Fanzine, Best Fan Artist, Best Fan Writer
The Nebula Award:
The Nebula is a n award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years.
Each work is eligible to qualify for the ballot for one year following its date of publication. During this one-year window, SFWA members can nominate the work for the Nebula ballot. When a work has received ten nominations, it immediately qualifies for the current year's preliminary Nebula ballot. Early the following year, SFWA members vote on the works on the preliminary ballot, narrowing the field down to a final ballot of about five works in each category. SFWA members then vote on the final ballot.
The first Nebulas were given for the year 1965. Frank Herbert's Dune won as best novel.
The categories for Nebula Awards:
Novel: a work of 40,000 words or more; Novella: a work of at least 17,500 words but under 40,000 words; Novelette: a work of at least 7,500 w ords but under 17,500 words; Short story: a work of under 7,500 words; Script: a script for movie, tv or radio show, play
World Fantasy Award
The World Fantasy awards are considered among the most prestigious awards given to speculative fiction (including science fiction and fantasy) This award began in 1975, and is given yearly at the World Fantasy Convention. What is different about this type of award (as opposed to Hugo and Nebula) is that it is overseen by judges.
Awards given by WFC:
Novel Novella (10,001 to 40,000 words); Short Fiction (under 10,000 words); Anthology (multiple author - original or reprint - single or multiple editors); Collection (single author - original or reprint - single or multiple editors); Artist Special Awards; Convention Award; Life Achievement; Special Award: Professional; Special Award: Non-Professional
British Fantasy Society Awards
These awards are given annually by the British Fantasy Society (BFS) to h onor fantasy and horror fiction.
Categories for the BFSA:
Novel, Novella, Short Fiction, Collection, Anthology, Small Press, Artist, Non-Fiction
Aurora Awards
The Prix Aurora Award is Canada's fantasy award. The first Aurora was presented to expatriate Canadian author A. E. Van Vogt. It was then known as The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Award.
The Arurora awards are chosen in the same manner as the Hugo Awards, by nominations and then voting by the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association.
A few of the categories of Aurora Awards:
Best Long-Form Work in English, Best Long-Form Work in French, Best Short-Form Work in English, Best Short-Form Work in French, Artistic Achievement, Fan Achievement (Publication), Fan Achievement (Organizational), Fan Achievement (Other)
Mythopoeic Awards
Hosted by the Mythopoeic Society, the Mythopoeic Awards are given to works that exemplify "the spirit of the Inklings"-a gath ering of British Christian males at Oxford during the 1930s and 1940s which included J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. The finalists and winners are determined by a committee of Mythopoeic Society members and are announced every Summer at Mythcon.
Awards are given in the following categories:
Adult Literature and Children's Literature
Each of these awards have their own websites, and I highly recommend visiting them. You will find further information on each, guidelines for submissions and entries, as well as a list of previous winners.
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Answer by Shade
Well the display board could consist of maybe blue paint on a board with cotton balls stuck to it. The reason the sky is blue is almost the same reason water is blue. What is in the air and water must have something that reaveling its true color is blue. I always thought the nitrogen was blue... Anyways, like you said it doesn't have too be elaborate but, well, it's not too hard. Google something, maybe www.wikiepedia.org has something on it. I'm not sure why, but the reason the sky is blue will be a mystery for a very long time.
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