[SCA-AE] ANNOUNCEMENT: Sylvan Quill Prize and William Blackfox nominees

[Tracey Stoever]

Dear list readers - 

As some of you may not be subscribing members and/or haven't received 
your July AESTEL yet, here are the Sylvan Quill Prize winners, 
Honorable Mentions, and William Blackfox nominees:


Æthelmearc's 2008 Sylvan Quill Prize Winners
and nominees to the William Blackfox Awards for AS XLII

Best Overall Newsletter – Echoes from the Mist, newsletter of the 
Shire of Abhainn Ciach Ghlas, Lady Ariel of Grenwich (Lin Greenaway) 
Chronicler.
Honorable Mention:  Across the Hills, newsletter of the Barony of 
Endless Hills, Lady Ysabeau Tiercelin (Phoebe Waller-Sharp) 
Chronicler.

Best Layout and Design – The Ice Dragon, newsletter of the Barony of 
the Rhydderich Hael, Lord Stephan Calvert deGrey (Richard L. 
Goranson) Chronicler.  
Honorable Mention: The Althing, newsletter of the Barony-Marche of 
the Debatable Lands, Lady Ana Malakina (Ann Kopchik) Chronicler.

Best ElectronicLayout and Design – Fewmet Online, electronic web-
based newsletter of the Barony of Thescorre, Lady Mairghread ui 
Stillbhard uu Coinn, Lord Donal an Stràcair and Lady Sorcha inghean 
Airt (Margaret Wilcox, Michael and Carol Brearley) Chroniclers, 
respectively.
Honorable Mention: The Sentinel, electronic newsletter of the Barony 
of St. Swithin's Bog and the Canton of Westland Mor, Lady Michela 
Summervale (Michelle Gelles) Chronicler.

Best Artwork – Fewmet Online, volume 24, issue 1, newsletter of the 
Barony of Thescorre, Lord Donal an Stràcair and Lady Sorcha inghean 
Airt (Michael and Carol Brearley) Chronicler, for the September 2007 
cover, THL Caradawc Mendwr (Bill Crosby) artist.
Honorable Mention: Fewmet Online, volume 23, issue 7, newsletter of 
the Barony of Thescorre, Lady Mairghread ui Stillbhard uu Coinn 
(Margaret Wilcox) Chronicler, for the July 2007 cover, Lady 
Mairghread ui Stillbhard uu Coinn (Margaret Wilcox) artist.

Best Special Issue – The Ice Dragon Special Election Edition, volume 
XXII, issue 5, newsletter of the Barony of the Rhydderich Hael, Lord 
Stephan Calvert deGrey (Richard L. Goranson) Chronicler.
Best Regular Feature – Full Tilt, newsletter of the Barony of 
Delftwood, Lady Helen al-Zarqá (Elizabeth Dunn) Chronicler, 
for "Bardic Corner – Being a showcase of the Barony's Bardic Talent", 
various authors.
Honorable Mention: Across the Hills, newsletter of the Barony of 
Endless Hills, Lady Ysabeau Tiercelin (Phoebe Waller-Sharp) 
Chronicler for "Link of the Month", various submitters.

Best Article – A three-way tie! Listed in alphabetical order by 
newsletter name:
 At Branches Reach, newsletter of the Shire of Sunderoak, 
February 
2008 issue, Dame Constance Waite (Lois E. Ament) Chronicler, 
for "Medieval Flowers: A Language without Words" by Mistress Yvianne 
de Castel d'Avignon (Pauline Hassinger), author.
 Echoes from the Mist, newsletter of the Shire of Abhainn 
Ciach 
Ghlas, October 2008 issue, Lady Ariel of Grenwich (Lin Greenaway) 
Chronicler, for "Eat Wisely: On the Treatment of Melancholoy" Maitre 
Gilles de Beauchamps (David Brooks) author. 
The Apple Press, newsletter of the Shire of Sylvan Glen, 
March 2008 
issue, Lady Hrefna Ulfvarinnsdottir (Tammy Pritt) Chronicler, 
for "Newcomer's Corner – What is Pennsic?" by Lady Hrefna 
Ulfvarinnsdottir (Tammy Pritt) author. 

Best Poetry or Short Fiction –"Dark Skied Memories" by Lady Megge 
Gormshuileach (Meg Barney) from Full Tilt, newsletter of the Barony 
of Delftwood, May 2007 issue, Lady Helen al-Zarqá (Elizabeth Dunn) 
Chronicler. 
Honorable Mention: "A Challenge" by Lady Helen al-Zarqá (Elizabeth 
Dunn) from Full Tilt, newsletter of the Barony of Delftwood, May 2007 
issue, Lady Helen al-Zarqá (Elizabeth Dunn) Chronicler.

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!

Baroness Teresa
Kingdom Chronicler